I like to make my own colorful tissue papers for collage art and it's super easy to do! The trick is to use Wet Strength Tissue Paper to get great results. Use it flat or crinkle the paper first before applying paint to get extra movement in the final results.
Acrylic painted Wet Strength Tissue Paper. Some of the sheets have spots from applying chunky salt when the paints are wet, then allowing them to dry.
It helps to start with fluid or very flowy acrylic paints to which you can even add a little water. Note that you can also add Acrylic AirBrush or Flow Medium to tube paints to help them become more water-like, but not loose their ability to adhere to the paper. You may notice a lot of paint wash away when you rinse your newly dried paper if too much plain water was added to the paint.
Here’s a YouTube 1 minute Short I did showing this process: https://youtube.com/shorts/ZVPafymbshg?si=BR3_98XMD5btJgvP
I hope this quick tip helps other artists out there. 🖋️😍
Supplies List for Painting Collage Papers
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Carnival White Wet Strength Tissue Paper - https://amzn.to/3IAoz2p
Golden Fluid Acrylic Paints 1oz Each Intro Set of 6 - https://amzn.to/43miPmh
Golden Fluid Acrylic Paints 1oz Each Set of 10 - https://amzn.to/4ag6nqA
Golden High Flow Acrylic Paints 1oz Each Intro Set of 6 - https://amzn.to/48Y9S3G
Golden High Flow Acrylic Paints 1oz Each Set of 10 - https://amzn.to/3IDcwBd
Arteza Palette Knife Set of 8 - https://amzn.to/3wE2Nb5
Plastic Stacking Shallow Paint Cups Set of 12 - https://amzn.to/4a0F1VO
Water Spray Bottle 8 oz Each Set of 3 Multi Color Tops - https://amzn.to/3TijJeY
Coarse Grain Salt - https://amzn.to/3wW0Mr3
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