Hello, and welcome to the fourth of these collage lessons.

We've got three lessons we've already had so far where we've been looking at different ways of creating collage.

But of course, this fourth lesson is all about creating your own collage surfaces.

So again, prior to now, we've been using coloured paper, we've been cutting it and ripping it, and all that kind of thing.

Whereas this lesson, we need to create the paper ourselves.

We need to create the colours with different materials ourselves.

So this is going to be quite an exciting lesson.

There's lots of different materials you can use.

We're going to use a particular three, but of course, you can choose a wide range of materials.

My name's Simon.

I think you're going to really enjoy this lesson, so let's get started.

Okay, we're at the fourth of our five lessons on collage.

And this lesson, the learning objective is, create three surfaces to develop in next week's final lesson.

So, this lesson very much goes hand in hand with next week's lesson.

What we're creating today is what we're going to use in the next lesson.

So, bear that in mind.

What we have produced today, you are using in the future.

The equipment for this lesson is as follows.

In the first instance, you can use colouring pencils, you will need paint, you will need three sheets of A4 paper, and crayons.

Now, these are the materials that I've used, but as long as you have got three pieces of paper, that you can create three different surfaces on it, you should be fine.

For example, if you don't have crayons, but you've got felt tip pens, that'll be fine.

That'll work.

That'll work okay.

If you don't have watercolour paint, but you have poster paint, or you have a different type of paint, that will work as well.

As long as you have got three different materials, which are so different, like crayon, and colouring pencils, and paint, and you've got three sheets of paper to work them onto, you're kind of all set for today's lesson.

But for the moment, let's just stick with these materials.

Crayon, paint, colouring pencils, and of course, the paper that they are going to go.

In today's lesson, we are going to create three different surfaces for collage.

So, this is all separate to your sketchbook.

You won't be doing this in your sketchbook, because we need these pieces of paper, because of what we're going to create next.

We're going to experiment with different textures, find out different ways of using materials.

We're going to explore different materials as well.

So we're going to find out what they can do.

And then we're going to prepare for the next lesson.

Again, we don't want to finish this lesson feeling like we've got some art piece.

That's not what we're going to have.

We're creating materials for the next art piece we're creating in the next lesson.

Keywords for today are as follows.

Texture is the first word.

It's about creating a surface that has an interesting feel to it.

And of course, the different textures that we create today on the surfaces, all of them will have different feels to them.

Collage is a technique to cut and paste paper.

That's something we've discussed at length so far.

And surface.

And this is a sheet of paper that you will create.

You are creating multiple surfaces in today's lesson.

That way we can cut, and cut from them, and paste them down in the next lesson, okay? So again, it's all working towards that final lesson.

The sketchbook activity isn't really in the sketchbook today, is it? This time, it's separate to the sketchbook.

We want these three pieces of paper, which you can see on the screen, ready so that you can actually cut from them in the next next lesson.

You'll create three interesting full-to-the-brim pages with textures.

So you can see.

Each sheet will be quick to do, and busy, and fill the entire paper.

You will need to work fast and you'll spend about 10 minutes per page.

So bear in mind, you're filling an A4 sheet of paper with lots of paint, crayon, or colouring pencil.

But top tip, I would make sure you have a bit of smart presentation by leaving a little edge around the paper.

You can see on the examples on the screen right now, there's a little white edge around the frame of the paper.

That means that my colouring pencil, and my paint, and my crayon doesn't go off the table and onto marking the table, which I'm working on.

It keeps it all nice and tidy and keeps it neat.

So I really, really strongly recommend that when you are creating your surfaces today you leave that white frame around the edge.

First things first, colouring pencils.

On this picture, what different textures can you see? You can see messy textures.

You can see swirly textures.

You can see some areas where I've even used the side of the pencil.

These are lots of different ways.

Is there anything else you can see? There's lots of things that you can do.

And there's probably things which I haven't even done which you're going to try yourself.

But as long as you fill that page with lots of different colours, you're on the right track.

With colouring pencil, obviously it's the same thing as what you're going to be doing later, but you're obviously filling that page with different types of colours.

This is how quick we're talking about.

You just try and get as much on it as you can.

So don't be too careful with it.

Of course, in some cases you might do kind of a more swirly effect, like that.

I would try to make sure it's as busy as possible.

Don't go like that.

Try and fill out that space so that there's as much colour in there as possible.

Now, something like this, because it naturally leaves gaps.

You can actually think to yourself, "Well how can I maybe fill those gaps with something else?" And of course, with this you can.

But of course, all of these different colours might be something you can use in the next lesson.

So do keep filling that page with as much as you can.

If you're thinking to yourself specifically you'd like to have more cherries and raspberries on there, then make sure you plan for that.

Okay? And things like this is different.

Again, if you kind of do small little marks, that's a different way to create it as well.

It all counts.

If you want to do kind of more orangy space, you can.

You can use the side of your pencil like this, you see? And you can get a lot of coverage very quick.

Notice how I've left a little edge around? You can see this edge here? That's a little bit of breathing space around it.

And it means that you won't go off the edge and damage anything on your table.

You can see I'm just going to find every single way to fill, fill, fill that entire surface.

So, if you can pause the video, get your colouring pencils in hand, maybe a sharpener ready because it might run out as you work, fill that A4 page with as many different colours as you can.

The more colours you have, the more choice you have when you start creating your collage in the next lesson.

So, 10 minutes.

Go for it.

Well done.

Okay, we're going to move on.

We've got to create another sheet of A4 page.

It's quite tiring, isn't it, When you're filling a whole page with lots and lots of different colours? So again, just furiously covering those pages.

Again, sometimes art can be like that.

It can be quite exhausting to kind of fill a page with paper, with colour.

But of course, we're going to use these in the next lesson.

Again, how have I used the crayon? You can see some areas I've used the side.

I've used two crayons on top of each other, in some cases.

Sometimes I press really, really hard, so it's as bold as it can be.

What about anything else you can see? You can do lines.

You can build lots of different textures.

Again, notice that white frame around the edge.

You're going to be doing this next yourself.

So have you crayons at the ready.

There's all sorts of things you can do with crayon.

Again, fill that space as much as you can with nice bold colours.

Okay? You can obviously just do it like that.

You could even put it on its side so you have a different design.

Now you can see actually, underneath this piece of paper, I've got some cardboard so you can get some marks underneath.

So that's an interesting way of doing it as well.

Nothing stopping you from doing that.

You can obviously something similar to what we did with the colouring pencil with look, like the swirls.

Again, all of this will be some lovely blueberry.

You can see different directions.

Has a different outcome as well.

And again, leaving that little edge, that little blank space around the edge does help too.

If you want to have lots of different chocolate, have lots of different browns so you can choose from them in the next lesson.

Okay, it all will help you in the next lesson.

The more of this surface you cover, the more you've got in the next lesson.

Okay.

Pause the video and fill that page with as many different colours with crayon as possible, similar to mine.

Well done.

It's quite tiring, isn't it, to do lots and lots of different marks and lots of different things on your page? But of course, once you've got these, your ready for the next lesson.

Sometimes you spend a lot of time creating things, surfaces, before you actually develop them into art pieces.

But that's what you're doing today.

You've created this now crayon surface, which you can use in the future.

The next one is going to be to do with painting.

Of course, if you don't have paints at home, then don't worry about it.

But of course, whatever paint you've got, that's what you can use.

Once again, you can see there's that white frame around the edge.

That's going to help keep that paint within the paper and keep your desk a little bit tidier as well.

You can see I've used paint in different ways.

I stippled it.

And stippling is where you kind of tap your brush in a different way.

You can see in some cases I've used two different colours.

And in another case, I've got broad strokes.

So it's not just kind of the same thin line.

I've tried to create, use paint in different ways.

Sometimes times I haven't mixed it up very much.

You can see that orange space where it's kind of orange and white and kind of combining the two together.

Of course, that type of thing gives it a nice texture as well.

And all these textures we can use in the next lesson.

You might want to think to yourself about what types of cakes you want to have, because of course, if you want a chocolate cake, having different shades of brown will really make a difference, and will be helpful when you make those collages in the next lesson.

Okay, when using paint, of course, you want to make sure you're not too messy.

But of course, the nature of this means that you can be quite messy.

Something like this, you can just mark on, you can see these kind of broad strokes there.

That's quite a, getting that streaky kind of design, but I might even want on this bottom section a bit more kind of tone.

That's not a bad idea.

You can stipple your brush like this.

And again, it doesn't matter if you layer it over a little bit, that's not a problem.

You might want to change colours.

And if you know your colour theory, you might want to think to yourself, "Okay, well if I add a bit of yellow, then I'll get a nice green there." And this might be helpful when you start doing your design in the next lesson, you start cutting out these pieces of paper.

Bit of a muddy green, mind you.

Let's try and get some more here.

Notice how I'm kind of swirling my paint brush in a certain way.

And again, remember something like that might be quite good for like cream.

Even though it's a bit grey, you've got to have some cream in some cases.

But again, just getting those different shapes and designs on, it all means that you're design will be interesting.

And it can be a bit blobby, 'cause you'll let it dry, but you're filling the whole page with as much different paint as you can.

So, you've got 10 minutes.

Once again, pause the video, and when you're ready, fill a page with lots of different types of painted surfaces.

Off you go.

Well done.

And it's a busy lesson.

You should have three different pieces of A4 paper now to hand.

And all those pieces of A4 paper you will be able to use for your collage in the next lesson.

Now you can see what we're working towards.

There is the cake stand, with lots of different cakes on, all cut out from the collage sheets which I created on the left-hand side.

You can see my collage sheets and how I've used them in those collage cakes.

So don't worry if it looks a bit messy.

That's the point.

We want those different surfaces for the side of the cake.

Rarely, with the chocolate cake, you imagine the kind of pristine.

It's normally gloopy and quite messy.

You've got a lovely texture on cakes.

And obviously, remember what you're working towards.

Don't be too frustrated if it doesn't look perfect.

It doesn't matter.

What you're using it for is going to be what matters in the next lesson.

Those key words, again.

Texture is a surface that has an interesting feel.

Collage is a technique to cut and paste paper.

We're going to do that next lesson.

And of course, surface is what you've been creating all lesson.

You've created three different surfaces that you can use in your collage in the next lesson.

Okay? So, that's what we're working towards.

Well done.

Thanks for joining me today.

In the next lesson we're going to be using all those sheets in a much bigger piece.

But again, you might have found some really interesting things.

So, if you have an interesting surface that you want to share, do share us, share it with us, show us what you've produced.

Of course, art is one thing, when you create these small things in a room, but it's great to share and show what you've produced.

Please do ask your parent or carer for assistance if you're sharing your work to social media.

Well done, and I'll see you in the final lesson next week.