I was about to toss out a couple of trashy magazines into the recycling, when I got a brillant idea to try my hand at collage again. Here's the finished work, super happy with how it turned out
Continue reading to see the step by step process
I roughly sketched a design, and started sticking skin colour pieces from the magazine on to the page
Once the face was covered, I glued on blue paper pieces for the eyes, red for the lips, and then started on the neck and hair. I decided to use black and white pictures for the hair, because I thought it would create a nice contrast against the skin.
I add some flora touches to the background. Which gave me an idea on how I could finish the artwork.
I came across some gorgeous looking limes and lemons in the magazine, and decide they would work well for the clothing. Once I saw the flowers in the gardening section, I knew they would go beautifully in her hair.
I used some black acrylic paint to add some shading around the face and in the hair. Then added some blue eyeshadow using more magazine pictures, to add a touch of POP.
Hope you all like it
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