Mixed Media - Adults
Tuesday: 10am-Noon
Level: Beginners-Intermediate
Ages 14 and up
$45.00 per 2 hour class
Materials not included, please see the materials list below
CLASS DESCRIPTION
This course presents students with techniques and concepts that are common to various painting media, relief sculpting, layering and creating texture etc and how to combine several media into a finished work of art. This class is not limited to 2-D presentations or construction. This group will also explore some collage techniques. Thinking out of the box will be emphasized as a problem solving tool.
Materials:
2B pencil ( yellow school type) No mechanical pencils please
Sketch Book: min. 8.5x11
Kneaded eraser
Water Container
Paper Towels and or rags with bag for clean-up
Clothes protection
Neoprene or latex gloves - optional but recommended
Acrylic Matte Medium. (This is the "glue" we will start with it is a must, it can be shared with family members etc.)
Palette : Something with a lip works the best including lids from food containers, bring several. (Styrofoam plates work)
Palette Knives: plastic sets are fine
Paint:
Craft acrylics are great for this class (please limit the glitter paints) get a good array of colors: true reds, true
yellows, true blues, true greens, browns, black and a large white. All other colors can be mixed from this list but feel free to add a few assorted extras. Americana, Delta CreamCoat, Martha Stewart are good brands Craft Smart is acceptable.
AND Better
Acrylic tube Paint: CAUTION some of the store brands being sold are not suitable and will only frustrate you. Get a name brand like Liquitex or Golden. Avoid if possible any paint which has ‘hue’ as part of it’s name.
Colors: Crimson Red or Cadmium Red Medium, Magenta, Cyan, Cadmium Yellow Medium and Cadmium Yellow Light, Sap or Hookers Green, Mars Black or Carbon Black , Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Yellow Ocher, Ultramarine Blue, get a large size Titanium White
Brushes :
Synthetic or made for acrylic: #10 or #12 flat , #6 or #8 flat or bright, #6 or #8 filbert, #4
or #6 round, & a liner (small barrel long hairs), several sponge brushes.
Dry Media,
Such as colored pencils, watercolor pencils, crayons, oil pastels (Please get good brands like Prismacolor, Prang, Derwent, Crayola crayons are fine)
4 Canvas Boards minimum 8x10” to start with
Magazines with great pictures (3-5) and/or
Assorted scrap booking papers (Scraps are fine) and/or
Light weight fabrics & trims (Scraps are fine)
Newspapers for various reasons
Sissors
Small containers are handy for mixing, recycling is encouraged
Later in course:
Stretched canvas, hardboard panels, tracing paper and additional colors of acrylic paint, FIMO clay, or other clay,
a “collection of texture makers” such as: fruit nylon bags, foil, saran wrap, bubble wrap, commercially made stamps,
homemade or commercial stencils, kitchen tools, palette knives, plaster trowels etc - use your imagination),
Newspaper, rice paper or other media as determined by instructor and student.
Dry media, such as colored pencils, water color pencils, ink pencils, acrylic paint pens, art bars, pastels (Please get
good quality brands such as Prismacolor, or Derwent),
Acrylic Modeling Medium (To glue on heavier objects)
Level: Beginners-Intermediate
Ages 14 and up
$45.00 per 2 hour class
Materials not included, please see the materials list below
CLASS DESCRIPTION
This course presents students with techniques and concepts that are common to various painting media, relief sculpting, layering and creating texture etc and how to combine several media into a finished work of art. This class is not limited to 2-D presentations or construction. This group will also explore some collage techniques. Thinking out of the box will be emphasized as a problem solving tool.
Materials:
2B pencil ( yellow school type) No mechanical pencils please
Sketch Book: min. 8.5x11
Kneaded eraser
Water Container
Paper Towels and or rags with bag for clean-up
Clothes protection
Neoprene or latex gloves - optional but recommended
Acrylic Matte Medium. (This is the "glue" we will start with it is a must, it can be shared with family members etc.)
Palette : Something with a lip works the best including lids from food containers, bring several. (Styrofoam plates work)
Palette Knives: plastic sets are fine
Paint:
Craft acrylics are great for this class (please limit the glitter paints) get a good array of colors: true reds, true
yellows, true blues, true greens, browns, black and a large white. All other colors can be mixed from this list but feel free to add a few assorted extras. Americana, Delta CreamCoat, Martha Stewart are good brands Craft Smart is acceptable.
AND Better
Acrylic tube Paint: CAUTION some of the store brands being sold are not suitable and will only frustrate you. Get a name brand like Liquitex or Golden. Avoid if possible any paint which has ‘hue’ as part of it’s name.
Colors: Crimson Red or Cadmium Red Medium, Magenta, Cyan, Cadmium Yellow Medium and Cadmium Yellow Light, Sap or Hookers Green, Mars Black or Carbon Black , Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Yellow Ocher, Ultramarine Blue, get a large size Titanium White
Brushes :
Synthetic or made for acrylic: #10 or #12 flat , #6 or #8 flat or bright, #6 or #8 filbert, #4
or #6 round, & a liner (small barrel long hairs), several sponge brushes.
Dry Media,
Such as colored pencils, watercolor pencils, crayons, oil pastels (Please get good brands like Prismacolor, Prang, Derwent, Crayola crayons are fine)
4 Canvas Boards minimum 8x10” to start with
Magazines with great pictures (3-5) and/or
Assorted scrap booking papers (Scraps are fine) and/or
Light weight fabrics & trims (Scraps are fine)
Newspapers for various reasons
Sissors
Small containers are handy for mixing, recycling is encouraged
Later in course:
Stretched canvas, hardboard panels, tracing paper and additional colors of acrylic paint, FIMO clay, or other clay,
a “collection of texture makers” such as: fruit nylon bags, foil, saran wrap, bubble wrap, commercially made stamps,
homemade or commercial stencils, kitchen tools, palette knives, plaster trowels etc - use your imagination),
Newspaper, rice paper or other media as determined by instructor and student.
Dry media, such as colored pencils, water color pencils, ink pencils, acrylic paint pens, art bars, pastels (Please get
good quality brands such as Prismacolor, or Derwent),
Acrylic Modeling Medium (To glue on heavier objects)
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