Mixed media drawing

This exquisite, finely-detailed A* IGCSE Art sketchbook was completed by Hania Cho in 2002, exploring a Coastal Environment theme.

Mixed Media Drawing Skyla Students chose and replicated images that filled the page with details, textures and colours. Then they added a shape and multiplied it in different sizes and overlaps. The composition of these shapes is important as they are sections where different mediums are used. Students used pencil, pencil crayon, pen and some chose water colour as an option. Mackenzie Amy Brit Talia Ashton Julia Isabella Kyle Jade Sophia Jessie Maia Freeman Allison Chloe Clara Stef Jillian…

For this project, I asked the students to go out and photograph trees and plants. I stressed the importance of framing the leaves against a blank background (like the sky or a blank wall) so that they could really tell the difference between the positive and negative space. We then tweaked them in Picasa and printed them out as high contrast black and white photos. Working from the photo of their choice, the students drew the outline of their plants/leaves. They then had to tear black paper…

Derelict spaces - The Locarno Building Swindon. Mixed media drawing by L Waddell

Finally.. gentle readers... all the work has reached the Gallerie and I have it loaded in the shop 142 Bis Gallerie for pre sale.. I chose to call the show EXCAVATIONS because I noticed that I had been doing a lot of collage in my art journals.. layering the torn pieces, chewing on relationship issues and stressful events... metaphorically digging by ripping and tearing.. to find out what was really at the crux of the matters.. As If, Mixed Media Collage, 5 x 7 Caterina Giglio I used mono…

Using a variety of different tools including a bic pen, watercolors and Chinese ink, artist Florian Nicolle creates amazing, mixed media portraits. After