As I work making physical collages, I clean my brushes, experiment with various elements, paint, write, etc. on the paper that protects my counter.
When the paper gets too messy, I take it off and replace it with new paper. I don’t throw the messy paper out, however, because there’s often cool stuff on it that I can tear up and use in the next collage.
This is an example of what I saved while making a handmade book. I’ve tweaked it a bit in Photoshop, but basically it remains true to the original.
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