Drawing and Painting on Teabags for Collage
In this article, I show different types of tea and coffee brewing papers and how to draw and paint on these gorgeous organic looking surfaces after the brewing is done!
Beetle No. 2 is a permanent marker and acrylic painting I did on a used teabag. At the time of writing this article, this artwork is available on my Etsy shop at this link: https://tristinadietzart.etsy.com/listing/1171071976/beetle-no-2-original-art-acrylic .
You can watch me create the blue beetle painting on my YouTube channel in this 10 minute video:
To learn more about prepping and painting on used tea and coffee bags, read and watch on…
Brewed tea and coffee bags. The bright yellow bags had ginger & turmeric in them.
After brewing tea or coffee, I let the bags or filters dry, then cut or tear them open and dispose of the tea or coffee grounds, and if needed I even rinse the papers clean and allow them to dry again before using them to draw or paint on.
Coffee and tea filters and bags after brewing and having been cleaned & opened. The big round paper on the right has a collage artwork in progress.
Below is the full video workshop of my live session about drawing and painting on Teabags. The drawing materials, acrylic paints and accessories used in the video are listed afterwards in this article. Enjoy! 🎨
Here are the reference websites I mentioned in the video that I have found helpful for finding royalty free imagery:
https://pixabay.com/
https://morguefile.com/
Here are the links to the artists on Instagram that I showed near the beginning of the video:
https://www.instagram.com/kleeblattcreations/
https://www.instagram.com/lillapalmer/
https://www.instagram.com/carolwebsterart/
https://www.instagram.com/claudette_hasenjager/
https://www.instagram.com/carolsmixedmedia/
https://www.instagram.com/book.and.paper.arts/
Note that if you are not comfortable drawing or painting with acrylics on teabags, you can also stamp on them with a permanent archival ink for quick and easy imagery.
Feel free to ask me follow-up questions in the comments below. Thanks for watching!!! 😍
Bird of Paradise drawing and painting on a used coffee bag that was created during the video workshop.
Supplies List for Drawing and Painting in Acrylics on Teabags Projects
Here are the books I mentioned during the show as well as the supplies list for the acrylic paints, micron pens and accessories shown. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases for links below that lead to Amazon.
Book - Adventures in Mixed Media Art - Inspiration, Techniques & Projects for Painting, Collage & More edited by Amy Jones - https://amzn.to/4gyNrHs
Book - Craft-a-Doodle - 75 Creative Exercises from 18 Artists by Jenny Doh - https://amzn.to/4guj313
Book - Tokyo Street Style - A Coloring Book by Zoe de las Cases - https://amzn.to/3ZAmAov
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Pebeo Origin Acrylics Paints - https://www.dickblick.com/products/pebeo-origin-acrylic-paints/
Pebeo Studio Green Bindex Acrylic Medium - https://www.dickblick.com/products/pebeo-studio-green-bindex-3-in-1-acrylic-binder/
Pebeo Studio Green Modeling Paste Acrylic Medium - https://www.dickblick.com/products/pebeo-studio-green-modeling-pastes/
Liquitex Professional Matte Acrylic Gel Medium 16oz Jar - https://amzn.to/3XEOzk4
Golden Fluid Matte Acrylic Medium 8oz Jar - https://amzn.to/3XVqCXl
Sakura Pigma Micron Pens Permanent Black Various Tip Sizes Set of 8 - https://amzn.to/4eBMkFk
Sakura Micron Pen Set of 6 - https://amzn.to/4gkjTgN
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Ranger Archival Ink Black Re-Inker 1/2oz - https://amzn.to/4gDL4TC
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Princeton Select Artiste Brushes Set of 6 - https://amzn.to/47Ftnio
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Tonic Studios Tim Holtz Mini Scissors - https://amzn.to/3XFBmrg
Wood Brush Rest Set of 2 - https://amzn.to/3xLr0gI
My Recommended Cloth-Like Viva Paper Towels - https://amzn.to/3Ur9rLA
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https://www.dietzart.gallery/supply-links
Acrylic painted teabag attached to a collage on handmade paper.
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Detail showing a teabag tag and string on the artwork, "The Zen of Tea." At the time of writing this article, this artwork is available on my Etsy shop at the following link: https://tristinadietzart.etsy.com/listing/1592569653/the-zen-of-tea-original-abstract-wall .
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