Preset / Collage mixed media

Collage mixed media

Combines and arranges materials from different media into one composed image.

It combines multiple media or materials with the collage procedure of selecting and arranging separated elements. It does not prescribe a particular existing work or copyrighted material, a single-medium treatment, or finished color and subject.

Five examples

1 — Collage making with dog materials

To make the arranging procedure visible, dog becomes material used in the making rather than only the finished image subject.

making a collage with dog materials

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2 — Collage making with cat materials

To make the arranging procedure visible, cat becomes material used in the making rather than only the finished image subject.

making a collage with cat materials

  • cat materials
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3 — Collage making with figure materials

It replaces the age-specific figure with a making scene that arranges figure materials without fixing an age.

making a collage with figure materials

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4 — Collage making at a quiet desk

An unoccupied room alone cannot show the procedure, so it is replaced with materials being arranged at a quiet desk.

arranging collage materials at a quiet desk

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5 — Collage making with landscape materials

To make the arranging procedure visible, landscape becomes material used in the making rather than only the finished image subject.

making a collage with landscape materials

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Understand the combination

Why these elements work together

Mixed media specifies the use of distinct media, while collage assembly specifies placement and overlap, creating a concrete making treatment that assembles a composite surface into one frame.

Conditions and adjustments

Scope · Includes

images showing relationships among distinct materials such as paper, paint, and photography

Scope · Includes

treatments using material edges and overlap as part of the composition

Scope · Excludes

artwork completed in only one medium

Scope · Excludes

reuse of existing imagery without rights

Scope · Excludes

cut-and-paste use of a particular copyrighted work or brand

Application · Includes

when an image should be composed while showing multiple material textures and edges

Application · Excludes

when continuous natural realism as a single photograph is required

Application · Excludes

when rights for source materials cannot be confirmed

Includes

when an image should be composed while showing multiple material textures and edges

Excludes

when continuous natural realism as a single photograph is required

Excludes

when rights for source materials cannot be confirmed

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