So You Want To Know How to Make a Collage
1: If this is your first time I would use a page of card stock the same size as a piece of copy paper. Later on when you are confident you can upsize to canvas's or whatever you like.
2: Decide what colours you want to use for a start. I usually chose 3-4 colours as the main features.
3: Gather all your materials together and wear some old clothes.
4: The sorts of materials you need are PVA white glue, water it down 1 part glue to 1/8th Part water.
Scrapbook and handmade paper ( little bits)
Tiny scraps of glittery fabric.
Acrylic Paints, rubber stamps and stamp pads, some magazine or photocopied pictures that you love and some words, you can cut the letters out seperately from magazines or buy letters to stick on from scrapbook shops..
5: Start by ripping the pictures out and instead of cutting them rip them all the way around so they have lovely uneven edges.
6: I start by coating my surface with acrylic paints or Lumiere Halo paints. Let this dry.
7: Start ripping out small pieces of decorated papers and gluing them on the card with the pva glue. Also brush over the top of them while its all wet.
8: Glue on your pictures and cover them with glue also.
9: Add in little pieces of fabric.
10: Now start gluing down another layer over the top. At this point I love to use coloured and printed tissue paper as it is nearly transparent when dry and gives a wonderful look.
11: Mix some clear glaze with acrylic paint and paint over places that you would like to see more colour.
12: Add more layers building up till you are happy with it. Dont forget to cover everything each time with the watered down PVA. It will dry clear.
13: add a little more paint into the wet PVA in places.
14: Let everything dry.
15: Decide if you want to draw on it, then add the letters and words. Add more fabric if you need to.
Thats it, finished. Easy wasn't it?
