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Greater knapweed

Orange hawkweed

Watercolour wildflowers

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masking fluid and paper

paint daisy shapes in masking fluid

wait for daisy shapes to dry before adding background

wet paint over to add background detail and colour

peel off masking fluid

white daisy shapes revealed

Masking and resist painting

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Collage Basics

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Set of watercolour paints with brush, water pot and watercolour paper

Paint a yellow circle and while wet drip on orange spots

Paint two strips of black on either side of circle while wet

Create two wing shapes, add polka dots while wet

Add splashes and splatters for texture and movement

Once dry, add details of legs, antennae, eyes, mouth and rosy cheeks

Watercolour Basics

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Digital Drawing Basics

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Digital Drawing – Colour

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Digital Drawing – Landscape

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Digital Drawing – Patterns

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Colouring sheets

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Stick the shapes to your backing card

Apply paint to your backing card and shapes

Carefully layer a clean sheet of paper over the paint

Rub all over the paper with the flat of your hand

Carefully peel back the paper to reveal your collagraph print

The finished collagraph print

Make a collagraph

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Choose similar coloured materials for collage background

Create your collage background

Choose papers and cut out shapes for layering onto the background

Experiment with placing the other elements on the background

When you're happy with the result fix the shapes onto the background

Tricky items like wire shapes can be sewn onto the background

The stitching adds interest to the collage too

Remember to frame your finished collage

Close up of our fish themed colllage

Mixed media collage

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Garden, flowers, plants

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