ART III - MINI LANDSCAPES
NAME:_______________________
LESSON FOCUS:
This lesson focuses on creating a series of three small paper collages using cut or torn paper that
represents different qualities of landscapes.
VOCABULARY:
Collage: From the French coller, to glue. A work made by gluing various materials, such as
paper scraps, photographs, and cloth, on a flat surface.
Landscape: A painting, photograph, or other work of art which shows natural scenery such as
mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and lakes.
Mixed-media: A two-dimensional art technique that uses more than one medium, for example, a
crayon and watercolor work.
PROCEDURE:
 Acquire a vast assortment of papers of different textures, thicknesses and colors.
 Look at several examples of landscapes by different artists.
 Consider color, light and texture as these apply to mountain ranges, the ocean, or the desert.
 Your landscape collages can be realistic, expressionistic, abstract, or symbolic.
 Do several idea sketches, focus on composition.
 Once you have three good ideas, begin making your collages.
 Use a watered-down white glue solution (two parts glue to one part water) to glue your paper
down.
 Use the watered-down glue over tissue paper and thin papers.
 Apply the glue only to the reverse side of foil paper.
 If you wish, you may use other materials to add to your collages, such as string, yarn, felt,
wire, etc.
 Craftsmanship is vital!!! Make sure everything is glued down, your collage should not fall
apart.
MATERIALS:
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Sketchbook
3 - 4”x 4” paper
Assorted papers (tissue, construction, coated, metallic)
Assorted materials (string, yarn, felt, etc.)
Gel medium and/or glue sticks
Paintbrush (wash out thoroughly with soap and water)