How To Make A Surreal Collage | Used book and magazine analog collage tips and techniques

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  • Опубликовано: 2 авг 2024
  • Hi there! Today I will show you how to make a surreal collage from used books and magazines and share my entire process from start to finish. We'll talk about pulling out images, composition, and some tips and tricks along the way.
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    Creating a handmade custom DIY surreal art collage is easy! I share my tips and techniques on how I create my analog collages as I cut out pictures and illustrations out by hand with a small pair of scissors and a craft knife. Finding inspiration from old books is one of the most fun steps to this process. These can come from used books, encyclopedias, magazines, vintage postcards, or anything else you can find lying around your house. I find most of my books and magazines from thrift stores, antique stores, flea markets, Craigslist, or even on the side of the road! Watch as I arrange my elements and try different ideas as I talk through my process to create my final design.
    Collages made out of paper have a custom made feel that you can't get from a digital collage made in Photoshop. And, there is an added challenge of only being able to use materials that you have access to!
    Want to try creating your own? Just grab a magazine, scissors, and a glue stick!
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  • @sandrahulbert150
    @sandrahulbert150 2 года назад +4

    As soon as you put the hand in the downward position, I immediately thought of those arcade games with the claw that grabs onto a toy!

  • @Cdve-od3uh
    @Cdve-od3uh 3 года назад +13

    I bought my daughter a bunch of old magazines at a thrift store today because she wants to try this after seeing your tiktok videos. Thanks for the tutorial!

    • @eastofhoney
      @eastofhoney  3 года назад +6

      OH WOW! You have no idea how happy that makes me!! Tell her I said Happy collaging!

  • @scottworsley20
    @scottworsley20 Год назад +2

    The extreme joy of being with you is multiplied by the extensions of the hand.

  • @denisewhitaker5116
    @denisewhitaker5116 3 года назад +3

    Very cool, Rosie! You know it could be interpreted that the hand is placing the cow on the ranch..a gift!

  • @karyannatruby8080
    @karyannatruby8080 3 года назад +16

    Love this! I started collaging after I saw one of your TikTok! I feel like I have found my thing. Thank you!!

    • @eastofhoney
      @eastofhoney  3 года назад +5

      omg I LOVE this so much. This is exactly what I want to hear :) Happy collaging!

  • @cherylb6349
    @cherylb6349 16 дней назад

    As a newbie to collage I really appreciate this!

  • @ToppyJones
    @ToppyJones Год назад +3

    15:42 I usually put my pieces down on paper without gluing them then take a picture. Lasts longer digitally and I can reuse pieces. And if I do want to frame I can just add glue. 🤷‍♂️

  • @BarberTeacher
    @BarberTeacher 2 года назад +2

    I like it. My mind would of positioned the hand catching the cow through the rainbow. Because the cow is different, my mind says it's the cow that jumped over the moon. Thanks for the inspiration.

  • @TheeMaceeJo
    @TheeMaceeJo 3 года назад +8

    I love your insta account! I followed you for like two days before I went to the thrift store to get some books to collage with. I'm a UX Designer, so my job is fairly creative, but collaging unlocks this childlike wonder that feels so freeing! Thank you for sharing your process and your art with us!

    • @eastofhoney
      @eastofhoney  3 года назад +2

      Aww thank you SO much! I'm so glad to hear you started collaging! I'm a graphic designer during the day so I totally understand the need to have another creative outlet, and I LOVE that collage is such a physical activity. Happy collaging :)

  • @anigemini3958
    @anigemini3958 6 месяцев назад +1

    I just like the way how you calmy describe your process. Thank you!!

  • @Old-schoolBroad
    @Old-schoolBroad 17 дней назад

    Gosh, this was helpful. Thank you. ❤

  • @Hollywoodhat
    @Hollywoodhat 3 года назад +4

    I love how your mind works. Your way of reconstructing the world. That hand is great.

  • @reginakeller3038
    @reginakeller3038 3 года назад

    Thank you! Very helpful to see and hear your process. Really appreciate this....

  • @marmaz57
    @marmaz57 2 года назад +1

    Thanks so much for explaining your process. This looks like fun!

  • @joangehr3150
    @joangehr3150 3 года назад

    Gifted recombination and simply fun. A great world to explore!!

  • @rochelle7171
    @rochelle7171 2 года назад

    My first thought with cow picture is if hand were picking up glass of milk. I love your collages! So creative.

  • @jussaramelo8656
    @jussaramelo8656 2 года назад +1

    Thanks for giving us so good ideas! You are great!!!

  • @scottworsley20
    @scottworsley20 Год назад

    I am so glad to see you this moment.... I feel lost in space. didn even watch the end of video

  • @mariaanstrydom9269
    @mariaanstrydom9269 3 года назад

    Love your work !!

  • @danzorig2086
    @danzorig2086 3 года назад

    Great Job! Very Talented!❤️

  • @leighahennington6958
    @leighahennington6958 3 года назад

    Love your thought process! Thanks for sharing.

    • @eastofhoney
      @eastofhoney  3 года назад

      Aww thank you so much!! I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed it :)

  • @madeleinebodiscoalexander1835
    @madeleinebodiscoalexander1835 Год назад

    You do such an amazing job sharing your creative process. Thank you. I am looking forward to sharing with my high school students

  • @PhoebesWorldProductions
    @PhoebesWorldProductions 3 года назад +1

    This is cool. =) Enjoyed seeing your process.

  • @papabear2515
    @papabear2515 2 года назад

    So creative!

  • @nicolasb.henry294
    @nicolasb.henry294 Год назад

    I am also a visual artist and I really like your work especially your Instagram account. Thank you to share your creative journey with us

  • @appassionata971
    @appassionata971 3 года назад +1

    Thank you for your precious informations !!! I have been considering collaging since long, but need to understand the basics !!!

    • @eastofhoney
      @eastofhoney  3 года назад

      Oh yay! I hope you give it a try. It's such a fun hobby!

  • @scottworsley20
    @scottworsley20 Год назад

    That hand pulling the whale shark is absolutely rivetting.

  • @louisebaxter1026
    @louisebaxter1026 3 года назад

    So helpful going thro the process..

  • @scottworsley20
    @scottworsley20 Год назад

    Good morning, Rosie!

  • @scottworsley20
    @scottworsley20 Год назад

    Back to nature... all great pics today,

  • @bettelovelace4456
    @bettelovelace4456 3 года назад

    👏👏👏👏LOVE IT!!!💜💜💜💜💜

  • @user-zp6sd5xp1u
    @user-zp6sd5xp1u Год назад

    Amazing. Tnx

  • @scottworsley20
    @scottworsley20 Год назад

    The cow is a cool afterthought to a hand traispsing the canyon

  • @dreamcolours6759
    @dreamcolours6759 3 года назад

    intresting. Love it

  • @catescraft
    @catescraft 3 года назад +1

    I'm here from tiktok, love your collage and thought process.

    • @eastofhoney
      @eastofhoney  3 года назад

      Aww thank you! Hi and welcome!

  • @brookematthews4431
    @brookematthews4431 Год назад

    Can you please show us how and where you store any of your loose un used clippings. Maybe a video using only images clipped already?

  • @coffeemusicbryanpdl
    @coffeemusicbryanpdl Год назад

    amazing

  • @liz3bet
    @liz3bet 2 года назад

    Ingenious!!! 💕💕💕😊😊😊🐄🐄🐄👏👏👏

  • @crystalearth29
    @crystalearth29 2 года назад

    Thank you

  • @daphneloehle3361
    @daphneloehle3361 Год назад

    Thanks for sharing this process and showing how you glue the complete collage to the card stock. Do you do anything to the front of the collage to ensure it all stays intact or is gluing each piece enough.

  • @dramathompson9053
    @dramathompson9053 2 месяца назад

    Hello, Rosie! Thank you for the detailed tutorial! I had already begun collage before finding your channel, but found this video helpful for filling in the blanks! I use UHU Blue glue stick (it dries clear) because I am able to see spots that are missing glue. You DO have a few seconds to shift the papers around, with UHU. I wasn’t sure about when to glue down the completed collage, though. I liked yours when you had it on the paper prior to gluing because there was a nice, white border. I’m not nearly as good as you, with the knife, though. Do you have any tips for that?? Thanks so much!

  • @MsRiita01
    @MsRiita01 Год назад

    Hi Rosie...do you seal your projects with modge podge?

  • @miraclebub
    @miraclebub Год назад

    Do you ever add any kind of topcoat to protect it? How do you display them?

  • @afrizalyusranzale6809
    @afrizalyusranzale6809 2 года назад

    where can i get the magazine for the material?

  • @madlib.2e473
    @madlib.2e473 3 года назад +1

    New obsession

    • @eastofhoney
      @eastofhoney  3 года назад +2

      Woohoo! Welcome to collage town

    • @madlib.2e473
      @madlib.2e473 3 года назад +1

      @@eastofhoney I've already made two collages!!

  • @vivienblignaut7959
    @vivienblignaut7959 2 года назад

    Where do you find all those amazing books from?

  • @wejdanalaradi1
    @wejdanalaradi1 Год назад

    May I know how you record video of yourself and the collage process

  • @scottworsley20
    @scottworsley20 Год назад

    pick out what you like, and put it together with or without background, a bunch or a little, funny or cute.

  • @berenicegomes3577
    @berenicegomes3577 2 года назад

    👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😊

  • @scottworsley20
    @scottworsley20 Год назад

    I get that.... I do not think in terms of logistics because I am lost in space and lost at sea.

  • @amandatay8383
    @amandatay8383 3 года назад +1

    Hi there, how do you get the clean photo of the finish product at the end? Do you scan the collage? If so, what do you use to scan it?

    • @eastofhoney
      @eastofhoney  3 года назад +2

      Great question! If I'm just going to post on social media I just take a picture with my phone and do some light editing usually just to brighten it up. If I need a high res version I scan it in with a cheap scanner. I have an Epson Perfection V39, but honestly any scanner would work!

    • @amandatay8383
      @amandatay8383 3 года назад

      @@eastofhoney thanks for your reply! I love your work, please don’t stop making them :)

  • @scottworsley20
    @scottworsley20 Год назад

    So, the idea I am trying to learn is how to decide the pics and images, but to hold the whole idea together is like jumping out of the project.

  • @scottworsley20
    @scottworsley20 Год назад

    taking you outside.

  • @scottworsley20
    @scottworsley20 Год назад

    Why is the cow high?

  • @scottworsley20
    @scottworsley20 Год назад

    Like, what the heck is my site about?
    No, No, I am the Black Mamba!

  • @scottworsley20
    @scottworsley20 Год назад

    Breaker, Breaker

  • @scottworsley20
    @scottworsley20 Год назад

    I always skip the first step in projects. Good idea to have a medium to browse.

  • @scottworsley20
    @scottworsley20 Год назад

    program dropped post. just want you to know that the curve name of website had nothing to do with what we're talking about... but then I think the name of the site is about curves... hand curve being a parabolic curve plastered into a setting familiar to ellipcal curves

  • @scottworsley20
    @scottworsley20 Год назад

    I am the shark.... John Lennon..... I am the shark.... Paul McCartney.... I am the shark.... Ringo Star.... Walrus!

  • @scottworsley20
    @scottworsley20 Год назад

    But the whole curve thing is about the whale.

  • @scottworsley20
    @scottworsley20 Год назад

    I get it. The hand is pretty abnormal. Sharks are pretty abnormal.

  • @scottworsley20
    @scottworsley20 Год назад

    Why not try equating the hand to life with some animals?

    • @scottworsley20
      @scottworsley20 Год назад

      So, the hand is really not the same as it looks in real life. It's a different perspective on a collage. When you put something like a hand that connects space, it really kind of looks like a bigger more dimensional living thing than say the say the shark. The two are similar in shape, but the hand has so many higher dimensions that combine onto the shape by way of each finger, each creepy finger.

    • @scottworsley20
      @scottworsley20 Год назад

      It took a moment to look at that hand because it is not coming top to bottom like most biological organisms. It comes top and side and rotated top down onto bottom and more bottom and more bottom.

    • @scottworsley20
      @scottworsley20 Год назад

      There a many creepy possibilities for hands and fingers that all give the anatomy its strength. Manual dexterity is the ability of a hand to handle and work with multiple different geometries and dimensions. Strange that the hand is simply a parabolic geometry, but the dexterity of the hand is geometrically similar to an eliptic object. (parabolic geometry living in eliptic graphics!)

  • @scottworsley20
    @scottworsley20 Год назад

    pause....

  • @lizbrown8219
    @lizbrown8219 3 года назад +1

    Creepy

    • @mariellebaudin-laurencin2138
      @mariellebaudin-laurencin2138 3 года назад

      I realy love your vidéos and creations !
      Could you please make a vidéo with cut jewelry ?
      I have so many of them:) (cut)
      Thanks a lot!
      You are my source of inspiration :)

  • @scottworsley20
    @scottworsley20 Год назад

    I have trouble getting inspired with my projects.

    • @scottworsley20
      @scottworsley20 Год назад

      Maybe, I should try reaching out to other people's work on the subjects for my project.