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Digital effects techniques

Cyndi Lavin — Tue, 19 May 2009 12:00:55 +0000

Technique Tuesday!

Another topic we visit pretty frequently here is different digital effects tips and tutorials (including those that mix physical and digital work). So I thought that they should get compiled for future reference too!

Digital Effects Links

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Digital effects techniques

Collage and quilt techniques

Cyndi Lavin — Tue, 05 May 2009 12:00:35 +0000

Technique Tuesday!

We’ve explored lots and lots of fun collage techniques over the years. I figured it was past time to compile some of the methods. This post doesn’t include all the techniques like image transfers and making background papers…those posts have been compiled elsewhere!

Collage and Quilt Techniques

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Collage and quilt techniques

Creating backgrounds for artwork

Cyndi Lavin — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:00:25 +0000

Technique Tuesday!

Here are some of my favorite methods for creating background papers to use in mixed media art, both physical and digital! I like to update this list from time to time so that you will always have the information right at your fingertips

Links to Background Papers Tutorials

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Creating backgrounds for artwork

Image transfer methods

Cyndi Lavin — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:00:02 +0000

Technique Tuesday!

We’ve gone over a LOT of different methods for doing image transfers over the several years that I’ve been with you, and I like to recompile the list every so often.

From transfers using polymer medium to fail-proof kits, all the image transfer links are here.

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Image transfer methods

Making a crocheted book

Cyndi Lavin — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:00:55 +0000

Technique Tuesday!

I decided that I wanted to make a little accordian-style books with some of my background papers. In particular, I wanted to use what was left from the pink and fushia monoprinted paper. My first experiment didn’t work out too well, as you’ll see. I used a 1/2 inch paper punch and crocheted the pages together with an oversized hook. The crocheting went fine, but the holes were way too big!

My second attempt resorted to a standard office-style paper punch and a smaller hook. Much better! I trimmed the rectangles to get rid of the large holes, and cut two more pages out of another piece of background paper.

Step by step instructions

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Making a crocheted book

Making a collage with monoprint papers: The Prodigal

Cyndi Lavin — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:15:35 +0000

Technique Tuesday

The Prodigal

Once I’ve got a great big stack of background papers to work with (like the monoprint background papers we made recently), I like to take a few days or weeks (however long they last!) and do some collage projects with them. Before cutting the papers up, I usually scan them so that later on they’ll be available for mixed media digital collages too.

Prodigal is a piece that came to me all in one flash. It’s not very complicated, but the concept of the prodigal had been rolling around in my mind for a few weeks, and all at once I knew how I wanted to visualize it.

Step by step instructions

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Making a collage with monoprint papers: The Prodigal

Step books

Cyndi Lavin — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Susan Kapuscinski Gaylord shared a delightful step book that she made to illustrate the growth of narcissus from bulb to bloom! Her blog, Making Books, is dedicated to making books with children, to encourage literacy and a lifelong love of books and reading. The story of the narcissus book is at the link above, and Susan has also created a video of the process:

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Step books