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Today, I'm going through the supply list, which happens to contain TONS of my favorite mixed media art MUST HAVES:) We're talkin' everything from what surfaces you can create mixed media art on (canvas, mixed media paper, art journals & more), to collage materials, matte medium, gesso, mod podge, gelatos, and how to "age" background collage with transparent acrylic ink to make it look vintange! Ohhh la la!!

Don't know how to draw faces, or feel intimidated by that whole process? You're NOT alone! I never expect my mixed media students to to draw from scratch. In fact, I provide a TRACEABLE for every mixed media art lesson I create :) Some people might feel tracing is "cheating," but I really feel like it depends on the objective of your art project.

If your goal is to improve your acrylic painting skills, using a transferred image eliminates the pressure of drawing, and gets you to the FUN PART of painting and helps you reach your flow state FASTER (which is ALWAYS a good thing in my book!).

Chapters:
00:39 What surfaces can you do mixed media art on?
02:14 How to use carbon transfer paper
04:08 Why tissue paper collage makes a beautiful background for mixed media art
04:34 I like mixed media art to be EASY. Here's why...
05:59 How to make your collage background look vintage with acrylic paints or acrylic inks
06:58 The BEST adhesive for tissue paper collage is liquitex matte medium
07:22 My favorite foam brush for mixed media collaging
07:43 Why CARBON transfer paper is better than graphite transfer paper for this project
08:28 Where I use liquitex white gesso like a "primer"
10:20 How to add face shading THE EASY WAY with gelatos
11:11 My favorite skin tone acyrlic paints & skin tone craft paints
12:33 Why you might want to have a hair dryer nearby
13:00 How using a sponge to apply acrylic paint can "age-ify" your collage layer
13:30 Why you need Posca paint pens in black & white (small nibs for this project!)
14:17 Faux feathers - where to get them, how to glue them down
14:30 Mod Podge - final ingredient
15:00 Where a glue gun might come in handy
15:29 How a stamp pad can intensify a vintage look


Here are the books related to this video or some that I may think you'd enjoy if you like Mixed Media art like I do!
📚 How to Draw Fun Fab Faces by Karen Campbell https://amzn.to/3ufF5RM
📚 Skin Tone Secrets by Karen Campbell https://amzn.to/3SEeOoz (today's video is based on an actual lesson I created for my Mixed Media Society members and appears in this book as well).
📚 How to Draw and Find Your Style by Karen Campbell https://amzn.to/48VkQI2
📚 Mixed Media Magic by Karen Campbell https://amzn.to/48RXCTn
📚 Mixed Media Hamburger Layering System by Karen Campbell https://amzn.to/3OneVU4

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OR 👉🏽 Learn to DRAW with me in my Fun Fab Drawing Club!

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Who the heck am I?
Hi! I'm Karen Campbell! Since founding Awesome Art School in 2016 I've dedicated my life to teaching fun and easy ways to make freaking AMAZING mixed media masterpieces so you can wow your family and friends!!! Life's too short not to make awesome art (and honestly? It's not hard if someone shows you how)!!

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