Mixed Media Art for All - Mansfield Woodhouse Library - Adult Learning

About this course

Discover the freedom and fun of mixed-media art in this hands-on course designed especially for adult learners. You’ll explore a variety of materials and techniques—combining things like acrylic paint, collage, drawing, texture, and mark-making—to create your own expressive artworks. No prior art experience is needed—just bring your curiosity and a willingness to explore. On this course, you’ll be guided step-by-step through the process of creating expressive, mixed media pieces using acrylics, watercolours, inks, pastels, pencils. Each session introduces a new creative approach, with plenty of time to experiment and play. You’ll learn how to layer different media, build interesting surfaces, and develop your own visual style. With friendly guidance and demonstrations from your tutor, you’ll gain confidence using a wide range of tools and materials, all in a relaxed and supportive environment. By the end of the course, you’ll have a collection of vibrant, personal pieces and a whole new toolkit of creative skills to take away. By the end of the course, you will be able to: - Create at least two finished mixed-media artworks that combine a minimum of three different materials or techniques - Demonstrate confident use of at least four new techniques, such as layering, image transfer, stencilling, or mark-making - Select and combine materials thoughtfully to express a chosen theme or idea in at least one project. - Experiment with colour, texture, and composition in sketchbook studies or preparatory pieces for each main artwork. - Reflect on your creative choices, identifying one strength and one area for future development. - Develop and implement a marketing plan using at least [three] different channels (e.g., social media, email marketing, and local events) to promote their products.)

Booking your place and fee information

Booking your place and fee information If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course, please visit our webpage for further information https www.inspireculture.org.uk skills learning funding your courses Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course. To enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years. Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required). As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Greater London Greater Manchester Liverpool City Region Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland Tees Valley West of England West Midlands West Yorkshire