Creating collage paintings with rich vibrant layers, combining fusion dyed collage, painting & staining paper, monoprints, freestyle lettering and doodling you will create visual journal paintings layered with black and white images, expressive sumi marks, symbols, letterforms and written words. Inspired by the juxtaposition of colorful urban graffiti walls and blossoming gardens you will unleash your creative ideas to create multiple layered collages with extreme color and texture.
Supply List: Favorite heavy bodied or fluid acrylic colors Golden acrylic glazing medium Satin Golden regular gel gloss (16oz.) Gesso 5 sheets- 12 x12 white heavyweight cardstock or 11x14140 lb. hot press watercolor paper(smooth) 15 sheets of newsprint, drawing or copy paper 10- 2-ply white paper towels (Kirkland from Costco) 2 flat brush (hardware store brushes work great) 1 flat paint and various paint brushes Plastic paint scrapper 2- 1 foam brushes 2 water containers Brayer Black chisel tip sharpie Fine tip permanent black pens/black Glaze gel pen White out correction pen Scissors Painting smock Favorite unmounted stamps, stencils, printing tools
OPTIONAL: Adjective bank/theme - brainstorm a list of words, quotes, and phrases Black & white photocopies of images/writing/ journal pages/line art - sharp contrast images work best. TIP: enlarge symbols, letters, words Collage ephemera/paper scraps-various colors & textures A few favorite doodling tools-prismacolor pencils, gel pens/markers Graphite pencil
Supplies Provided by Teacher: Collage Unleashed inspiration guide, mark making tools, unmounted stamps and stencils, doodling tools-prismacolor pencils, gel pens/markers
