Media: Painting — Mixed Media Mix it up Any single painting medium offers a vast range of visual effects — but mixing media can result in a uniquely textured, vibrantly varied work. Mixed media artists might combine various paints, collage, pencil sketches, printmaking, and photography. Some artists even embed found objects such as toy parts or hardware into the surface of a mixed media work — blurring the boundaries between painting and sculpture in the process. Sometimes the artist chooses to make all the different elements that make up a mixed media piece plainly visible; but then again, the artist might blend several media into a seamlessly integrated whole. The possibilities are literally endless — but the goal in all cases is to create the unique combination of image, surface, texture, and color that perfectly conveys the artist's intent. Here is a particularly complex example of a mixed media work by NextMonet artist Don Farnsworth, which combines papermaking, printmaking, drawing, and painting. Below are examples of mixed media pieces available on NextMonet. Click on any one to learn more about the individual work. Barbara Ravizza Anne Siems Laura Telander The main types of painting are: Acrylic  Encaustic  Gouache  Oil  Sumi  Tempera  Watercolor  Mixed Media Next: Drawing — Are drawings only rough drafts?