Using Tetra Pak Printing on Watercolor Paper | A Clever & Easy Mixed Media Experiment

Create a textured abstract landscape using a recycled Tetra Pak print as your base. Learn how to layer mixed media art supplies. This tutorial demonstrates how to build depth and texture on a Tetra Pak print. If you enjoy experimenting with different mediums, this process shows how Inktense pencils interact with watercolor paints to create rich, vibrant surfaces. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced artist, you will see how to effectively combine stamps and stencils to add intricate details to your work. Subscribe for weekly mixed media art tutorials, and let me know in the comments if you have ever tried using Tetra Pak for your own printmaking projects. 📽️ Here's How I make Tetra Pak Plates:    • DIY Tetra Pak Printing!    Materials: Aquapad Watercolor Paper: https://amzn.to/4eDUoYW Tracing Wheel: https://amzn.to/3QVoRbH Sensory Stones: https://amzn.to/4oZmm4F Paul Rubens Haiya Oil Pastels:https://amzn.to/4eYEzLf ➡️If you buy something through these links, I get a little kickback from Amazon. Think of it as a virtual high-five. Timestamps: 00:00 Breaking the Rules on Watercolor Paper 00:18 Laying Down the First Permanent Marks 01:17 Testing the Paper with Undersea Green 02:26 The Secret Texturing Tool Technique 02:57 Embracing Granulation in the Sky 03:28 The Shock Factor of Bold Pastels 05:57 Navigating the Messy Middle Crisis 07:02 The One Mark That Saved It 08:35 Fixing a Floating Mistake Instantly 10:52 The Final Matted Reveal and Takeaways Learn how to use a Tetra Pak printing plate as an underlying base layer for an abstract mixed media landscape on heavy watercolor paper. This studio process video demonstrates how to layer wet and dry mediums over a pulled print without compromising the structure of the paper. The demonstration covers intuitive mark making, color selection, and the specific challenges of blending a crisp printmaking base with spontaneous mixed media layers. Viewers will see how to navigate an artistic block mid-process using bold, unifying marks to create a cohesive final piece. What's covered in this video The process begins with an initial experiment testing how a freshly pulled Tetra Pak print on thick watercolor paper responds to wet mediums. The first layers of permanent color are established using an Inktense pencil in the color Baked Earth alongside a textured sensory stone stamp. A custom watercolor mix combines a deep brown pigment with Undersea Green to build organic background shapes directly over the print. Fine texturing is introduced by running a sharp stitching tool for pattern making across the damp watercolor surface to form rows of small dots. The sky region is developed using a granulating wash of Manganese Blue mixed with Payne's Gray to create a beautiful, textured atmospheric effect. Bright maroon-purple oil pastels are introduced over the dried watercolor to create a high-contrast visual shock and add immediate structural drama to the landscape. The composition is adjusted using creamy yellow ochre and teal Haya oil pastels from Paul Rubens to blend the hard edges together. A Jumbo Jet charcoal pencil is introduced to ground the composition when the layering process begins to feel visually disjointed and disconnected from the print. A bold handwriting stencil paired with a Maribou art crayon provides a flowy, unifying line that saves the piece from a creative standstill. White Maribou art crayon on deli paper is trialed and then softened with white pastel to tone down a floating netting texture in the upper sky. The completed abstract landscape is revealed inside a clean mat board frame to analyze how the original print textures survived the intense layering process. The tutorial concludes with a summary of the intuitive workflow and an open invitation for viewers to share their thoughts on combining printmaking with collage. Mentioned in this video: Tetra Pak printing, watercolor paper, mixed media landscape, printmaking, Inktense pencils, Baked Earth, sensory stone stamp, Undersea Green watercolor, pattern making stitching tool, Manganese Blue watercolor, Payne's Gray watercolor, Paul Rubens Haya oil pastels, yellow ochre, teal, Jumbo Jet charcoal pencil, handwriting stencil, Maribou art crayon, deli paper, white pastel, mat board, intuitive abstract art, collage, mark making.