Online Collage Workshop: Creative Collage Projects, How-tos & Techniques

See also: Instructional Collage Online Resources

TEAR, CUT, SHRED, PASTE. Collage art is full of potential and limitless possibilities in materials, themes, compositions, and expression. If you're new to the exciting world of collage art or are looking for some new inspiration and ideas for your work, you'll enjoy Creativity Portal's Online Collage Workshops featuring articles and projects by a variety of artists with different styles, approaches, methods, and philosophies to creating collage art.

No matter where you are in the collage realm skill- and experience-wise, there's bound to be something that appeals to your sense of creativity below. If you're just getting started, be sure to read the priming articles:Quickie Collage Workshop, Where Can I Find Collage Materials?, and Beginning and Advanced Collage Techniques.

Collage Fundamentals: How-to Instruction

Quickie Collage Workshop
By Molly J. Anderson-Childers
Want to make a collage, but not sure how to start?

Where Can I Find Collage Materials?
Q & A
The sky IS the limit on that one. Almost anything is fair game.

Beginning and Advanced Collage Techniques
Try-It Tutorials
A visual demonstration of magazine collage to experimenting with textures and objects (assemblage).

Creative Collage Projects and Prompts

Making Your First SoulCollage® Card
By Anne Marie Bennett
SoulCollage® is a unique blend of spiritual practice and the fun of collage. See the application of this soul-searching collage style in the inspiring series Inner Voices of Creativity.

Collage Prompt: Mentor Mania
By Angi Sullins
Who has asked the questions that sent your soul searching? Create a collage expressing your creative and spiritual mentors.

Collage and Visual Journaling
By Kristi Kovalishyn
Ideas and tips for getting started with visual journaling.

Creativity & Collage for Self-Discovery
By Shelly Klammer
A series of articles discussing creativity, intuitive (spontaneous) collage, and collage art for self-discovery.

Collage Cubies: A Fun Play on 2D Collage Art
By Chris Dunmire
An outside the box collage, paper-model, and 3D sculpture project with included cubie template to download.

Creative Play Cards Project
By Violette
Boost your collage creativity making these fun tiny cards.

Autumn Season Tree Collage
By Chris Dunmire
Combining the organic with the material, design a dynamic fall season work of art.

Creating Your Dream Collage
By Emelisa Mudle
Explore and express your wants, needs, and desires through passion mapping pictures and words from magazines.

More How-to Collage Resources
Creativity Portal's collection of collage and assemblage Web resources that inspire collage exploration and experimentation through idea galleries, how-to tutorials, free tips, techniques, and articles.