CREATE SOME COLLAGE ART!

The painted paper collage illustrations for You are were so fun to create, I'm sure your family would enjoy the process, too!  I hope you have fun, and I'd love to see your finished pieces!

Click the button below to email me a picture of your finished art!

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Supplies: 

Paper - at least 2 pieces

Paint (I like to use quick drying paint sticks or watercolors!)

Brushes & water (watercolors only!)

Scissors

Glue (bottled or stick)

Optional supplies:

Plastic bag (for storing tiny pieces)

A reference image

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Process:

Use one, or many, sheets of paper and have fun painting different colors!  I like to use a different sheet of paper for each of the colors I would need.

Add texture by painting different lines, shapes, or with different types of brush strokes!

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Let dry.  While you are waiting, look to find some reference images.

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Once your paper is dry, draw the shape you want to cut out on the color you need. 

For this sunflower, I drew many different V shapes for the petals on orange, a circle on the brown, and a long skinny rectangle and two teardrop shapes on green for the stem and leaves.

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Once all your shapes are drawn, cut them out!  If they are small, make sure to keep them in a plastic bag or out of the way. They are very easy to lose!

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After cutting everything out, place it on a separate sheet of paper the way you want it to look.  Now, working backwards, glue down each piece using bottled glue, or for littles, I prefer a glue stick.

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Let dry.

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That's it!  You should have a beautiful piece of collage art!

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Not ready to be done?

Use the rest of your painted paper to create some more collage art!  Glue down to your original paper or get a new piece and start fresh.