How to create a mixed-media collage

Retro effects and collage maker tools are very much in vogue at the moment, with people turning to scrapbook-style collages to distribute their photo collections. With this in mind, there are many collage techniques that can be used in design and one such is the mixed-media collage.

This tutorial uses the latest some basic layering and masking techniques, coupled with some paper craft elements that we'll montage together to create an interesting textured collage with lots of depth.

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