The sketchbook challenge : techniques, prompts, and inspiration for achieving your creative goals / Sue Bleiweiss.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Potter Craft, c2012.Edition: 1st edDescription: 144 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cmISBN:- 0307796558 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0307965546 (ebook)
- 9780307796554 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9780307965547 (ebook)
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | NonFiction | 741.2 B646 | Available | 33111006891168 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Have you ever bought a new sketchbook, opened to the first page, and thought, "Now what do I do?" Sue Bleiweiss and the talented minds behind The Sketchbook Challenge are here to help.
Imagine a supportive community of artists sharing the innermost pages of their sketchbooks and offering you tips and techniques for overcoming creative blocks. That's what The Sketchbook Challenge is all about, and the popular blog of the same name has already inspired thousands. Inside this book, you'll find-
Themes that will motivate you to start your sketchbook-and, more important, keep at it
Tutorials spotlighting such mixed-media techniques as thread sketching, painted papers for collage, digital printing, and much more
Strategies to get off the sketchbook page and start creating inspired art-whether you're into painting, collage, fiber art, or beyond.
In-depth profiles of artists who have taken the Sketchbook Challenge and used it as a launching pad for their own meaningful artwork
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: Getting Started -- An Overview of Tools and Materials -- Paper -- Sketchbook Formats -- Mark-Making Tools -- Paints and Inks -- Glue and Adhesives -- Adding Background Color -- Loosening Up -- Working with Themes -- Exploring a Theme -- Getting Off the Page -- The Sketchbook Challenge Begins -- Circles -- Carol Sloan -- Lyric Kinard -- Technique Spotlight: Screen Printing -- Dwellings -- Jamie Fingal -- Technique Spotlight: Stenciling -- Diana Trout -- Elements -- Kathyanne White -- Technique Spotlight: Digital Printing -- Sue Bleiweiss -- Everyday Objects -- Jane LaFazio -- Kelli Nina Perkins -- Technique Spotlight: Thread Sketching -- Messages -- Kim Rae Nugent -- Technique Spotlight: Painted Papers for Collage -- Judi Hurwitt -- Patterns And Grids -- Jane Davies -- Technique Spotlight: Hand-Carved Stamps -- Sue Bleiweiss -- Technique Spotlight: Hand-Dyed Fabric -- Rhythm -- Jackie Bowcutt -- Technique Spotlight: Soy Wax Resist -- Laura Cater-Woods -- Simple Pleasures -- Leslie Tucker Jenison -- Technique Spotlight: Image Transfers -- Lynn Krawczyk -- Symbols -- Carla Sonheim -- Violette Clark -- Technique Spotlight: Foiling -- Treasure -- Kathy Sperino -- Technique Spotlight: Silk Fusion -- Tracie Lyn Huskamp -- Vistas And Views -- Susan Brubaker Knapp -- Carol Sloan -- Technique Spotlight: Moldable Foam Stamps -- Weathered Beauty -- Jill Berry -- Technique Spotlight: 4-Step Drawing of a Cabin -- Judi Hurwitt.
Inside this book, you'll find: Themes that will motivate you to start your sketchbook and, more importantly, keep at it; Tutorials spotlighting such mixed-media techniques as thread sketching, painted papers for collage, digital printing, and much more; Strategies to get off the sketchbook page and start creating inspired art- whether you're into painting, collage, fiber art, or beyond, and; In-depth profiles of artists who have taken the Sketchbook Challenge and used it as a launching pad for their own meaningful artwork.