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Collage Journeys: A Practical Guide to Creating Personal Artwork
by
Jane Davies
The only book to focus on creating meaningful, expressive collage
• Exciting step-by-step techniques and ideas for self-expression through collage
• Collage is extremely popular with crafters and scrapbookers
• Innovative viewpoint and inspiring examples
Collage can be more, much more, than just cutting and pasting. It can be a wonderful art form and a means of self-expressio...more
• Exciting step-by-step techniques and ideas for self-expression through collage
• Collage is extremely popular with crafters and scrapbookers
• Innovative viewpoint and inspiring examples
Collage can be more, much more, than just cutting and pasting. It can be a wonderful art form and a means of self-expressio...more
Paperback, 144 pages
Published
November 11th 2008
by Watson-Guptill
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What an excellent book this is on the process of making collage and using art as a tool to express yourself! Author Jane Davies helps you think about what type of art you want to create, what you can put in your work to get your message through, how to develop your own style and make meaningful art.
The book explores various techniques and methods to achieve different artistic effects, convey meaning, seek and find solutions to aesthetic and conceptual issues. Doodling, making several c...more
The book explores various techniques and methods to achieve different artistic effects, convey meaning, seek and find solutions to aesthetic and conceptual issues. Doodling, making several c...more
Now that I have read it, this will be one of my go-to permanent references for collage in any form. The title tells it all. This book truly is a collection of journeys in collage. Davies thoroughly and colorfully explains and displays collage in most of the physical forms we paper artists are into right now: atc's, books, journals, as well as on more traditional substrates such as boards, mats, canvas. I am not a beginner in this medium, but I do think that if I were, this would be a necessary b...more
Lots and lots of fantastic ideas of mixed media techniques to use to make collages. These techniques can be transferred into other areas of art (like art journaling for example.) Lots of photos included. Very clear instructions.
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I saw this on someone's blog and it looked interesting. I love the idea of collage- do not think I can do it- hopefully this book will help
Excellent instructions. Wonderful examples by the Artist/author Jane Davies. I check it out from the Library and then had to buy it.
What an exciting compendium of the variety of collage techniques, period - not just specific to journallers. Beautiful photography, inspiring exercises, and comprehensive breakdown of a huge variety of materials.
I love to fillup blank pages with my thoughts and with color and odd paper.
This is a tremendous book for ideas.
This is a tremendous book for ideas.
Great ideas! Now I need to put them into practice....
Nice ideas and examples of collage techniques.
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