Spray Painting with a Stencil

In order to create the stencil for this project, we had to use Photoshop to manipulate the threshold on a picture we selected off Google. From that, we expanded the picture and used it as a stencil. to create the background for this work, I just sued random pieces of newspaper, there was no rhyme or reason behind which pieces I chose. Using black and white creates a clear contrast in the spray painting, which is why i chose to use those basic colors. Cutting with the xacto knife was a challenge because it was difficult to cut little pieces in the paper. It is important to remember however, to never cut towards yourself or your fingers.  Detail is important to have present in a work of art such as this, however, adding a lot of detail makes it nearly impossible to cut with an xacto knife. Another important aspect to consider is using the correct colors to define a positive contrast in the spray painting.