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Surface Treatment Workshop: Explore 45 Mixed-Media Techniques (2011)

by Darlene Olivia McElroy(Favorite Author)

4.2 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1440308241 (ISBN13: 9781440308246)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Northlight

review 1: some great basics to get you going. I would have liked a few more pages and details on each treatment. In one section there is a mention of water-slide transfer and I flipped back forth round and round to find what the hell that was and couldn't find out...it might be there and I'm missing it...but still, I heard of things like "fiber paste" that I'd never heard of and learned ways to use my gel medium stuff...i learned a lot from this book. Got a lot of ideas and inspiration. Just wish it had more! I'm greedy.
review 2: What an incredible book this is to learn about different ways of creating mixed-media art. The book covers a lot of techniques, many of which I haven't seen in other art or mixed media books. And you really get bang for your bucks as the auth... moreors list (though not in detail) several variations you can try with each technique.The 45 techniques taught are categorized as additives (drawing grounds, ventilation tape, skins and shaving foam are some I found more unusual), resist (petroleum jelly, rubbing alcohol, rinse aid, salt etc) and subtractive or combination (I especially like the rust, Tyvek and patina methods). They are illustrated and described well, although the book sometimes assumes the reader already has knowledge of certain materials. This is really more of a techniques book than a projects book, although it takes you step by step through four projects at the end. There is eye candy as well - photos of artworks created by the authors are scattered throughout.The book highlights some materials not often used by crafters like Venetian plaster and pumice gel but I like that ordinary things found in the home are among those used in the book so even if you don't have specialized supplies, you can easily pick several techniques to play around with and experiment in your own art. less

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