Creative Mixed Media

Explore, experiment, combine and create! Students explore alternative means to employ familiar mediums, such as acrylic paint, watercolour, ink, charcoal, pencil, coloured pencil and pastel. Students learn more about the properties of each material and how they interact with each other. They also experiment with an assortment of grounds and mediums available for acrylics, including self-levelling gel, modelling paste and dry medium ground. Each exercise is intended to illustrate the principles of composition and to explain the many techniques available. Students are introduced to a number of historical and contemporary artists whose works attest to the varied and stunning results in the realm of mixed media. Each session includes demonstrations, one-to-one instruction and class discussions.