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Great Ideas For Making Collages!... PDF Print E-mail
Written by Anna Meenaghan   
You can have fun expressing yourself, by making your own collage. As you can use what you like to create this, the freedom with this kind of art is endless.
by AnnaMeenaghan


You can have fun expressing yourself, by making your own collage. As you can use what you like to create this, the freedom with this kind of art is endless.

Collages can consist of many different types of textures. Some people cut pieces out of magazines, you can use fabric scraps, cardboard, string, wood jewels, silver paper, there are no bounds.

You could make a start by having a hunt around and collecting items you think you could use. You will need a base to work from, so whatever you are using for a background will maybe be needed to be painted and an outline sketch drawn on it. Then you can start by positioning bits and pieces to fill in your sketch and other parts.

Bear in mind that your whole picture does not have to have collage pieces on it. If you are using pieces of paper you will probably need to cut them, or tear them, to obtain the right colours and shapes. Actually, crepe paper is pretty good for collages.

You want your pieces to stay affixed, so one of the important issues here is, that you need the correct glues for the materials you are using. For example, for fabrics, you need a glue to handle this. If in doubt, read my article on adhesives which can be found at my website.

The description above is just written as an extremely simple guide for you, but do not follow this too stringently. After all, the perception of the collage is yours alone, let rip and use all manner of things, for example, feathers, leather, pastels, sand, or whatever comes to your artistic mind!

Children are forever making collages from magazine cuttings, newspapers, bottle tops, silver paper, bits of plastic, bottles etc. Other people make quite amazing collages by only using pieces of newspaper print in black and white from our daily papers.

Recent trends seem to lean towards collages made up from assorted photographs. Students and children like doing these to include their friends, family members or family pets.

First of all, you need a base of one kind or another, for mounting all your treasures. You may have to apply paint and let it dry on this first. It may be you are using fabric or paper that does not need this. Next step is to sketch it all out.

Now make your choices from your bits and pieces and remove all the unwanted pieces. The ones you are left with can sometimes appear to be a trifle odd ,but don't let this phase you. They do not all have to be so that you have an even, level, surface.

Lets arrange it all now, move your treasures about and once you are convinced that is where you want them, get the appropriate glue and stick them in place. Wait for this to dry and then, I myself, would actually then apply sealant, to give it a degree of protection.

Now, it may be, that you want to frame it as a picture or have it raised on a mat. You could also do a wall hanging this way, the choice is endless.

About the Author:

The creator of this article, artist Anna Meenaghan, creates all kinds of canvas art, with abstract paintings being, by far, her most favourite type of art. For more guides about art you are welcome to visit her online art community where artists and art enthusiasts now have a popular and interactive meeting place.

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