Join Mindy Lacefield and Susana Tavares for an exploration into all kinds of Mixed Media Characters! We will have fun creating and being inspired by fables, movies, books, cartoons, and rides. Get ready because Susana and I have given you a heaping plate full of inspiration and heartwarming love into each of our characters. We each bring out own style to the characters and cherish the nostalgia of why we are drawn into this magical, enchanted space!
Details about the class and format:
- Class begins January 1st, 2016
- Early Registration begins December 1st - $89
- Regular registration begins December 8th - $99
- Mindy's projects will post on Fridays
- Susana's projects will post on Mondays
- lifetime access to the classroom (so that you can work at your own pace)
- there will be a Facebook group
READY?
Mindy will create:
- Cinderella (based on the new live-action movie)
- Alice in wonderland
- Princess Tiana (the frog princess)
- Haunted Mansion girl
- Jellyfish girl (girl inspired from the Pixar parade at Disney's California Adventure park)
- Corpse Bride
- Candlehead (from Wreck it Ralph - bonus project)
Susana will create:
- Agnes from Despicable Me
- Tinkerbell
- Little Mermaid
- Merida - from Brave
- Once upon a winter time - (storybook)
- Snow White
She will be creating a project inspired by Rapunzel. Incredible, right?!
Mystele Kirkeeng is also on board as a guest artist! Just so stunning....Evil Queen!
Below is a supply list but most supplies will be touched on in each project. Here is a short list of what we'll be using. Please know that you don't have to go out an buy all new supplies. Use and experiment with what you have on hand already. I always encourage my students to watch the videos before getting any of the supplies.
Here is a sampling of the supplies we'll be using in this course for Mindy's projects:
1" foam brushes - michaels or any craft store
small brush for lettering
scissors
foam stamps
cheap masking tape
washi tape
foam stamps
spray bottle
boards and/or canvas - a mix of 9x12, 10x10. You can also work in your journal or use watercolor paper. It's up to you.
Some of Susana's supply list
cardboard
neocolor II crayons ( ultramarine blue, olive, Russet)
oil pastels ( turquoise, yellow ochre)
ephemera such as tissue paper, music paper, scrapbook paper
gel medium
black pencil
lace
foam
watercolors or ink
watercolor pencils
tissue paper
white acrylic paint
brush black pen
paint colors you'll see Mindy using:
dick blick matte colors you'll see me use: green blue light, orange light, brilliant magenta,
americana craft paint - fiery red (neon) (found at michaels)
