Mixed Media & Collage - Building Off The Board

Building off the board, on plastic, is a fun way to have flexibility as to where you place your collage pieces. I use this technique often!! I hope you will give it a try.
UPDATE - A sweet Golden Teaching Artist gave me the actual, technical process that is happening with this "skin". ACRYLIC, made of polymer emulsion and other things will resist POLYETHYLENE plastic (like sheet protectors). Any acrylic medium, paint, gel or paste, will resist polyethylene once it is dry :)
My adhesive is Golden Soft Gel - You can get it here: www.amazon.com/Golden-Artist-...

[@greylance473]

Brilliant! Just the answer needed that been puzzling on!!

[@camp-grandma]

This is wonderful information! I’m not a great “draw-ER” but have photos I’ve taken that I could, essentially, “trace” from my original. Thank you.

[@CulturalArtNews]

Wow!

[@LorraineTapper]

This is amazing!

[@andreamaiorana8490]

This is a brand new idea for me and I REALLY like it. Thank you.

[@LisaMoralesMixedMedia]

Yay!! That makes my day. Thanks for watching.

[@jussaramelo8656]

Wow! Excellent idea! Thanks a lot.

[@LisaMoralesMixedMedia]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching and happy creating!

[@dianew8587]

You have really taken this medium to a new level, beautiful work! I can't wait to try it. All of your work is so vibrant! I have one of your prints of a seahorse and it is just gorgeous.

[@LisaMoralesMixedMedia]

Hi Diane and thanks so much. I appreciate you watching and your nice comments.

[@VeneraCollections]

Loved your art ❤

[@marionwigzell7334]

I can see where this would be most helpful, sincerely thank you so much for sharing (-: Marion

[@LisaMoralesMixedMedia]

I use this technique ALL THE TIME and I love it. Glad you liked it too.

[@katiehazelip5321]

This is absolutely brilliant!! Thank you so much for sharing!! Your artwork is amazing!!

[@LisaMoralesMixedMedia]

Thank you so much Katie. I'm so happy you like it.

[@maggiefreeman6513]

That’s a great technique. Thanks for sharing.

[@LisaMoralesMixedMedia]

You're welcome and thanks for watching.

[@selenadixon3108]

what a good demo video!

[@LisaMoralesMixedMedia]

Thank you Selena!! I appreciate it.

[@lindawhite3238]

That was great and what an interesting cradle board you have. Thanx for sharing

[@LisaMoralesMixedMedia]

Thanks, Linda. I made the board with a friend of mine on a band saw. More of those to come for sure!

[@apriljoystudio]

Thank you so much for sharing this! Your work is beautiful!!

[@LisaMoralesMixedMedia]

April Gadoury Thanks so much. I’m so glad you enjoyed it.

[@rosiemaldonado3780]

I just found your TH-cam channel from Instagram !!! I’m learning and enjoying your videos ! Thanks

[@LisaMoralesMixedMedia]

Yay!! I'm so glad you like the videos. Thanks for following along :)

[@bixnash1]

Thank you this is a game changer video for me. Lovely work and techniques. Bx

[@LisaMoralesMixedMedia]

Hi Bixxy. I appreciate it. Thanks for watching.

[@sallyjohnson2819]

love this!

[@LisaMoralesMixedMedia]

Thanks so much - I appreciate it

[@lindahitchcock5714]

Very nice tutorial. I didn't know about this, quite interesting. Thanks so much

[@LisaMoralesMixedMedia]

Thank you, Linda. I appreciate you watching :)

[@marianhansenkaucheck8262]

Someone posted a photo of what they did using your techniques. Thus, I found you!! I am so new to all this, but I absolutely love your method of collage. Very clever to make on plastic so you can move it around. maybe I can now learn this craft! lol. Thanks so much for sharing and I look forward to checking out all your videos.

[@LisaMoralesMixedMedia]

Hi Marian. Thanks for watching and for your sweet comment. I hope you will try collage - it"s a great artform and very forgiving. If oyu don't like what you put down , just cover it up with more paper :)

[@jackieroberts6440]

Love your art. This is a game changer.

[@LisaMoralesMixedMedia]

Thanks so much. I appreciate it!!

[@florencehagnerecoffyn8093]

Thank you for this very interesting tip! Love it! You are wonderful 💗💖💗

[@LisaMoralesMixedMedia]

You are so welcome!

[@lancekanski6329]

Just discovered your art, and I love it. I watched tye video of the bird on plastic method. What adhesive do you suggest for the bird to the board? Your work is so beautiful and inspiring. Thanks.

[@LisaMoralesMixedMedia]

Hi Lance and thanks so much. I use the same adhesive for everything. it is Golden soft gel. I used it to put the bird together and I used it to adhere the bird to the board. I like toi use the gloss gel and then I sealit with a satin sealer (also Golden brand).

[@lolajohnson3387]

@LisaMoralesMixedMedia This is great! Is there another medium that can be used other than the soft gel. I know art is expensive, but I'm trying to work on a budget and would like to attempt this technique.

[@JEHomestead]

So Beautiful!! Do you paint your own papers for collage ? Also what weight of paper do you recommend? I’m so interested in learning how to do this ! Thanks For sharing ❤️

[@LisaMoralesMixedMedia]

Hello and thanks for your nice comment! Yes, I do paint my own papers and I LOVE to use paper that is right in between newspaper (too thin) and cardstock (too thick) I use a lot of book pages and sheet music, deli paper, maps, and papers that you can find at art supply stores or some place like Paper Source. I don't use magazines or anything with a glossy coating on it. Hope that helps :)

[@mishrakeshi]

Love your creativity with paper, thank you to share! I have some question: did you fix the bird inside the plastic? And the plastic to the table? Have a good day!

[@LisaMoralesMixedMedia]

Hi Moni. Thanks for watching. I did put the bird inside the sheet protector but I don’t attach it in any way to the sheet protector. It is just sitting inside it. I don’t attach it to the table either. Did that answer your questions? Happy creating!!

[@mishrakeshi]

@@LisaMoralesMixedMedia Oh yes thank you Lisa! I'll try but I know, it looks so easy from you, whereas I often make a mess with plastic and glue! Anyway I like very much this technique, I only need practice, thank you for the funny time!