Happy New Year everyone.
This month I plan to concentrate solely on monotype print making. This print process has been described as the most painterly print making process. The image is created on a smooth non-absorbent surface, by both adding and removing ink as needed, then printing a single copy on to paper.
This introductory video is a trailer for an instructional video by Julia and Gail Ayres, and shows some of the interesting techniques that can be used in creating images.
Read more about monotypes in "The distinction between monotypes and monoprints and the process of creating these works on paper".
Stay tuned to Craft Videos for more on monotypes during the rest of the month.
Forging iron roses
Helmut Hillenkamp tells us that making a rose from iron was part of a journeyman's test in medieval times.
See more of his work at iron-to-live-with.
See more of his work at iron-to-live-with.
Stone Sculptures
If yesterdays video whetted your appetite for a bit of stone sculpting, here are some examples from CLACH 2006- International stone sculpture symposium at Plane Castle to inspire your imagination.
Stone sculpture techniques
Stone sculptor Mark Breithaupt shows the tools and techniques he uses to make organic abstract sculptures. In this video he uses a variety of power tools including a core drill and a diamond toothed chainsaw. Sixty hours of work are compressed into this ten minute video.
You can see more of Mark's work at www.desertrockcreations.com
You can see more of Mark's work at www.desertrockcreations.com
Inspiration from digitally altered images
Maggie Ayers talks about how she uses photography and digital manipulation to create images that inspire her works of art.
If you found this video interesting, you may like to watch a previously featured video by Maggie, Texture Without Color
If you found this video interesting, you may like to watch a previously featured video by Maggie, Texture Without Color
Quilled-paper ornaments
Here is a nice little demonstration of paper quilling. All that is needed are narrow strips of paper, a simple quilling tool, some paper glue, a work surface and a set of circle templates.
Quilling, or paper filigree, is believed to have been practiced in ancient Egypt. In the 16th and 17th centuries European nuns and monks used it to decorate book covers, and Jane Austen mentions it in Sense and Sensibility.
Quilling, or paper filigree, is believed to have been practiced in ancient Egypt. In the 16th and 17th centuries European nuns and monks used it to decorate book covers, and Jane Austen mentions it in Sense and Sensibility.
Polymer clay ornament ideas
Tips on creating ornaments with clear glass shapes and examples of the ornaments made with polymer clay.
Tin Punched Christmas Ornaments
This short video shows how simple it is to make tin punched christmas ornaments.
This is just one of many videos on tin punching from Expert Village. Go check them out, then find yourself some tine and some patterns.
This is just one of many videos on tin punching from Expert Village. Go check them out, then find yourself some tine and some patterns.
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