Mix It up Layer by Layer
  • Art Journal & Mixed Media
  • Just For Fun
  • 100%

One of the main goals of creating is to play and have fun. In this class, that’s exactly what Cindy Gilstrap encourages! She’ll demonstrate different ways of adding mixed media layers to a blank page to create fun and colorful backgrounds. You’ll then see how she uses those backgrounds to make other unique projects that prove—when it comes to creativity—the possibilities really are endless!

  • What you'll learn +
    • Create a multi-layer, mixed media background using simple tools and steps
    • Layer paint, stencils, and mark-making tools
    • Incorporate collages into layers
    • Blend stamping, ink, and doodling into layers
    • Make unique finished projects from a mixed media background
Lessons
  1. 1. Paint, Stencils, & Mark Making
  2. 2. Collage & Blending the Layers
  3. 3. Stamps, Ink, & Doodling
  4. 4. Using Your Mixed Media Backgrounds
Related Classes
Mix It up Layer by Layer
  • Art Journal & Mixed Media
  • Just For Fun
  • 100%

One of the main goals of creating is to play and have fun. In this class, that’s exactly what Cindy Gilstrap encourages! She’ll demonstrate different ways of adding mixed media layers to a blank page to create fun and colorful backgrounds. You’ll then see how she uses those backgrounds to make other unique projects that prove—when it comes to creativity—the possibilities really are endless!

  • What you'll learn +
    • Create a multi-layer, mixed media background using simple tools and steps
    • Layer paint, stencils, and mark-making tools
    • Incorporate collages into layers
    • Blend stamping, ink, and doodling into layers
    • Make unique finished projects from a mixed media background
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I liked learning Cindy's "recipe" for creating background. Using alternating warm and cool color families is something new to me and a way of choosing color that I will continue to play with. Thank you.
2015 01 12 10.47.22
@LynAsa Pearl City, HI
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