Article · Martha Prideaux
Using Collage as a Substrate for an Oil and Cold Wax Painting
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2024
About this lesson
A cold wax painter explains building a collage ground as the base for oil and cold wax work: which papers, adhesives and gesso to use, adding marks, developing the composition and sealing before the oil and wax layers. Includes a five-step classroom exercise.
Related lessons

093 Combining Materials With Cold Wax and Oil Paint
Free
Video · 13 min
Patt Scrivener Artist

Transform Your Paintings: Adding Collage with Cold Wax!
Free
Video · 16 min
Gwen Fox

Class Projects: Create Collage with Painted Papers
Free
Article
Nancy Egol Nikkal
Article
Exploring Mixed Media Techniques in Oil Painting
Free
Article
Mike Jensen

How to add collage - cold wax and oil techniques
Free
Article
Marina Teding van Berkhout

Working with Gamblin's Cold Wax Medium
Free
Article
Michael Chesley Johnson