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Finding the right progression of layers in your painting and collage work can sometimes be difficult, but these tutorials from Roxanne Padgett's Acrylic Techniques in Mixed Media will set you in the right direction from the get-go. Use these fabulously colorful pages as substrates for your collages or as part of your art journal!

(This tutorial was previously published in the book Acrylic Techniques in Mixed Media: Layer, Scribble, Stencil, Stamp by Roxanne Padgett, copyright 2013; republished here courtesy of CreateMixedMedia.com).

The Art of Layering 101

The layering process can be done in any sequence and can be done on different substrates. Beginning with a magazine page is a good way to start. You won't have a blank page to begin with and you can pull some of the colors from the page to help create your palette.
Materials List

Magazine page

Collage Materials

Acrylic Paints

Caran d'Ache Neocolor crayons

Poster Paint pens

Glue Stick

Paintbrushes

Stencil Brush

Stamps and Stencils

Large white paper plate

Found Objects

Water container

The Art of Layering 102

Now you are ready to begin on a large blank canvas. My beginning layers tend to be a bit looser. I like to see how many layers I can add and still have the piece make sense. In the end, it is interesting to see what I have chosen to conceal or reveal.
Materials List

Paper, canvas or fabric substrate

Collagraph plates

Collage, paper including sewing pattern pieces

Acrylic Paints

Matte Medium

Drawing materials, such as pencils, permanent markers, poster paint pens or correction pens

Crayons

Stencils

Foam roller

Flat paintbrushes

Stencil brush

Large white paper plate

Back to Basics: When you get stuck, try making a painting or a collage in just black and white or another limited color palette.
From To learn more about or to purchase Acrylic Techniques in Mixed Media, click here. Acrylic Techniques in Mixed Media by Roxanne Padgett, 2013: courtesy of www.createmixedmedia.com.
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