Meaning of Collage, Types, Elements, and Materials and How to Make It

Kapanlagi.com - Everyone generally has an interest or hobby in a particular field. If you have an interest in the field of art, learning collage techniques will be a fun thing to do. But before that, it would be better if you understand the meaning of collage first.

After understanding the meaning of collage, types, elements, and commonly used materials, perhaps your interest will increase. Moreover, collage also has some challenges that can bring satisfaction if successfully completed.

The meaning of collage can be understood as the art of sticking to determine the artistic composition of various materials or materials provided. To get a better understanding of collage techniques, please read the following information.

1. Meaning of Collage

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According to the Indonesian Dictionary (KBBI), the meaning of collage is an artistic composition made from various materials (such as fabric, paper, wood) that are glued onto a surface. In literature, the term collage is known as a technique of composing literary works by sticking materials, such as foreign expressions and quotations, usually considered unrelated to each other.

There is an explanation of the meaning of collage in English. According to Syakir Muharrar and Sri Verayanti R, the word collage in English is called "collage". The word comes from the French word "coller" which means "to glue".

The nature of collage is unlike painting, sculpture, or printing, which no longer show the original form of the materials used. Instead, collage art produces works with the original form of the materials still visible.

2. Types of Collage

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After understanding the meaning of collage from the explanation above, you also need to know the types. Therefore, please refer to the discussion material about the following types of collage.

- According to Function

Based on its function, collage art is divided into two, namely fine art and applied art. According to these two terms, collage can be made to fulfill artistic needs as fine art. Collage works can also be made to fulfill practical needs.

- According to Size/Dimension

If seen based on size, collage types are divided into two, namely two-dimensional surface collage and three-dimensional surface collage.

- According to Pattern

According to pattern, collage types are divided into two, namely representative collage and non-representative collage. Perhaps, you can guess the meaning of these two types of collage. Representative collage is a type of collage that can still be recognized in its real form, while non-representative collage is more abstract in nature.

- According to Material

Actually, materials for making collage can come from any material. However, generally collage types are known to come from two materials, namely natural materials and synthetic materials. Natural materials can come from leaves, stones, twigs, seeds, flowers, and similar things.

Meanwhile, synthetic materials can come from used or new materials, such as plastic, artificial fibers, paper, fabric, and so on.

3. How to Make a Collage

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Now, you can proceed to the steps of creating the artwork after learning about the meaning of collage and its types.

1. Materials and Tools

- Tools: scissors, knife, saw, pliers, and so on.

- Materials: leaves, stones, twigs, seeds, flowers, plastic, paper, metal, and others. Adjust according to your preference.

- Adhesive: vinyl adhesive, paper glue, sewing needle and thread, and other adhesives suitable for the materials to be used.

2. Collage Techniques

- Cutting technique

- Tearing technique

- Assembling technique

- Cutting technique

- Sticking technique

- Tying technique

- Sewing technique

3. Collage Methods

- Spatial arrangement.

- Material overlap or covering.

- Composition or combination of textures from various materials.

- Repetition.

4. Steps to Make a Collage

After preparing various needs for making a collage above, you can now start the creation process by following these steps.

- Determine and prepare the basic materials and tools you will use.

- Next, create a basic image or pattern to be embellished. As a start, you can choose simple images like flowers or animals.

- Please group the materials you have prepared earlier based on their types and colors.

- Begin attaching the materials to the created image according to the colors you have grouped.

- It is recommended to start attaching from the inner parts. For right or left, please adjust according to your habits. Do this process carefully and try to prevent the attached material from shifting.

- Continue your creative process until the collage is finished.

Well, KLovers, that's an explanation of the meaning of collage complete with information on how to make it that you can follow.

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