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Art of Collage: Books and Resources

Explore it Further

Collage Tutorials:
Magazine Compositions
Assemblage Techniques
Mixed Media Collage
Book Cover Collaging
Experimental Textures
Creative Combinations

In parts one, two, three, four, five, and six we showed you how to make a basic collage, an assemblage, mixed media collage, book cover collage, collage textures, and collage combinations.

Through our examples we demonstrated how easy and fun collage art can be to the emerging collage artist.

There is so much more to learn about collage and plenty of room for experimenting. If you want to seriously pursue the art of collage, we recommend that you do some further reading of articles and books by experienced collage artists who will give you good advice about creating collages that are durable and lasting.

We end our Try it! Collage tutorial series with the following list of recommended books and Web sites for further exploration.

Part 7: Collage Learning Resources

Creativity Portal's How to Collage Resources
Everything you need to know to get started in this expressive art. Features links to collage, assemblage, and photomontage resources, history, articles, and tutorials.

Nita Leland's How to Collage Information
An inspiring site by collage artist and author Nita Leland. Features a collage gallery and several collage project ideas: magazine collage, working with rice paper, and nature collage.

Collage Art Books:

Creative Collage Techniques
By Nita Leland & Virginia Lee Williams, 1994.

Collage Techniques: A Guide for Artists and Illustrators
By Gerald Brommer, 1994.

Collage Art: A Step-By-Step Guide & Showcase
By Jennifer L. Atkinson, 1996.

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