{"id":10605,"date":"2018-08-23T13:26:30","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T13:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gilltomlinsonart.com\/?p=10605"},"modified":"2020-02-20T21:39:11","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T21:39:11","slug":"mixed-media-sketchbook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspiredbygreece.com\/mixed-media-sketchbook\/","title":{"rendered":"Mixed-Media Sketchbook"},"content":{"rendered":"

This mixed-media sketchbook was a slight departure for me… The idea was to play with some new techniques for combining a textural, acrylic painterly look with drawings, using layers and a variety of materials not normally used in my sketchbooks. Most of the sketchbooks on my shelves are watercolour and ink pen, so this was a completely different animal!<\/p>\n

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Starting with the cover, I pulled out a pile of my partially decorated papers and got to work with the matte medium. Additional details were added with stenciling, wax and stamping using a combo of acrylic paints and dyes. A handy alphabet stamp was used for the title.<\/p>\n

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Each spread was treated differently and I enjoyed composing the whole spread to include textured papers and line drawings. A gritty texture was applied to the walls of the building on the left to tie it in with the page on the right.<\/p>\n

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Here the drawing of the chair was applied as an acrylic gel transfer on top of the previously decorated papers… I like the slightly ghostly effect of this and the fragmented appearance of the piece.<\/p>\n

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It was fun to make, plus I got a couple of ideas for new paintings from it. This book was created in the studio, using fluid acrylics, a ton of matt medium (posh glue), collage, acrylic transfers of my drawings and scraps of hand-decorated papers.<\/p>\n

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The book became so thick and crispy by the end, it shed its cover, so I had to sew it back together with a darning needle! I discovered that the wax of a white church candle rubbed on the pages helped prevent them sticking together!<\/div>\n

Here’s a quick flip-through of the whole thing…<\/p>\n