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You can download the photos for the projects here. The password is: MixedMediaBackgrounds

Supplies for mixed-media art are below and also as an attached file on the right in Resources.

The projects for this class focus on using mixed-media backgrounds to make your illustrations stand out.

Each project video has right before it, a video that corresponds that shows you how I created the mixed-media background I used. Feel free to use the mixed-media backgrounds and photos I provide and/or create your own mixed-media background (Watch Creating Background videos).

To share your projects here in Skillshare:

Post your cover image (it's cropped to 6"wide x 4"tall).

Post your project image (under 2MB). Simply take a screenshot of your project and crop it in your photo editor.

Here are examples of the projects:

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Project 1: You'll learn how to combine mixed-media art with a landscape photo and illustration

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Project 2: You'll learn how to apply Blend Modes (filters) to mixed-media background and illustration in the Layers Panel

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Project 3: You'll learn how to create a travel-inspired illustration with a mixed-media background and photo

Here are samples of the backgrounds I show you how to make:

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Supplies: please watch the Creating Background videos for guidance

Creating Backgrounds 1 (for Project 1)

8.5 x 11 inch computer paper (3-10 sheets)

3 craft paints in three values—light, medium & dark (your choice)

white &/or black craft paint (optional)

Creating Backgrounds 2 (for Project 2)

8.5 x 11 inch computer paper (at least one sheet)

Mod Podge (matte)

100% cotton fabric—one fat quarter or 1/4 of a yard (I recommend a Batik)-

quilters cotton like this or batik like this

2 craft paints in two values—light and dark (your choice)

white &/or black craft paint optional

scissors

Creating Backgrounds 3 (for Project 3)

8.5 x 11 inch computer paper (at least one sheet)

Mod Podge (matte)

torn pages from a book or paper with text

Optional-fabric (100% cotton fabric—one fat quarter or 1/4 of a yard (I recommend quilters cotton or Batik)

scissors

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