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Exploring Mixed Media

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  • Mixed Media

Mixed media is a visual art form that allows the artist to use a variety of mediums to create an art piece. Exploration of a wide range of materials and techniques is emphasized in this six-week course. Students can combine drawing, painting, and collage with a wide range of processes such as relief printing, frottage, marbling, stencilling, sponging on paper, wood, and canvas, etc. Students will organize and assemble the project pieces to create a series of mixed media works combining a variety of different surfaces and effects during this course. This class is designed for beginners and those wishing to experiment with new methods of working with texture and combinations of traditional and non-traditional materials. Demonstrations, reviews, and samples will provide inspiration with each class session.

Fall 2020: 6 weeks: Tuition: $309 + Materials Fee: $15 = Total: $324

Notes: PLEASE NOTE: Due to COVID 19, special policies and regulations will apply. Students must be in agreement with these health and safety regulations and TSA's policies in order to enrol.
* This course is not currently open for registration

What you will learn

- Exploration of several mark making methods

- Research: Contemporary and historical methods plus how this impacts the student’s knowledge of the breadth of this medium

- How mixed media incorporates itself into other practices/painting/sculpture/installation

- Importance of use of space, combination of subject matter and organizational strategies

Materials to Bring

Please keep your receipts in case you need to return materials.

Supplies. Please remember that professional quality materials are far superior to student quality for decent results.

Fall 2020:  Some supplies will be available to the group, including tools that will be sanitized between uses

Students are responsible for providing the following supplies:

  • Paper: Canson mixed media pads - pick a preferred size. We generally go large! 98 – 138 lbs, 9 x 12” and 18 x 24”
  • Acrylic Paints: a decent quality (such as Golden, Windsor Newton, Liquitex). Cadmium red, cadmium yellow, ultramarine blue, hookers green, magenta, lamp black, ochre, burnt sienna, alizarin crimson, titanium white (large), and metallic
  • FW Acrylic inks: (at least 6 colours - there are also pearlescent and metallic colours) white, lemon yellow, flame red, emerald green, prussian blue, magenta
  • Brushes: synthetic nylon are good (minimum# 2, # 6, # 10) flat brushes are preferred (and whatever else you can afford)
  • Gel medium - for gluing and sealing
  • Retarder medium to slow down drying time with acrylic paints
  • Paper towel
  • Synthetic sponges
  • Sketchbook - 50 lb minimum
  • Pencils - 2B
  • Paper palettes for mixing paints, transparent egg cartons for mixing inks
  • Sharp cutting knife
  • Plastic eraser
  • Good pointed scissors - manicure scissors are also handy
  • Masking tape
  • Small rulers

Suppliers: Staples for heat transfer paper, Aboveground art supply, Gwartzmans art supply. DeSerres art supply

Optional: Canvases and wooden panels are an option if you wish to work with them

A small book or plastic folder with inserts that can be used to keep samples, notes and all ideas and sketches

Thin latex gloves, if desired, are a good idea