Today we have a rare opportunity to “look over the shoulder” of mixed media artist Lesley Riley while she designs a collage/fabric book using photographic transfers, scraps of cloth, and other bits of material.
Lesley uses a hands-on approach to design by physically placing objects in different spots on the page to see how they interact, visually, with other elements. (In other words, no sketching required.) Take a look:
NOTE: You can find Lesley’s full mixed-media collage tutorial at Creative Catalyst.
Finally, my "big project" is finished! It’s been a crazy day with a lot going on, but foliotwist.com is finally live and online! Since I’ve kept it a complete secret up until launch, here’s a quick (mostly visual) overview of what it does. . .read more
Anne Bagby is a very creative collage artist who has all sorts of great ideas for making (and using) various types of mixed-media in her work. In the video below, Anne will demonstrate how she makes her own paper strips out of beautifully decorated papers, and then uses those strips in her art. . . read more
In today's video tutorial, Claudine Hellmuth demonstrates how easy it is to turn old magazine pages into interesting abstract collage backgrounds—and all you need is a little bit of metal polish. As an added benefit, this technique also takes care of the printed text that sometimes gets . . . read more
There are many ways to create texture for a collage. You can layer paper or cloth, use very thick paint, mix sand into your medium, embed objects, and the list goes on. In today's clip, however, Ann Baldwin will demonstrate how to use light molding paste or gel with an ordinary stencil to add . . . read more
In today's short video tutorial, Gloria Page demonstrates how easy it is to create a simple "mask" for your stamping projects, whether you're working on paper or fabric. As you'll see in the video below, there's no need to spend a lot of time masking off areas of your paper. In fact, a minute . . . read more
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