Saturday Workshop - Mixed Media Collage

Workshop: Create your own collage papers and beautiful mixed media Horse painting

Join me for a delightful, hands-on art workshop where you'll dip into the world of mixed media collage.
Let me guide you through working with some fabulous mixed media techniques to create your own collage papers and bring them to life in a finished painting of a Horse (or another animal if you choose)

This year is the year of the FIRE HORSE in Chinese Zodiac/lunar calendar and that has been the inspiration around the theme for this lovely workshop. You can of course create a different animal if you choose (just make sure to bring a photo - or let me know in advance and I can print something out for you- the techniques will all be the same)

Whether you're a beginner or looking to refine your skills, this workshop is designed to help you build confidence, develop new techniques, and explore the joyful process of creating unique, playful artworks. You’ll learn to layer colours, add texture, and play with different mediums to create your artwork.

By the end of the workshop, you’ll leave with a collection of hand painted collage papers and a finished mixed media painting of a Horse A3 size ready to frame.

 Come and have fun in a relaxed, supportive environment.

All abilities welcome!

You have a couple of options when booking your place depending on materials.

Bring your own materials or allow me to sort everything for you???

Please select the right price point when you book your spot.

If you choose to have materials provided this will include everything listed below, for you to be able to complete your painting.

Full list of materials can be found further down the page

Tea's coffee, biscuits and CAKE are provided but please bring your own lunch (or pop to Ginger and Pickles on site)

Lunch will commence at 12:30pm So if you would like to time booking a table at Ginger and Pickles for your lunch then that will work out fine. Please book directly with them.

If you have any questions do get in touch :)

Bec

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Location

Cheshire Art/Clay Studios, CW10 9NG

This is the list of materials you will need to create the Mixed Media Horse and collage papers

Brown/Kraft paper x2 sheets. 

A selection of paper such as Newsprint, thin cartridge paper, tracing paper, normal thin printer paper. any sizes from A5 to A2. These will be painted on to use as collage.

 Spare paper sheets are also essential to create smaller test pieces and test colours

Matte or Gloss gel medium OR ModgePodge (OR PVA GLUE) -  This is essential to glue and seal the collage papers

A set of ACRYLIC INKS with yellow, red, blue and green shades. I use Daler Rowney FW, Liquitex and Amsterdam brands.

A set of ACRYLIC paints OR ACRYLIC GOUACHE paints with yellow, red, blue and green shades. I use Liquitex, Daler-Rowney, Winsor and Newton, Golden and Holbein brands

Colour suggestions

-Cadmium Yellow

-Yellow Ochre

-Magenta

-Violet

-Permanent Rose

-Cadmium Orange

-Cadmium Red

-Ultramarine

-Viridian Green

-Sap green

-Permanent White

-Ivory Black
THESE are only suggestions...bring any other colours that inspire you.

HB, 2B pencil

Black Chinagraph pencil or Black Pencil Crayon

Black Oil Pastel

Permanent markers such as Sharpie could be useful

Masking Tape
kitchen paper towel
Palette with large mixing space
Water pot
Synthetic Brushes and watercolour brushes in a range of sizes to your preference
Such as inch flat, half inch flat, number 12 round, rigger, quarter inch filbert (round end flat) etc

A brush that you don't mind using for Gloss Medium or Glue

Silicone wedge tool OR Plastic palette knife