Getting Started in Mixed Media: Tips, Techniques, and Step-By-Step Projects to Build Your Skills, Confidence, and Creative Style

Create stunning layered mixed-media art and discover your unique creative voice with the techniques, ideas, and projects in Getting Started in Mixed Media . Combining watercolor , acrylic paint , pencil , ink , and crayon can produce incredible artwork--or a big, hot mess. Laura Horn will show you how to skip the mess and go straight to incredible by working both intuitively and mindfully . And, you'll discover ways to develop your own personal style in the process. See how easy it is to turn a blank page into cohesive artwork , starting with easy techniques to create an abstract foundation with watercolor. Then, build on the shapes, adding patterns, marks, and more color . All the while, you'll learn how pattern and color add unity and flow to a piece. In Getting Started in Mixed Media , you'll also discover: Ways to experiment with a variety of marks and motifs , and how to make them your own How different supplies interact, and how to play with unexpected results Where to find color palette inspiration The importance of using a range of color values How to work with unconventional tools How to evaluate and edit a piece No matter where you are in your mixed-media explorations, this book will add fresh ideas to your repertoire and allow your creativity to soar .