Creating a Mixed Media Collage from Your Own Doodles

How might the doodles you make without thinking become the foundation for your next artwork?

In this week’s Monday Marks, I explore how spontaneous doodles can become the foundation for intentional mixed media collage. By scanning or tracing intuitive marks and rebuilding them with hand-painted papers, artists can transform quick gestures into carefully composed artworks. This approach balances playful exploration with deliberate labor, helping artists discover patterns, rhythms, and shapes that naturally emerge in their personal mark language.

If you’re a mixed media artist who wants structured, layered growth in your practice, this is exactly what we explore inside Paste and Paper Playground. Learn more about the membership here

Drawing materials (pen, pencil, marker)
Acrylic paints
Super Matte medium
Hand-painted papers
Scanner or tracing paper
Scissors or craft knife
Mixed media substrate