Layers Upon Layers: Mixed Media Art

May 5th, 2008

Look at this adorable photo journal!

Once more, one of the projects posted here has managed to distract a dear reader from what she was supposed to be doing… :-)

Timaree, who writes Freebirdsings sent me pictures of this adorable photo journal that she made after she read a post on making them. Here’s what she said about it:
The one […]

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May 1st, 2008

Artist Profile: Andie MacCowan

Artist: Andie MacCowan
Location: Rochester, NY
Website:
PictureTrail Album

How do you describe your work, Andie?
My recent work is mostly Artist Trading Cards, Artist Post Cards, and mixed-media canvases. I love photography, painting, and drawing, always trying new techniques and experimenting with new ideas. I use images or photos for inspiration and adapt them to wherever […]

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April 30th, 2008

Book Review: Mixed Emulsions

Mixed Emulsions by Angela Carwright
The subtitle of this marvelous book is “Altered art techniques for photographic imagery.” And that’s just the tip of the iceberg of what’s included here. Cartwright shares dozens of ways to alter your actual photos through different media and by utilizing different substrates for your work. She covers tinting with oils […]

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April 29th, 2008

Make your own photo journals

Check out this cute video tutorial! Judy teaches us how to make a very simple style of journal, using two 4×6 inch photos as the covers. I’m sure you could substitute other sizes of photos if you’d like. This is a real quick and easy gift idea, and also a great way to use some […]

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April 23rd, 2008

Collage techniques

We’ve explored lots and lots of fun collage techniques here on Layers Upon Layers. I figured it was past time to compile some of the methods. This post doesn’t include all fo the techniques like image transfers and making background papers…those posts have been compiled elsewhere!  You can always find an up-to-date list […]

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April 18th, 2008

The Great Eye of Sauron

This is one of those things I share with you simply because I think it’s so darned cool, and mixed media artists need to look at cool stuff. No other reason. You can read the rest of the article here at The Register.
Astronomers at the University of California, Berkeley, and NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center […]

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April 17th, 2008

Broken camera photos

Art Attack Thursday!

Most of the time, a broken digital camera is only worthy of the trash heap (or of recycling into some cool assemblage, of course!). But every once in awhile, a camera comes along which will still take pictures…

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Tags: Digital Art, Photography

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April 16th, 2008

Image transfer methods

We’ve gone over a LOT of different methods for doing image transfers here on Layers Upon Layers, and I thought it might be handy to compile a list all in one place!  You can always find an up-to-date list in the Pages section in the right-hand sidebar.
Polymer medium transfer film
Paper image transfers - plain and […]

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April 16th, 2008

Call for entries: Life Images

Life Images is a photography publication by Stampington & Company. The next deadline is June 15, 2008.  There are some specific challenges for this issue, including infrared photography and the theme play.  The quote for play is an oldie but goodie: “We do not stop playing because we grow old.  We grow old […]

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April 15th, 2008

Image transfers by contact printing

The fabulous blog, Craft Tutorials, has provided a step-by-step tutorial on making contact prints. As many different types of image transfers as we’ve discussed here, this is one that I missed! It’s simple, and just plain brilliant! Thanks Donna :-)
Tags: Collage, Digital Art, image-transfer, Mixed Media, Photography, tutorial

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