Artist Book Made From A Single Sheet
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- Опубліковано 21 жов 2024
- In this video, I demonstrate how to make an artist book from a single sheet of watercolour paper. I use the zig zag meandering fold (4 x 4 fold) to construct the book.
You will see how you need to fold the paper to get the cut lines, and after cutting or tearing the paper, how to fold the sheet into a single book.
Materials used in the project:
1 sheet of Stonehenge watercolour paper (300gsm, A2 size) - painted on 1 side
cutting matt, blade & steel ruler (or you can use scissors)
bone folder (or you can use the handle of your scissors) - to sharpen the creases in your paper.
I like to make marks and paint on one side of the paper, because when you cut the sheet into the book format, you get a lovely random selection for each book spread. I then work on these, adding more details, marks and collaging elements into the book to make each spread interesting to the eye.
If you are interested in this, you may be interested in these videos -
The Book of 3 Breaths artist book flip through - • The Book of 3 Breaths ...
I have made a flip through video of several finished artist books that I have made using this technique - • Flip Through of Artist...
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Thanks so much! I have found myself "stuck" and this is exactly the Jumpstart that I needed!
Wonderful 🌸 that’s so good to hear!
Thank you for sharing this process/tutorial video. I appreciate you, and I plan on giving it a try.. Have a great rest of your week.
thank you Shona - that's wonderful feedback. 🙂 I'd love to hear how you go when you give it a try.
This is so fun! Gotta try this. Thank you for sharing!❤
Thanks for your kind comment 🌸
Just what I needed today. Thank you!
Great to hear! Thank you
I love it! Can’t wait to try one for watercolors!
Thanks Chris. Yes, I did one using mainly watercolours with some acrylic ink. It was a lot of fun. Good paper is the best starting point!
Very useful and perfect instructions 😊Thank you!
Thanks, that’s great to hear. I appreciate you sending me your thoughts ☺️
So glad I found your video, so well explained and clear to follow. Thanks, and compliments on your art work!
Thank you Karin! Good to know. You might be interested… I’m in the middle of filming another book made from a single sheet, this one inspired by the rainforest of a favourite national park! 🌿🌸
@@MichelleWalkerArt thank you, will watch out for it
lovely share
Thank you ☺️ that’s lovely to hear.
Love concertina books! This is a nice, clear, tutorial showcasing your beautiful artwork. Love the colors you chose for this project. New subbie here! 💜
Wonderful, thank you Debbie! Do you make concertina books yourself? I love doing them for traveling sketchbooks ☺️
I’ve got a video on using natural earth pigments you might like.
Here it is - ua-cam.com/video/Bu9qULi4w8k/v-deo.htmlsi=E9KIeCw9KWPxMkje
Oh wow! I love making books (have made some with signatures in the past and some concertina books) but I really love your design Michelle ❤ I am definitely going to try this method 😊 your art is beautiful and so are your books! TYSMFS ❤
Thank you Sandra for your generous comments. I appreciate it
This is awesome! Thanks so much for sharing your process. 💕
Thank you Joyce!
Thankyou for sharing I am going to my studio asap to make a book. Best wishes from South Wales UK
Wonderful Sue, thank you. Best wishes from New South Wales, Australia ☺️
Very nice! Thank you.
@@kellilien1736 thank you Kelli
Excellent tutorial…..thank you
Great to hear, Elizabeth 🙏🏼🌿
Wonderful!! Thanks 🙂
Awesome 🤩
Thanks for such clear instructions! I’m definitely going to try it!
Thank you, that’s great to hear
Love it!
Fantastic tutorial. I cannot wait to make one of these!
Thank you for your generous feedback Rebecca. Hope you enjoy making your artists book!
what a wonderful booklet...and great, clear directions. Thank you
Thank you Jane, for your generous comments.
So very helpful!
Love it!
@@VickyDocumenta thank you Vicky 🔆
I love this. I've been making booklets from a single sheet and your technique is definitely a must try for me. Thank you for sharing.
thank you Aileen. that's great feedback!
This was great. Love your art work and that book❤️
thank you Andrea - I appreciate you sending me those comments.
Lovely book with amazing art. Thank you for sharing.
thank you Andra! :-)
Thanks Michelle!
🌸🌿💕☺️
What would happen if you painted both sides?
Great tutorial.
Thank you.
Hmm, not sure what happened but when I made one of these books with what I thought was good strathmore paper, every fold in both directions the folds cracked the paper in the folds. So not sure which way the paper grain is. Maybe I pressed too hard in the initial folding process and then did the bone folding onto the creases which just made the cracks in the folds worse? At any rate, I love the idea of this folded art book concept and will have it to try again at some later time. Thank you for showing how it’s done!
Some papers, like my favourite Aches, are not good for this exercise. So my advise is trial a couple of different papers that you have on hand in your kit and avoid any that ‘crack’.
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Thank you, yes, Regina… so much to love!
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Hmmm...now I have some ideas to use those paintings that didn't quite work out, make a book, and practice painting or sketching in. Thanks!
Yes, that’s a great use for works on paper that need a bit more. It adds such a random factor into the mix - you can’t control where the pages divide up the marks you’ve made, giving you a whole new take on the work! Enjoy ☺️
I love this !!- funnily enough I use purchased concertinas but was wondering about creating smaller books. These would be perfect- I do work on location ; always working to create something more abstract in my studio work. I was wondering about doing something weekly for a year to track seasons- this could be a good way of doing it!! Thank you- very inspiring and I love your mark making!
Oh, that’s a great idea, Liz. I love hearing how other artists work! Thank you for the comments and ideas.
@@MichelleWalkerArt ha I decided I really like the square format but now trying to figure out how to cut and fold it!- did you show that in one of your videos? Thanks so much - ha I tried the 4 x 3 folds and made 3 cuts but couldn’t figure the folding!
@@LizAckerley for the square format, fold in half then quarters on the long side, then fold into thirds on the short side... it should be only 2 cuts. I’ll see if I can send a little drawing to show the layout
hi Michelle thanks yes that’s exactly what I did - thanks for confirming. Then I cut on the long side (3 cuts) like for the 4 x 4 and tried to fold in the same way
@@LizAckerley did you start by folding the end square with painting side up towards the painted side? And then at the ‘ends’ where you ‘turn the corner’ folding the pained side away from the painted side?
I love it. What a great idea for a gift. It also would be a cool thing to do at a group retreat to record the experience nonverbally. Did you paint the cover on a different piece of paper or directly on the book after you assembled it?
Thank you, Jennifer. That’s a great idea about doing one as a momento of an event like a group retreat. (I’ve just finished one as a Christmas present!!) Yes, the covers were painted as a separate piece of paper and I used matt board off cuts as the base for the covers and covered them with a pre-painted paper to match the book style and colour palette. The matt board is sturdy so gives the book covers real strength to protect the book pages. Love to see yours if you have a go. Recommend using a sheet of good quality watercolour paper - you can get the cheaper options at an art store for a few dollars a sheet.
Beautiful
Thank you Dawn!
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Thanks, Connie
Hard to see. Contrasting background would be helpful