Follow the steps below to create your own collage - it can be as simple or complicated as you want!
HOW TO: COLLAGE
Collage is an excellent way to explore shape and color. It forces the eye to see clearly before the brain starts making assumptions and conclusions. Maybe her hair is more that just “brown”, you know?
It’s also extremely meditative and a great art form for EVERYONE (artist or not). Which is why it’s a perfect Corona Craft to keep kids and adults busy during this uncertain time. No special art supplies needed.
Treat this like that puzzle you keep on the coffee table. Let it be a source of inspiration every day. A moment to be creative, a piece at at time.
Happy Creating!
WHAT YOU NEED:
Sturdy paper like poster board or craft paper
Print out of picture you would like to recreate
Scissors
Glue
Scrap paper like a colorful magazine
Pencil
Ruler
Tweezers (not pictured, optional)
Additional piece white scrap paper (not pictured)
STEP ONE:
Choose the photograph you would like to use and print it on regular printer paper.
NOTE: The picture should be of an object in close-range that fills most of the space.
For kids and beginners I recommend something simple and bright like a piece of fruit or a butterfly.
STEP TWO:
Use ruler to draw a square grid on your picture print out
Use ruler (and a little math) to create the exact same grid ratio on the larger craft paper. Example: If you are using a 5x7 picture and 10x14 craft paper, you can add a one-inch grid to the image and a two-inch grid to the craft paper. The grid ratios must match so that you have an equal number of squares on each.
Cut a square “window” in your white scrap paper that is the same size as one square on your source picture.
NOTE: For kids and beginners I suggest using a simpler grid with fewer squares.
STEP THREE:
Cover your source image with the white scrap paper so that the “window” frames one square of the grid.
Find the corresponding square on your poster board
Using your scrap magazine, scissors and glue, create a tiny collage in the square on your poster board to match the square on your source photo.
Repeat for every square
NOTE: Think of this like a puzzle. Work on a square at a time and then leave it for a while. It may take days. It should be fun and meditative. And when you’re done - you’ll have an awesome piece of art and a new appreciation for form and color.
Kids/Beginners Example 1
Kids/Beginners Example 2
Butterfly with 5x7 grid. 35 squares total.
Apple with 3x3 grid. 9 squares total
