Getting Started in Mixed Media

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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 inspirationThe importance of using a range of color values 

How to work with unconventional toolsHow 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. Explore mixed media like never before! With Getting Started in Mixed Media, play and experiment with paints, mark making, color palettes, pattern building, and more to find your unique style, and create vibrant, distinctive artwork you’ll love.

Dedicated to serving creative makers at all levels of skill and experience, Quarry Books empowers creativity, providing inspiration and expertise with beautiful, hands-on content, igniting readers’ passion, enriching their experience, and cultivating their craft.

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