A PLACE TO BUILD brings together four complementary PDF guides designed to support an intuitive, layered approach to mixed-media making. We begin with paint, move on to mark-making with acrylic paint pens, and finish with stitch.
What’s included:
PDF 1 — A Place To Build: The Main Workbook
The heart of the bundle. This guide takes you through the full process of creating an intuitive mixed-media artwork on canvas, from the first layer of paint through to a stitched and embellished surface.
It is not about replicating a specific piece or following step-by-step instructions. It is about developing a way of working, one that responds to what is already there, makes decisions as the work evolves, and allows each material to suggest the next. The workbook includes photographs of the process at every stage, written in a calm, reflective voice throughout.
PDF 2 — Painting Structure Guide
A practical reference for the painting stage, ideal for beginner painters, offered at two similar, but slightly different levels of support. Whether you prefer a clear sequence to follow or a set of decision prompts to guide your instincts, this guide offers a starting point without prescribing a result. Colour, style, and approach remain entirely your own.
PDF 3 — Visual Framework Guide
Three numbered composition frameworks - loose arrangements of shapes to paint in order for painters who prefer something concrete to respond to before they begin. Each framework is illustrated with a demonstration painting and a step-by-step guide to the shapes involved. The frameworks are deliberately exaggerated for clarity; in practice, edges can be soft, colours can blend and overlap, and transparency and opacity can sit alongside each other freely.
PDF 4 — Mark-Making & Pattern Guide
A visual reference for the mark-making stage. This guide illustrates a wide range of marks and patterns to explore with your acrylic paint pens, from botanical forms, abstract flower and geometric shapes, and repeat motifs. Keep it on the table while you work.
This collection is for you if you:
• Are curious about mixed-media making and want to explore paint, pen and stitch together
• Enjoy intuitive, process-led work rather than following fixed instructions
• Want support and structure without prescribed outcomes
• Are drawn to abstraction, pattern, texture and mark-making
• Are a confident stitcher ready to take your practice in a new direction, or a painter curious about adding stitch to your work
• Prefer exploration over perfection
Please note
• These PDFs do not include stitch tutorials or step-by-step painting instruction
• There are no set colour palettes or prescribed outcomes
• The guides are designed to support your process, not dictate it
• A basic familiarity with embroidery stitches is helpful for the stitching stage, but no specific techniques are demonstrated
Format
• Four downloadable PDF guides
• Instant access after purchase
• For personal use only
This collection offers a place to build — and the materials, structure, and permission to begin.
A PLACE TO BUILD brings together four complementary PDF guides designed to support an intuitive, layered approach to mixed-media making. We begin with paint, move on to mark-making with acrylic paint pens, and finish with stitch.
What’s included:
PDF 1 — A Place To Build: The Main Workbook
The heart of the bundle. This guide takes you through the full process of creating an intuitive mixed-media artwork on canvas, from the first layer of paint through to a stitched and embellished surface.
It is not about replicating a specific piece or following step-by-step instructions. It is about developing a way of working, one that responds to what is already there, makes decisions as the work evolves, and allows each material to suggest the next. The workbook includes photographs of the process at every stage, written in a calm, reflective voice throughout.
PDF 2 — Painting Structure Guide
A practical reference for the painting stage, ideal for beginner painters, offered at two similar, but slightly different levels of support. Whether you prefer a clear sequence to follow or a set of decision prompts to guide your instincts, this guide offers a starting point without prescribing a result. Colour, style, and approach remain entirely your own.
PDF 3 — Visual Framework Guide
Three numbered composition frameworks - loose arrangements of shapes to paint in order for painters who prefer something concrete to respond to before they begin. Each framework is illustrated with a demonstration painting and a step-by-step guide to the shapes involved. The frameworks are deliberately exaggerated for clarity; in practice, edges can be soft, colours can blend and overlap, and transparency and opacity can sit alongside each other freely.
PDF 4 — Mark-Making & Pattern Guide
A visual reference for the mark-making stage. This guide illustrates a wide range of marks and patterns to explore with your acrylic paint pens, from botanical forms, abstract flower and geometric shapes, and repeat motifs. Keep it on the table while you work.
This collection is for you if you:
• Are curious about mixed-media making and want to explore paint, pen and stitch together
• Enjoy intuitive, process-led work rather than following fixed instructions
• Want support and structure without prescribed outcomes
• Are drawn to abstraction, pattern, texture and mark-making
• Are a confident stitcher ready to take your practice in a new direction, or a painter curious about adding stitch to your work
• Prefer exploration over perfection
Please note
• These PDFs do not include stitch tutorials or step-by-step painting instruction
• There are no set colour palettes or prescribed outcomes
• The guides are designed to support your process, not dictate it
• A basic familiarity with embroidery stitches is helpful for the stitching stage, but no specific techniques are demonstrated
Format
• Four downloadable PDF guides
• Instant access after purchase
• For personal use only
This collection offers a place to build — and the materials, structure, and permission to begin.
