 Free your creative spirit where the emphasis is on you! Capture and record memories, ideas, images and quotations in a Creativity Workbook-Journal. Try new color and design ideas; experiment with abstraction and monotype; play with collage and mixed media. Benefit from helpful daily critiques and useful tips on goal-setting. Activities are based on The New Creative Artist, Exploring Color, and Creative Collage Techniques. In addition to the supplies you use for painting bring your own subject matter and one or two paintings for critique.
- 11" x 14" sketchbook
- 25 or more sheets of 8 1/2" x 11" acid-free ink-jet printer paper for monotypes
- 4-6 quarter-sheet illustration boards (Crescent 310 or Bainbridge 80) or heavy papers for collage supports
- 2B pencil, white plastic eraser, black Pigma Micron .03 pen, Pilot Precise (fine), or similar drawing pen
- Set of at least 12 colored markers (Mr. Sketch scented markers are fun!)
- origami or other colored papers
- unryu or other Asian and decorative papers
- magazines with lots of colorful advertising on heavy paper (Vogue, Geographic, etc.)
- matte medium, acrylic soft gel
- old synthetic brushes, scissors, sponges, paper towels, masking or drafting tape
- soft brayer
- artists' tube colors: French Ultramarine, Winsor or Phthalo Blue Green Shade, New Gamboge or Indian Yellow, Winsor or Cadmium Lemon, Alizarin Crimson, Winsor Red or Cadmium Red, Quinacridone Magenta or Permanent Rose, Burnt Sienna, and your personal favorites in watercolor or acrylic paints
- palette for mixing, 2 large (quart) water containers
- 9" x 12" piece of frosted Mylar drafting film or Plexiglas for monotypes
- Optional: Aquapasto, watercolor crayons or pencils, other art and craft supplies
What students say about Creativity Workshop:
- "I learned so much about myself, and there's no stopping me now."
- "You truly helped me understand more about creativity."
- "I enjoyed the relaxed environment and learning different ways to be more creative."
- "The Creativity Workbook is perfect for organizing ideas, sketches and collage."
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