Playing with Surface Design: Modern Techniques for Painting, Stamping, Printing and More by Courtney Cerruti (11-Jun-2015) Flexibound

by Courtney Cerruti

Create unique and stunning imagery on any exterior with diverse surface design techniques from Courtney Cerutti, author of Playing with Image Transfers and Washi Tape.Whether you are looking to stamp on fabric, marble paper, etch into wood or clay, or create modern looks with neon and metallic, the projects in this book will provide endless inspiration.Playing with Surface Design is a practical and modern resource that will teach you the seven techniques of surface Paste Paper, Marbling, Monoprinting, Dyeing and Bleaching, Stamping, and Painting and Mark Making. This book highlights methods and contains multiple project per technique so that you can use them across all mediums. 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 your designs â?? wood, fabric, paper, canvas, and book forms. A beautiful gallery will show the use of surface art in a wide variety of high-end artistic works to get your creative juices flowing.

Genres: Art

Unknown Binding

First published May 1, 2015

Reviews

[Am Y · Rating 4 out of 5]

I borrowed this book as I needed some ideas and inspiration for some artwork I'm doing for my own home, and to this end this book served its purpose.

What you'll find inside: lots of pattern ideas, step-by-step instructions with clear pictures on how to do stuff, various simple painting techniques, and a section at the back of the book that features various artists and their works, so you can get further inspiration.

I found it useful and it had some tips & ideas that I couldn't find (or hadn't yet discovered maybe) on Pinterest and other art websites. The content was easy to process and the book's pages were very well laid out so it's a breeze to follow the steps.

Will be trying one of the techniques featured soon. Hopefully the artwork I produce looks as good as what was shown! The author sure made it look easy and the results were so stylish and classy!

[Ellen H · Rating 4 out of 5]

The first section of this book deals with materials and techniques, and it doesn't disappoint. It broadened my view of the possibilities of surface design and I learned new tricks: gelatin printing and using natural materials looks like great fun.
The projects in the second section range from simple and appealing (printing on floursack towels, patterned notebooks) and some less so (decorated shoes).
Section three is a gallery of artists and their work.
Clear presentation of materials and techniques paired with good photography make this book is a good addition to the home crafter's library.