My first collage

Although collage and montage are interesting design fields, I found that they are quite challenging for me as it is the first time I try to do a collage. Another problem is that finding different source images for my work takes a lot of time. However, as soon as I keep my mind on the theme of my collage, that difficult task can be done. Let’s see what I have found:


Author: Undy
Reference: http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml?f=download&id=476996


Author: haloocyn
Reference: http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml?f=download&id=935764


Author: LeWy2005
Reference: http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml?f=download&id=1089158

Author: iliana
Reference: http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml?f=download&id=162731


Author: holamaria
Reference: http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml?f=download&id=1113789


Author: ftibor
Reference: http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml?f=download&id=916602


Author: n_yfe
Reference: http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml?f=download&id=295501


Author: ilco
Reference: http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml?f=download&id=995995

And here is my final work:


The theme used in this collage is “the poor”. I choose the image of a messy floor as a background for my work. This image is set in black and white colors so that the rest of images with colors will stand out the background.
The second image is an old homeless person sleeping on a bench. I choose this image because it matches the appearance of poor people. All the rest of images are money and food, which are the things that poor people really need. The upper image area, which is specified by glowing outline, represents a dreaming breakfast for the poor. Finally, the image of money is put on the person as a blanket because money is what poor people want.