Making Your Own Marbled and Decorated Papers
Jane H Reese, "Making Your Own Marbled and Decorated Papers"
English | 1996 | ISBN: 0891347127, 1853683892 | 71 pages | PDF | 19 MB
English | 1996 | ISBN: 0891347127, 1853683892 | 71 pages | PDF | 19 MB
Making Your Own Marbled and Decorated Papers is a visually exciting, practical guide which will appeal to all ages and levels of expertise. Here, the author uncovers the secrets of the ancient arts of western and oriental marbling and demonstrates oil and glue size marbling, carragheen moss marbling and Japanese-style Suminagashi, among other techniques. She also shows other ways of decorating paper using wax crayons, tie-dye, inks, straws and string. The scope for experimenting is endless. Fascinating and wonderful designs can be achieved by adults and children alike, regardless of their expertise. Each technique is comprehensively explained with easy-to-follow, step-by-step illustrated instructions with beautiful full-colour photographs and pictures.