Playing with Image Transfers: Exploring Creative Imagery for Use in Art, Mixed Media, and Design

By Courtney Cerruti

Book Overview

Whatever art you practice, chances are you re going to come across image transfer techniques. These valuable techniques allow you to reproduce a unique image from any source and apply it to a myriad of surfaces. The options are endless "Playing with Image Transfers" is a beautiful and helpful resource that will teach you the four image transfer methods: Packing Tape, Solvent, Medium, and Acrylic transfers, while highlighting basic methods and offering projects across a range of interests and applications. You ll learn how to make beautiful items, including gift boxes, albums, sketchbook covers, wall art, accordion books, and much more. Once you ve mastered the techniques, you ll also explore multiple surfaces as a base for transferring wood, fabric, paper, canvas, and book forms. A beautiful gallery will show the use of image transfers in a wide variety of high-end artistic works to get your creative juices flowing.The Considerations in each chapter offer suggestions on how a single project can be expanded or further adapted if you re looking to challenge yourself past the basics. By the time you finish this informative book, you ll be well-equipped to use your own images in your creative work."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592538568
• ISBN13: 9781592538560
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Quarry Books
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.4" x 10.9"