Into the Deep with Manta Rays
A playful and expressive mixed-media class for all levels
This step-by-step class is perfect for all levels and will gently guide you through simple mixed-media techniques while opening new creative possibilities along the way.
You’ll relax into the process and create a luminous manta painting — no pressure, no perfection, just creative freedom.
LIST OF SUPPLIES
For this class, you only need very basic water-based colours — such as gouache, acrylics, watercolours, tempera or inks. I recommend working on 300 gsm watercolour paper, although a canvas will work perfectly well too.
Below, you’ll find the full list of materials I used in this class, but everything can be easily substituted. Please feel free to use whatever materials you already have at hand.
• White Gesso
• Plastic Squeezable Bottles
• Mungyo Watercolor or similar
• Canson Montval 300gsm Watercolour Paper or similar
• Acrylic ink – Orange Flame, Shimmering Gold or any other metal paints
• Prussian Blue, Acrylic Paint
Brushes
Masking tape
Pencil
WHO THIS CLASS IS FOR
This class is for anyone seeking fresh inspiration, curious to explore mixed-media techniques and experiment with materials.
It is perfect for those inspired by the beauty of the ocean and ready to immerse themselves in a calm, meditative creative process — whether you are a complete beginner or an experienced artist.
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Your Instructor
My paintings is the creation of opposites in a variety of rhythms and textures.
I combine different materials in order to overcome the challenge of achieving harmony and unity in my work. Some of my paintings are highly textured and have imbedded objects.
I explore this fine line of ambiguity between pure abstraction and implied realism through the process of layering color and organic texture. My objective is to evoke a sensation or memory in the viewer, of a place remembered or imagined, without literal reference to landscape.