If You Can Cut, You Can Collage
is specially designed for people who feel like they can't make art. Want to know a secret? You can! You just need a little inspiration, instruction, and confidence.
Collage is a wonderful creative outlet, particularly for people who want to make art, but don’t feel they have the skills or confidence for other endeavors. You can still explore and experiment with
color
,
composition
, and various
themes
and end up with
exciting and often unexpected results
.
If you Can Cut, You Can Collage
takes some of the mystery out of collage through easy illustrated pages that
show you the basic techniques
of collecting and cutting imagery,
composing and adhering
compositions, and then provides a
wealth of exercises
that get readers going on their own creative projects.
We’ll get you started with
simple
focused
projects
like making a collage with only circles, where you’ll learn important concepts like
how to create a focal point
how to use repetition successfully
, how to achieve
contrast
balance
symmetry
, and more. You’ll be incorporating vintage ephemera, typography and lettering, and even urban and found materials in no time!