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You can cut or tear your materials into shapes that represent your objects or associations. See our example below. The yellow flower shape has been ripped using craft paper. The purple flower has been cut from wrapping paper. The guitar has been ripped out of coloured card. The butterfly has been cut out of a magazine.
PVA is better for sticking thick materials down. Be careful about how much PVA you use though, as the papers you’ll have are likely to be different weights and thickness. Using too much glue tends to cause papers to wrinkle. Keeping some baby wipes/wet wipes or a damp cloth to hand is useful to get any stray glue off your fingers, as this can transfer onto your collage if you’re not careful.
Have a look at our gallery of examples, below. These use a selection of fabric, glitter, sand, handmade and textured papers, and recycled materials including pictures from magazines and wrapping paper.
Image 1. Pictures cut from magazines that illustrate a theme
Image 2. Text cut from magazines alongside simple imagery
Image 3. Recycled materials including wallpaper, packaging, cards,newsprint, tickets and buttons
Image 4. Recycled materials: pictures and text