Mixed Media In Clay

Author : Darlene Olivia McElroy
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440340072
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mixed Media In Clay written by Darlene Olivia McElroy and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-01-06 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What can you do with clay? Anything you want. For all that you can make with it, clay is an artist's dream--the perfect way to add more "mix" to your mixed-media art. But if the baking and firing it usually requires aren't your thing, you've come to the right book! In Mixed Media in Clay you'll use this traditional medium in excitingly different ways (no oven or kiln needed), and we'll also explore a wide array of alternative clays and clay-like options (resin, plastic, paper mache, plaster and more, even homemade recipes) and the many surprising ways you can use them. Create jewelry beads or a large sculpture. Produce a print or a textural background for a painting. Cast a replica or a replacement part. Create art big and small. There's no limit what you can do with clay and its creative cousins! Darlene Olivia McElroy and Pat Chapman expertly guide the way with plenty of inspiration, ideas, techniques and troubleshooting tips. Inside you will find: • 19 chapters covering printing, casting, molding, armatures, sculpting, pouring, dipping and more • 12 types of clay and alternatives (including resin clay, paper mache, plaster, fiber paste and Critter Clay, powdered clay and more) plus recipes for six make-at-home clay mediums • More than 130 techniques, more than 40 tips and countless project ideas • Access to exclusive online content--4 full step-by step projects and even more tips and techniques So, what are you waiting for? Let your clay-play adventures begin!

Author : Darlene Olivia McElroy
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 144034003X
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mixed Media In Clay written by Darlene Olivia McElroy and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-02-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What can you do with clay? Anything you want. For all that you can make with it, clay is an artist's dream--the perfect way to add more "mix" to your mixed-media art. But if the baking and firing it usually requires aren't your thing, you've come to the right book! In Mixed Media in Clay you'll use this traditional medium in excitingly different ways (no oven or kiln needed), and we'll also explore a wide array of alternative clays and clay-like options (resin, plastic, paper mache, plaster and more, even homemade recipes) and the many surprising ways you can use them. Create jewelry beads or a large sculpture. Produce a print or a textural background for a painting. Cast a replica or a replacement part. Create art big and small. There's no limit what you can do with clay and its creative cousins! Darlene Olivia McElroy and Pat Chapman expertly guide the way with plenty of inspiration, ideas, techniques and troubleshooting tips. Inside you will find: • 19 chapters covering printing, casting, molding, armatures, sculpting, pouring, dipping and more • 12 types of clay and alternatives (including resin clay, paper mache, plaster, fiber paste and Critter Clay, powdered clay and more) plus recipes for six make-at-home clay mediums • More than 130 techniques, more than 40 tips and countless project ideas • Access to exclusive online content--4 full step-by step projects and even more tips and techniques So, what are you waiting for? Let your clay-play adventures begin!

Author : Laurie Mika
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1600612156
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mixed-Media Mosaics written by Laurie Mika and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-05-24 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine beautiful mosaic pieces with tiles that you easily create yourself! Mixed-Media Mosaics offers a fresh, new approach to a traditional art form. By making your own tiles from polymer clay, you control the size, shape, color and even the texture, resulting in beautiful finished pieces that include tabletops, boxes, jewelry and shrines. In addition to learning traditional tiling techniques such as working with grout and cutting glass tile, you'll also explore creative options for personalizing tiles: • Discover the magic of mica powders and the regal look they can give to mosaics • Learn quick and easy ways of adding paint to handcrafted and commercial tile • See how easy it is to create molds and cast your own relief tiles • Find ways to add personal meaning to your work with the addition of text tiles • Experiment with the addition of beads, jewelry and other embellishments by embedding them right into the tile! Whether you'd like to complete a mosaic tabletop for your patio, a jewelry box as a special gift, or simply experiment with jewelry, you'll find the inspiration you seek in Mixed-Media Mosaics. Start creating your custom mosaic pieces today.

Author : Christi Friesen
Publisher : Creative Publishing international
ISBN 13 : 1616733764
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Polymer Clay and Mixed Media-- Together at Last written by Christi Friesen and published by Creative Publishing international. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mixed media brings lots of new possibilities to polymer clay crafting. Polymer Clay and Mixed Media—Together at Last is about making polymer clay figures—jewelry pieces, focal beads, décor items, knick-knacks—and incorporating beads, fibers, fabrics, glass, stones, etc. to create special effects. Embellishing polymer clay with mixed media adds a sophistication and richness without making the projects complicated or inaccessible to the average crafter.

Author : Sherri Haab
Publisher : Clarkson Potter
ISBN 13 : 9780823030620
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Metal Clay And Mixed Media Jewelry written by Sherri Haab and published by Clarkson Potter. This book was released on 2007 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Metal clay starts as clay and turns into metal. Does it get any more magical? Now it does—withMetal Clay and Mixed Media Jewelry. Author Sherri Haab takes this compelling material, today's hottest craft item, to the next level, brilliantly combining it with other media ranging from the timeless to the unexpected. Ribbons, gold leaf, pottery shards, transparent resin, polymer clay, leather, and more are used to create stunning jewelry. Beautiful photography showcases these innovative pieces, and full step-by-step instructions make it easy to re-create them. New formulations of metal clay and newly developed firing techniques are presented clearly so that crafters can achieve professional results. Sophisticated enough for artists yet simple enough for beginners,Metal Clay and Mixed Media Jewelryis the only book that blends metal clay with such a variety of mixed media to make magic. • Follow-up to the best-sellingArt of Metal Clay—over 35,000 copies sold! • Author has sold more than two million books! • Metal clay is hot with crafters, artists—anyone who wants to try alchemy

Author : Ellen Marshall
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781616739249
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Polymer Clay Surface Design Recipes written by Ellen Marshall and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book will teach you how to create a wonderful array of unique surface designs, each made by combining day with other media such as inks, paints, and powders, and other tools such as stamps, brushes, stencils, brayers, and wire. Starting with a comprehensive overview onworking with day, the book then offers more than 100 surface recipes and variations with complete details about how the effect was achieved."-- Back cover.

Author : Mary Ann Devos
Publisher : Waterford, Ont. : Wardell Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780919985438
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Precious Metal Clay in Mixed Media written by Mary Ann Devos and published by Waterford, Ont. : Wardell Publications. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book of precious metal clay projects giving examples and step-by-step instructions. Includes brooches, earrings, necklaces, small figures and sculptures.

Author : Joy Bosworth
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780812219623
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ceramics with Mixed Media written by Joy Bosworth and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2006-09-25 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ceramics with Mixed Media is a practical handbook that shows how other materials can be combined with ceramics.

Author : Kerin Gale
Publisher : North Light Books
ISBN 13 : 9781600619441
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Inspired Remnants, Curious Dreams written by Kerin Gale and published by North Light Books. This book was released on 2010-12-16 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine being given the "building blocks" that allow you to construct an infinite number of dimensional works of art, using as many elements as you like! &break;&break;Inspired Remnants, Curious Dreams is your construction dream date to building whatever your creative mind can churn out. In this book, author Kerin Gale will introduce you to the incredible possibilities of using epoxy clay to make jewelry, lighting fixtures, accessories, decorative art pieces, a mirror, an evening bag, an aquarium and more! There are many things to discover about this clay and Kerin has much to share with you. Inside you'll learn such things as: &break;&break; Painting techniques to create striking and aged finishes.&break; Working with epoxy clay as a construction tool for joining disparate objects.&break; How to create realistic molds from any objects that catch your fancy.&break; Combining epoxy clay with polymer clay for additional solutions.&break; An easy way to make your own texturing tools.&break; And that's just a start! &break;&break;Become inspired by this exciting new medium. Let Inspired Remnants, Curious Dreams be your imagination's springboard into an incredible new world. You'll never look at dimensional mixed-media art the same way again!

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Publisher : Quarry Books
ISBN 13 : 9781592533572
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Polymer Clay Art written by and published by Quarry Books. This book was released on 2007-05-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make pretty home accessories using polymer clay A special collection highlighting material from some of Quarry's popular books about polymer clay art, this book will present a wide spectrum of the latest techniques and materials with many of the leading artists in the field. Learn how to create beautiful boxes, pendants, vases, wind chimes, book covers, jewelry and much more