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Primary Key Points In Making An Art Collage

Art collage is done by piecing together of various pictures and clippings to have a work of art. Although, there are various kinds of art collages such as collage in painting, collage with wood and Decoupage, which uses many copies of the same picture, cut and layered to provide apparent depth. The trick of making an art collage is to really make it functional, and well suited for beginning artists or established artists who would like to branch out their art. Besides looking at various papers and mixed media materials, artists can also create collages on various areas. There are a few basics of collage that lead to better compositions and enhanced archival components.

Here are some fundamental key points when designing your own collage.

First you should determine what art collage material to use. There are many artists who prefer to use paper only for their collages. Though, there are a variety of different kinds of materials you can use just like handmade paper, which often has fibers, leaves or other elements on the surface. You can even use gift-wrapping paper, new or vintage postcards, old and new stamps or magazine images. Some artists make use of personal items to their collages like candy wrappers, boarding pass, tickets to the movie theater and many more. Some art collages can sometimes include beads, shells, wax, and bits of jewelry or coins in their arrangements.

Second step is to decide on a collage surface set up mounted canvas is a superb support for collages, especially those that will be so layered or heavy they may possibly bend paper. Other collage artists’ use set up canvas panels, slabs of wood, shipping tags, baseball cards (sometimes called Artist Trading Cards or ATCs) or solid paper. Collage also works on home furniture, especially stools, tables, cabinets and shadow boxes, but it’s called decoupage.

Third step is the collage prep and finishing. Whenever you will work with papers of different thickness, it is best and useful to close up the surface of every collage element to keep it from warping or curling up. A great way is to gently layer one side of the art collage with a matte gel and allow it to dry. It may slightly curl up, but then coating the opposite section will make it even. Once each side are dried up, you can make your art collage more flat by putting it between two sheets of wax paper and weighting it through the night. This process can also be done with a completed collage that’s on the lean paper. When you’re completely finished with the art collage, you might want to lightly layer the whole area with flat or gloss gel to hold the pieces in place.

Art collage is a fun bonding hobby for you, family members and friends to try and do with each other. Creating an art collage can bring out the creative facet in your children or enjoy the time of creating a collage with your partner or closest friend. Just remember the 3 basic key points when starting an art collage project, decide which material to make use of, select a collage surface and preparation and finishing. Once you have established all three steps both you and your love ones are ready to begin your mixed media artwork, enjoy!

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