Push Your Creative Boundaries: 31 Mixed Media Explorations by Risa Iwasaki Culbertson

Beginner | 4 hours

Taught by Risa Iwasaki Culbertson

Even experienced artists need help getting into the creative flow sometimes. Drawing from her own practice as an artist and printmaker, Risa Iwasaki Culbertson designed this daily series to encourage artistic exploration by employing a playful, multimedia approach. With exuberance and irreverent style, Risa leads you through sets of three artistic mediums - illustration, paper, and paint - applied to ten perspective-shifting topics and prompts. No matter your skill level, you’ll build a toolbox for combatting creative block, trusting your creative instincts, and developing your unique artistic voice.

Learn how to:

Reuse recycled materials to make art
Shift your perspective
Play with materials to understand the medium
Find inspiration in artistic limitations
Build a toolbox of ideas to break through creative blocks
Gain confidence by going outside your comfort zone

What you'll get:

Easy-to-follow video lessons on how to use mixed-media prompts to work through creative blocks
31 HD video lessons you can access online anytime, anywhere
Detailed supply list and PDF with reference photos
Step-by-step instructions by multimedia artists Risa Iwasaki Culbertson
The ability to leave comments, ask questions and interact with other students

Chapters

Push Your Creative Boundaries: 31 Mixed Media Explorations
Overview01:29
Day 1 - Materials and preparing a space10:58
Day 2 - Self Portrait: Illustrated09:33
Day 3 - Self Portrait: Paper16:10
Day 4 - Self Portrait: Painted09:36
Day 5 - Upcycled Repeatable Pattern: Illustrated09:35
Day 6 - Upcycled Repeatable Pattern: Paper07:51
Day 7 - Upcycled Repeatable Pattern: Paint14:32
Day 8 - Point of View: Illustrated09:55
Day 9 - Point of View: Paper13:09
Day 10 - Point of View: Paint12:36
Day 11 - Storytelling: Illustrated02:18
Day 12 - Storytelling: Paper08:31
Day 13 - Storytelling: Paint11:16
Day 14 - Sans tools: Illustrated08:52
Day 15 - Sans tools: Paper12:31
Day 16 - Sans tools: Paint12:43
Day 17 - Color Wheel: Illustrated11:11
Day 18 - Color Wheel: Paper15:02
Day 19 - Color Wheel: Paint12:53
Day 20 - Time to get Minimal: Illustrated02:43
Day 21 - Time to get Minimal: Paper07:06
Day 22 - Time to get Minimal: Paint04:55
Day 23 - Building On: Illustrated04:04
Day 24 - Building On: Paper06:48
Day 25 - Building On: Paint03:45
Day 26 - Still Life: Illustrated03:38
Day 27 - Still Life: Paper03:31
Day 28 - Still Life: Paint04:08
Day 29 - Limitations: Illustrated07:26
Day 30 - Limitations: Paper04:03
Day 31 - Limitations: Paint04:55

Materials

Here’s what you’ll need:

Flat-laying Multimedia sketchbook - Risa uses a Midori medium
Assorted pens - Risa uses a Pilot GTec .4, Sakura Pigma Sensei pen, and Zebra ClickArt Marker pens
Sharpie Magnum
Pencil
Paint brushes, including a 1/2” flat stroke brush, 1/4” chiseled flat brush, and a short liner brush for details
Holbein Acryla Gouache set
Acrylic paints in red, blue, yellow, black, and white
Assorted colors of construction paper or card stock
UHU clear glue stick
Tape
Scissors
Cutting mat and X-acto knife
Palette
Cup of water
Ruler (optional)
Small notepad (optional)
String, yarn or thread
Piece of foam or sponge cut 1-2”