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Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects
Whatever art you practice, chances are you're going to come across
image transfer techniques. These valuable techniques allow you to
reproduce a unique image from any source and apply it to a myriad
of surfaces. The options are endless! Playing with Image Transfers
is a beautiful and helpful resource that will teach you the four
image transfer methods: Packing Tape, Solvent, Medium, and Acrylic
transfers, while highlighting basic methods and offering projects
across a range of interests and applications. You'll learn how to
make beautiful items, including gift boxes, albums, sketchbook
covers, wall art, accordion books, and much more. Once you've
mastered the techniques, you'll also explore multiple surfaces as a
base for transferring - wood, fabric, paper, canvas, and book
forms. A beautiful gallery will show the use of image transfers in
a wide variety of high-end artistic works to get your creative
juices flowing. The "Considerations" in each chapter offer
suggestions on how a single project can be expanded or further
adapted if you're looking to challenge yourself past the basics. By
the time you finish this informative book, you'll be well-equipped
to use your own images in your creative work.
The elegant pen-strokes and visual harmony of Chinese writing,
known as hanzi, have long been admired in the west. Classical
Chinese calligraphy is a popular and valuable art form, and with
the increasing economic and cultural power of China, its writing is
becoming more widely appreciated and understood. In particular, the
deep layers of history and symbolism which exist behind even the
most everyday character have a strong appeal to those seeking
understanding from an alternative philosophy. Chinese Characters:
The Art of Hanzi features the most interesting of the three to four
thousand characters are needed to write modern Chinese. Characters
expressing concepts such as love, peace, respect and happiness are
reproduced in a large format, enabling the reader to trace, scan or
photocopy them for transfer to any other medium. Alongside the
character is an accessible and inspiring explanation of how the
character developed, what the particular strokes symbolize, and its
various different meanings.
Not only does it contain full place settings, flowers, centrepieces
and everything else for tables for 25 different occasions, it also
offers more than 50 mouth-watering recipes and shows you how to
make table elements such as napkin rings, name tags, boxes for
favours, place mats and other decorative accessories. Practical
information on basic planning, from compiling a mood board and
finding unusual under plates to selecting music and finding the
perfect guest favour, is complemented by extended captions
providing the know-how to replicate the settings. A separate
section contains full recipes as well as instructions and templates
for DIY ideas not detailed in captions. Hints and tips on
presentation techniques, scheduling tasks to ensure that you can be
relaxed and enjoy your guests and ways to add a personal touch
abound.
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