Teach Yourself VISUALLY Collage and Altered Art

227 Pages·2009·31.48 MB·English

by  Roni Johnson

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Collage & Altered Art
by Roni Johnson
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Special Thanks…
I would like to thank the following artists whose work appears in the book. I appreciate your
willingness to share your art and soul with us all.
• Bonnie Brock • Shannon Horch
• Jen Crossley • Mindy Lai
• Kim Curry • Dawn Miller
• Lisa Dixon • Betty Oliver
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About the Author
Veronica (Roni) Johnson (Albion, Indiana) is a lifelong
artist and the author of the daily rubber stamping and
altered art blog—InkStainswithRoni. She designs for vari-
ous manufactures and retail companies in the rubber
stamping and altered art fields. Her works have been pub-
lished in several rubber stamping and altered art maga-
zines, used in product advertisements and as online
projects, and placed on display at national craft and hobby
conventions. In addition, her work has also been previously
published in two Wiley Publishing books, Teach Yourself
Visually Scrapbooking and Paper Crafts Visually Quick Tips.
When she isn’t creating projects for her blog or design
teams, she enjoys teaching others about the joys of ink,
paper, and altered art.
Acknowledgments
Special thanks go out to my husband (Eric Johnson) and my boys (Ben and Bob Johnson)
for their love, support, and encouragement. Art has always been my passion, and you have
allowed me the freedom to follow its path wherever it leads.
I also want to acknowledge some key people who have influenced me along the way:
Mom and Dad (Dixie and Albert Vance) who allowed me to dream, create, and be what I
wanted to be; Grandma (Marie) Vance for introducing me to a variety of arts and crafts at
a very early age; Shannon (Horch) who loved the first greeting card I ever made; Mindy
(Lai) who encouraging me to branch out and helped me find my altered self; and finally,
Tim Holtz for making it okay to love the grungy side of life. You are all part of the reason
why I do what I do and for that I dearly thank you all!
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Table of Contents
1
chapter An Introduction to Collage and Altered Art
Collage Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Design Principles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Assemblage or Altered Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Artist Trading Cards (ATCs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Gothic Arch Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Alternate Art Forms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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chapter Getting Started
Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Embellishments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Adhesives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Paint, Ink, and Pigments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Finishes and Sealers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
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chapter Aged and Distressed
Distress by Hand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Use Tools to Distress. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Stain with Tea and Coffee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Dye with Walnut Crystals and Inks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Bleaching Techniques. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Tim Holtz Distress Inks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Paint Patina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Crackle Mediums. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Crackle Alternatives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Metallic and Luster Rub-ons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Glazing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
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chapter Paper Collage Techniques
Mixed Paper Collage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Segmented Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Frottage Background. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Wax Paper Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Paste Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Tissue Paper Collage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Beeswax Napkin Collage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Faux Paper Casting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Paper Clay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Faux Mosaic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
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chapter Paint, Ink, and Rubber Stamping
Embossing Resist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Masking Technique. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Faux Batik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Monoprinting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Painted Tyvek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Washed Glaze Background. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Micro Glaze Resist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Peeled Paint Technique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
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chapter Image Transfer Techniques
Transparency Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Cold Laminate (Packing Tape) Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
GlueFOIL (Faux Tin Type) Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Waterslide Decal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Acetone Transfer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Tranz-It Image Transfer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Gel Medium Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
T-Shirt Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
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