In-person course
in Suffolk Maker & location details

Mixed Media Methods; Working into and onto Media

Description

Learn the art of working into and onto media with our expert Stephen Joyce. This day workshop is open to anyone with any amount of experience, who wants to widen their drawing and painting skills. This session explores how to make pictures by building up the marks. Demonstrations, prepared examples and discussions will introduce and guide you. The session will teach you how to use shading and layering with a variety of media across the surface, identifying their properties to help you combine the media successfully. About the tutor: Stephen Joyce Steve has been practicing his art and teaching art in a variety of further education colleges and other contexts for over 25 years. He studied Fine Art at Norwich School of Art and attained a BA (Hons), then later MA in Contemporary Art & Professional Practice at Colchester Institute. He has a wealth of experience from his diverse practice and teaching and great enthusiasm to share his fascination for how pictures can be made differently. What to bring. Please bring along some of your own preferred equipment, media and paper (or pad), following along the lists below,as this will help you connect new methods and media to those you know. You may wish to bring your own resource images or/and objectsto work from, or just use those provided. A limited supply of some of these provided items will be available to extend the variety of media and is included in the price. Essentials: to select to bring: Paper - Any kind including Cartridge, Pastel, or Watercolour papers* Watercolours - tubes or pans as preferred Gouache paint or Acrylic paint Pastels (any type) Pencils - graphite HB, 2B, 6B (or similar at least) Eraser Sharpener Craft Knife Mixing Palette Brushes - sizes 6, or 8. It is recommended that you have soft brushes made of sable, synthetic, or a sable/synthetic mix for watercolour size 6, 8 or 10 as preferred, and smaller if you like fine details Bristle brush (hog hair or similar) sizes 2 or 4 or 6 Optional: or useful additions: Gouache paint or Acrylic paint Pastels any type Inks Charcoal Pens: biro, gel, posca pens, fine liner felt pen (permanent or/& water-soluble) Wax crayons Palette knife Paper blending stump or Tortillion Fixative Provided: and included in the price for exploratory tests: Resource images or/and objects to work from Sundries - Masking tape, PVA medium, chalk, pastels, colouring crayons, felt pens, wax crayons, some gouache, oil and soft pastels *Notes for Paper - Standard cartridge paper will be a good basic paper and watercolour papers can be used; You can use separate paper sheets or pads as you prefer. The thickness or weight should be at least 140 gsm or about 65lb, brands vary greatly, so aim for that or even a thicker. The type and thickness can be to your preference, not rough or hot pressed, but a variety is good.