Paper Collage Landscape (Part 19)

Practice layering in this art lesson: paper collage landscape (part 19).

🎨 Studio Brief #91

Build a landscape entirely from torn and cut paper.

🎯 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

Build a landscape entirely from torn and cut paper.

What you'll learn · 2 of 2

Overlapping layers of colored paper create a sense of depth—distant mountains behind nearby trees.

Get ready

Techniques you'll practise

layeringtorn paper edgesatmospheric perspective

Old magazinesConstruction paperChild-safe scissors

Step 1 of 3

Choose papers in blues, greens, browns, and white. Tear (don't cut) paper for a natural, soft edge.

Step 2 of 3

Start with the sky: glue blue paper across the top of your background paper.

Step 3 of 3

Layer distant mountains or hills using lighter, cooler colors. Overlap closer elements using darker, warmer colors.

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.