Grimm’s Fairy Tales-Inspired Collagraphs

Grimm’s Fairy Tales

• Collection of German folk tales by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

• List of tales:– Rapunzel– Hansel and Gretel– Cinderella– Sleeping Beauty– Snow White– Rumpelstiltskin– Little Red Riding Hood– And many more!!!

Grimm’s Fairy Tales

• Are often dark, or have a morbid twist of some sort.

• Were not considered suitable for children for a long time

• What you read now as Grimm’s Fairy Tales have been significantly edited for content in order to make them suitable for children.

Assignment

• Research and read through some of Grimm’s Fairy Tales and pick one you like.

• Think of a unique angle from which to illustrate the story.– For example, think of how different the movies “Mirror Mirror”

and “Snow White and the Huntsman” are from each other; one is humorous and the other is dark.

– Can you think of other movies that have illustrated a story in a totally different way than expected?

• Identify main ideas or themes in the story, and think of images or symbols you can use to represent them.

• Select a line of text from the story to include in your illustration.

Assignment

• For this project, you will create a collagraph.– Collagraph: A collage of a variety of textures and images

that is inked and transferred to a piece of paper.– Any textured words will need to be collaged on

backwards in order to read normally when printed.• You will need to find materials of a variety of

textures and shapes to use to illustrate your story.• The text can be part of the print or added

afterward.

Assignment Continued

• Composition and texture are key for this project:– Nothing smack in the middle– Include a background– Use a variety of sizes of objects (small, medium,

AND large objects)– Use a variety of textures (smooth, rough, hatched,

etc.)

Collagraph

Collagraph

Collagraph+Oil Pastel

Collagraph

Collagraph

Collagraph

Collagraph

Collagraph

Collagraph + Oil Pastel and Paint

My Example: Snow White/Snow White and Rose Red