Daily Mixed Media Challenge by Mou Saha

Intermediate | 2 hours 45 min

Daily Mixed Media Challenge
Overview01:28

Week 1: Whipped Spackle
Day 1: Creating texture with stencils and plastic wrap05:36
Day 2: Creating texture with scraping tools and fork06:33
Day 3: Creating texture with stamps, recycled materials, and stylus07:27
Day 4: Creating texture with embedded elements02:58
Day 5: Creating texture with kitchen materials02:41
Day 6: Tinting Whipped Spackle04:28
Day 7: Full page using Whipped Spackle10:01

Week 2: Honey Medium
Day 8: Image transfer with Honey Medium04:29
Day 9: Making translucent and opaque skins04:00
Day 10: Doodled skins03:41
Day 11: Embedded textures03:06
Day 12: Texture elements01:58
Day 13: Clustered objects03:45
Day 14: Full page using Honey Medium17:09

Week 3: Gel Medium
Day 15: Creating textures with gel medium and textiles04:29
Day 16: Stamping on tissue paper02:33
Day 17: Mini mixed media piece06:39
Day 18: Gel medium resist03:17
Day 19: Using masking tape for texture05:24
Day 20: Ice layers05:07
Day 21: Full page with gel medium09:22

Week 4: Alternative Materials
Day 22: Reverse stenciling 03:39
Day 23: Reverse stamping01:49
Day 24: Rubbing alcohol effects01:40
Day 25: Using bleach03:03
Day 26: Water effects02:00
Day 27: Striped effects with Vaseline02:08
Day 28: Full page of alternative techniques08:23
Day 29: Coloring techniques and layering 05:27
Day 30: Trash to art - a full page project15:07
Bonus show & tell05:46

Taught by Mou Saha

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Invigorate your art practice by joining designer and Faber-Castell creative Mou Saha for a month of mixed media exploration. Each day, Mou shares her favorite techniques for adding textures, creating layers, playing with color, and transforming trash into treasure. This series is a skill-building powerhouse that will enhance your mixed media work and open your eyes to new possibilities in your art journal. With enthusiasm and ingenuity, Mou makes it fun and exciting to use familiar materials in new ways and introduces you to a whole host of materials you may have never considered.

Here’s what you’ll need:

140 lb cold press watercolor paper cut to 4.5" x 6"
Apron
Baby wipes
Heat tool (optional)

Week 1: Whipped Spackle
Faber-Castell Whipped Spackle or texture paste; small spatula or palette knife; stencil; saran wrap; Faber-Castell Gelatos or water-soluble pigment stick; paintbrush; watercolor; liquid India ink; stampers big brush pens; textured scraper tool or plastic fork; pipette; rubber stamp; stylus; word stickers; flat wooden figures; beads; glitter; tea leaves; sand; coffee grounds; eggshells; pigment powder; acrylic paint; turmeric

Week 2: Honey Medium
Faber-Castell Honey Medium; laser-printed images; silicon spatula; silicon tray or nonstick craft mat; jar of warm water; Faber-Castell Gelatos pigment stick; Faber-Castell Texture Gems or puff paint; glitter, mica or sequins; micro-beads; water beads; confetti; stencils; bottle cap or cabochon; pebbles or glass disks; tweezers; refrigerator magnet; 5” x 7” canvas panel; India ink marker or any permanent ink marker

Week 3: Gel Medium
Gel Medium; silicon spatula; cheesecloth; lace; Faber-Castell Gelatos; acrylic ink; tissue paper; paper towels; decorative papers; paint pens; stencil; masking tape; walnut ink spray; Faber-Castell Ice Layers; acrylic paint; foam sponge; paper ephemera

Week 4: Alternative Materials
Gel medium; stencils; Faber-Castell gelatos; blending foam; acrylic paint; rubber stamps; rubbing alcohol; bleach; bubble wrap; Vaseline; paint pen; watercolor ink

Downloads:

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Learn how to:

Work with whipped spackle, honey medium, and gel medium to create unique textures
Use unusual and discarded items in your artwork
Create full pages of artwork with each medium
Incorporate reverse stencils and stamping into artwork
Create unusual effects with bleach, water, Vaseline, and other household materials

What you’ll get: