Creative Paper Art : Techniques for Transforming the Surface / Nancy Welch

Identifier:REF.PT.1428

Dimensions:128 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

Copyright dates:1999

Library of Congress Subject Headings:Marbling, Paper

Description:"Create the most extraordinary decorative effects using more than two dozen exciting techniques, all explored in great detail -- including sponging, spattering, smoke smudging, faux finishes, marbling, suminagashi, paper dyeing, gilding, webbing, and dimensional effects. Consider using metallic paint, bubbling with a soap solution (great for children!) and rubbing with a crayon to pick up the patterns on underlying coins, doilies, or leaves..." - front flap Contents: Introduction -- Creative Surface Designs (sponging, spattering, brayer inking, bubbling, rubbing, tempera washout, smoke smudging) -- Mildly Messy Techniques (paste paper, plaster paper, Rorschach monoprints, powdered paper, absentee artist, faux finishes, blueprinting, brown paper glamour, paper dyeing, marbling, suminagashi) -- Glitter, Glitz, and Dimension (gilding, metallic pens, fabric and craft paint, thermography powder, groovy paper, screen saver, webbing, drypoint embossing, wet embossing, stitched and sewn, woven) -- Getting It Together (accordion-fold book, boxes, bags, using the smallest pieces) -- Safety -- The Great Decorative Paper Exchange -- Mail Order Art Supplies -- Mail Order Blueprint Supplies -- Index -- Metric Equivalency Chart