Plaster Studio: Mixed-Media Techniques for Painting, Casting and Carving

by Stephanie Lee, Judy Wise, Tonia Davenport (Editor)

Return to the origin of the earth and discover a new way of playing in the mud.Raw, friendly and easily altered, plaster is perhaps the most versatile art medium you have yet to encounter. Beautiful in its luminosity, yet open to receiving a multitude of alterations, plaster will easily agree to being painted, carved, cast and sculpted. Stephanie Lee and Judy Wise will walk you through 24 step-by-step projects and will introduce you to a variety of plaster forms. The techniques you’ll be introduced to will inspire you to go on and develop your own creations.Inside Plaster Studio you will discover how    • Apply image transfers to a plaster surface   • Make plaster projects glow with the addition of encaustic medium   • Create book pages and covers from plaster   • Add depth with plaster and stencils   • Cast objects from plaster that are easy to add to other works of art   • Bring three-dimensional intrigue to projects using wire armature with plaster gauze   • Take your work to the next level with the help of inspiring gallery works from the authors and talented contributingartistsMix up your first batch of plaster today and see what Plaster Studio will inspire your imagination to carve out!

Genres: Art, Crafts, Reference

130 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2011

Reviews

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great little reference on creating several overlapping kinds of art. The authors are clear, organized, and detailed in explaining, with plenty of good illustrations, how to use a number of techniques in different kinds of plaster. This would make a good textbook for a course on mixed-media plaster art.

[Palma · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finally! A book that includes actual recipes and alternative products to use! the products are well explained and the materials needed to work are things that you can easily find or will already have.

The book is very well written and filled with projects.

[Jennifer Louden · Rating 5 out of 5]

lovely book for more advanced mix media artists as in willing to work with wax and plaster; encouraging and clear

[Rikelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great art book. I am so inspired and can't wait to experiment with some of the techniques. The projects presented were beautiful and very detailed Nd well designed tutorials.

[Kate Robertson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great resource for artists. I am currently working through some of the projects and loving them. If you are interested in plaster at all this is a great starting point.

[Ann Tracy · Rating 4 out of 5]

some neat project ideas. will likely use some of them in the classroom.