A Finished Mixed-media Artwork in 3 Steps!
First, look through your stash of materials for inspiration. Papers, colors, imagery, embellishments...find your motivation before you start.
When you've decided on some of the media and a color scheme, try an arrangement with the largest pieces first (the background), and work "up" or outward from there. The photo below shows my initial layout.
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| A nature theme and neutral colors. |
and added acrylic paint, but of course
the piece needed more work.
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| This collage - painting is not finished yet! |
Burlap and corrugated cardboard
add texture!
Finally, as shown below,
I decided on a primary
color scheme and added
red and blue accents.
White and black are the
extreme values I desired.
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| The finished mixed media painting. |
OMG, I just realized I "put a bird on it." Damn!
ReplyDeleteLOL. You could always collage something over it, but that would be a shame because it really works and is the focal point of the collage. And it has a sweet Mother's Day feel to it, unless the fox gets a hold of those babies. Anyway, I like the how to.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Anon. You are the best!
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