Since making a good collage or cover to a book requires layers, it requires time. This is because when you apply a wet medium you have to wait for it to dry. Some Youtube tutorials show the crafter or artist using a hair dryer or craft dryer to speed up the process. I just use air and time.
- The first layer was Liquitex matte medium. Let dry.
- Second layer was Liquitex matte medium. Let dry.
- Third layer was collaging on some papers. I used Spanish dictionary pages and some tissue paper with musical notes. Let dry.
- I applied acrylic paint in dark blue. Let dry.
- I applied acrylic paint in light blue. Let dry.
- I applied orange paint. Let dry.
- Next will be adding a white paint, let dry. Then I'll stencil a design over that, let dry.
I'll be covering over the spine so the previous title won't show through. The specs were specific in that we must choose a book cover that was from a book that had at least a 2" spine...but I knew that meant making lots of signatures of pages, and stitching in a complicated way, a task that I usually mess up. So I chose a smaller book and when I get to the part about attaching signatures to the cover I'll figure out what to do then.
But now it's time to make my weekly pancakes. Have a nice Sunday everyone!
5 comments:
Love the splashes of orange, one of my favorite colors. Can't wait to see what you do with the pages!
I made a altered book years ago and on the cover I adhered a clipping from a magazine that said, "Do Not Open," which is evidence of my weird sense of humor. :) The other day my son moved it to get to a book underneath it and he commented to me, "You know, when you first made this, I saw that sign on the front and I thought something bad would happen to me if I opened it." Mission accomplished. :D
(It probably goes without saying, but he did indeed open the book eventually and nothing bad happened to him.)
I love the sly humor on your cover!! So funny. Also hilarious about your son ;)
I plan on working on the book tomorrow, Sat.
How on you progressing on the book?
I messed it up so I'm at a standstill. I got all excited to try out some new techniques, so I decorated the back inside cover with a collage. But...I forgot that the signatures' back page will have to be glued over the back inside cover in order to adhere it to the book. So I either need to paste over my collage,or I have to tear it apart so as to allow for the signature to be adhered, which I hate to do. Sigh. This is why I really, really stink at any fine motor skills or things that require hand-eye coordination.
I hate it when I do stuff like that! And I do it all the time...if there's any way to make a mistake I'll find it. :) If it was me, I'd fuss at myself the whole time I was tearing the collage apart, but after it was done and I had recreated it on another page, I'd be glad I took the time to save it.
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