Dendritic Collage Papers Another collage paper experiment. I swear, these are so very addicting to create. Talk about cool effects! I think it is the unpredictable nature of the medium and the grand reveal when finally pulling off the paper from the plate. In this case, the “plate” is a sheet of acrylic. The recommended plate is plexiglass, but I didn’t have any. I did, however, have many sheets of acrylic leftover from my father’s foray into his “stained glass” windowlites that he gifted everyone we know for Christmas for many, many years. I have fond memories of making these with my dad and was excited to see him with such a continuing passion for art even into his later years. Thanks, Dad. Now it is my turn to have the art addiction bug bite me in MY later years.  First experiment: heavy body acrylics, both laid down in just dots and then brushed on in a layer: Second experiment: metallic gold fluid acrylic Third experiment: acrylic inks Results: heavy body acrylics work ...