Get ready to make great art! New Creative Collage Techniques is filled with the guidance you need to make striking collages with a range of materials and mediums. It s fun and easy to jump right in, whether you re an experienced artist looking for something new or a new artist looking to make something unique. From basic methods to the latest innovations, this guide illustrates more than 60 exciting collage projects complete with detailed instruction, quick tips, charts and glossaries. In addition, seven start-to-finish demonstrations show you how to use these techniques to create your own stunning work.
You ll create:
- Fantastic found-paper collages formed from items right within your reach
- Compelling collage designs using decorative and ready-made papers
- Mixed-media collages combining acrylics, watercolor, rice paper and more
- Compositions featuring textured backgrounds made from paper, paint, natural materials and other collage materials
- Original paper (hand made by you) artfully arranged to form collages that are uniquely yours
- Collage that stands the test of time through the use of archival materials and techniques
You ll also be inspired to push the potential of this limitless art form by studying the diverse work of 60 featured artists. As author Nita Leland says, ?Experiment. Be Creative. Have fun. You re a collage artist!? With this guide, you ve got what you need to get started today.
| Introduction: Come Ride With Me |
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Chapter 1 What Is Collage? |
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Illustrated Glossary Of Collage Terms |
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Chapter 2 The Origins of Collage |
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PART 2 The Collage Process |
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Chapter 3 Getting Started in Collage |
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Demonstration Collaging With Found Papers |
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Chapter 4 Getting Serious About Collage |
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Demonstration Basic Steps For Paper Collage |
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Chapter 5 Creating Images With Collage |
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Demonstration Combining Basic Collage Processes |
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PART 3 Collage Color and Design |
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Chapter 6 Designing Collages |
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Chapter 7 Using Color in Collage |
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Demonstration Designing With Ready-Made Papers |
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PART 4 Mixed-Media Collage |
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Chapter 8 Rice Paper Collage |
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Chapter 9 Watercolor With Collage |
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Chapter 10 Acrylic Paints With Collage |
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Chapter 11 More Techniques and Materials |
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Demonstration Collaging With Mixed Media |
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PART 5 Making Collage Supports |
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Chapter 12 Texturing Supports |
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Chapter 13 More Textured Supports |
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Demonstration Working With Textured Supports |
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PART 6 Making Collage Papers |
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Chapter 14 Customized Collage Papers |
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Chapter 15 Creating Marbled and Handmade Papers |
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Demonstration Using Customized Papers In Collage |
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PART 7 The Finishing Touches |
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Chapter 16 Making Collages That Last |
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| Conclusion: Collage Attitude |
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| Appendix: Collage Materials and Resources |
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| Selected Bibliography |
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| Contributing Artists |
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| General Index |
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| Projects Index |
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Nita Leland is a graduate of Otterbein College and has taught classes and workshops in watercolour, collage, creativity, and colour at art centers in Dayton, Ohio, for more than thirty years. She is active as a judge for art exhibits, conducts workshops throughout the United States and Canada, and appears in ArtistsNetwork. TV DVDs on colour and collage (2009) as well as a creativity webinar (2009).
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