Doing your own photo collage can be fun and entertaining. Collages can be done traditionally or by downloading any one of the many templates which are available online. The following are ideas on how to do collages in the traditional way:
Begin by using construction or scrapbook paper which you can attach your pictures to to form the beginnings of your collage. This can be done by abutting each picture or by cutting pictures in the shape of puzzles pieces and fitting them together as you would when you are doing a puzzle. Pictures can also be cut out to leave no background and either put on to a background of your choice such as a scenery or in front of a favorite car, a restaurant, your home, a scene such as the Alps or the Eiffel Tower or from any trip you may have taken. Pictures can also be placed haphazardly on any of the backing papers.
There are wide varieties of scrapbook paper available along with large assortments of decorative pieces at any hobby or craft store. These can be added to each page along with other contrasting items such as feathers, fabric, tin foil, tissue paper, pressed flowers or pressed autumn leaves to give a dimensional appearance. For one collage a person could use several different types of background paper and photos can be in a variety of sizes and shapes. Using the same photos, you could have a different gift for each person on your list.
Clippings can be used from magazines or newspapers also. Words can be cut from various sources or you can do your own on your computer experimenting with different fonts and font sizes. Try tearing the edges or singeing the edges of your pictures with a lighter flame to give an interesting effect. Because collages are usually more attractive when there is texture, a variety of mediums can be used. In a collage of wedding pictures, part of the guest list could be added or pressed flowers from the bride's bouquet. In a collage for a young girl's graduation, a fan could be added. For the college graduate's collage, include the invitation or the event's program. When doing a collage for baby's first year include a small clipping on his or her hair.
Collages can be done for all sorts of occasions. Most friends and family members would be delighted to receive a collage that represents their special day such as their wedding, engagement party, the birth of their new baby, their birthday celebration or birthday pictures of someone close to them. It can be of your son's hockey play-offs, your brother playing in a soccer tournament, your daughter's ballet, your mother's seventy-five birthday party, photos of the first birthday celebration of your baby for the grandparents, pictures of your trip to Greece or a sailing trip. You can capture and record special times in your life such as your Christmas, Easter or Thanksgiving family celebrations by making a collage for all your family members. Collages can also be made of various scenery you have taken in places you have visited.
Collage comes from the French word coller which means to glue. Glue sticks might be sufficient for photos or any paper additions but for anything with texture, you may require a white glue.
There is no limit to what collage theme you can choose to do or how you wish to place your photographs or decorate the collage. As you work on your collage, you will come up with many ways of doing it. Even when using the same pictures, depending on what mediums you have to add to your collage, you can have several different effects.
The only thing that will limit the type of collage you can do will be your imagination. Good luck and have fun.
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