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Mixed Media - Adults - ages 16 and up

$45.00 per 2 hour class

Virtual Instruction is available. Contact the Artist.
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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                  
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 
Palette : Something with a lip works the best including lids from food containers, bring several. (Styrofoam plates work)
Palette Knives: plastic sets are fine or disposable dinnerware
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,  Primary Blue or Cyan, 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/o r Light weight fabrics & trims (Scraps are fine) , These can be shared
Newspapers for various reasons : Can be shared
Sissors
Having a  few small containers are handy for mixing, recycling is encouraged
Optional:
        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)

Go to my other currently offered classes:


Drawing: Ages 8 to 13
Mixed Media: Ages 8 to 13
Oils: Ages 10 to 13
Watercolor: Ages 8 to 13

Acrylics: beginning to Intermediate level  - Adults
Drawing: beginning to Intermediate level  - Adults
Oils: beginning to Intermediate level  - Adults
Watercolor: beginning to Intermediate level - Adults
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