In this workshop you will use plexi-glass as an alternative substrate for mixed media portraits. Using plexi-glass allows you to work in a reverse method of layering that creates dynamitic color effects. Learn several methods for working on the plexi-glass, draw, scribble, scratch, paint, drip, stencil, stamp, spray and collage. We will use several types of paints, acrylic, metallic and dimensional paints. You can also collage on the plastic with paper and fabric scraps.
We will go over the basics of drawing faces, (no drawing experience necessary) and you will also be given several faces that you can easily transfer to the plexi-glass or you can bring your own portraits from home to transfer. You can also choose to create geometric and/or abstract mixed media pieces using the plexi-glass.
Supply List:
- Sharpie poster paint pens- felt or plastic tip
- Zig painty metallic pens-plastic tip
These pens will appear opaque on the plastic
(Note-metal tipped pens don’t write well on plastic)
You can also use regular sharpie pens these will appear translucent on the plexi-glass
- 3 inexpensive paint brushes, small, medium and large, whatever you have.
- Scissors
- Random paper and fabric collage bits
- A blow dryer for drying in between layers
Optional:
- Apron
- Drawings, photos, magazine pictures of faces or any images you want to transfer
Kit fee: $15.00 Includes:
- 2 sheets of plexi-glass
- 2 sheets of plastic
- Transparencies
- Acrylic paint
- Metallic paint
- Dimensional paint
- Matte medium
- Collage materials
- Plates and sponges
- Printed instructions
A Little About ME
Roxanne Padgett is a mixed media artist, exploring her creative voice through visual art journals, collage, painting, and sewing. “I am passionate about color and exploring the layered surface”. Her work has appeared in Somerset Workshop, Somerset Memories, Sew Somerset, Making Creative Cloth Dolls, Stuffed-a gathering of softies and Green Craft. She teaches adult art classes in the San Francisco Bay Area. Roxanne currently works for the Museum of Children’s Art in Oakland, CA.
