Great editing is not always about seamless
polish, and there is no better example of this
than the edgy collage work of user Jina
(@jinaninjjaga). She uses the PicsArt app
less like a magic wand and more like a classic
combo of scissors and glue.
swift tear, but the craftsmanship of a careful
edit. This is someone who knows exactly
what she wants, and knows how to realize it
beautifully, without the mess of sticky hands
and shredded magazines.
Her collages will mash the
eye of a portrait over a
torn page of text and throw
in fragments of patterns
or images of pop icons.
The collective impact is a
confident chaos, assembled
by an artist who is not afraid
to rip off pieces of the world
around her to reorganize
them into her own vision.
The fact that this is done
digitally makes her art even
more appealling, as if the
frayed edges of each image
are not the accident of a
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