Magazine Photo Collage Portrait (Part 5)

Practice photomontage in this art lesson: magazine photo collage portrait (part 5).

🎨 Studio Brief #22

Create a portrait using cut-out pieces from magazines.

🎯 Your mission

If you can wear it, that counts.

⚡ The twist

Only use materials that were about to be trash.

What you'll learn · 1 of 2

Create a portrait using cut-out pieces from magazines.

What you'll learn · 2 of 2

Match skin tones, features, and textures from different photos to build a surreal, unique face.

Get ready

Techniques you'll practise

photomontageportrait compositionsurrealist collage

Child-safe scissorsGlue sticksOld magazinesConstruction paper

Step 1 of 3

Flip through magazines and cut out eyes, noses, mouths, hair, and skin-toned areas.

Step 2 of 3

Arrange pieces on a blank sheet to form a face. Mix and match from different sources.

Step 3 of 3

Glue pieces down, overlapping edges for a seamless look—or leave gaps for a collage effect.

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

🎨 El Anatsui makes giant sculptures from bottle caps.

You did it!

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We'll pick an art project that matches exactly where your skills are right now.

✨ More to explore

🌍 Where you see this: The next time you 'just buy it,' notice how much you could've made yourself.

🏆 Try this week: Make a card for someone who isn't expecting one.

👨‍👩‍👧 At dinner: “What's something you'd build if you had unlimited cardboard?”

Send it to a parent looking for a 15-minute screen-free creative win.