Mixed media portraits

Quirky, experimental mixed media portraits painted in my recycled sketchbook using water-soluble pencils and Neocolor II pastels over collaged book pages.

Kirsten Britt shows you her methodical technique for painting a bold portrait in in mixed media

About this artwork: Classification, Techniques & Styles Collages Collage is an artistic creation technique that consists of making a plastic creation by combining elements of various kinds: more or less flat materials, such as printed oilcloth, painting or drawing, newspaper extracts with text and photos, paper paintings, documents, various objects of low relief, etc. When the creation incorporates elements in relief, one can also speak of assemblage. This also includes glued papers, which…

Mixed Media Abstract Realism Portrait Painting. Collage, Inks, Acrylic and Oil Paint on Paper.

Mixed media collage -self portrait

Tamara Laporte of Willowing Arts is a celebrated mixed media artist and art teacher who has been running her own creative business since 2008. Her work can be described as mixed media folk art with a focus on magical realism. Her art classes are a combination of art techniques as well as self-development. Tam is the inventor and creator of Life Book a year-long art course that includes some of the most celebrated mixed media and personal development teachers out there. Since its inception…

Contemporary Portrait Painting Innovations

A mixed-media portrait can be as abstract as those contrived by our minds, or it can be realistic, complete with contoured cheekbones, full lips, and deep eyes.