Creative Notebook: Experiment with Collage, Stamps, and Decoupage
A course by IXCHEL ESTRADA , Ilustradora
Dive into your own paper laboratory and explore different collage, decoupage, and stamping techniques

Dive into your own paper laboratory and explore different collage, decoupage, and stamping techniques
With collage, you can both create from scratch and decorate the objects around you. By combining it with the print, you will fill any surface with textures and patterns. Or, if you opt for decoupage, you will achieve an amazing mix of styles. In this online course, the illustrator Ixchel Estrada will teach you how to experiment with collage, stamping, and decoupage techniques to create unique pieces.
Throughout the units, you will fill your creative paper experiment notebook by playing with different methods and materials. Get ready to discover a different way of working on your collage projects.
What will you learn in this online course?
13 lessons & 23 downloads
- 96% positive reviews (202)
- 6,635 students
- 13 lessons (2h 36m)
- 23 additional resources (6 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, English
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
You will create a creative notebook that you will fill with paper experiments playing with collage, decoupage and stamping techniques.

Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone interested in collage as well as exploring new techniques and materials.
Requirements and materials
You will not need previous knowledge to take the course, just a great desire to experiment with cutting and pasting.
As for the materials, your teacher will detail them at the beginning of the course, but some of them are: paper, a notebook, adhesive, cutter and paints.

Reviews

IXCHEL ESTRADA
A course by IXCHEL ESTRADA
Originally from Mexico, Ixchel Estrada is an illustrator. He has had the opportunity to share his vision in magazines, television and cultural initiatives such as Algarabía Serpentina and Conaculta.
In addition, he has been able to collaborate with publishers and participate in various national and international exhibitions. It has more than 20 illustrated books, some titles translated into other languages and published in countries such as Taiwan, China and Korea.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
The laboratory: materials, tools and sample preparation
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Tools and materials
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Collage
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Print
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Decoupage
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U3
The experiment
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The idea
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Create the collection
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Create the file
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U4
Alter experiment
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Adhere and alter samples
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Alter file 1
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Alter file 2
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New possibilities
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FP
Final project
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Creative Notebook: Experiment with Collage, Stamps, and Decoupage
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Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
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lprebollo
Maravillosa profesora, conoce las técnicas y sabe explicarlas.
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nadiaromerosa
Ixchel is amazing. This course is fun, inspired me to be creative, to explore my ideas freely. I love it.
analiamperea
Excelentes explicaciones y muy ricas técnicas.
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karip9
Disfrute y me encantó el curso, me gusto mucho el collage y puede ver lo aprendido en mi trabajo final, es maravilloso lo que podemos hacer con estas técnicas.
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crabbyroad060100
I didn't really understand how much I learned until I watched this video a second time and used the suggestions. I was uncomfortable with the delay with the interpretation of the speaker but began to process what she was saying with that time. I enjoyed this course very much.