Mixed Media and Collage with Andrea Trace / Materials List

-Watercolour paper tablet and/or sketchbook, minimum 9" x 12" or larger

-Optional: one or two birch panels (any size; canvas boards would work as well)

-Acrylic paints in whatever colours you usually use; I suggest a minimum of one blue, one red, one yellow and titanium white plus any other colours you like

-Acrylic gel medium, matte or glossy

-Palette (I use a piece of glass so I can reclaim dried paint for later collages)

-White paper glue

-Plain white tissue paper

-Favourite pre-printed papers/collage materials: japanese papers, scrap paper packages, origami paper, magazine pages, old book pages, maps, ephemera, etc etc

-Watercolour or acrylic brushes: one 2" - 3" flat and a selection of others and an inexpensive brush to use with glue

-Optional- Other collagable items: tiny beads, seeds, feathers, leaves, bark, thread, etc.