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In case you missed our most recent Happy Hour LIVE art-along, it was SO much fun. We created GATHER canvases to hang on the wall just in time for Thanksgiving! If you're seeing this post and it's nowhere near Thanksgiving time - you can STILL try this project at home because it's a beautiful piece to hang in your kitchen or dining room year round :)  
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What's Coming Up?
Next weekend I'm opening up a new classroom for you to hold ALL the fun artist interviews I've completed to date! I plan to do lots more of these over time, so this classroom will become a great resource for you to learn about other artists and their favorite techniques:)
Happy Art-ing!!
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Hey Mixed media Society Member!
I hope you’re having a fab week :) I can’t wait to share a NEW FALL mixed media art project with you! I decided it was time to put our skin tone paintings on hold for a bit, so we could truly embrace the season.
I hope you’re having a fab week :) I can’t wait to share a NEW FALL mixed media art project with you! I decided it was time to put our skin tone paintings on hold for a bit, so we could truly embrace the season.
There’s something so fall about a scarecrow isn’t there?
I thought you'd just love creating this watercolor scarecrow painting with me!
I thought you'd just love creating this watercolor scarecrow painting with me!
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Isn't he adorable?!
I painted him on top of sheet music to mix things up a little. I actually have a book of sheet music that I picked up at my local thrift shop specifically to art in. I’ve upcycled this into an altered book art journal. If you don’t have something like this - don’t worry about it. You can take a field trip yourself to grab your own used book of sheet music, or you can skip it entirely and just work on watercolor paper.
I painted him on top of sheet music to mix things up a little. I actually have a book of sheet music that I picked up at my local thrift shop specifically to art in. I’ve upcycled this into an altered book art journal. If you don’t have something like this - don’t worry about it. You can take a field trip yourself to grab your own used book of sheet music, or you can skip it entirely and just work on watercolor paper.
Because sheet music isn’t printed on watercolor paper, and we’ll be using watersoluble art supplies on top, we need to prep our paper with watercolor ground. If you’re not sure how to use watercolor ground - I go over this in-depth in our lesson.
I used my Winsor & Newton watercolor markers to create my scarecrow. You could also use Tombows, straight watercolor, or watercolor pencils. It’s totally up to you.
Here’s everything else I used…
Supplies
Watercolor Ground by Daniel Smith https://amzn.to/3uciOUn
Absorbent Ground by Golden https://amzn.to/3SvbflO
3 Watercolor pencils in shades of Orange/Brown (mine by Stabilo)
The following watercolor markers by Winsor-Newton https://amzn.to/475bEAa:
Gamboge
Yellow Ochre
Cadmium Orange Hue
Burnt Sienna
Burnt Red
Burnt Umber
Alizarin Crimson Hue
The following watercolor markers by Faber-Castell https://amzn.to/473nzy7:
Dark Chrome Yellow
Green Gold (does NOT look at all green, looks like Yellow Ochre)
Permanent Green Olive
The following watercolor markers by Uni-Posca https://amzn.to/3sgqTqP:
Peach
Brown
White
Black
Watercolor Brush No. 1 by Polina Bright
Polina Bright Watercolor Brushes https://www.polinabright.com/karencampbell and use coupon code KARENCAMPBELL to save 10% off your order
👉Ready to Make Your Own Scarecrow? Let’s do it!
Want More Fall Projects?
These are also in the Holiday Classroom!
The fall fox project below uses old phone book pages collaged into the background!
The fall fox project below uses old phone book pages collaged into the background!
Love Working on Sheet Music?
Me tooooooo! Now that you know how to work on TOP of sheet music, you can create all kinds of projects in your own little altered book art journal.
You Might Also Love…
Using scraps of sheet music, pieces of old book pages (bonus if they’re in another language or cool, old-timey font!!), dictionary pages, or even old phone book pages as collage material! It’s SO fun!!
CLICK ON the project below that interests you most to get transported straight to the lesson over at Awesome Art School!
You Might Also Love…
Using scraps of sheet music, pieces of old book pages (bonus if they’re in another language or cool, old-timey font!!), dictionary pages, or even old phone book pages as collage material! It’s SO fun!!
CLICK ON the project below that interests you most to get transported straight to the lesson over at Awesome Art School!
Prefer to Work on a Recent Lesson
You Haven't Had Time For Yet?
Great idea! Tons of fun watercolor portraits were recently released in the Skin Tones Classroom and are just waiting for you to enjoy them! Just after the holidays, these lessons will be wrapped up with our final two dark skin tone paintings.
What Else is Comin' Up?
👉Stay Tuned for details on our Happy Hour LIVE next Friday, 11/17.
It’s gonna be SO much fun!! We’re going to create a canvas you can hang up before Thanksgiving that says GATHER! I can’t wait!
You can use any canvas you’d like, but I thought a giant oval would be fun! Here’s what I’ll be using, in case you’d like to get it ordered ahead of time :)
It’s gonna be SO much fun!! We’re going to create a canvas you can hang up before Thanksgiving that says GATHER! I can’t wait!
You can use any canvas you’d like, but I thought a giant oval would be fun! Here’s what I’ll be using, in case you’d like to get it ordered ahead of time :)
That’s it for now! I hope you have a wonderful week, and I can’t wait to see ya on Friday!
Hi Mixed Media Society Club Member!!
I hope you're having a Fab weekend! Ready to leave the world of painting with Tombows behind to move into watercolors? I ALWAYS love a good excuse to get my watercolors out and am super excited!!
Here is the beauty we'll be creating today...
I hope you're having a Fab weekend! Ready to leave the world of painting with Tombows behind to move into watercolors? I ALWAYS love a good excuse to get my watercolors out and am super excited!!
Here is the beauty we'll be creating today...
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I LOVE how she turned out, and hope you do too!
If you've been following me for a while, you likely already know that I kinda hate mixing my own skin tones in watercolor. And ever since I reviewed the Prima Complexions watercolor palette back in 2019 on YouTube - I've been using this set almost exclusively whenever I'm in the mood to create watercolor portraits.
Some people love mixing their own skin tones, but I feel like it takes too long and there's too much guesswork involved. I'd much rather dip my brush into a color that already exists, and know with confidence what's going to appear on my paper EVERY TIME. Hence, why I fell in love with the Complexions Watercolor Palette by Prima.
Some people love mixing their own skin tones, but I feel like it takes too long and there's too much guesswork involved. I'd much rather dip my brush into a color that already exists, and know with confidence what's going to appear on my paper EVERY TIME. Hence, why I fell in love with the Complexions Watercolor Palette by Prima.
Over the next few weeks, in the Skin Tones classroom, I'll show ya step-by-step how to use this palette to achieve beautiful skin tones in light, medium and dark just by using these 12 colors!
If you're someone who LOVES mixing her own skin tones - hang tight, because I've got a plan FOR YOU! My Scottish bestie, Lucy Brydon, is a fantastic watercolorist. And she love, love, LOVES mixing her own skin tones! Over the next few weeks, she will be joining me as a guest teacher in the Mixed Media Society to teach you her best tips and tricks for creating skin tones from scratch!
By having lessons from both of us on this topic, you'll get to explore what YOU like best from these two, totally different perspectives!
As I always, say, please don't feel pressured to go out and buy the supplies I'm using. Use whatever you have on hand. If you can swing ~$25 for the Complexions set, you might want to, especially if you feel like you're in the camp of preferring convenient skin tones right outta the pan :)
Just remember Prima watercolors (any of their sets) are NOT lightfast or a fine-art supply. But for something that's "less" than a fine-art supply, the quality and price point can't be beat, in my opinion.
If you're someone who LOVES mixing her own skin tones - hang tight, because I've got a plan FOR YOU! My Scottish bestie, Lucy Brydon, is a fantastic watercolorist. And she love, love, LOVES mixing her own skin tones! Over the next few weeks, she will be joining me as a guest teacher in the Mixed Media Society to teach you her best tips and tricks for creating skin tones from scratch!
By having lessons from both of us on this topic, you'll get to explore what YOU like best from these two, totally different perspectives!
As I always, say, please don't feel pressured to go out and buy the supplies I'm using. Use whatever you have on hand. If you can swing ~$25 for the Complexions set, you might want to, especially if you feel like you're in the camp of preferring convenient skin tones right outta the pan :)
Just remember Prima watercolors (any of their sets) are NOT lightfast or a fine-art supply. But for something that's "less" than a fine-art supply, the quality and price point can't be beat, in my opinion.
Supplies
Mechanical Pencil 0.7 from this adorable new inexpensive set https://amzn.to/3OW5YBL
My long and skinny Swatching Journal https://amzn.to/3nWGvYT
Empty watercolor palette https://amzn.to/3pzhyDr
Complexion Set by Prima https://amzn.to/45upKdu
Arches 9" x 12" cold press watercolor paper https://amzn.to/47V3I50
Polina Bright Watercolor Brushes https://www.polinabright.com/karencampbell and use coupon code KARENCAMPBELL to save 10% off your order
For Super Affordable and awesome Creative Mark WATERCOLOR Brushes https://amzn.to/3gCZWRZ
Pentel Arts Sign Pen w/ Micro Brush https://amzn.to/3JhAjZ2
Copic Opaque Paint with Brush https://amzn.to/3Dfr1ZW
Assorted Watercolor Pencils in Blue, Black and Terra Cotta
Daniel Smith Carb Violet https://amzn.to/45NVKsH
And just for funsies... in the video, I mention there are some colors by Daniel Smith that I've also used on occasion (right outta the tube!) to depict skin tones. Here are those colors:
Verona Gold https://amzn.to/3C0w8u4
Yellow Gold https://amzn.to/3P3Gy4a
Italian Deep Ochre https://amzn.to/45MQCVD
Roasted French Ochre https://amzn.to/45FLS4i
Raw Sienna https://amzn.to/45xaXi8
Burnt Umber https://amzn.to/3KXKfqL
👉Let's get started!
My long and skinny Swatching Journal https://amzn.to/3nWGvYT
Empty watercolor palette https://amzn.to/3pzhyDr
Complexion Set by Prima https://amzn.to/45upKdu
Arches 9" x 12" cold press watercolor paper https://amzn.to/47V3I50
Polina Bright Watercolor Brushes https://www.polinabright.com/karencampbell and use coupon code KARENCAMPBELL to save 10% off your order
For Super Affordable and awesome Creative Mark WATERCOLOR Brushes https://amzn.to/3gCZWRZ
Pentel Arts Sign Pen w/ Micro Brush https://amzn.to/3JhAjZ2
Copic Opaque Paint with Brush https://amzn.to/3Dfr1ZW
Assorted Watercolor Pencils in Blue, Black and Terra Cotta
Daniel Smith Carb Violet https://amzn.to/45NVKsH
And just for funsies... in the video, I mention there are some colors by Daniel Smith that I've also used on occasion (right outta the tube!) to depict skin tones. Here are those colors:
Verona Gold https://amzn.to/3C0w8u4
Yellow Gold https://amzn.to/3P3Gy4a
Italian Deep Ochre https://amzn.to/45MQCVD
Roasted French Ochre https://amzn.to/45FLS4i
Raw Sienna https://amzn.to/45xaXi8
Burnt Umber https://amzn.to/3KXKfqL
👉Let's get started!
Haven't Had Time to Art Lately?
The summer has been crazy for me too!! I get it!! There are TONS of beautiful projects in the Skin Tones Classroom just waiting for you!
We started off the summer by exploring how to create skin tones using acrylic paints and a wet-on-dry technique with these projects....
We started off the summer by exploring how to create skin tones using acrylic paints and a wet-on-dry technique with these projects....
Then we learned about watercolor markers (specifically, Tombows), and how these can create beautiful skin tones as well.
So many awesome choices, right?! I hope you have just as much fun with these as I did!!
In the Mood for Something Else?
Make sure you check out the Visual Index HERE.
Whether the leaves are starting to turn in your part of the world, or it's hot as crap like it is in North Carolina - you can IMAGINE welcoming the impending season of fall and WILL the weather to change creatively!! The first 4 projects below can be found in the "Hot Dog System" Classroom (b/c they use 4 supplies or fewer!).
The fall fox above, can be found in the "Hamburger System" Classroom.
As we get closer to Halloween, you KNOW I'll be sharing projects to get you in the mood for the creepy season and to help you deck the walls if that's something you love to do!! Keep your eyes peeled ....
As we get closer to Halloween, you KNOW I'll be sharing projects to get you in the mood for the creepy season and to help you deck the walls if that's something you love to do!! Keep your eyes peeled ....
What Else is Comin' Up?
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Let's help you get settled!
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That's it for this week!! Happy Art-ing!!
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