Boxes of Metal

This months mini workshop is Boxes of Metal.  During this workshop we will put together a basic metal box.  The design for these boxes is decorative, so they do not open.  I create them from both digitally printed beverage cans and also printed recycled printer plates.  You can use any metal surface that is thin but somewhat rigid.  The metal used has to be easy to manipulate by cutting and punching holes.  You do not have to use digitally printed metal, but do your own thing to the surface before assembling.  Adapt the design anyway you would like. 

You can also turn these boxes into rattles by adding beads and bells and anything that you love to hear rattle.  The first one I made has a bunch of words inside with other rattle types of stuffing.  

This workshop is free to members, so members be sure to sign in and use this url.

If you are a non member.  You can purchase the workshop by clicking HERE for $9.95 you will receive the pdf by a large file email after purchase.

Images from Two Guns on KathyAnne Art

Two Guns Arizona is a ghost town set on old Route 66.  For information about my trip there click here.  After shooting over 250 pictures of the area I added royalty free images of the area on KathyAnne Art.  They are in the travel collection and start on page 5.  Below you will see all the preview images, in order to find them on the KathyAnne Art site start by clicking here and page through pages 5 through 8 on the site.

One of the detail images from the pool graffiti has been altered I separated layers, filled them with pattern or texture and added a pattern layer at the bottom.  This is the altered image.

Mixing Digital Prints and Encaustic

This month's new mini workshop on KathyAnne Art is "Mixing Digital Prints and Encaustic"

The encaustic process intrigues me and I find it a great mix with digital prints.  My work with encaustic allows me to expand my ideas while assembling surfaces.

In this workshop,  I will take you through my process working with both my digital prints on a few types of surfaces and encaustic medium.  Amazing texture can be achieved mixing the two mediums.  If you are looking to learn a lot about the encaustic process, you can check out the books in the materials list.  We will not be learning the total encaustic process, but how it relates to mixing digital prints, wax and texture from my point of view.  If you want to get into encaustic work I advise you to take a workshop or find books on the subject. For books on the step by step process in encaustic check the material list at the end of the workshop. I list my favorite books on the subject.

This workshop is free to KathyAnne Art members, so members be sure to sign in and then use this url.

If you are a non member this workshop is $15.00 and you can purchase it by clicking HERE

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.