Skittledog - Cut Up This Book: Create Your Own Extraordinary Places
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- 128 pages of collage inspiration
- Over 800 cut-out images included
- 7 backgrounds on heavier paper
- Step-by-step collaging tutorials included
- Exotic locations from ocean to moon
- 12.2" x 9.3" paperback format
- Perfect for mixed-media art projects
Transform ordinary scenes into surreal masterpieces with 800+ collage elements
Over 800 vintage-style images spanning ocean depths, lunar surfaces, tropical beaches, and surreal landscapes. Maria Rivans curates imagery specifically for dramatic juxtaposition, astronauts that belong on beaches, Victorian picnickers destined for ocean floors, explorers wandering impossible terrains. The collection removes the tedious sourcing phase that typically precedes collage work.
Heavier-weight paper holds seven full backgrounds ready for composition, while lighter stock carries the cut-out elements. This weight differential makes practical sense: backgrounds need substance to support layered elements without buckling, while lighter paper cuts cleanly and glues flat. Step-by-step tutorials demonstrate core collaging techniques, layering, blending disparate elements, creating cohesive compositions from incompatible sources.
The vintage aesthetic provides visual consistency even as you create absurd scenarios. Period imagery from different eras and contexts somehow harmonizes when combined, a quality that contemporary photographs rarely achieve. Build narrative collages, create surreal assemblages, or simply explore what happens when you transplant figures into alien environments. The book functions as both inspiration source and practical material supply for artists working in analog collage.
