Simple Collage Ideas – just get started

Collage is simple, once you get doing. And it’s fun to do. And with just all ways of making art: doing is learning. Only doing. Today I show you a number of examples from start to finish to get you ideas to do the same. Just an old magazine from the waste paper basket. It can be that simple.

The book I mention in the video: Project Collage by Bev Speight ISBN 978-1-78157-577-2

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Materials
The art materials I use in the videos are not sponsored.
In almost all my videos I use with Winsor&Newton Galeria acrylics, if not, I will say so in the video.
Other materials I use are in random order: 5, 10 and 40mm brushes, palette knives, acrylics medium, Ecoline liquid watercolor, Lyra color pencils, Lyra soft pastels, oil pastels, Stabilo color pencils, paper palette pad and basic masking tape. I also use household items like a permanent marker, scrub sponge, scissors, paper towel, and so on.

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[lisetessier]

Never fails: i watch one of your videos, and i just cannot go through it before running to my work table with fresh ideas. On a break, i get back to the videos, run back to the work table.... rinse and repeat. THANK YOU

[Pdmiddlebrook]

You are an inspiration!!! Your videos encourage me to learn to paint. Thank you

[susangomez]

I love your voice! And thanks for the inspiration. I love collage.

[atokea]

Thank you Albert, interesting and fresh as always 👌👍☀️🙏

[culturefan]

I like collage too. You can go simple or as complex as one likes.

[jarlsoars]

Great video! You're always reading my mind, Albert. Seems like every time you post a video, it's on something I'm literally already experimenting with lol! I just attended a pop art show in my town and there were a few 'collagists' there showing their works. Technically, I know this use of already existing images to make a new image is called, 'appropriation'. It produces an aesthetic I really like. I find that when I decide to create a piece, as I select from a large collection of clippings(magazine harvestings or my own recycled art etc.) I notice that the project largely tends to inform me or basically 'makes itself'. Maybe it's because it's not made from images I had to paint or draw so the ideas are more direct and flowing. There's also related forms of art such as, 'xerox art', 'copy art' or 'mail art'...which all tend to have a strong collage element.

[tiamat]

Love your videos! Very inspiring! Keep up the good work!👍

[fionamartin]

Albert, you are always inspirational.

[ashleybrewer]

Now I'm imagining you starting another fun channel called "what would Albert do?' :))

[vidiot]

Hey Albert, it's World Collage Day next week 😊👍

[otmarkeller]

Collagen sind bisher nicht so mein Thema, auch wenn ich es interessant finde, wie du damit umgehst. Und beim Überlegen, was ich schreiben soll, sehe ich, dass mein gesamtes Zimmer, wo ich sitze, eine einzige große Collage ist. Ich wünsche allen eine schöne Woche.