![]() ![]() Selecting Colors: And the way I select my colors for my organic shapes is I choose a dominant color and then usually two other colors. In the next chapter, we'll talk about selecting our colors.ģ. And when we use it, you can determine if that's something that you'd like to add to your style. And that's mainly because of the round shape. And to that end I just have some bottle caps here. If I want to give it a little something extra, if I feel like my collage is nice, but it needs another step. And this is not going to be used for every collage, but I'll show you a process where I just use some acrylic paint on my finished collage. So I'm not really looking for creating a finished product today that will last me for generations. But for my artwork, if I find that I've made a collage that I like, I'll either recreate it onto bigger substrate or I'll scan it into my computer and use it that way. If you want your artwork to be permanent, I would not suggest using a glue stick. I have a pencil, a nice sharp pair of scissors, and I'm comfortable using, and a glue stick. ![]() It starts out that way and that's where I use the cards, but then I transition it to my substrate. I have three by five cards because my process isn't completely intuitive. And to that end, you can use any color card stock. And I like to choose based on the colors that I've selected, whether the pop on a darker background or the white background. I have black and white so that I have options when I'm creating my piece. For my substrate, I just have some card stock and this is what I'm going to adhere. And I am an assortment of colors because I like to really focus on the color and we'll talk about that as we start our process. You can use patterned paper, book pages, or you could paint your own paper just as I have done. And it dries a little more flexible because the paper is so porous. It doesn't give me a lot of height or weight. So most of this is painted onto just copy paper, so it's not too thick. Couple of tips I like to stick to thin paper. Most of these are gel printed that I created myself, but you don't have to use gel printed pages. I have an assortment of painted pages here. Class Supplies: So here are the supplies that we're going to use today for our abstract collage using papers focusing on an organic shapes. Once complete, you'll have a finished design, or at least another step in your collage process if you want to continue it further. From here will transfer our design technique to a larger substrate. We'll also look at how the combined pieces direct your eye. We'll take a moment to consider the placement of the shapes and the new shapes that they create when United. We'll start by choosing papers to collage, then creating preliminary designs on index cards. In order to help you make your own choices. I'll show you my process and explain why I made my composition choices. Hello, I'm Daniela Mellen and author and artist in today's class will tip toe into the world of abstract composition and work on uniting individual shapes together to make a whole collage. ![]() We'll take a closer look at the process of creating a collage composition using undefined shapes and the space surrounding those shapes. ![]() In today's class, abstract paper collage, organic shapes. The artist handles the paper, selecting the colors and textures, and then transforming bits of paper into a finished work. The process of creating a collage is enjoyable. Essentially, it's known as the cut and paste technique, which is part of its appeal. Class Intro: Paper collage is a technique where art is made by assembling different forms and shapes of paper. ![]()
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