Step 1. I start with a good photo reference. In this case, I used several photos I took myself at Monterey, Carmel, and Pismo Beaches in California. I sort of mashed them together into one drawing and began cutting and tearing paper.
Step 2. I like to start at the top and work my way down. The sky first, then the water.
Step 3. The children had to be traced onto tracing paper to save the shapes because the water and sand pieces will cover the lines. Then I glued the collage pieces directly onto the tracing paper to make the children.
Step 4. I left the background land jutting out into the water for last.
Step 5. Then I search through my little drawings, faces, and words for just the right pieces to fit into my composition. And I'm done.
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