Technique Tuesday!
I’ve previously shared my technique for creating digital collage using scanned background papers. For this specific collage, I used four layers:
The background layer is a piece of watercolor paper textured with gel medium and cheesecloth that I painted and scanned. I altered the colors in Photoshop to suit this particular piece.
The middle […]
Make Art Monday!
I truly hope that no one finds this offensive! Around Christmas this past year, I was really missing my son. He was my first born, and his birthday is December 29. Now that he’s a married man, we can’t expect to see him every Christmas anymore, but this was our first time without […]
Delightful spool knitted goodies- Kittycat bookmark
This week, Noreen has designed a couple of really fun treasures- it all began with a spool knitted kitty cat bookmark, which lead to a springtime bunny. Who knows where it will all end?
Layers Upon Layers
Want to try collage? Here’s an easy way to put those background papers and textured […]
Jen Worden (profile) has been selected for the Hannah Grey design team!!
Way to go, Jen!!
This is an amazing little palette generator! Let’s say that you’ve created a picture in one medium, and would like to turn it into a different medium…like for example, I want to make a beaded piece that uses the palette of the digital image I’ve already created. Which I do, by the way! Run your […]
I love both the stuff and the attitude. Bugs & Fishes is currently planning on blogging every day about the clever projects she makes…felt animals, flowers, mobiles, you name it.
She also sells her wares through an Etsy shop, and one offering that caught my eye was this mobile:
Tags: Fabric & Fiber, fiber, Mixed Media, […]
Art Attack Thursday!
These are great! I love the bright colors and the attitude :-) The artist writes:
I create handfolded geometric origami sculptures. My pieces are made using a method called unit origami, they are made by using multiple pieces of individualy folded squares of paper ranging in amounts from 30-270. Every piece […]
L.K. Ludwig has put out a call for entries for a new book to be published by Rockport Publishers. It will be called Shared Vision to indicate that it is about projects involving multiple artists! What a great idea! The deadline is May 15, 2008.
THE BOOK
We are seeking project contributors for an […]
Mixed-Media Collage
by Holly Harrison
Starting with in-depth interviews and explorations of the work of five collage artists, this book brings you deep into their creative processes. And you know how much we like talking about the creative process here on Layers Upon Layers, especially in our artist profiles!
I found Laurinda Bedingfield’s work especially interesting, and immediately […]
What’s Up Wednesday
There’s nothing simple about producing true lenticular images. Special equipment, a plastic sheet that consists of many little lenses…
But, with two photographs and some some cardstock, you can produce a simple lenticular image using your image editing software and regular printer! Photojojo has shared the four easy steps.
Tags: Digital Art, lenticular, Photography, photoshop, […]
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