Mixed media art is art that combines different types of media; in other words, it’s art that incorporates more than one type of material.

For example, you could create art using any combination of paint, graphite, paper, fabric, adhesive, photographs, ephemera and found objects.

Collage art is an example of a popular type of mixed media art. Collages typically incorporate paper and glue, but they can also include other materials like wood, chipboard, fabric and plastic.

Examples of Mixed Media Art Projects

Mixed Media Art Tutorials Available at Our Website:

Collage Art: Reinterpreting Autumn Featuring Spin Art and Painting

Bohemian Swirl Collage Art Tutorial

Collage Art With Antique Postcard: Happy Birthday

Mixed Media Art Supplies

It would be impossible to provide you with a complete list of mixed media art supplies. such a list could be endless!

Pictured here, you can see bunches of my favorite mixed media art supplies:

I’m working on reviewing all of these items for your consideration.

The following product reviews are currently available here on this site:

• Stencil Butter by The Crafter’s Workshop (TCW): Product Review
• Mod Podge Craft Adhesive: A Product Review

Tools for Mixed Media Art

There are many tools you can use for creating mixed media art. They aren’t all necessary, but they sure do make it easier to create professional-quality artworks.

The tools I recommend below are mostly optional, but I wouldn’t want to be without any of them.

At a minimum, you’ll need a good pair of scissors. However, you’ll probably want to pick up some options beyond scissors.

If you’re a beginner to creating mixed media artwork, and you can’t buy all the things right away, I’d recommend prioritizing the purchase of a really good paper cutter. My favorite is this guillotine-style paper cutter by We R Makers, but you have many outstanding choices for paper cutters that could work for this purpose.

It’s also really helpful to have a die cutter, but a die cutter is strictly optional. I sold my collage art on eBay for YEARS (from around 1998 – 2008), and I didn’t own a die cutter during that time period.

But now that I have a die cutter, I wouldn’t want to be without it.

Here are some other paper crafting tools I recommend:

• We R Makers Journal Book Binding Punch Guide Tool: Product Review
• We R Makers Frame Punch Board Product Review and Project Examples
• Scoring Tools for Paper

See Also: We R Makers Tools and Stamperia Stencils

See Also: 51 Creative Collage Materials to Try Using in Your Collages

Mixed Media Art Techniques You Should Know About

• 4 Ink Blending Techniques for Card Making and Paper Crafts: Tutorials Plus Project Ideas
• How to Use Stencils
• What Paint to Use With Stencils
• How to Cut Paper Shapes if You Don’t Have a Die Cutter

By Amy Solovay

About Your Product Reviewer: Amy Solovay is a content creator and educator who holds a bachelor’s degree with a studio art minor; she has also earned a separate degree in textile design. Amy learned to stencil as a small child, and she still enjoys stenciling techniques all these years later. Beyond that, she enjoys introducing other crafters to the best new craft supplies, and she also loves helping crafters learn new techniques for making the most of the craft supplies they buy.

As an educator, Amy Solovay used to teach in-person college courses in trend forecasting, marketing and surface design at California Design College in Los Angeles.

Nowadays, Amy uses online platforms to teach digital courses to craft pattern designers, content creators and influencers all over the world. If you’re an artist, crafter or DIY enthusiast who is interested in earning income from your creative work, you’re invited to visit Crafterprise.com to learn more about monetizing the arts, craft(s) and / or DIY projects you do.

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This page was last updated on 9-12-2024.