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Dreaming From the Journal Page: Transforming the Sketchbook to Art: Taking Creative Ideas from the Art Journal to Art
Author(s): Melanie Testa (Author)
- Publisher: Melanie Testa
- Publication Date: 8 May 2012
- Language: English
- Print length: 128 pages
- ISBN-10: 1440314349
- ISBN-13: 9781440314346
Book Description
Transform your sketchbook to art! The artist’s journal is a great place to start a library of personal marks, doodles and ideas. The reader is introduced to basics such as choosing a journal and then immediately guided into techniques such as color mixing, drawing and a variety of surface designs. The reader is encouraged to experiment and play in the journal to try out new directions for creating works of art. The art journal becomes the starting point for bigger projects. In addition to step-by-step techniques for working in a variety of media, each chapter features one or more jumping-off points to show the reader how to move out of the journal and onto an actual project. In the final chapter, Melanie steps out three journal spreads to show how many techniques learned previously are layered and worked together. By using the art journal in this way, the reader learns confidence in developing their ideas into tangible works of art.
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About the Author
Melanie Testa is an accomplished textile and quilt artist. She attended the Fashion Institute of Technology in Textile/Surface Design and exhibits her fibre art at various galleries and quilt shows around America. Melanie often begins her work by sketching in journals using paint and pens, interpreting her ideas into her fabric works of art.
