Creative Paint Workshop for Mixed-Media Artists

OPPOSITE: Mountain River, Ann Baldwin, 11 " x 14" (27.9 x 35.6 crn). acrylic, crayon on rough water- color paper. Flowing, curvi ...

The Elements of Composition Your imagination knows no bounds when it comes to ab- straction. Sometimes, though, a viewer will in ...

COLOR Each color has a hue, which is its name (e.g., Cadmium Red, Chromium Green, Yellow Ocher, or Ultramarine Blue). The hue al ...

SHAPE Shapes can be either positive or negative. Positive shapes are those that have been intentionally created against a backgr ...

CLOCKWISE, 37 Count, Ann Baldwin, 12 " x 12" (30.5 x 30.5 cm), acrylic, collage, ink on canvas. Cycles #26, Ann Baldwin, 12" x 1 ...

44 I CREATIVE PAINT WORKSHOP Windborne, Ann Baldwin, 12" x 12 " (305 x 305 em), ink, digital photograph, acrylic on canvas. Priv ...

LINES Lines can be curved or straight and can be used to divide space. Contour lines help to define shapes. Lines can bring ener ...

ABOVE: Shadows (, Ann Baldwin, 36" x 18" (91.4 x 45.7 em], ink. digital photographs, oil pastel, acrylic on canvas. Private coll ...

TOP: (detail) SAylines II, Ann Baldwin, 3 6" x 18 " (91.4 x 45.7 em). ink, graphite, d igital photo- graphs, acrylic on canvas. ...

TEXTURE Texture ranges from rough to smooth. Roughness creates animation and energy. Areas of smoothness can provide resting pla ...

Judging Composition in Abstract Painting Composition in abstract painting can be t ricky if the shape is in the wrong place. The ...

Step-by-Step Painting This project takes you through the different steps involved in creating a layered abstract painting. It ma ...

4 A foam stencil has been used to stamp a decorative pattern on the right. Another layer of Ouinacridone Crimson has been added ...

Experiments in Texture Mixed-media paintings often contain textured materials. Cheese- cloth, netting, tissue paper, canvas, str ...

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Materials for Creating Texture It is important to recognize that textures form a vital part of the composition. The more promine ...

CHEESECLOTH You can ~nd cheesecloth in grocery stores where it is sold for use as a strainer in cooking It was originally used t ...

TISSUE PAPER Tissue paper is an inexpensive and versatile collage material. It can be used to create a lightly textured first la ...

PAPER DOILIES These come in several different pat- terns and colors. For easier integra- tion, choose white or light-colored pap ...

Creating Texture with Acrylic Mediums There is now a wide range of mediums which can be used on their own or added to paint to g ...