collage
Pasted art medley
A collage is an artwork made by gluing various materials—paper, photographs, fabric, found objects—onto a surface.
The technique emphasizes juxtaposition and layering.
By extension, any composite of disparate elements: The film is a collage of interviews, archival footage, and animation.
The verb means to create such a composition.
Glued cutout decoration art
- montageAssembled sequence of images
- photomontageCombined image artwork
- cutoutsRemoved sections, often decorative
- layeringForming successive strata
juxtaposition · bricolage · papier-mâché · frottage · assemblage · composition · transfers · stenciling
Pressed pulp for writing
- scissorsPivoted twin-blade cutter
- glueBonding substance
- magazinesPeriodic illustrated publications
- photographsLight-captured images
fabric · newsprint · ephemera · clippings · tickets · postcards · ribbon · buttons
Gathered set of items
- patchworkFabric scraps sewn together
- medleyVaried mixture or blend
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- compositeMade of distinct parts
amalgamation · conglomeration · ensemble · fusion · synthesis · meld · combination · assortment
Book for preserving mementos
- albumUnified collection of recordings
- photographsLight-captured images
- memoriesStored past experiences
- keepsakesItems preserved for sentiment
mementos · souvenirs · nostalgia · reminiscence · childhood · journal · diary · chronicle
Adjacent contrasting placement
- surrealismIrrational, dreamlike aesthetic
- dadaismAbsurdist artistic movement
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
- abstractCondensed version of text
fragmented · layered · textured · whimsical · chaotic · harmonious · cubist · experimental
Professional graphics manipulation program
- layersStacked levels or coatings
- compositingCombining visual elements digitally
- filtersSelective passage barriers
- blendingCombining into uniformity
masking · transparency · graphics · manipulation · overlay · mockup · moodboard · Pinterest
decoupage
Glued cutout decoration art
- montageAssembled sequence of images
- photomontageCombined image artwork
- cutoutsRemoved sections, often decorative
layering · juxtaposition · bricolage · papier-mâché · frottage · assemblage · composition · transfers · stenciling · mixed-media
paper
Pressed pulp for writing
photographs · fabric · newsprint · ephemera · clippings · tickets · postcards · ribbon · buttons · sequins
collection
Gathered set of items
composite · amalgamation · conglomeration · ensemble · fusion · synthesis · meld · combination · assortment · tapestry
scrapbook
Book for preserving mementos
- albumUnified collection of recordings
- photographsLight-captured images
- memoriesStored past experiences
keepsakes · mementos · souvenirs · nostalgia · reminiscence · childhood · journal · diary · chronicle · heirloom
juxtaposition
Adjacent contrasting placement
- surrealismIrrational, dreamlike aesthetic
- dadaismAbsurdist artistic movement
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
abstract · fragmented · layered · textured · whimsical · chaotic · harmonious · cubist · experimental · Rauschenberg
Photoshop
Professional graphics manipulation program
- layersStacked levels or coatings
- compositingCombining visual elements digitally
- filtersSelective passage barriers
blending · masking · transparency · graphics · manipulation · overlay · mockup · moodboard · Pinterest · Canva
- artfine art, Renaissance, painters, masterpieces, paint
- art formspainting, drawing, sculpture, photography, music
- artepintura, oleo, sketch, croquis, tempera
- photosphotograph, photos, photo, snapshot, picture
- visual mediafilm, video, drawing, photograph, television
- visualsimage, illustrations, photograph, images, diagram
collagepainting
Pigment on canvas
drawing · oil painting · watercolor · sketch · photograph
- photo collageComposite of multiple images
- collage artAssembled mixed-media composition
- digital collageLayered electronic image composition
- paper collageArtwork of glued fragments
- collage makerOne who composes from fragments
- magazine collageImages cut and arranged
collate, collation, collages, collaged, collaging, photocollage, photocollages