Mixed Media Lab

This will be a class where the students will learn how to use a variety of media and techniques to include in their own work such as how and why to use different art "mediums" and how they are applied/used on a variety of substrates. It is a sort of "skills lab" for the mixed media artist. Each week we will experiment using different media and mediums to see what effects we can achieve when combining techniques and art materials.

Experience Level: Beginning to Intermediate

Materials list:

• Paper: If you want to really experience the full potential of Pastels I would highly recommend investing in some Pastelmat..it can be painted on as well as accepts pastels beautifully but it is expensive. Otherwise, since much of our time spent will be experimental you can actually use less expensive papers such as print-making paper or sketch paper. Rives BFK and Stonehenge papers work well.

Additional materials:

• Black charcoal pencils
• Kneaded eraser
• Brayer: for mark-making and drawing. They come in different sizes such as 1.5”, 2”, 2.5”, and 3”. I like using the 1.5”, 2” and 2.5” so those would be good sizes to have. You really only need one, though so I would start with a 2” or 2.5”.
• Texture makers: I have a bunch of silicon rubber tools which have cut edges in different types of patterns which are fun to use to add textures into wet media. I will bring mine so you don’t need to purchase any of those.