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Mixed Media Practice
Explore how watercolor, ink, collage, and found textures converge in Can Maden’s mixed media practice. These guides highlight materials, process, and compositional strategies used across series.
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Watercolor, Ink, and Collage: Building Transparent Layers
Learn how transparent washes, ink contours, and collage fragments build depth and atmosphere in contemporary mixed media on paper.
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Coffee Grounds as Texture: Material Memory and Surface
Discover how everyday materials like coffee grounds create texture, memory, and earthy tonal ranges in contemporary Turkish mixed media practice.
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Digital Layering: Extending the Paper Surface
Learn how digital layers complement hand-made mixed media to expand scale, refine composition, and explore new color relationships.