... Let's do something a wee bit different! Do you fancy joining me in this zingy mixed media study?! Brimming with rich bright Sunflower Yellows, Moss Rose Pink and Spring Greens...

I'll be showing you how to create texture & layers, whilst developing small bud, leaf and stem details, with my signature rolling method! lol. I say my signature move, but I've only just happened on this technique as I was playing around!!.... it definitely WILL become a signature move though, as it's a ridiculously easy and SO cool :O)

Techniques We'll Be Covering in Class"

Choosing a very bold colour palette
Dropping bleach into the initial layers to create softly granulating texture
Adding loose floral shapes with a mop brush
Double Loading colour
Creating striking centres, accents and buds in soft pastels

Who Is This Class For?

New To Painting students to Intermediate Level
Those wanting to try mixed media for the first time
For those of us who have various colours, pastels and ink, but haven't put them to use yet :O)

Materials

Soft Pastels Pastels: Yellowish Green Field, Green Tea & White I think. I ripped the labels off lol. by Jackson's.

Mop Brush Size 0 Mop Brush (or your fave brush, as soft as possible)

French Ultramarine Gouache

Green Gold Watercolour

Sunflower Tom's Calligraphy Ink

Moss Rose - Dr Ph Martin's Radiant Concentrated Watercolour

Rose Madder - watercolour

Green - watercolour or gouache

(I used Pigment powder, watered down into an ink (I used Brusho, but you could use your favourite dark green watercolour, gouache or ink) More details here: Colourcraft I suggest buying the Moss Green too, as it's beautiful to drop into flower centres. I demo this in our class: Rose Watercolour )

Washi Tape (The pack I have aren't available now, but this is very similar to the one I bought. With two sizes)

Sketchbook (Hot Pressed) but cold pressed would be good too

Mechanical Pencil Faber Castell 0.7

Bleach (49% bleach/60% water) depending on the thickness of bleach you have.

Kathy Haley

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