Lesson 12 of 84 · Collage

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Magazine Photo Collage Portrait (Part 3)

🎨Studio Brief #12

Create a portrait using cut-out pieces from magazines.

🎯 Your mission

Build it from stuff that was about to be thrown away.

⚡ The twist

Make it stand up on its own.

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Mind = Blown

🤯 The biggest paper airplane ever made was 45 feet long.

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Artist Spotlight

🎨 Henri Matisse spent his last years cutting paper instead of painting — and made his most famous work.

Practice photomontage in this art lesson: magazine photo collage portrait (part 3).

What You'll Learn

Create a portrait using cut-out pieces from magazines. Match skin tones, features, and textures from different photos to build a surreal, unique face.

Techniques You'll Practice

photomontageportrait compositionsurrealist collage

Materials Needed

ScissorsWhite glueTissue paperColored paper

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.

Build something useful from a single cereal box.

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For the dinner table

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

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