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Watercolor Collage Master Sheet: A Journey of Flow, Texture, and Expression

Collage papers / By / September 14, 2024

Collage master sheets are a wonderful way to explore and express your emotions through layers of color, texture, and pattern. Inspired by the techniques I learned from Robin Marie, I’ve infused this process with my own personal meanings and emotional depth.

This technique is about more than just creating a background—it’s an opportunity to let your intuition guide you as you build a foundation rich with meaning and visual interest.

Layered Acrylic Collage Master Sheet – A Journey of Texture, Emotion, and Creative Discovery

Collage papers / By / September 14, 2024

Creating a collage master sheet is more than just an art technique—it’s a journey of self-expression and discovery. Inspired by techniques I learned from the talented Kasia Avery, I’ve added my own personal meanings and emotional layers to this process.  This process allows you to combine different textures, colors, and elements that resonate with your emotions …

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Mark Makings Inspired by Stones: Meditation on Paper

Collage papers, Nature Art / By / September 14, 2024

Creating art inspired by the textures and patterns of stones and rocks can be a meditative and enriching experience. Here are detailed steps for creating 5 papers, incorporating various mark-making techniques that mimic the natural beauty of stones. Paper 1: Blended Lines and Organic Patterns Step 1: Dynamic Scribbling Begin with water-soluble pencils in your …

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An Expressive Inky Master Sheet for Art Journaling

Collage papers, Mixed Media / By / September 14, 2024

Inky master sheets are an incredible way to explore your emotions and creativity through the fluidity of inks, watercolors, and mark-making. Inspired by the techniques I learned from Robin Marie, I’ve added my personal interpretations and emotional depth to this process.

This guide will take you through a series of steps to create a layered inky master sheet that can serve as the foundation for your art journaling or mixed media projects. Each step is designed to be flexible, allowing you to rearrange and adapt them as your intuition guides you. Let’s embark on a creative journey where every mark and every layer carries its own emotional weight and significance.

Coffee Dye Mixed Media Collage Papers

Collage papers, Mixed Media / By / September 14, 2024

As I’m learning to create different mixed media collage papers, one thing I’m particularly enjoying is creating coffee dye papers.

I tried 3 types of dyeing – using coffee, tea and onion skins.

The coffee dye papers are a bit dark brown, tea dye is brownish and onion skin dye is reddish brown. I love all the 3 colors that they create on papers.

I wanted to experiment with acrylics and got some amazing results. It works with all the 3 types of dye, but I find coffee dyeing the easiest process of all – it’s as if I’m making myself a cup of coffee. So I added a little bit of green and blue with the coffee and tea mix and got some brilliant results.

Creating mixed media collage papers using deli/butter/bakery papers

Collage papers, Mixed Media / By / September 14, 2024

These days I’m just getting into the mixed media world and learning so much from the many mixed media artists on youtube. One of the things that I find fascinating is creating collage papers using deli/butter/bakery papers. So here I’m sharing some of my creative play ideas with deli papers.

Drip white paint on butter paper
Doodle with needle tip applicator – white
Doodle with needle tip applicator – black
Doodle on a colored background
Light colored abstract background using 2-3 colors
Dark colored abstract background using 2-3 colors
Stamps on blank / colored deli paper (add tissue paper to create faux rice paper)
Stencils on blank / colored deli paper
Thick white texture paste on deli paper using stencils