How to make a torn paper landscape collage
Technique Tuesday!
These simple collages make excellent backgrounds for either more physical collage work or for digital work on a scanned copy.
Materials & Tools:
Large sheet of heavy watercolor paper
Selection of colored and decorative papers, stock paper weight
Matte medium
Foam brush
Waxed paper
Exacto knife
Clear plastic measure
Cutting board
- Tear stock papers into uneven strips and arrange in an overlapped pattern.
- When the papers are arranged to your satisfaction, lift them one at a time and adhere them in place with matte medium. Brush a thin coat of matte medium over top of all papers too.
- Let it dry completely, covered with waxed paper and weighted down.
- Use your measure to square up the corners, and cut the piece to whatever size you want, evening up the edges if desired.
- For more options, scan your piece and play with the colors. I adjusted the hue, saturation, and lightness in Photoshop.
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14 opinions for How to make a torn paper landscape collage
Gayla McCord
May 13, 2008 at 9:09 pm
Wow I like that! Now this is something I could do :)
Cyndi
May 13, 2008 at 10:21 pm
Of course you could! LOL!! Wait till you see what we end up doing *with* it! :-)
Christy
May 14, 2008 at 1:24 am
Another great technique. And what a great idea to scan and alter. Love it!
Cyndi
May 14, 2008 at 8:34 am
Thank you, Christy! I keep a high resolution file in a computer folder of all the backgrounds that I think might have future digital potential :-)
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Eileen
May 24, 2008 at 9:06 am
Very pretty … and so easy! Thanks Cyndi!
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Mary Jane Donahue
Oct 18, 2008 at 8:58 pm
I am sooo excited finding your website. I saw a torn paper landscape abour 15 years ago at an art show. I fell in love with it. Now im 60 years old and have some time to attempt one myself. Im just a bit overwhelmed…..where do I begin?
Thanks for your help
Mary jane
Cyndi
Oct 18, 2008 at 9:07 pm
Hi Mary Jane! Don’t be intimidated…this is easy and fun to do. Just pick some papers in colors that look good together and figure out what order you want them to lie in. Then start tearing them up!! Have fun and don’t let them boss you around :-)
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