• Low tack paper tape.
• Leaves no residue when peeled, and doesn’t tear the paper it’s attached to.
• Has an opaque, white color.
• Really good for taping down the borders of your paper.
• Adheres to surfaces well.
• Terrific for taping the edges of a painting to a board.
• Won’t stick to your paper when you peel it off, allowing you to get a perfectly smooth, even edge on your painting.
• Excellent all purpose tape which has tons of uses!
• Creates very crisp, clean folds.
• Excellent for book binding, handmade zines, etc.
• Lasts forever.
• Great for making an even surface when gluing surfaces.
• Has a slight texture.
• Comes in a range of colors.
• Very durable, lasts much longer than a book covered with paper.
• Great for book binding.
Coptic Bookbinding
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• A household cleaner and degreaser.
• Use to transfer images from paper onto other surfaces.
• Creates transferred images that look faded and historical.
• Excellent for achieving cohesion between collaged images.
• Make sure to use citrasolv in a well venitilated area!
• Is not very sticky.
• Can be placed on your artwork, but lifts off without tearing your artwork.
• Great for sticking an artwork to your drawing board.
• Excellent for collage projects.
• Not strong enough for thicker supplies like wood or 30 ply chipboard
• Comes in small and large sizes.
• Affordable and portable.
Visual Journaling
NYT Paper Trail Collages
Painted Paper Collage
• Comes in large and small sizes.
• Glue guns are hot, be cautious as you can get burns!
• Terrific for gluing diverse media together.
• Not good for detailed work, hot glue gets messy easily.
• Make sure to buy glue sticks that fit your glue gun!
• Collect brochures and flyers from museums.
• Search for interesting textures, colors, and landscapes.
• Hunt for imagery that would be good backgrounds in addition to figurative subjects.
Visual Journaling
NYT Paper Trail Collages
Painted Paper Collage
• Can be used as an adhesive, comes in many different versions.
• Terrific for sealing a collage once finished.
• Archival glue.
• Excellent for book binding and collage projects.
• Dries clear, is white when wet.
• Most effective when painted on thinly with a glue brush.
Lotus & Meandering Books
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• Terrific for cutting shapes in the middle of a page.
• Capable of creating very small, precise cuts.
• Great for cutting out shapes that are irregular.
• Wear a kevlar glove for protection.
Visual Journaling
NYT Paper Trail Collages
Painted Paper Collage
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