3D Collage

​3D Collages

By Jordan Fiut

Also called Mixed Media Sculpture, a 3D collage is made using many of the same techniques as a 2D collage. The only differences are 1.) the 'canvas' or frame used or 2.) the fact that this collage can be viewed from all angles.

How is it different from 2D?

If you have a large object that symbolically relates to your work, you could turn it into the base on which everything else is attached - just make sure that it's firm & sturdy, so that you can glue stuff down to it!

Find a base

Object base

Then add your collage.

This can be really helpful if you want your collage to interact with the base that it's sitting on, or to add more meaning to your work overall.

Multiple Select

Pick the 2 items which would make for good BASES.

• soft, squishy pillows

• a plastic/metal water bottle

• A bouquet of fake flowers

• A clock

If you took the 3D art class, you might remember plastering, where you can create any form you like out of aluminum foil and plastering over it like paper mache.

Create the base.

This allows you to create a custom-shaped base on which to build your collage, and can be helpful if you want a specific item/form but don't have it on hand.

Then add your collage.

​Plaster base

With a wooden block, an aluminum wire, and some sheer nylon, you can create an organically-shaped base canvas - no need to shape it into anything specific.

Create the base.

This presents a dynamic form to place your collage on, still allowing you to create a visually interesting 3D college.

Then add your collage

​Armature base

Multiple Choice

Your sculpture's form MUST relate to your chosen theme.

• True

• False

If you choose to do a 3D sculpture, you need to think about how it will be viewed from all sides and angles. How can you use use the 3D elements to your advantage?

A sculpture in the round

Hint: look back to the 2D techniques

3D texture

Remember, in the previous slideshow, you were taught about lifting the edges of your paper pieces, raising them above the rest of the canvas, and including even more 3D objects. These can all add to the 3D, in the round effect, and lead to a mode visually interesting piece.

Multiple Select

(PICK 3) Your sculpture can be...

• 2D

• 3D

• A bit of both

• 1D (a single straight line)