1/02/2013

Freeze Memories With Digital Collages

By Celia Ayers


A collage is a simple way to make art out of your pictures. Although photographs are already artworks themselves, piecing them together to make a patchwork of images adds a different twist in them. And sometimes, even a different story. However, making one manually takes time and is often tasking. It is usually these reasons why only few people partake in this creative act. But thanks to technology, it is no longer hard to make one. Today, making digital collages is already possible.

As a visual art form under traditional arts, a collage can be two things: it can either be a montage of colored pictures pasted together to form an image, a story, or something abstract, or an assortment of pictures pasted on canvas and then painted over. Further, it is not limited to images alone but can also be an assemblage of different things arrange in such a way that it forms something new. In short, it is a hodgepodge of many things.

When digitized on the other hand, it can only be made with pictures. The reason is quite obvious. Various pictures may be cut, or skewed, or changed in color in the computer to create new art. Then it may be printed to be placed in a frame as a gift or may be posted online.

Apparently, both modern and traditional ways of making a collage have their limits and advantages. The former is limited to pictures but through an image enhancing and editing software, one can change the color, size, lighting, or mood of any picture. The latter on the other hand will limit an individual to the existing characteristics of the raw materials but he or she can add almost anything to his or her work.

But what separates the modern way dramatically from the traditional way is speed. There is no denying that it is faster, even if it means working with thousands of pictures. With photo collage makers lying around online, some sold for a small fee, and many others for free, one can make his or her own photo assemblage with just a few mouse-clicks if not just one.

Moreover, one rarely makes mistakes in the computer world which he or she cannot erase. A digitized photo montage can be done, undone, and redone in seconds. More importantly, one can even make several versions of the work and compare them to see which one is fit for printing or posting.

Computerized collages may be printed on shirts, mugs, or pillow cases and be given as personalized gifts. They may also be used as part of a mixed media masterpiece. And if time permits, one can even make a wallpaper out of photos. The possibilities are almost endless.

Digital collages are easy to make. Getting the hang of the software may take some time but once you get used to it, you become limitless. You can make personalized gifts in a breeze or add a personal touch to your mug or coffee tumbler. But more importantly, you can immortalize memories creatively.




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