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  • ONLINE Beyond the Basics: Acrylics - Mixed Media Style - Wed 12th October 2022 at 10am

ONLINE Beyond the Basics: Acrylics - Mixed Media Style - Wed 12th October 2022 at 10am

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Due to the interactive nature of this workshop, we would encourage students to participate live and work along with Karen, if possible.

A video playback service will still be provided to all students.

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Tutor: Karen Carter
 
Wed 12th October 10am - 12pm
(UK timings)
 
This LivePlus™ online workshop is an ideal follow on for any of Karen's acrylics classes, but is equally suitable for beginners and improvers.  No experience needed, just a big apron and a willingness to have a go.
 
Workshop details
In this two-hour workshop, Karen will show you how to c
ombine acrylics with pastes, aggregates and collage.  Acrylics are perfect for using with a whole variety of other media, from things you can find in your kitchen cupboard to polyfilla and texture pastes. 

To start we will create a textural ground to work on, using old buildings as our subject matter. We will create an interesting surface using both pastes and collage material, then use the paint both thickly and thinly to enhance the different layers while developing our image.

Add some drawn and scribbled marks with oil pastels or water-soluble crayons and acrylic pens, and a bit of spattering to create a lively loose image.


We would encourage you to have your paints ready to work along with Karen during the class, but you could also choose to just watch and learn - the decision is up to you.  All students will be given access to the recording of the class, which you can watch as many times as you wish for thirty days.

Specific skills you will learn at the workshop
  • Creating textured grounds with collage and aggregates
  • Using the paint thick/thin & transparent/opaque 
  • Use of mediums & pastes 
  • Adding additional media

Equipment & materials list
Materials are not included in the course fee. All the materials and equipment you will need are listed below.


  • Medium weight mixed media or watercolour paper for exercises
  • Heavyweight watercolour paper (300gsm or heavier) or board
  • White tissue paper / textured, ribbed or handmade papers
  • Aggregates: sand / polenta / crushed eggshell….or anything similar
  • Gel matt medium
  • Chalk sticks ground to a powder or ready-made texture paste or polyfilla
  • Acrylic paints: Process Cyan, Process Magenta, Process Yellow, Black, White (Karen recommends Daler Rowney System 3 but feel free to use any others you may have)
  • Optional: Posca Pens (Pens with liquid acrylic inside – other brands are available), oil pastels / water-soluble crayons such as Neocolour 2
  • Brushes – whatever you have (including scraggy old brushes!) – Karen suggests a flat synthetic, a round synthetic and a fine brush
  • Mixing palette / plate
  • Kitchen roll
  • Water pots
  • Apron or old shirt (essential – acrylics are waterproof when dry!)

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www.greatart.co.uk 
www.hobbycraft.co.uk

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