Paper collage illustration

So I’ve become completely in love with a new technique, and that technique is papercut collage. I paint sheets of paper with acrylic or watercolour paint (a few times I’ve even used old paintings that I don’t like) and then cut those into the shapes I need and collage it together. IT’S SO MUCH FUN.

Was looking back at my early 2022 art yesterday, and in stories I showed off some of my painted paper collage, and they really inspired me to experiment with a more collage like style in digital art as well!! This was made using Photoshop and just my mouse (no drawing stylus or anything like that) and I basically just used the polygonal lasso tool to make the shapes and then did clipping masks with different textures I've scanned through the years! I really love how it turned out…

Tracey's hand-painted collage designs turn into illustrations, patterns, textiles, and more!

🔹March meet the maker - Evolve🔹 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This is the process I follow when creating my collage illustrations: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔹 I like to start by getting messy - mixing paint colours and covering the kitchen table with paper ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔹 I use these textures as the basis for collaging - the thing I love about this process is switching off and getting into some creative flow ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔹 I work into a sketchbook or onto loose paper - sometimes these will turn into something, and sometimes not…

Mixed media artwork about motherhood. Paper weaving, painting, collage

Illustration using gouache, collage, sketchbooks, portraits and landscape — Viktorija Illustration

Dasha Almametova is a Russian illustrator who creates stunning collages with colored pencils, oil pastels and paper. She paints flowers, hum...

Morgana Wallace (previously) began making cut paper collages after her interest was sparked during a monotype session in printmaking class. Wallace was most attracted to the texture of cut paper compositions, especially with unique materials like wallpaper samples. Currently her work revolves around female heroines and mystical beasts, adding detail to her characters with banners and leaves that float around the subjects’ heads and torsos. Wallace often uses Japanese linen paper in her work…

A selection colorful collage greeting card illustrations by Chelsea Ragan