Make: Mixed Media Art Projects

Got the yen to create something unique? We have what you need—check out our rotating selection of mixed
media art projects
and art tutorials. From art journaling and collage to assemblage and sculpture and beyond, our mixed media projects and technique lessons will provide you with countless creative
art ideas
. You’ll find mixed media projects like how to make an affirmation collage. Other art projects ideas include technique tutorials creating faux burnished metal. With a little help from our projects and ideas, you’ll be creating in no time!

Got the yen to create something unique? We have what you need—check out our rotating selection of mixed
media art projects
and art tutorials. From art journaling and collage to assemblage and sculpture and beyond, our mixed media projects and technique lessons will provide you with countless creative
art ideas
. You’ll find mixed media projects like how to make an affirmation collage. Other art projects ideas include technique tutorials creating faux burnished metal. With a little help from our projects and ideas, you’ll be creating in no time!

Color Outside the Lines

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Sue Pelletier explains why it’s important for artists of all ages to color outside the lines and she provides a step-by-step project to help you get loose!

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Grid Drawing from Doodle Draw Journal

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The new book Doodle Draw Journal is a beautiful and fun art journaling workbook. Improve you art journal pages by using a grid drawing system featured in Doodle Draw Journal, plus try a bonus grid drawing system!

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Art Journal Inspiration: Open Up Your Journal and Play

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Having trouble starting a new page in your art journal? Tammy Garcia of Daisy Yellow provides eight prompts to spark art journal inspiration!

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Obscuring Text from stART Journaling: An Art Journaling Workbook

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There are so many ways to obscure text while art journaling but we couldn’t fit them all in stART Journaling: An Art Journaling Workbook. Here are two techniques, one from stART Journaling and one from Mixed Media Revolution.

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Creating Backgrounds from Mixed Media Techniques for Art Journaling

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Create fabulous backgrounds for your art journal with these techniques from Mixed Media Techniques for Art Journaling, Journal Bliss and Acrylic Techniques in Mixed Media.

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Top 10 Duct Tape Mixed Media Projects for Mother’s Day

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We enlisted the help of Tape Crafters to show you 10 awesome projects (including video demonstrations!) you can make for unique Mother’s Day gifts.

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Painting with Re-Inkers from Wabi-Sabi Art Workshop

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In this painting technique from Wabi-Sabi Art Workshop, Serena Barton shows you how to make a landscape format painting using re-inkers.

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Art and Paint, Layers and Life: Symbols in Art

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In her first guest blog post, Sue Pelletier discusses symbols in art and why some of them show up so frequently in her art. It’s to do with painting what you know!

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How to Make Stencils from Freezer Paper Cloth

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Making stencils can seem complicated but this tutorial from Dreaming from the Journal Page shows you how to make stencils from freezer paper cloth in minutes!

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Craft Month 2013: Book of Haiku from Layered Impressions

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In our final Craft Month 2013 project, this one from Katie Kendrick’s Layered Impressions, you’ll create a book of haiku perfect for all your thoughts about spring.

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