Digital Printing Fragile Surfaces Workshop

Lately I’ve been experimenting with fragile recycled papers and digital printing. In my “Wrap it Up-journals with style” ebook published last month, there is a chapter on recycling paperback book pages by stacking them, gluing them together and painting them.  For myself I’ve then taken those painted book pages and used them for overprinting.  The painted backgrounds are yummy when printed, but no words show.  

What about letting the words peak out from underneath a digital print?  There are lots of books in my studio that can be used to supply pages for printing.  When used on their own, most of these book pages are fragile and too flimsy to print even with a precoat.  The pages need to be glued to others to make them thicker, but that isn’t the effect I was looking for when I started this process.  

I love the feel of fragile papers and the look when they have been printed.  Special care is needed to successfully print the pages and once a few solutions appear this becomes an easy process.  

Once you have participated in this workshop you will know exactly what you need to print fragile surfaces.  A complete supply list is in the pdf instructions along with url and password for video access.  The video takes you through the entire process.  You will be able to tailor what you learned to your own printer.  If you have any questions about the material, my email address is listed in the pdf and you are welcome to contact me for any help you would like.

This workshop is free to KathyAnne Art members

For non members the workshop is $9.95 and you can purchase by clicking here.

From Pattern to Print

From Pattern to Print is a mini workshop using Photoshop Elements 9 to create simple repeat patterns.  This is a video workshop.  When you sign up you will receive access to the video and the password.  Several types of patterns are demonstrated, so that you will be able to use the techniques shown to create patterns of all sorts from images.  You can play with size and resize and making the pattern the way you want it to fill a page for printing.  Cursory instructions are given for printing a 13” x 19” piece of paper.  You will use your own paper size to print to your specifications.

This workshop is free to members of KathyAnne Art.

For non members this workshop is $9.95 This is a 30 minute video workshop.

To purchase this workshop click on the link and you can pay through paypal.  Your info will be emailed to you.   From Pattern to Print Workshop

Wrap it Up: journals with style!

My new ebook is available in a download pdf file on KathyAnne Art.  Here is a video peak at the journals created with this new ebook.

Wrap it Up: journals with style!

See pics, the introduction and table of contents on my KathyAnne Art blog.

Quick Summer Journal: with digital printed pages

This month the members workshop is Quick Summer Journal: with digital printed pages.  Quick, easy and lightweight to throw in anywhere.  Here is a quick description from the workshop introduction and if you are a non member just use the buy now button at the bottom of the page to buy the workshop. The workshop is $9.95 for non members and free to members.

If you are a member you can log in and go to Collections>Tutorials>page 5.

This quick summer journal is constructed from one piece of Fabriano Artistico 140 LB hot press watercolor paper.  The journal I designed for this workshop is digitally printed. A painted and collage journal is also depicted.  Both journals are the same as far as the sizes of the base paper.  They both are held together with colored wire in one signature.  You can make this journal as large as you like.  All you have to do is use additional pieces of watercolor paper.  The painted one is made from 2 sheets and is still in one signature.  You may want to add signatures and a cover if you use additional pages.

Digital Printing Silk Surfaces

Just finished and posted the new mini workshop for KathyAnneArt members!  "Digital Printing Silk Surfaces" So once my enews goes out tomorrow, I'll get back to working on my new ebook "Wrap it Up: Journals with Style" - keeping my fingers crossed it will be ready in July.  No promises for sure:)

As far as this months workshop goes, it is mostly a video workshop, but also has a 6 page pdf.  The information on accessing the 20 minute video is in the pdf along with some photos of the work discussed in the video.  It is pretty simple and depending on your printer you will now be able to print silk successfully.  If you have any questions at all just contact me and I will be glad to help you!

For members remember to log in to the site to download  your free mini workshop.  For non members this workshop is available for $9.95 and you can go right to paypal from the Buy Now button below.

Celebrating Art Unraveled 2011

Since this years theme for Art Unraveled is "Coloring Outside the Line" I thought I would post an article I wrote in 2005 with the same title.  If you would like to print the article go to my KathyAnneArt site and download it for free!  The article is on the last row first box.  Enjoy!

I will be teaching at Art Unraveled 2011 on August 2, 2011 and August 9, 2011.
Dimensional Collage with Digital Medium and Can-Can Art

Studio Journals Mini Workshop!

When I work in my studio I like to play at the same time. Building journals is something that I usually have going on the side.  In fact right now I have an ebook in the works on a new journal design and another workshop having to do with really stuffed journals.  For some reason, creating them gives me a chance to play.  So when I was deciding what to do for the free KathyAnneArt member workshop of the month I decided to share my new design for studio journals.  There have been many different types of studio journals over the years, but recently I had the opportunity to look at what really would move me in a studio journal.

The design for this months workshop was first used for my artwork that will be included in Sue Bleiweiss's book coming out next year-Sketchbook Challenge- tag line to be announced later.  When Sue asked me to do some artwork and a sketchbook to go with I got inspired to something I had been thinking about for awhile.  I loved using the design, thought of someways to make it better and then put that all together for this workshop.  You can make this journal from an old book which is explained in the workshop.

The cost of the workshop is 9.95. Click below to purchase this workshop.