Creating Small: Mini Masterpieces with Big Impact

This class is for everyone, whether you're a beginner or experienced artist.

The same rules of mark making, composition, and colour apply to art small or large. I've designed this class to build your technical skills and also a thought process for creating a work of art. Like most of my classes, I'm in this with you for the long-haul, not a quick project. I want you to approach everything you do with greater skills and confidence, mini or maxi.

Some of the things we will cover in this class:

• Brush practice & intentional visual marks for effect
• Subject & Composition
• Mixed media compatibilities
• How these principles and skills are used in real mini masterpiece examples
• Preservation of your mini masterpieces

By the end of this class you'll be making countless, gorgeous, little works of art.

Why create small? Perhaps you want to work through ideas, test and get to know compatible mixed media materials, colour combinations, or compositions. Maybe you're in a creative rut and need a project to free your mind and break habits. Whatever your reason, making mini paintings is fun and quick to provide results.

You're also going to see me make a real mess of a self-portrait, learn from it, and then get it right. I show these things because we all keep learning with every artwork we create, and getting it wrong is important for our progress.

I can't wait to see what you create, so upload your exercises, experiments, and mini masterpieces! Let's do this!

• Introduction
• Suggested Materials
• Exercise: Warm Up & Control
• Exercise: Intentional Mark-Making
• Testing Mixed Media Material Compatibilities
• Subject & Compositional Choices
• Colour Considerations
• Putting it All Together - Making Mini Masterpieces
• Mini Masterpiece Preservation Advice
• Final Thoughts