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Part collage, part book art, part mixed media exploration, the Altered Books Daily Challenge uses simple skills like cutting, gluing, inking and painting to transform old texts into new and extraordinary works of art. Creativebug staff instructors Courtney Cerruti and Faith Hale are book lovers and paper fanatics. In this 28-part series, they share their favorite techniques for altering found books to create unique pieces of art. Once you learn how to choose a book for altering, where to source your ideal ephemera, and how to prepare pages, you’ll follow a daily prompt or technique to spark your imagination. After the month is over, you’ll never look at an old book the same way again.
Learn how to:
What You'll Get:
Here’s what you’ll need:
Essentials:
- Used books
- Gesso
- Glue stick - we prefer Scotch Create Stick
- Baby wipes
- Newsprint or old telephone book
- Sharpie
- X-Acto knife or craft knife
- Scissors
- Acrylic paint
- Colored paper
- Paper ephemera
- Chartpack blender pen
- B&W toner based photocopies for image transfer (not inkjet)
- Optional:
- Tracing paper
- Stencils
- Gel medium
- Tape runner
- Stamps and ink pad
- Recommended Reading:
- Blackout Poems by Austin Kleon
- A Humument by Tom Phillips
- Frail Sister by Karen Green
- Griffin and Sabine: An Extraordinary Correspondence by Nick Bantock
- Manual of Marvels by Joseph Cornell
Downloads:
- Prepare a page with gesso
- Make a found word poem
- Add pages
- Add texture with stencils
- Collage using ephemera
- Make a packing tape transfer
- Alter a photo
- Use stamps to add a quote
- Make a Turkish map fold
- Inset an origami thread box
- Make a solvent image transfer
What You'll Get:
- A 28-day series of inspiring video lessons on how to make an altered book.
- 28 HD video lessons you can access online anytime, anywhere
- Detailed supply list
- Step-by-step instructions by expert Creativebug instructors
- The ability to leave comments, ask questions and interact with other students
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Amanda Talsma-Williams
Not sure how it would work as a 'daily practise' activity, but as a repository of ideas to refer back to, this will be so useful. Good to see materials I didn't know existed, techniques I never thought of, and stepping out into the unknown with an experimental mindset. Off to start my altered book now. Thank you.
7 hours ago
Karen Clayton
A fantastic class with so many ideas to transfer to other projects as well!
November 5, 2024