MIxed Surfaces Journal: Part 2 Mini Workshop

This month is part 2 of a 3 part workshop about creating journals with mixed surfaces.  The ideas are presented in a 44 minute video using Photoshop CS5.

In this part of the workshop we will take a look at the digital element to combine with your papers and fabrics you painted in the part 1.  The video for this part of the workshop contains ideas to get you started thinking of the types of visuals you want for your journal.  I show some of the ways I create digital prints for my pages.  It is not a photoshop workshop, but a cursory view of manipulating some files for printing.  This information is intended to be food for thought, or you could use these actual ideas with your images.

Contact me with any questions about this workshop.

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To join KathyAnne Art use this link. You will be able to download free mini workshops each month as part of your membership.

Non members Part 2 of the Mixed Surfaces Journal mini workshop is $9.95

Finish Your Journal-Assembling Pages

Seems I am always making journals.  Whether it is for a workshop or just because I get the urge, there are journals and journal pieces all over my studio.  

Once the covers and pages are complete, they need to be assembled.

This mini video workshop covers attaching your pages when 

you have finished all the elements to your journal.

Most of my journals are collaged before pages are attached.  In the demo journal for the video the pages are freshly cut and white.  After I finished the video, I went back with dyes mixed with water and brushed dye over the pages.  You can see that in the section pictured with the title at the top of this post.  

  My preference is to work intuitively and let the

materials and pieces determine how they all end up.

My journal construction follows this course.   In the video, I show you a few journals that have been assembled, what they look like when finished and different beaded backs.  The journal below is the one I assemble for the workshop.

This workshop is free to members, so if you are a member be sure to sign in before adding the workshop to your cart.

Non-members go to KathyAnne Art to purchase the workshop for $9.95.

Easy Pocket Journals Mini Workshop

Although I have zillions of journals, imagining new ideas for creating journals, is one of my favorite things to do.  So many times, my journals get heavy and are not convenient to carry around.  Then add pens to the mix and the whole transportation thing becomes cumbersome.  So my thoughts have been about constructing journals that are smaller and more portable.  In this workshop we will explore two of those types of journals.

Both the journals covered here are light weight and portable.  One is constructed from watercolor paper that is digitally printed on each side and the other is made from recycled pocket book pages.  This is short and sweet, ending small interesting journals.

This workshop is free to KathyAnne Art members. Be sure to sign in.

Non members go to KathyAnne Art Tutorials under Collections.  The workshop is $9.95.
Once you pay for the workshop, you will be able to download the PDF instructions.

Journals with Digital Elements

Have you ever considered using digital elements in your journals or art books?  In this workshop you will design and construct your own original journal from cover to cover.  Exploring the numerable possibilities for using digital prints, patterns and textures in journals, art journals or art books.  Experiment with images and create surfaces that can be printed on ink jet printers.

You will:

Dye, paint, and/or overprint the base pages

Work with inkAID digital grounds to coat surfaces for printing

Create transparent or textural skins

Print on fabric using carrier sheets

Design your pages in the journal

Create a cover

Put it all together

Questions are welcome at anytime.  This is an online workshop and can be accessed at any time.

The accompanying video has the following segments:

A chat about the workshop

Making a cheesecloth skin

Create painted pages

Overprint painted pages

Melt tyvek and lutradur

Take a look at how journals are created

Covers

A complete look at an art journal from start to finish

To register for this workshop go to KathyAnne Art

If you are a member, be sure to sign in and receive your 20% off the cost of $50.00. Member price $40.00

Any questions, contact Kathyanne