Creative Collage: 30 projects to transform your collages into wall art, personalized stationery, home accessories, and more - Softcover

Youngs, Clare

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1782494898 ISBN 13: 9781782494898

Publisher: CICO Books, 2017

Synopsis

Discover how to make creative, personal collages with advice, techniques and projects from craft author and graphic designer Clare Youngs.

We are all born with an inner desire to express ourselves. Making collages, especially in the form of art journals, gives you an opportunity to express thoughts, feelings and wishes and to capture memories. It is a way of collating and putting thoughts in order. You can look back at filled pages with a real sense of accomplishment. Most of all it is fun! In Creative Collage, Clare Youngs reveals the secrets of collaging, one of her favourite crafts. Learn about the kinds of paper you can use, such as maps, tickets, photographs, typography and magazine pages, and how to add texture, use layering and make use of geometric designs. Some of Clare's amazing collages are included for inspiration, and she explains how she chose the materials and composition for each one. Clare then presents a collection of projects that offer unique ways to display your collages and even make 3-D collages, such as a decoupaged chest of drawers and a family photo wooden block house. Along with helpful prompts to give you ideas for collages, such as ‘something you saw on a walk’ or ‘a happy memory’, this book provides all you need to get started with this personal, expressive craft.

About this title

About the Author

Clare Youngs studied graphic design and has worked in packaging design, illustration and book jacket design. Her other books include Folded Book Art, A Year in Crafts, Colour Yourself to Happiness, Book Art, Mobile Art, Wall Art, Make Your Own Woodland Creatures, Letter Art and Folk Art Needlecraft (all published by CICO Books). She is based in Broadstairs, Kent.

From the Back Cover

We are all born with an inner desire to express ourselves. Making collages, especially in the form of art journals, gives you an opportunity to express thoughts, feelings and wishes and to capture memories. It is a way of collating and putting thoughts in order. You can look back at filled pages with a real sense of accomplishment. Most of all it is fun! In Creative Collage, Clare Youngs reveals the secrets of collaging, one of her favourite crafts. Learn about the kinds of paper you can use, such as maps, tickets, photographs, typography and magazine pages, and how to add texture, use layering and make use of geometric designs. Some of Clare's amazing collages are included for inspiration, and she explains how she chose the materials and composition for each one. Clare then presents a collection of projects that offer unique ways to display your collages and even make 3-D collages, such as a decoupaged chest of drawers and a family photo wooden block house. Along with helpful prompts to give you ideas for collages, such as ‘something you saw on a walk’ or ‘a happy memory’, this book provides all you need to get started with this personal, expressive craft.

Edition details

• Publisher: CICO Books
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1782494898
• ISBN 13: 9781782494898
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128