Painted Notes
Painted Notes
Dust off your art supplies & join Lisa Spangler for an adventure into mixed media. In this class, Lisa will walk you through a variety of techniques in working with watercolors, gouache, collage and more. Turn your cards into works of art as you build your confidence with mixed media!
Taught by:
Lisa Spangler @sideoats
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What you'll learn +
- Overcome your mixed media fears by making simple cards
- Watercolor techniques, including using different brushes to achieve different looks
- Techniques using gouache
- Getting the most from pigment sticks, such as gelatos/neocolor crayons
- How to transform patterned paper
- Two ways to do a resist technique with gel medium and stencils
- Second and third generation stamping techniques
- Working with gesso on chipboard, and adding color
- Collage tips for cardmaking
- How to finish the backs of cards
- Ideas for turning a set of cards into a gift
Lessons
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1. Overview
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2. Finding Inspiration From Your Supplies
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3. Shape It Up
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4. A Gel Medium Technique You Can't Resist
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5. Just "Gesso-ing" Around
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6. Collage College
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7. Wrap It Up + Gift Sets
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Painted Notes
Dust off your art supplies & join Lisa Spangler for an adventure into mixed media. In this class, Lisa will walk you through a variety of techniques in working with watercolors, gouache, collage and more. Turn your cards into works of art as you build your confidence with mixed media!
Taught by:
Lisa Spangler @sideoats
-
What you'll learn +
- Overcome your mixed media fears by making simple cards
- Watercolor techniques, including using different brushes to achieve different looks
- Techniques using gouache
- Getting the most from pigment sticks, such as gelatos/neocolor crayons
- How to transform patterned paper
- Two ways to do a resist technique with gel medium and stencils
- Second and third generation stamping techniques
- Working with gesso on chipboard, and adding color
- Collage tips for cardmaking
- How to finish the backs of cards
- Ideas for turning a set of cards into a gift