Portraits and Figures in Mixed Media

 

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Date: July 19, 20, 21
Total Workshop Time: 18 Hours
Medium: Mixed Media

Skill Level: All Levels
Min Students: 10
Max Students: 12

Instructor:

Tony Thielen

 Overview:

During this workshop, students will be encouraged to envision possibilities rather than focusing solely on the present. By drawing inspiration from both imagination and reality, participants will engage in a creative mixed media journey. The exploration will lead to discovering a harmonious blend between the elements.

The workshop will focus on mixed media drawing, painting and collage as a form of creative expression. Participants will respond to photo references and experiment with various materials to develop original and dynamic solutions. Expect to push boundaries by exaggerating, distorting and elongating to produce bold and emotive artwork. The session will include demonstrations, feedback, and personalized as well as group guidance.

This is a very technique driven workshop, so be prepared to participate in many exercises.

Goals:

The overall goal is to find a balance between representation, abstraction, and expressiveness, as well as between structure and serendipity, control and spontaneity, intentionality and instinct. Students will need to embrace the possibility of their mixed media artworks evolving unexpectedly and leading them to unanticipated destinations.

  • Students will walk away with many techniques

  • Exercises, that when practiced regularly, will help elevate your abilities and your art

  • You will produce a lot of art

Student Supply List:

Some type of stiff board to tape paper down while you create on it. A good size would be 18”x24” inches. It could be a piece of smooth wood from your local hardware store, Gator board, or even a stiff piece of plastic. It doesn’t have to be fancy.

  • Sketchbook: minimum size 8.5x11

  • Watercolor paper pads: 9x12 and 12x18 Canson heavy weight

  • Round bristle brush: I use a Robert Simmons Signet brush #6 round

  • A variety of watercolor/acrylic brushes (your favorites). I use mostly flats, but will use smaller round brushes for details.

  • Willow or Vine Charcoal Sticks (Link)

  • Erasers: Hard eraser, Chamois

  • Charcoal Kit: Faber-Castell 10pc Set

  • Graphite pencils

  • Colored Pencils

  • Oil Pastels (A basic starter kit. These do NOT need to be Expensive oil pastels)

  • Water-soluble colored pencils or Water-soluble crayons

  • Krylon workable fixatif

  • Pencil Sharpener

  • Heavy body Gesso

  • Washi Tape variety (Link)

  • Liquitex Fluid Matte Medium (Link)

  • 8oz Golden Soft Gel Gloss medium (Link)

  • 8oz Mason Jar

  • Oil Pastels, a basic set of colors

  • Gamsol (link)

  • Ultra Fine Water Mister (Link)

  • Container for holding water (medium to large)

  • Paper Towels (I use the blue shop towels)

  • Painter’s or artist’s tape

  • Palette: (Palette paper, or Sta-wet)

Heavy body Acrylics:

  • Titanium White or white gesso

  • Burnt Sienna

  • Yellow Ochre

  • Cad Orange

  • Cad. Red Light

  • Phthalo Blue

  • Any other colors you want to bring

High Flow Acrylics or Watercolors:

  • Naphthol Red Light

  • Cerulean Blue Hue

  • Hansa Yellow Medium

  • Any other colors you want to bring (I often use bright colors like neon pink)

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