Getting inspired by vintage images and thrifted books and magazines | Surrealist collage demo

Today we're digging around my studio to find some images to inspire my next piece! Follow along as I create a surrealist collage from vintage papers, thrifted books, and magazines.

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Creating a handmade custom DIY surreal art collage is easy! I share my tips and techniques on how I create my analog collages as I cut out pictures and illustrations out by hand with a small pair of scissors and a craft knife. Finding inspiration from old books is one of the most fun steps to this process. These can come from used books, encyclopedias, magazines, vintage postcards, or anything else you can find lying around your house. I find most of my books and magazines from thrift stores, antique stores, flea markets, Craigslist, or even on the side of the road! Watch as I arrange my elements and try different ideas as I talk through my process to create my final design.

Collages made out of paper have a custom made feel that you can't get from a digital collage made in Photoshop. And, there is an added challenge of only being able to use materials that you have access to!

Want to try creating your own? Just grab a magazine, scissors, and a glue stick!

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VIDEO CONTENTS
00:00 Intro + picking out magazine
02:45 Choosing the images that inspire me
04:56 Assembling the first journal spread
12:25 Picking out a second magazine and finding inspiration
16:51 Assembling the second journal spread
21:16 Glueing and final thoughts

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