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Start Art 5 53 www.painters-online.co.uk Using the same idea of squares as descibed on page 48 (although you could tear or cut the paper into any shape) I cut three individual flower studies, which I took from an experimental watercolour sheet. Choosing a soft green card I wet an area just larger than I would need for the collage pieces, then sprinkled Inktense sherbert lemon and light olive onto the wet surface, using my craft knife Once you have chosen the most pleasing sections of your unsatisfactory paintings you can mark them with a pencil then cut them out and either mount them as smaller finished works, or use sections as collage pieces to create small greetings cards, see above. Never throw out any of your artwork, even if you are unhappy with it; you can always use sections on which to experiment, or you can create collages and colourful greetings cards. Experimental painting time is never wasted time. We all need to make mistakes in order to improve and develop, and we put less pressure on ourselves if we know we can always use experimental pictures to create other pieces of art. ■ ▼ ▼ CREATE SIMPLE CARDS USING COLLAGE To make this simple but effective card, I cut out squares from a discarded acrylic study, choosing similar colours. I then stuck these onto a piece of blue card to suggest a gift-wrapped box. Using Inktense cherry and fuchsia to draw a bow on the top of the box shape, I added water to make the bow more painterly ▼ I cut some wavy sections from a discarded watercolour sheet, choosing colours that I thought worked well together, and stuck these onto a piece of white watercolour paper. I then wet the sections in between my collage and drew lines and small blocks onto the wet surface using Inktense pencils. Using my pencils as a palette I dropped pigment onto the wet surface using the brush