Paper Cutting Show and Tell

Although passersby glanced quizzically at my group cutting and pasting last Saturday, I found the paper cutting exercise helpful in increasing my awareness of the subject matter on the page. My group paid careful attention to the colors we used and the sizes of our shapes to convey meaning and mood.

Altering the colors and shapes of eyes and mouth indicated a transformation in the characters as much as the engorgement of the pumpkin did.

This project demonstrated the importance of making conscious design choices. Each element in the picture conveyed a meaning.

On antoher note, I included the cartoon above, because I thought the pumpkins were getting a little out of control. Peter needed to keep them in line.