Mixed Media | Artists Network https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-mediums/mixed-media/ Get Inspired Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:48:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.artistsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/an-favicon-152x152-1-100x100.png Mixed Media | Artists Network https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-mediums/mixed-media/ 32 32 The Perfect Combination https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-mediums/hand-textured-papers/ Fri, 29 Mar 2024 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.artistsnetwork.com/?p=1350346 Learn how hand-textured papers plus watercolor add excitement and personality to your painting.

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]]> Building Balance: How Basic Design Principles and Visual Arrangements Create Harmony https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-mediums/basic-design-principles-to-create-harmony/ https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-mediums/basic-design-principles-to-create-harmony/#respond Wed, 06 Sep 2023 23:22:00 +0000 https://www.artistsnetwork.com/?p=1320296 If your finished painting lacks unity or harmony, check the basic design principles list to see where you’ve gone off track.

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]]> Synesthesia and Art: Jessica Anne Schwartz Pushes the Envelope https://www.artistsnetwork.com/artist-profiles/synesthesia-and-art-jessica-anne-schwartz-pushes-the-envelope/ https://www.artistsnetwork.com/artist-profiles/synesthesia-and-art-jessica-anne-schwartz-pushes-the-envelope/#respond Wed, 31 May 2023 16:05:03 +0000 https://www.artistsnetwork.com/?p=1306252 Jessica Anne Schwartz has a rare form of synesthesia, a condition in which stimulation of one of the senses automatically triggers sensations in another.

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]]> https://www.artistsnetwork.com/artist-profiles/synesthesia-and-art-jessica-anne-schwartz-pushes-the-envelope/feed/ 0 How to Blend With Markers the Right Way https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-mediums/how-to-blend-with-markers-the-right-way/ https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-mediums/how-to-blend-with-markers-the-right-way/#respond Tue, 23 May 2023 22:46:18 +0000 https://www.artistsnetwork.com/?p=1305067 Learn how to use alcohol markers like an expert! With this technique, you can achieve smooth transitions and stunning shading effects. Unlock your artistic potential and get creative with these tips today.

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]]> https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-mediums/how-to-blend-with-markers-the-right-way/feed/ 0 Sketching Your Travel Adventures https://www.artistsnetwork.com/artist-life/sketching-your-travel-adventures/ Fri, 12 May 2023 19:58:56 +0000 https://www.artistsnetwork.com/?p=1303453 Whether you’re a full-time traveler or weekend wanderer, learn why sketching and painting are the best tools for capturing memories of your travels. Discover how to observe details, create meaningful art pieces, and see the world with eyes wide open.

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]]> 5 Tools For Sketching Quickly https://www.artistsnetwork.com/product-recommendation/5-tools-for-sketching-quickly/ https://www.artistsnetwork.com/product-recommendation/5-tools-for-sketching-quickly/#respond Tue, 18 Apr 2023 19:59:01 +0000 https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-mediums/our-brains-on-art-five-books-on-art-and-science-copy/ Sketch quickly with these common tools used by courtroom sketch artists!

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]]> https://www.artistsnetwork.com/product-recommendation/5-tools-for-sketching-quickly/feed/ 0 Pastel Papers for Beginners https://www.artistsnetwork.com/product-recommendation/pastel-papers-for-beginners/ https://www.artistsnetwork.com/product-recommendation/pastel-papers-for-beginners/#respond Thu, 23 Mar 2023 14:49:36 +0000 https://www.artistsnetwork.com/?p=1294443 Looking for pastel papers for beginners? Here's what you need to know and what to buy!

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]]> https://www.artistsnetwork.com/product-recommendation/pastel-papers-for-beginners/feed/ 0 Five Essentials for Getting Started in Encaustics https://www.artistsnetwork.com/product-recommendation/five-essentials-for-getting-started-in-encaustics/ https://www.artistsnetwork.com/product-recommendation/five-essentials-for-getting-started-in-encaustics/#comments Wed, 22 Mar 2023 17:11:22 +0000 https://www.artistsnetwork.com/?p=1292990 Getting started with encaustics? Here's what you need to know and what to buy!

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]]> https://www.artistsnetwork.com/product-recommendation/five-essentials-for-getting-started-in-encaustics/feed/ 1 Bisa Butler and the Fine Art of Quilting https://www.artistsnetwork.com/magazine/quilt-by-bisa-butler-acquired-by-the-museum-of-fine-arts-boston/ https://www.artistsnetwork.com/magazine/quilt-by-bisa-butler-acquired-by-the-museum-of-fine-arts-boston/#respond Wed, 22 Feb 2023 22:16:43 +0000 https://www.artistsnetwork.com/?p=1286788 Brooklyn-based artist Bisa Butler uses textiles and stitchery to make compelling African-American portraits that tell meaningful stories. Bisa Butler knew that being an artist was her destiny when she first won recognition for her efforts at the age of 5. She later attended Howard University as an art major and had empathetic professors who encouraged her to “infuse her work with life.” The explosive energy of Butler’s boldly patterned, brightly colored stitched and quilted portraits have become her response to her professors’ directive. Butler wasn’t always a textile artist. As a student, she had studied painting. When she became a…

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]]> https://www.artistsnetwork.com/magazine/quilt-by-bisa-butler-acquired-by-the-museum-of-fine-arts-boston/feed/ 0 Shimmering Scenes https://www.artistsnetwork.com/artist-profiles/shimmering-scenes/ https://www.artistsnetwork.com/artist-profiles/shimmering-scenes/#respond Thu, 09 Feb 2023 18:27:00 +0000 https://www.artistsnetwork.com/?p=1284472 Billie Zangewa imbues ordinary domestic themes with feminist dignity and the resplendence of silk. by John A. Parks One of the most magical examples of transformation in nature is the production of silk, a process in which the silkworm, really nothing more than a humble larva, produces a lustrous thread, which it weaves into a cocoon in preparation for its metamorphosis into a moth. This thread, harvested and woven, produces a strong, fine fabric with an iridescent sheen that projects a seductive sense of luxury and splendor. The transformative nature of silk is central to the work of South Africa-based…

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]]> https://www.artistsnetwork.com/artist-profiles/shimmering-scenes/feed/ 0 On the Rise: Visual Artists to Watch https://www.artistsnetwork.com/magazine/on-the-rise-artists-to-watch/ https://www.artistsnetwork.com/magazine/on-the-rise-artists-to-watch/#respond Thu, 01 Dec 2022 19:51:46 +0000 https://www.artistsnetwork.com/?p=1274628 You know them when you see their work—those emerging artists whose talent is too big not to be noticed. Some are quite young; others have developed their skills later in life. Artists Magazine is happy to present 15 of these individuals—winners of the 2022 Artists to Watch competition. (For more information about current competitions, please click here.) Still Life/Interior First Place: Lauren Rosenblum “When composing Regeneration, I was drawn to the sway of the stems that seem to bend toward their destiny. In autumn, colors are subdued but laced with subtle tones and hues as the leaves dehydrate and crumple.…

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]]> https://www.artistsnetwork.com/magazine/on-the-rise-artists-to-watch/feed/ 0 Painting with Paper | Collage Demo with Carole Rabe https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-mediums/mixed-media/painting-with-paper-collage-demo-with-carole-rabe/ https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-mediums/mixed-media/painting-with-paper-collage-demo-with-carole-rabe/#respond Tue, 11 Oct 2022 05:06:00 +0000 https://www.artistsnetwork.com/?p=1264793 There are many ways to make a collage. Create your own paper painting following this collage demonstration from Carole Rabe.

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]]> https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-mediums/mixed-media/painting-with-paper-collage-demo-with-carole-rabe/feed/ 0 Into the Woods With Pastel and Graphite https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-techniques/combine-pastel-and-graphite/ https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-techniques/combine-pastel-and-graphite/#respond Thu, 10 Feb 2022 17:47:11 +0000 https://www.artistsnetwork.com/?p=1162221 Artists have employed a combination of chalk or pastel with graphite for line drawings on toned paper for centuries. Learn how to use the technique to deliver striking dimension and add color to forest scenes. by Debby Kaspari In 2008, my husband and I made a plan to live in a forest in Massachusetts for six months. Among other things, I saw it as a perfect chance to focus on a mixed-media approach I’d been playing with: combining pastel and graphite. When we arrived at our forest home in early spring, snow still clung in patches under the bare trees,…

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]]> https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-techniques/combine-pastel-and-graphite/feed/ 0 A Marriage in Creativity https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-business/%ef%bf%bca-marriage-in-creativity/ https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-business/%ef%bf%bca-marriage-in-creativity/#respond Tue, 09 Nov 2021 20:40:00 +0000 https://www.artistsnetwork.com/?p=1270951 A collaboration between two artists yields a happy marriage, two successful businesses and the safeguarding of other artists’ rights. C.J. Kent shares how the duo juggles studio time and professional endeavors. Hint: It’s not always easy, but it’s worth it. The creative life often requires various gigs to sustain itself. That has certainly been true for Tiffany Walling McGarity and John McGarity. When the latter was studying painting in graduate school, he did freelance graphic design work. Meanwhile, Walling McGarity’s photography and digital imaging undergraduate degree allowed her to work in a photo lab and do production for a photography agent, who…

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]]> https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-business/%ef%bf%bca-marriage-in-creativity/feed/ 0 Andrew Raftery Takes His Prints to Plates to Wallpaper https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-inspiration/andrew-raftery-takes-his-prints-to-plates-to-wallpaper/ https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-inspiration/andrew-raftery-takes-his-prints-to-plates-to-wallpaper/#respond Thu, 01 Jul 2021 06:01:05 +0000 https://www.artistsnetwork.com/?p=1119467 One thing leads to another for artist/printmaker Andrew Raftery. Here is the story of his printed wallpaper project. Printmaker Andrew Raftery worked eight years designing, etching, printing, and transferring his prints onto a set of ceramic plates, which he and his students had also designed. The result was a set of 12 plates. Each represents a different month of the year; and all of them together present a visual narrative of a year in the life of a garden and its gardener. Raftery’s ambitious series, entitled Autobiography of a Garden, is a widely acclaimed masterwork. But when it came time…

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