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Mixed Media Collage: Any combination of media with collage. — Creative Collage Techniques

Mixing it up: Mixed Media Collage

Combining Two or More Mediums

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

In parts one and two we showed you how to make a basic collage into an assemblage by using elements from magazines and 3D objects. Now we're going to build upon those concepts.

You can add any other medium to your basic collage or assemblage and turn it into a mixed media collage. Common additions include pencil drawings, paints, pastels, charcoals, and markers.

Watch how we added sponge-textured gouache paint to our assemblage background to create a mixed media collage.

Part 3: How to Make a Mixed Media Collage

Additional Materials:

Gouache paint or other medium (acrylics, watercolor, pastels, etc.)
Sponge applicator or paint brush

Step Eight: Selecting two colors found in the magazine elements of our collage, we generously sponged on alternating colors of gouache to create a textured background over the white space on our collage.

Tip: If your paper-based support gets too wet with paint or water, it will warp.

Step Nine: After the entire background is filled in with our gouache background, we allow the mixed media collage to dry completely. Our project is finished!

So far you've learned some basic collage techniques. Now move on to part four to learn how to create book cover collages as a stepping stone into altered books.

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