Mixed Media - Books & Resources

DK Art School: An Introduction To Mixed Media (Paperback): An Introduction to Mixed Media is a practical guide to a range of artistic techniques. More than 300 photographs guide the beginner through a series of exercises designed to teach all the essentials of working in mixed media.

Mixed-Media Self-Portraits: Inspiration & Techniques (Paperback): This book is about showcasing different media and encouraging crafters to reveal at least one part of their personalities through art. Exercises follow, using digital images, a “who lives here” quiz, color symbolism, even caricatures to warm up visual inspiration.

Exploring the Latest Trends in Mixed Media Arts: Projects & Techniques-Volume I (Paperback): 91 color pages full of innovative projects & fun techniques.

Creative Paint Workshop for Mixed-Media Artists: Experimental Techniques for Composition, Layering, Texture, Imagery, and Encaustic (Spiral-bound): A workshop-style book, oriented to the wide community of crafters and artists including those interested in paint, surface design, mixed media, and collage, which explores a wide variety of innovative and experimental paint techniques.

1,000 Artist Journal Pages: Personal Pages and Inspirations (1000 Series): Journaling has seeped into popular culture in a big way and this collection provides a wide array of ideas, techniques and themes to inspire and inform mixed media and journaling enthusiasts.

Printmaking + Mixed Media: Simple Techniques and Projects for Paper and Fabric: Reinterpreting traditional methods, this resource presents creative, affordable, and accessible techniques for mixed-media artists and printmakers of all experience levels looking to incorporate printed images onto paper or fabric.

Creative Awakenings: Envisioning the Life of Your Dreams Through Art: Utilize your creativity to manifest your personal intention. Work in the spirit of the laws of attraction to visualize the life of your dreams. Follow the journey of twelve artists, each who will set a personal dream or intention.

Collage Journeys: A Practical Guide to Creating Personal Artwork: Collage can be more, much more, than just cutting and pasting. It can be a wonderful art form and a means of self-expression. Collage Journeys presents a series of innovative workshop assignments, each designed to relate the technique and format of a collage to its subject.