Photography and mixed media collage are two of my favorite mediums. In this class I combine both to create work with many layers. I will teach you how I take pictures plus we will use vintage images as well as Polaroids.
I have included a list of supplies below. The supplies in bold can be found here in my amazon store (#affiliate) I am a firm believer in using what you have or sharing supplies so please don’t feel the need to purchase anything extra.
When I created this class I used tissue paper for printing. I have since switched to Tea Bag paper. Both work well but the tea bag paper is superior in strength.
Supply List:
Table top tripod for your phone. If you don’t have one you can hand hold it. The one I use is from shopcanvas.co.
Flower frog, clamp, or flower foam. Something to hold gathered natural material upright
Krylon Easy Tack
Liquitex Matte Medium
Lineco neutral ph adhesive
Gamblin cold wax
Gloves
Glue brush
Old credit card or room key
Wax paper
Collage material of your choosing. Make sure to include neutral papers
Printed images on tissue or computer paper from the folder of images you created on you computer
Canson mixed media paper or watercolor paper will work
Natural materials from outside…flower heads, seed pods, branches, etc
Vintage items to photograph
Scanner to scan vintage images and Polaroids. If you don’t have one you can take a picture of the picture
Plexi glass big enough to cover vintage images
Paints, pencils, charcoal, artgraf, or anything else you like to layer on mixed media
Scissors
Tea bag paper or tissue paper
Tea bags and coffee filters
Computer paper
Printer…mine is HP officejet pro 8710
Canvas or cradled board in the size of your choice
Polaroid camera and film if you have one or have access to one. If not there are downloadable images available to try
Two containers for water
Watercolor paper
Soft bristle brush
Spray bottle
Heavy bag of rice or kitty litter or large heavy books to weigh the collage down while drying
Old catalog to use when applying glue to paper so glue doesn’t go everywhere