In this class, we are going to get creative with collage. I have lots of questions from people who have taken some of my other abstract classes where we cut up art - what do I do with all the leftover scraps? I'm going to give you some fun ideas on using those to create some beautiful collage pieces you'll love. We'll be gathering up those scraps and making some new scraps to use in our art if you don't have any scraps already.

We'll start out in our sketchbooks to get started and experiment a bit with colors, mark-making, and textures... and then we'll move into larger pieces, working on cradled board, and making a micro collage series, that I know you'll love.

This class is for you if:

You love learning new techniques for your art
You are interested in learning more about collage art
You love experimenting with art supplies
You love watching how others approach their art practice

Supplies: I encourage you to use the supplies you have on hand to do your projects. Look around your house for old books, scraps, papers, old art pieces, etc... and start gathering yourself a collage basket of choices. We'll also be making lots of collage papers to use in class.

Watercolor paper - In this class, I'm playing in my sketchbooks which are 110lb cold press watercolor paper, and I'm using Cold Press 140lb watercolor paper for the larger pieces and our series project.
Various paintbrushes - I like a cheaper 1" paintbrush to use for my glue - then I only use it for glue - it is no longer used for paint.
a few pens, pencils, neo color ii crayons for mark-making options
A few choices of paint for additional marks possibly - metallics are fun - so I add some metallic marks on some of my projects
I like India ink (I'm using black magic ink) for black accents and marks
Posca paint pen -I like a white pen for adding marks and dots
Finishing spray if you want to protect your pieces when you are done. I show you a few choices I have in class.
Cradled board - for one of the projects. I'm working on a 6" x 6" board in class with approx 1" side.
Various collage pieces and scraps - I'll be using old book pages and old art pieces in my class projects - you can choose what you want to use after watching some of the suggestions I have for you in class.

Chris Hilse

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