Valentin Pavageau’s digital collages fuse surrealism with psychedelia Inspired by old paintings and stop motion, the illustrator combines small characters and vast landscapes to create dream-like images 09/04/2021 8:36 am French illustrator Valentin Pavageau creates digital collages which allow her to mix multiple influences and aesthetics that she’s inspired by. “If you select your sources carefully you can creates moods or atmospheres really of their own, without limitation of drawing ability or style,” she tells CR. “Digital collage especially allows unlimited possibilities in terms of background creation or colour scheme, and feels very much alive because every single aspect of the piece can change seamlessly all along the creative process. And it’s a relatively recent field of expression, so there’s still a lot to explore in my opinion.”