Mixed media
Learn techniques from professional artists, follow tutorials, videos, and more.

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- Encausticbord
- Featured artists
- Mixed media
- Oils
Featured artist: Pamela Caughey
Pamela Caughey is an Ampersand Artist Ambassador who has an extensive background in painting with multiple mediums. Her passion is sharing her knowledge with others so they may become the artists they wish to be.

- Categories:
- Aquabord
- Claybord
- Encausticbord
- Featured artists
- Gessobord
- Mixed media
Featured artist: Amado M. Peña, Jr.
Amado Peña's art celebrates the strength of a people who meet the harsh realities of life in an uncompromising land and his work is a tribute to the Native Americans who survive by living in harmony with an adversarial, untamed environment. Amado’s artwork is defined by its bold color and form and dynamic composition.

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- Encausticbord
- Mixed media
Mixed media on Encausticbord
Professional encaustic painters attest to how exceptionally well Encausticbord works when used alone with encaustic paint or in combination with a wide variety of mixed media techniques including collage, oil paints and oil sticks, image transfers, and incising.

Claybord demonstration by Brigitte Waldschmidt
German mixed media artist and author, Brigitte Waldschmidt demonstrates techniques on Ampersand Claybord. (English subtitles)

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- Acrylics
- Featured artists
- Mixed media
- Primed Smooth
- Product info.
- Videos
Primed Smooth demonstration by Brigitte Waldschmidt
Watch artist and author Brigitte Waldschmidt experiment with mixed media on an Ampersand Primed Smooth. (Time-lapse)
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Fluid art with Claybord Art Tiles and Marabu Alcohol Inks
In this step-by-step guide by Celia Buchanan, explore Marabu Alcohol Inks and acrylic pouring medium on Ampersand's Claybord Art Tiles.
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Create distressed art with Alcohol Inks on Claybord Art Tiles
Learn how to use alcohol inks in different ways to paint a textured mixed media art panel. Build raised areas with molding paste, distress the surface and mute the colors to create an interesting background, then draw on top with Graphix Aqua Inks.
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- Categories:
- Acrylics
- Featured artists
- Mixed media
- Primed Smooth
- Product info.
- Videos
Primed Smooth demonstration by Brigitte Waldschmidt
German mixed media artist and author, Brigitte Waldschmidt demonstrates multiple techniques and media on Ampersand Primed Smooth. (English subtitles)
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- Featured artists
- Mixed media
- Pastelbord
- Pastels
- Product info.
- Videos
Pastelbord demonstration by Brigitte Waldschmidt
German mixed media artist and author, Brigitte Waldschmidt demonstrates the versatility of Ampersand Pastelbord. (English subtitles)
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- Categories:
- Acrylics
- Gessobord
- Mixed media
- Oils
- Product info.
- Tips & techniques
- Videos
Gessobord demonstration by Brigitte Waldschmidt
An educational and entertaining exploration of Ampersand Gessobord by mixed media artist and author, Brigitte Waldschmidt. (English subtitles)

- Categories:
- Mixed media
- Pastelbord
- Product info.
- Videos
Introduction to Ampersand Pastelbord
Watch the Pastelbord video to learn about Ampersand Pastelbord and why it is the perfect surface for pastels and so much more.

- Categories:
- Gessobord
- Mixed media
- Tips & techniques
- Videos
Collage on Gessobord
A fun, stop-motion video of collage on Ampersand Gessobord.

Image transfer on Claybord Art Tiles
Ampersand Artist Ambassador Frances Tyler gives an excellent demonstration on how to transfer images onto Claybord Art Tiles.

- Categories:
- Claybord
- Mixed media
- Step-by-step tutorials
- Tips & techniques
Image transfer on Claybord
Claybord is great for this kind of work because of its versatility. The rigid panel takes the pressure of an image transfer process without bending or tearing. Its smooth surface allows for a clean transfer and for collage materials to make a perfectly flush connection.

- Categories:
- Featured artists
- Mixed media
- Unprimed Basswood
Featured artist: John Cruz
It’s hard not to get swept up in the work of John Cruz. His paintings are at once recognizable and yet abstracted. Not only abstract in the customary execution, but also in the range of feelings that his imagery evokes.

- Categories:
- Aquabord
- Featured artists
- Gessobord
- Mixed media
Featured artist: Lynnette Shelley
Lynnette Shelley's unusual and culturally charged artwork has won numerous awards and found its way into collections across the world. Her mixed media pieces are a conglomeration of her drawing passion and the collection of interests she has pulled from Celtic art, wildlife, archetypal symbology and art nouveau.