Category Archives: Collage backgrounds

Crumpled Inked Paper

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Leslie

For lack of a better title…

I took a couple of shots of a piece I was working on, because I thought these textures were kind of interesting. The photos make them even stranger.

More textured paper

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Leslie

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Checkerboards

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Leslie

I paint a lot of checkerboards. I think they are a little more interesting with some kind of irregular pattern over them.

orange-blue-checkerboard-2sm

These were made by staining some rough paper with a blue wash, painting in the checkerboard in orange watercolor, then I dipped a bolt in watered down black ink, and rolled it around on top.

orange-blue-checkerboard-1sm

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Safety Envelopes

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Leslie

I love safety envelopes. They come in such great patterns, and I have quite a collection, which is not something I should admit to many people. Here are a few that I have manipulated in some way.

This one was enlarged multiple times by Xerox:

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Grungy textured paper

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Leslie

I wanted to create some paper that could be used as collage material for mountains. I crunched up paper then did some rubbing over concrete with white pastel chalk.

Variations on a theme

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