One of the pitfalls when working with mixed media is sometimes buying loads of art supplies and then not using them. There are so many fun things to buy BUT you can get a long way with a few supplies and use a lot of scraps and simple tools. If you have a piece of thick paper or cardboard, some acrylic paint, some matt medium, some scrap paper for collage and a couple of pens and pencils you will be good to go. Here is the list of the supplies that I use in this class:

• A 3D Canvas , size 15.5”x15.5” (40x40cm)
  
  

• Recycled cardboard and/or thick inexpensive paper
  
  

• A couple of pieces of corrugated cardboard
  
  

• An assortment of scraps of paper (paper from an old book and paper with left-over paint, a couple of serviettes (napkins) and an old clothing pattern)
  
  

• Acrylic matt medium to use in collage. I use Liquitex, Matte Medium.
  
  

• Acrylic Paints
  
  

• Acrylic Ink
  
  

• Neocolor II wax crayons
  
  

• A pencil for sketching. I use a black and a white Stabilo All, Aquarellable, (paper, glass, plastic and metal). These work really well on acrylic paint.
  
  

• Gel pens
  
  

• A hard tool such as an old credit card to move the paint and medium around. I use a Palette knife.
  
  

• A couple of different size brushes, from very thin to wide and flat
  
  

• Stamps, stencils, skewers and other mark making tools
  
  

• Spray bottle, rags, make-up sponge and plastic lids to use as palettes