Layer&Play: 6-Week Mixed Media Masterclass with Anita Kroó

6 sessions x 3 hours | All Levels Welcome

About the class

Embark on a six-week premium mixed-media course at Kwassie Art Studio, designed to welcome complete beginners while offering plenty of inspiration for those with some creative experience. Led by award-winning artist Anita Kroo, who studied at the renowned Pratt Institute in New York, this immersive programme combines professional artistic practice with accessible, step-by-step teaching in an intimate group of just eight participants.

Across six weekly three-hour sessions, you'll build strong artistic foundations while exploring six essential mixed-media techniques: expressive graphite and charcoal drawing, ink, watercolour, oil pastel and collage. Each session is thoughtfully structured to develop your confidence, technical skills and creative voice through demonstrations, guided exercises, playful experimentation and personalised feedback.

Working exclusively with high-quality professional art materials, you'll create a substantial body of finished work while learning techniques and creative approaches that will continue to support your practice long after the course ends.

More than a series of workshops, this is an investment in your artistic development. You'll leave with a portfolio of completed artworks, a solid foundation in mixed-media techniques, greater creative confidence and the knowledge and skills to continue your creative journey independently.

About the instructor

Anita Kroó is a painter originally from Budapest. Working in the medium of painting, printmaking, drawing and collage, she focuses on the female perspective through a social and cultural context. In 2015 she was awarded the merit scholarship of Pratt Institute and moved to New York City to complete her Masters degree. Following her New York years she moved to Berlin and created a solo exhibition at Collegium Hungaricum Berlin in 2018. Between 2020 and 2023 she completed three years of research at University of East London, with a focus on contemporary feminist discourse.

She has exhibited in group and solo shows in Budapest, New York, Rome, London and Berlin. Among her achievements she has been awarded the Elizabeth Greenshields artist grant, the artist scholarship of the Hungarian Academy in Rome, and The Hungary Initiatives Foundation Scholarship. She currently lives and works in Vienna.

Language of instruction

This course is taught in English with basic German support.

Topics session by session

Week 1 — Graphite Mark-Making & Tonal Drawing: building tone and gesture with thick graphite sticks and standard pencils
Week 2 — Charcoal Gesture & Scale: working large with willow and compressed charcoal
Week 3 — India-Ink Washes & Resist Layering: exploring ink, watercolour, and oil pastel resist techniques
Week 4 — Collage & Acrylic Accents: building mixed-media surfaces with cut-outs, acrylic paint, and canvas
Week 5 — Mixed-Media Synthesis: an open studio week to combine two or more techniques from the course into a final piece
Week 6 — Mixed-Media Synthesis: an open studio week to combine two or more techniques from the course into a final piece

What Is Included/what to bring?

All materials across all six sessions are included — including premium supplies such as Charbonnel etching ink, pastels, india inks, charcoal, pencil, acrylics, plexiglass printmaking plates, primed stretched canvas, and (lots of) professional-grade paper. Tea & coffee included each session. Aprons available on site.

Students are encouraged to bring an A3‑size sketchbook to use as a visual journal throughout the course, accumulating exciting visual reference sources.

Who Is This Course For?

No prior drawing or painting experience is required. This course suits absolute beginners as well as more experienced artists looking to expand their toolkit and be inspired by art-historical and contemporary references.

Minimum No. Participants

The class will be held at a minimum of 4 participants.

Technique

Graphite, charcoal, ink, watercolour, oil pastel, collage and acrylics.

Duration

18 hours | 6 x 3 hours (weekly)
Tuesdays, 13 October - 17 November 2026 | 18:00-21:00

What Will You Take Home?

A finished artwork or multiples from every session — plus a broadened toolkit of techniques to keep exploring after the course ends.