Introduction

Hello, everyone. I'm Karen, a mixed media and textile artist from the UK. In this course on painted collage papers and markmaking, aimed at general sketchbook practice but with wider applications, we will explore various techniques together:

• Types of paper suitable for collage
• Exploration of paints and drawing tools
• Simple painting techniques with watercolours, acrylic inks, and acrylic paints
• Mixed media techniques
• Creating simple stamps and stencils for markmaking
• Easy printing techniques and markmaking
• Using a viewfinder to isolate areas on collage papers
• Making sketchbook pages
• Other uses for collage papers
• Fun ways to use up every last scrap of paper

Come and join me for a fun and creative journey in this course, where we'll explore plenty of creative possibilities together. I look forward to seeing you in the first lesson.