Recycled materials

It is good to shake it up and use whatever you have available to you as well. This can be fun, low risk, and a good way to explore your creativity and get out of your comfort zone.

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Plastic

  • wrap: mixing and texture (paint watercolor and acrylic). You will get texture that is one of a kind, thin plastic wrap works best like kling wrap and trash bags. I would suggest limiting your colors, so that when they mix, they don’t turn brown. Make sure you leave it to dry.

  • bottle: texture

  • bows: to move paint around

  • cups: circles

  • bubble wrap:texture

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Cardboard

  • toilet roll: circles, roll paint

  • thin cereal cardboard: to add to paper and move paint

  • box: open and rub inner layer

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Collage elements and textures

Good to layer, prep pages, add textures and patterns, and collage

  • wrapping paper

  • tissue: layer and color

  • magazines

  • newspaper

  • old coffee filters

  • brown bags

  • foil: good for collage and texture paint and rubbings

  • corks: stamps

  • styrofoam stamp: create shapes and stamp