Thinking Outside the Paintbox
Welcome!
Welcome to Thinking Outside the Paintbox: Integrating Mixed Media, Creative Expression, and Collaboration with Briden Schueren and Paul Richmond. Over 13 daily lessons, you'll embark on a journey of artistic discovery, crafting an expressive mixed media portrait painting. This course is perfect for both beginners and experienced artists looking to infuse fun, spontaneity, and new techniques into their practice. You have unlimited access to this course, so bookmark this page!
Video Lessons
- Introduction
- Project
- Materials
- Lesson 1: Creating Chaos
- Lesson 2: Sketching the Face
- Lesson 3: Blocking in Color
- Lesson 4: Face Shapes with Paint Pens
- Lesson 5: Adding More Acrylic Paint
- Lesson 6: Pink Blobs
- Lesson 7: Squiggles
- Lesson 8: Oil Pastels
- Lesson 9: Creating Patterns
- Lesson 10: Painting the Shirt
- Lesson 11: A Little All Over the Place
- Lesson 12: Face Refinement
- Lesson 13: Finishing Touches
- Closing Thoughts
Materials:
While you can use any materials you like, Briden and Paul will be working with:
- Canvas
- Acrylic Paint
- Oil Pastels
- Acrylic Paint Markers
- Colored Pencils
- Charcoal
- Watercolor
The idea is to combine as many different mediums as possible, so raid your art closet and see what you have. You don't need to use everything listed here, and you are welcome to incorporate others too!
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