In this activity, learners will create experimental mixed-media costume designs on cardboard. They will use collage, guided by the materials, to make their designs, exploring texture, shape, composition and colour, with a final transformation from 2D to 3D.

This activity is aimed at ages 12 and upwards, but with additional support, can be explored with younger children.

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“I really like how this playful resource helps us to make a creative response inspired by a stimulus, ensuring that the stimulus is only an entry point into an outcome that will look totally different. Exploring the themes of colour, texture and composition through the lens of different artists also helps us see how we can interpret (and re-interpret) colours and materials in a meaningful way. Viewfinders and collage are also great tools for those who experience ‘fear of the white page’ and will allow learners to make conscious creative decisions as they go.” – Tobi, AccessArt

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