Unleash your inner artist and join Traci Bautista as she shares inventive ideas for making marks with handmade tools; nontraditional materials and simple DIY printmaking techniques. Pulsing with exploration and whimsy; Printmaking Unleashed features 60+ step-by-step demonstrations and countless possibilities for creating original prints; fabrics; art journal pages; mixed-media collage; and so much more. WHATS INSIDE... Tools Galore! Create a variety of handmade mark-making tools and texture plates using everything from encaustic paints; Collage Pauge and chipboard letters to modeling compound; needlepoint canvas and recycled cardboard. Mix-and-Match Techniques! Discover digital and traditional techniques for producing one-of-a-kind monoprints. Start with the basics; then build up layer after luscious layer of color and texture. Pure inspiration! Every page offers new ideas; original artwork and creative jumpstarts. Flip through the pages and learn how anything with interesting texture or shape (rubber bands; vintage lace; the bottom of a bottle) can be incorporated into printmaking for exciting; unique effects. You will never look at a toothpick; freezer bag or plastic zip tie in the same way again!
#3831997 in eBooks 1989-12-31 2014-11-12File Name: B00MNX1FBU
Review
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good quality at a good priceBy MariclaireExactly what I needed. Good quality at a good price.6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Somewhat Informative; Repatative; Poorly Drawn SubjectsBy AaronPerspectiveWhile the concept for this book is all good and swell; the execution of it is quite lacking.This book is basically 200 pages of professional interviews. All the interviewers are asked the same exact questions. Almost all of the interviewees give the same exact answers to those questions. Many of the interviewees also try to market the firm they work for. The professionals interviewed are from various disciplines within the whole of landscape architecture; showcasing some of the broader fields a landscape architect can practice in. That part was somewhat piratical I suppose. There are a few pages (3 or 4) dedicated to building your resume; finding a program of study; interviewing for a job; etc. And some information about specific landscape architecture projects. But overall; its largely full of bland interview answers; with people talking about why they chose landscape architecture. Theres not a whole lot of meat to sink your teeth in. So my experience reading it; was sort of like reading the same page over again; 200 times.I bought this book because I plan do a Masters of Landscape Architecture; and was hoping for a really informative; in-depth; modern take on the subject. My background is in urban planning; so I already have a general understanding/idea of the landscape subject.So that being said; I suppose you may find this book useful/informative coming from a completely non-related field; or having no knowledge of the subject whatsoever.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. A Tangible Review of Landscape ArchitectureBy MaraLee OlsonDelving headfirst into the question that has stymied landscape architects themselves for years -- "What is landscape architecture?"; Kelleann Foster takes a brilliant approach towards answering this question. By posing a series of questions to a range of professional landscape architects in academics; non-profit organizations; government and private practice; in tandem with illustrated and detailed examples of national and international projects; Foster allows the voices and experiences of landscape architects themselves to provide definition of the field. Her simple inclusion of a photo of each landscape architect highlighted puts faces to the names; and the organization of the book makes it easy to read bit-by-bit; or all in one sitting -- readers can quickly scan the TOC or index to select landscape architects; topics or projects of interest. I highly recommend this book to schools; public libraries and universities; as well as aspiring and practicing landscape architects themselves. The clearer landscape architects become about who we are and what we can do; the more effective we will be at availing our services to those who want and need them. This book is a huge forward step in that direction.
