Creating backgrounds for artwork
April 9, 2008 by Cyndi Lavin
Filed under Home & Living

Here are some of my favorite methods for creating background papers to use in mixed media art, both physical and digital! You can find an up-to-date list of these techniques anytime by clicking on the link for Creating Backgrounds for Artwork in the sidebar under “Pages”.
A photographic collage
Multi-stamped background papers
Freezer paper background papers
Mixed paper collage backgrounds
Textured tissue paper backgrounds
Making a mixed text background
Textured collage papers – part 1















Wow!…this is great! Thank you for all the wonderful ideas for backgrounds…I must get busy trying them all!
Creatively Yours, Laura
I hope you enjoy every single one of them Laura! Thanks
What a great service you’ve done for newbies to mmart ! Great pics, showing examples of what’s supposed to happen. Thank you.
Thank you, Tony! I hope that lots of folks will find these tutorials helpful
Cyndi you are my personal Mrs Clause….love them all….
Thank you for your generosity in posting all these wonderful tutorials. First fabric ….now paper. So happy.
Shirley in Oz
Glad to make you happy, Shirley!