Texture Collage: Touch and Feel (Part 4)

Practice texture contrast in this art lesson: texture collage: touch and feel (part 4).

🎨 Studio Brief #19

Create a collage using materials with different textures: sandpaper, bubble wrap, aluminum foil, cotton, fabric.

🎯 Your mission

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

⚡ The twist

No glue. Only folds and cuts.

What you'll learn

Create a collage using materials with different textures: sandpaper, bubble wrap, aluminum foil, cotton, fabric. This collage is as much about touch as sight.

Get ready

Techniques you'll practise

texture contrasttactile artmixed materials

You will need

White glueTissue paperColored paper

Step 1 of 4

Gather materials with diverse textures: smooth, rough, bumpy, soft, crinkly, fuzzy.

Step 2 of 4

Cut or tear each material into shapes. Arrange them on a sturdy base like cardboard.

Step 3 of 4

Glue materials down with strong adhesive. Press firmly on rough or stiff pieces.

Step 4 of 4

Close your eyes and feel the different textures. Ask a friend to try the 'touch tour.'

Did you know?

🤯 Mind = Blown

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

🌟 Artist Spotlight

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

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