![]() A popular and gratifying technique that is easily coupled with these simple organic tools is monoprinting. When dipped into wet mediums they can be used to draw or sketch simple, rudimentary marks and add delicate loose details across a foundation. Swipes, stripes, drips and splatters: each upcycled tool creates random yet repetitive marks that cannot be duplicated, only replicated-the beauty of their raw and disposable forms. Cotton swabs, gift cards, droppers and even nail polish all have the ability to create singular marks within a piece of art. Pieces of bubble wrap, cardboard tubing, fruit netting and sponges will each leave an unusual imprint when coupled with the same mediums - smudges, rings, hash marks, peaks and valleys, each mark uniquely different each time they are applied. ![]() Reusable instruments such as plastic knives, combs, brushes, straws and stirrers can be used to create the simplest of organic marks, such as lines, circles, dots and scratch marks. Upcycled tidbits offer a unique set of relatively common tools for mark making that can yield extraordinary results on the page. Rae shares the essential tools she’s discovered for mark-making in her book, Paint-Play-Explore: Expressive Mark-Making Techniques in Mixed Media. Discover how you can invent and reinvent endlessly with Rae’s top found objects and common tools shared here. She sleuths out the common tools and everyday objects we walk by every day that are perfect for making art marks. Rae Missigman is all the above when it comes to her art. ![]() To take mixed media art to its heights, you have to be a bit of an adventurer - a tinkerer - a risk taker. Everyday Objects Perfect for Mixed Media Artists ![]()
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