New York Hall of Science

Color Collage Game

COLOR COLLAGE GAME

When I attended the Filmmakers Collaborative for Adults, Class of Fall 201​4 at Maysles Documentary Center my instructor Suha Araj gave our class a fun photo project. She had us choose a color, look for it in our community and take a photo of it. 

I tried to pick one color but it was hard to just pick one. I challenged myself to create photo compositions with three color combinations: green, red, gold/yellow. I later added brown. 

I turned this fun project into a game. I wrote the color names on paper, folded them, placed them in box and had participants shake and pick two. The two colors they chose were the  two colors they were to use. They had choices of different papers all with different hues, tints and shades. I also gave them the option to use white and black as accents.

Participants used different papers and materials in the two hues they randomly chose and we discussed ways of changing paper. We cut, wrinkled, folded, crumpled and ripped papers to create texture and contrast. Below are images of the colleges the participants were creating. I do not have images of the completed projects but I think it was a good way to spend 30 to 40 minutes with people of any age. 

Materials:

- glue

- construction paper and other kinds of paper of different colors

- scissors

Extra Materials:

- Different materials of different colors

- Markers or other coloring tools