Make Multimedia Art!

We hope you've seen the news about some changes in our Design Team.

Today we are starting a new week with a wonderful project by Athanasia who is making her entrance to the Team accompanied by the sound of a beautiful trumpet! :)

(to get to know Athanasia better - visit her blog and read our short interview)

Hello! Today I'm very excited to show you my first project for this great team!

I made a canvas about my two passions: music and mixed media art.

I started with sketching the trumpet: first I made a draft drawing with my pencil to use it as a template. Then, I stamped with several stamps around and on it in order to create the main design, the trumpet.

Finally, I did some doodling with a permanent pen to make some final touches. It was a really fun way to create a design without actually drawing!

I also made some shades with a pencil to create depth and make it more realistic.

When I was happy with the result, I covered the design with a piece of paper and started working with the background of the main composition.

My first step is always to add gesso with a stencil. After that, I made a lot of splashes with many colors of differed media like watercolors and Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays.

Of course it can't be a mixed media background without stamps, and what would be more perfect for this canvas than a stamp with music score, right? I also used a stamp with flowers, that's all.

Then, I glued all the embellishments, the letters 'ART' and the word 'MAKE' on the trumpet.

As a final touch, I distressed the whole canvas with the 'Vintage Photo' Distress Ink.

Materials from Mixed Media Place:

p.s. Great news, Dear Friends! Brand new Finnabair products finally arrived in our store!

We have gorgeous stamps!

and stencils!

and delicious new Glass Glitter, Mica Powder, Micro Beads and Glass Beads!

Are you feeling inspired? :) Browse our New Products section for more!