A. Collages should be built around an idea or a theme. Your
theme might be summer, night sky, happiness,
eyes, machines, horses, self-portrait, or something else.
When you put together your collage, your theme
may be obvious or your collage may just feel like
your theme. But the theme is important as it will bring
all of your different materials/objects together into
one piece of art.
B. After you have decided on your theme, then go looking
for things which will help show that theme.
v Think of colors that go with your theme, for example,
summer might be greens and yellows; night sky might
be blacks and silver; happiness might be yellow, orange
and pink.
v Think of textures that go with your theme, for example,
machines might be smooth, shiny and metal; horses might
be soft and furry.
v Think of shapes, for example round and curved things
might be better for happiness, and square, straight
things for machines.
