Project Collage

Author: Bev Speight
Publisher: Ilex Press
ISBN: 9781781575772
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Cut it, stick it, twist it! Project: Collage is packed with great ideas for creating eyecatching collages, with 50 step-by-step projects to inspire you. Collage is the art of reinvention. This magical and tactile process invites you to collect, experiment, combine and transform. These creative mashups don't require specialist equipment, only everyday materials. It is an art form for everyone and every budget. From striking architectural builds to taxidermy ensembles, this book offers lots of fresh ideas and guidance to help you cut and paste your way to creating your own unique artwork.

Tate: Project Collage

Author: Bev Speight
Publisher: Ilex Press
ISBN: 1781577110
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description
Cut it, stick it, twist it! Collage is the art of reinvention, a magical and tactile process that invites you to collect, experiment, combine and transform. Requiring no specialist equipment - only everyday materials - it is an art form for everyone and every budget. From striking architectural builds to mixed-media menageries, this book offers fresh ideas and guidance to help you cut and paste your way to your own unique artworks.

The Art of Eric Carle

Author: Eric Carle
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1984813404
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 139

Book Description
Carle is one of the most beloved illustrators of children's books. This retrospective is more than just an appreciation of his art, however. The book also contains an insightful autobiography illustrated with personal photographs, an anecdotal essay by his longtime editor, a photographic essay on how Carle creates his collages, and writings by Carle and his colleagues. Still, it is the artwork in the oversize volume that seizes the imagination. More than 60 of his full-color collage pictures are handsomely reproduced and serve as a statement of Carle's impressive talent. - Booklist

Collage Lost and Found

Author: Giuseppina Cirincione
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1600612458
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
What's old is new—discarded items from a bygone era unite to form unorthodox collage jewelry, cards, journals and more. Collage Lost and Found delivers projects that not only have a saucy style, but a story to tell as well. From a sailor missing the love he left ashore, to a school boy's crush on his teacher, the stunning pages of this book will inspire you to dust off the vintage ephemera you've been collecting for years and combine it with basic collage elements to create romantic pieces you can wear as well as display. In addition to delectable inspiration for a multitude of projects, you'll learn several practical techniques that can aid you in all your creative endeavors, including: • Simple soldering techniques that anyone can do right away • The art of layering with beeswax to add an intriguing depth to your work • Magic tricks for turning metal repair tape into aged sheet metal • In-the-know sources for finding vintage ephemera, as well as tips for transforming new items into ones that appear to have stood the test of time Give in to the seduction of the past. Let Collage Lost and Found take you to a world where collage sings to you of a simpler time where your creativity knows no bounds!

Storytelling with Collage

Author: Roxanne Evans Stout
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440340501
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 145

Book Description
Every collage has a tale to tell. Tell your story in paper, fabric, and objects collected from your world. Storytelling With Collage will inspire you to capture your poetic thoughts, fond memories and passionate daydreams in a soft and simple style. Using simple tools and supplies that delight you, you'll learn to work with a variety of prompts and will discover how each element you select--from small shells collected on your last trip to the pretty paper you unwrapped from a recent gift--has its own part of a complete narrative. Nine collage prompts will walk you step-by-step through a collage creation as you work with textured papers, fabric, stitching, found objects, images, natural materials, color, wax and metal. In addition, inside you will find: • Numerous Tasks--ideas for combing your world for collage fodder • Beautiful photos to inspire you to customize your own worktable • Perspective on finding inspiration outside your window through the seasons • Extra inspiration in each chapter from the Collage Stories and works by 25 contributing artists Capture the textures and colors of your moments today through your own Storytelling With Collage!

The Collage Ideas Book

Author: Alannah Moore
Publisher: Ilex Press
ISBN: 9781781575277
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Collage allows your creativity to run riot. It lets you juxtapose disparate elements, styles and media against each other and create something entirely novel, bizarre, arresting, beautiful, ironic or unsettling. Old and new can be fused together; digital and handproduced can be combined. What you can create with collage knows no bounds. Expertly curated with an eye to the fresh, the exciting collection of new collage ideas will inspire collage artists at every level, from those dipping a toe in the art form to experts.

Emily's Blue Period

Author: Cathleen Daly
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1596434694
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 58

Book Description
After her parents get divorced, Emily finds comfort in making and learning about art.

The Collage Workbook

Author: Randel Plowman
Publisher: Lark Crafts
ISBN: 9781454701996
Category : Collage
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Both a popular hobby and a recognized art form, collage encompasses a wide range of creative styles and techniques--explored here by the creator of the popular A Collage a Day blog. Offering step-by-step instruction, visual inspiration, and even a library of copyright-free images, this hands-on guide covers all the necessary materials, tools, and know-how, from adding color and transferring images, to décollage (tearing away layers). And to spark the reader's imagination, there are 52 creativity prompts, such as a collage using the letters of a single word.

Creative Collage Techniques

Author: Nita Leland
Publisher: North Light Books
ISBN: 9781581800982
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Collage is a fine art combination of paper and shape, color and texture, imagination and vision. This book can help you bring all of these together in one beautiful creation. Here you'll see magnificent collages by leading artists who show you—in step-by-step demonstrations—how to begin, how to design, how to apply collage techniques in exciting ways. Plus you'll get your chance to use those techniques with nearly fifty projects that challenge you to do your most creative work.

Collage Journeys

Author: Jane Davies
Publisher: Potter Craft
ISBN: 9780823099511
Category : Collage
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Collage can be a useful art form and a means of self-expression. This title covers gathering materials, generating ideas, painting with paper, working in layers, using text, and keeping a visual journal. It presents a series of workshop assignments, each designed to relate the technique and format of a collage to its subject.