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Torn Paper Mosaic

🎨Studio Brief #5

Tear colored paper into small pieces and arrange them like mosaic tiles to create an image.

🎯 Your mission

If you can wear it, that counts.

⚡ The twist

Only use materials that were about to be trash.

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Mind = Blown

🤯 You can fold a piece of paper at most about 7 times — physics gets in the way after that.

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Artist Spotlight

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Practice mosaic in this art lesson: torn paper mosaic.

What You'll Learn

Tear colored paper into small pieces and arrange them like mosaic tiles to create an image. The small torn pieces create a shimmering, pixelated effect.

Techniques You'll Practice

mosaictorn paperpointillism effect

Materials Needed

Tissue paperColored paperScissors

Step-by-Step Guide

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Where you see this in real life

The next time you 'just buy it,' notice how much you could've made yourself.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Make a card for someone who isn't expecting one.

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For the dinner table

“What's something you'd build if you had unlimited cardboard?”

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