MIXED MEDIA TIPS AND TRICKS

        

I used colored pencil here.

I hope to inspire you

with the content below

even if one or two are 
old pointers

(to you, anyway)

that you haven't

used in awhile!

 

 

 

 

Check your values: Before

adding the finishing touches

to your artwork, take a picture

with your digital camera using

the black and white setting,

or change it to black and white

on your computer. You'll be

able to quickly judge if your

values are correct. 



 

Heat up the texture:
Have you tried this technique?
Paint a canvas with a heavy

coat of acrylics. Then, while still wet and

in a well-ventilated area, use a heat gun to bring

up bubbles in the paint. Let it cool down and then

heat it up again if necessary. When cool, go over

the bubbles with a contrasting paint color so

the cracks and crevasses will be enhanced.

See below.

I used an old, unwanted painting as my base.

 

 

 

 

 

 

For simple round forms.

Paint berry forms easily:

To paint quick and easy grapes & berries,

load a round stencil brush with your main paint color
(purple for grapes, red for berries, etc.),

then load white on the outer edge.

Place your loaded brush straight down

on your painting surface, give it a

swirl and lift. Try smaller

and bigger brushes for grape bunches. 

I used a round foam brush!

See more tips and tricks next time, for many media!