Mixed Media

Environmental Issue
 Definition
• Mixed Media in visual art, refers to an
artwork that is made out of more than
one medium.
• Medium refers to the material used to
create an artwork (example: charcoal,
clay, paint, graphite…)
• In visual arts, the term Mixed Media refers to a work
of art that embodies more than one medium. For
example, a canvas that features acrylic paint, ink,
and collage could be termed Mixed Media. In this
way, the term is an umbrella for visual art works that
reflect more than one type of artistic medium. Mixed
media artworks are currently popular in the art world.
The term has been used since the Post-Modern art
period of the twentieth century; yet the practice of
combining different types of media to create an
artwork dates back to antiquity.
• Mixed Media artists typically feature combinations of
media that can vary greatly in terms of composition,
color, texture, size, and more. Many Mixed Media
artists are just as concerned about the processes
they use to create art as they are about the materials
they use. Today there are professional mixed media
artists as well as amateur artisans who create both
arts and crafts. Some of the most popular forms
Mixed Media Art include collage, sculpture, altered
books, scrapbooks, and greeting cards. Of course,
traditional canvas art also employs various forms of
Mixed Media as welL
• Artists employ a wide variety of
materials to create Mixed Media Art.
Found objects like seashells, stones,
and natural fibers may be employed.
Other materials could include beads,
textiles, paper, clay, ink, pigment, paint,
gold leaf, charcoal, metal, and much
more. Many artists enjoy working with
Mixed Media as it allows for great
flexibility. Mixed Media also adapts well
to a wide array of styles.
• Many artists as well as collectors are
intrigued by the tactile elements of Mixed
Media Art as well as its two or three-
dimensional presentations. Though many
artists rely on their technical training when it
comes to the mixing of materials, they also
often explore new techniques and
combinations of styles when working with
Mixed Media making this art form consistently
a pioneering and continuously evolving form
of art.
 Types of Art Media
• Drawing ● Pencil ● Colored pencil ● Ink ● Markers ● Pastels ● Chalk.

• Painting ● Watercolor ● Acrylic ● Oil ● Tempera 1001 de culori (Watercolor

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• Photography ● Film ● Digital Instagram collage

Examples of Mixed Media
Paint
Cloth
Misc. Object from
around the house
(bottle caps, string,
spoon, wire,
buttons, junk)
 Map
 Paint
 Tissue paper
 Newspaper
clippings
Paint
Buttons
Paint
Foil
Plastic straws
Buttons
Toothpicks
Paint
Beads
Rice
Paint
Beans
Sparkles
 Button
 Rope
 Feathers
Feathers
Rope
Glitter
Foil
Beads
Paint
Scrubbing sponge
Sticks
Styrofoam balls
Paint
Plastic grocery bags