Artist Cherril Doty is the Director of the Sawdust Art Festival's Studio Art Classes in Laguna Beach, California. While she holds a master's degree in counseling psychology, the need to create has called, and Cherril followed her muse to try new forms and search possibilities. Mixed media represents the culmination of the search and is the process by which to achieve still more through teaching and experimentation. Visit [...] to learn more.

Heather Greenwood is a self-taught mixed media artist who loves to be creative in everything she does. She is known for adding mixed media flair to her memory-keeping scrapbook albums, planners, DIY projects, and art journals. She teaches and inspires projects and techniques on her blog, [...]

Monica Moody is a Dallas-based artist. Known for her vibrant alcohol ink paintings, she also enjoys mixed media, illustration, relief printmaking, pyrography, and watercolor painting. Learn more at [...]

Marsh Scott is a multi-media artist from Dana Point, California. Embracing media of all kinds and in all sizes, from jewelry to large public art installations, Marsh especially loves to create art rich with texture, layers, and color. Visit [...] to learn more.

How to Use This Book
Basic Tools & Materials
Color Theory
Borders & Edges Cut, Torn & Colored Edges
Burned Edges & Sharp Borders
Colored Border Effects
Applied Borders Embossing & Casting Embossing
Handmade Pulp
Reusable Handmade Molds
Found Objects Drips, Drops & Sprays Drips & Drops
Spatters & Drizzles
Working with Water
Sprays Aging & Antiquing Solutions & Sprays
Gold Leaf
Paints Used to Age
Used Tea Bags
Eggshell Crackle
Steeped Tea & Coffee Pens, Pencils & Pastels Ink & Watercolor Pencils
Permanent Markers
Conté Crayons & Charcoal
Pastels
Translucent Papers
Distinctive Backgrounds Yarn & String Dimensional Outlining
Textural Background Swirls
Sewing with Yarn & String
Painting with Yarn & String Fabrics & Fibers Colored Cheesecloth
Textured Backgrounds
Printed Backgrounds
Stiffening & Cutting Fabrics
Fabric Wraps
Unique Fibers & 3-D Effects Using Metals Candy Foil Accents
Candy Foil Backgrounds
Salvaged Metals
Joss Papers
Using Metal Leaf
Foil & Metal Rubbings Resists & Masking Rubber Cement
Stencils & Masks
Magazine Images
Wax Resists Alcohol Inks Dripping & Dropping Ink
Abstract Landscapes
Concentric Circles
Cling Wrap Effects
Masking Fluid
Combining Pens & Alcohol Inks Watercolor Monotypes Basics
Using Yupo®
Using Acetate
Embellishing Pyrography Fundamentals of Pyrography
Woodburned Pieces & Color
Woodburned Leather
Abstracts: Go with the Grain
Wooden Wearables
Burn Outside the Box Washi Tape Collage Background
Design Element
Shapes & Embellishments
Masking Alternative Surfaces Acrylic
Burlap or Fabric
Clay
Glass
Styrofoam
Wood & Muslin Spray Ink Stencil Resist
Dipping
Tinting
Stamping & PaintingEphemera 3-D Flowers
Albums & Keepsakes
Torn Collage Background
Jewelry Gelatos® Painting
Stamping
Blending
Stenciling
Mixing with Mediums
Drips & Splatters About the Artists