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I thought this would be easy. Just cut out the shapes and glue them down. Boy, was I wrong. The tissue paper is so thin it is difficult to cut with scissors or an exacto knife and even harder to tear by hand because it wants to tear with the paper gain. It is very hard to tear across the grain. I had to give up getting the shapes I wanted and had to just go with the shapes I got.
Then comes the gluing part. The first few pieces go down fine. After that you get glue on your fingers and the paper wants to stay on your finger and not stay down on the paper. It reminded me of Laural and Hardy trying to wallpaper a room. What a mess. It took much longer than I anticipated. I added some textures and color variation with white ink and crayons.
Will I try it again? Maybe with a simpler subject and different paper and sharper scissors and a different method of gluing the paper in place. I must say I have a deeper respect for people who do paper collage.
Strathmore 400 Series Mixed Media paper 9×12 inches (22.9×30.5 cm), Nicole Tissue Paper, UHUstic Glue Stick, Dr. Ph. Martin Pen White ink in a Molotow 2mm empty pump marker, and Neocolor II watersoluble crayons.
Jim
