Mixed Media Wall Art

Materials:

craft knife
foam core
watercolor paint
charcoal
pastels
paintbrushes
coarse salt
pencil

Steps:

1. Sketch a selected picture (apple) onto a sheet of foam core with a pencil (figure A).

2. Score around the outline of the picture with a craft knife.

3. Cut away sections of the foam core exposing the soft foam beneath the smooth paper layers using a craft knife.

4. Rub black charcoal over the etched lines of the wall art. Rub it in with your fingers (figure B).

5. Remove additional sections of the foam core forming the leaf shapes and stems (figure C).

6. Fill in the areas with a heavy application of charcoal (figure D).

7. Apply watercolors over the mixed media wall art design until the desired result is achieved (figure E).

8. Sprinkle coarse salt over some sections of the watercolors while wet for a textured appearance (figure F).

9. Add details to the mixed media wall art using bright colored pastels.

10. Complete the background using blocks of watercolor washes and charcoal.

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