Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Altered Book Challenge

An internet group that I belong to is working on two challenges - a visual journal/sketch book, and an altered book of techniques. Here is the first technique - using texture and one kind of coloring medium. I used paintable wall paper and acrylic paints, Stewart Gill and Lumiere. Here are some scans of what I did.












I used matte medium to adhere the wall paper to the book.














Then I applied Stewart Gill acrylics in two different colors.













Finally I used Lumiere to define the texture of the wall paper.














Here is my finished two page spread.




4 comments:

Carol said...

Gorgeous. I hadn't seen printable wallpaper before. Loved how you used it.

bonnie32002 said...

This is great~ love what you did with the wall paper...and I even liked it before the leaves and the bird lol~

Rena Sawatski said...

Maggi, Love what you did with your altered book pages. The colours are so vibrant, and the pictures are perfect for the background

Unknown said...

oh my word how inspiring is this...absolutely the best, way to go you!!!