Mixed Media Collage with Tissue Paper

Hello creative friends!

In previous posts I shared my process of making my own hand printed tissue collage papers or painted papers. It's an addictive activity and my stash was getting too big for my storage box - high time to use them in my art!

I selected a few papers that appealed to me in color and pattern, tore them into irregular pieces and adhered them to the page with gel medium. I always like to add a thin layer of the gel on top to seal the papers. Below I'm demonstrating the step-by-step process.

I used some fun leaf-shaped stamps and acrylic ink to create a design on top of the tissue collage. It's important to wipe the stamp immediatly after use to prevent the ink from drying on it. I usually use a baby wipe, but water and a kitchen towel does the trick also. 

I like to go in with additional mark making using a variety of stamps, crayons and ink splatters. I also used a regular pencil to outline some of the leaves in a "scribbly" fashion.

I enjoy the process of collaging tissue papers, as they are very thin and depending on the tissue type used mostly transparent, which create exciting effects when they are overlapped. There is a lot going on in the above image which keeps the eye moving from one area to the next. If you want to re-create this art journal page you can watch the full video tutorial here:

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