Sometimes you’ll want to make a collage but have NO idea what to collage about. A good way to jump start the creation process is by using a prompt! For this prompt list, I’ve focused on things that can be translated visually, e.g. colors or…
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The Gay Nineties – 1890s Vintage Lookbook
The Gay Nineties is a micro-era within the larger Victorian time period. Gay as in joyful and Nineties as in 1890s. It was a transitional period from the stark Victorian era to the (relatively) easy-going new century. A supposedly calm and carefree period right before…
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Are digital collages “real” art?
Every so often there will be discussion about whether digital collages are “real” collages. It’s a surprisingly tense topic! People who have never made a digital collage don’t realize how much time and effort go into making one– to the inexperienced, it looks like we’re…
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10 more places to get free images for digital collages
Every year there are more and more resources becoming available for free public domain or royalty free images! That’s great news for digital artists, since it means more amazing photos, illustrations, and ephemera to work with. The majority of the image elements I use in…
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How to make a heritage junk journal on the computer
Heritage journals or heritage scrapbooks are kind of a new thing, though REALLY they’re just a spin-off from traditional scrapbooks. Traditional scrapbooks combine photos and journals/stories, with artistic embellishments added onto the page to make it interesting. They’re often focused on recent family events, such…
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How to fix blurry and pixelated digital collages
Updated August 1, 2021. Sometimes when I create a digital collage it looks perfect in the preview, but comes out blurry in the final export. Or sometimes MOST of the collage looks fine, but one image element is badly pixelated. I couldn’t figure out what…
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5 tips for getting the most out of the NYPL Digital Collections
The New York Public Library Digital Collections is a resource of 900,000+ digitized items, including photos, illustrations, manuscripts, texts and videos– with more being added every day! There’s a huge amount of digitized art, photos, and texts from around the world, and a particularly good…
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