Digital collage

The image has an editorial arrangement of layered elements.

Visual traits

• Layered elements
• Editorial combination

Expected changes

• Layers are more likely to appear
• The composition is more likely to feel editorial

Definition

Digital collage is a method that combines images, shapes, text, or related elements digitally. Art style, subject, final output, and narrative are specified separately.

In more detail

It builds an image through layers and transitions between different elements. Color, material feel, content, and composition can be adjusted separately.

Includes

• Two-dimensional digital production combining elements

Excludes

• A particular art style or subject
• Three-dimensional form or rendering
• Final output format

What this does not imply

• A particular art style, subject, or color
• A particular product or brand
• An output format such as print

Variability

Assets, color, content, and composition can be adjusted separately.

Usage

• Specify only the production method
• Specify content and art style separately

Distinguish similar expressions

• Specify print or other output format separately

Typical uses

• Combine multiple visual elements
• Compose an editorial image

Possible failure modes

• Elements are scattered without relation
• It is confused with a single photograph or an art-style direction