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Tutorial 5: Stencil Cutting & Paper Cutting

Due to a bad case of flu last week, I wasn’t able to attend the weekly tutorials ): Hence I did the stencil cutting and paper cutting exercise on my own free time. These were the 3 images I used for the exercise: Image Reference: Coppens, P. V for Vendetta . Retrieved from:  http://philipcoppens.com/vforvendetta.html Image Reference: Barn Swallow . Retrieved from:  http://www.pbase.com/smacomber/image/149499154 Image Reference: Pinterest. Retrieved from: https://i.pinimg.com/736x/0e/4b/4a/0e4b4a4e81af8eb880e8e444da6718a6--whale-illustration-whale-art.jpg Stencil Cutting First, I tried to dial up the images to a higher contrast. Looking back, I should have exaggerated the effect further, because when I printed it out the contours weren’t as distinct as I thought. Tracing of the Guy Fawkes mask With areas shaded in I traced the outlines of the Guy Fawkes mask using a tracing paper. Instead of focusing on the lines/outline...