Fine Art

Collage & Mixed Media

Turn paper, paint, and pixels into resolved mixed-media art

12 lessons4 modules9h 30m durationbeginner level

Instructor: StretchLearn Faculty

About this course

This course teaches collage as a serious fine-art practice rather than a craft pastime. You will work through paper and substrate selection, archival adhesives, transfer methods, acrylic and gel-medium layering, and digital compositing in Photoshop and Procreate. By the end you will have a coherent body of finished pieces, a sourcing-and-archival system, and a critique vocabulary for refining your own work.

Curriculum

Module 1: Foundations: Materials, Tools, and the Collage Mindset3 lessons

What Collage Is and Why Materials Decide EverythingPreview45m
Building Your Core Kit on Any Budget🔒45m
Sourcing, Storing, and Respecting Your Materials🔒45m

Module 2: Composition: Making Fragments Read as One Image3 lessons

Value, Notan, and Why Squinting Saves Your Composition🔒45m
Focal Points, the Rule of Thirds, and Grids🔒45m
Color, Texture, and Visual Rhythm🔒45m

Module 3: Analog Techniques: Layering, Adhesion, and Permanence3 lessons

Substrate Prep and Archival Adhesion🔒50m
Image Transfers and Building Surface🔒50m
Mixed Media: Paint, Mark, and Finish🔒50m

Module 4: Digital Collage and a Concept-Driven Practice3 lessons

Digital Collage in Photoshop and Procreate🔒50m
Hybrid Workflows and Print🔒50m
Series, Critique, and Sustaining a Practice🔒50m