The Ultimate List of Collage Art Ideas

For the hobby of the month of collage art, there’s no set schedule for assignments or prompts this time. Here are some great Collage Art ideas to try out yourself

I’ll provide a wide range of ideas to get you started and you can pick the technique that is most appealing to you throughout the month!

Want to know how to get started with collage art? Check out our guide on choosing the right Collage Art tools and supplies right here.

Color

Color is a design element that can be applied in various ways in your collage artwork. Check out these ideas below that revolve around utilizing color.

Use only black and white elements

Newspapers are a great resources for a collage piece that’s only black and white.

You can also use magazines or any other paper. Try utilizing old school photos or magazine art in order to get that old-school feel.

Use black and white with an accent color

Try the prompt above EXCEPT pick one color as an accent color. The black and white background will really allow your color to pop.

I really love using red as an accent color in my collage art pieces. Check out the Instagram feature below for a great art piece with a red accent.

Use only ONE color

Go for a monochromatic theme and choose only one color to be represented throughout the art work.

Surrealism

I love surrealist art. Surrealism change the rules, altering perspective and scale and always making the impossible possible.

With collage art, you can become a surrealist artist with just some magazines, scissors and glue! Check out some examples of surrealist collage art below!

Change the scale of an object

Changing the size of an object is a popular Surrealist technique. Take an object that is normally small and change the size by adding elements around it to enlarge it!

Make things fly

You know how they say pigs can’t fly? Well, in collage art they can! Make objects/people/animals/whatever do things that you would never imagine them doing!

Join objects together

Use juxtaposition to combine two or more things that don’t relate. Cut out a photo of a cat’s head and place it on the body of a mermaid!

Dislocate your subjects

Make incredibly bizarre scenes by dislocating an object and placing it an environment you wouldn’t usually find it in.

Typography

I don’t know why but I’ve always been obsessed with typography. In collage art, you can do more than just spell out words in your collage art.

You can actually use the text itself. Explore the colors of the type itself and use it to create your artwork or use the text as a symbol.

Photo Rearrangement

Get creative with just one magazine clipping. Collage art doesn’t have to include tons of different paper items.

You can create art from just one image. Find a different way to display one image.

Manipulate the image by slicing it into multiple pieces or rearranging them more creatively like the examples below.

SHAPES

You can create a collage by focusing on the shapes of your clippings rather than the shape of the image you are cutting out.

You can also get creative, cut out different shapes, and layer other pieces of paper underneath like the example below.

Object Replication

You can use newspaper, magazine clippings, construction paper or whatever else you’d like to use to replicate an object.

Focus on the color of your clippings and use them to compile a much bigger image.

UTILIZING OTHER ART MEDIUMS in collage art

The best thing about collage art is that you can up the creativity game and utilize other art mediums. Incorporate any of the art mediums listed below into your collage!

• Watercolor paints
• Acrylic paints
• Gouache
• Pencil
• Pen (ink)
• Colored pencils
• Pastels