An example of a mixed media work: Untitled (1963) by Jane Frank (Jane Schenthal Frank, 1918-1986), 45"X18. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jane Frank (Jane Schenthal Frank the American artist was born Jane Babette Schenthal on July 25, 1918, in Baltimore Maryland Jane Frank (Jane Schenthal Frank the American artist was born Jane Babette Schenthal on July 25, 1918, in Baltimore Maryland Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) 5". Mixed media (oil, spackle, charred driftwood, glass, crushed graphite, and canvas collage on canvas); private collection; image used with permission. Driftwood is Wood that has been washed onto a shore or beach of a sea or river by the action of winds tides waves or man The Mineral graphite, as with Diamond and Fullerene, is one of the Allotropes of carbon. A collage (From the coller to glue is a work of formal art primarily in the Visual arts, made from an assemblage of different forms thus creating a new whole Canvas is an extremely heavy-duty plain-woven fabric used for making Sails Tents Marquees Backpacks and other functions

Mixed media, in visual art, refers to an artwork in the making of which more than one medium has been employed. The visual arts are art forms that focus on the creation of works which are primarily Visual in nature such as Painting, Photography In Fine art, a work of art (or artwork or work) is a creation such as a Song, Book, Film, Video game, In the Arts media (plural of Medium) are the materials and techniques used by an Artist to produce a work

There is an important distinction between "mixed media" artworks and "multimedia art". Multimedia artists are Contemporary artists who use a wide range of media to communicate their art Mixed media tends to refer to a work of visual art that combines various traditionally distinct visual art media. For example, a work on canvas that combines paint, ink, and collage could properly be called a "mixed media" work - but not a work of "multimedia art. A collage (From the coller to glue is a work of formal art primarily in the Visual arts, made from an assemblage of different forms thus creating a new whole " The term multimedia art implies a broader scope than mixed media, combining visual art with non-visual elements (such as recorded sound, for example) or with elements of the other arts (such as literature, drama, dance, motion graphics, music, or interactivity).

When creating a painted or photographed work using mixed media it is important to choose the layers carefully and allow enough drying time between the layers to ensure the final work will have integrity. If many different media are used it is equally important to choose a sturdy foundation upon which the different layers are imposed.

A phrase sometimes used in relationship to mixed media is, "Fat over lean. " In other words: "don't start with oil paints. Plan to make them the final layer. "

Many interesting effects can be achieved by using mixed media. Often, found objects are used in conjunction with traditional artist mediums, such as paints and graphite, to express a meaning in the everyday life. In this manner, many different elements of art become more flexible than with traditional artist mediums.

References

• Description of Mixed-Media Collage Creation by Susan Krieg
• History of Collage Excerpts from Nita Leland and Virginia Lee and from George F. Brommer
• Wright, Michael; Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain): An introduction to mixed media (London ; New York : Dorling Kindersley in association with the Royal Academy of Arts ; Boston : Distributed by Houghton Mifflin, 1995); ISBN 0-7894-0000-6; ISBN 0-7513-0748-3; OCLC 31776510 (Worldcat link: [1]):]

See also

• Digital Mixed Media
• Collage
• Assemblage art
• Altered book
• Artist trading card
• Multimedia
• Multimedia art