Article · Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum
Tissue Paper Collage
By Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Beginner
- Price
- Free
About this lesson
A university museum activity based on Amy Sillman's habit of revising a work over time. You brush diluted glue onto canvas, layer torn tissue so the colors overlap through transparency, and rotate the canvas to test compositions as the collage develops.
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