Teach Yourself VISUALLY Collage and Altered Art (Teach Yourself VISUALLY Consumer) [Paperback]

Roni Johnson (Author)

Book Description

Series: Teach Yourself VISUALLY Consumer | Publication Date: July 27, 2009

Collage and altered art pull together elements from a wide variety of crafts to create one-of-a-kind pieces that truly reflect your individual style. This photo-intensive guide walks you through all the latest techniques, from aging paper and photos to working with image transfers, rubber stamps, fabrics, and more. Plus, you'll learn how to source inexpensive materials—as well as found objects around your home—to make everything from handmade journals and artist trading cards to decorative boxes, jewelry, and wall art.

Concise two-page lessons show you all the steps to a skill and are ideal for quick review

• Each skill or technique is defined and described

• Detailed color photos demonstrate each step

• Step-by-step instructions accompany each photo

• Helpful tips provide additional guidance

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About the Author

Roni Johnson is a lifelong artist and professional designer for manufacturers and retail companies in the rubber stamp and altered arts industries. She maintains the blog Ink Stains (inkstainswithroni.blogspot.com), where she offers up a variety of card sketches, altered projects and layouts, and other goodies. Her work has been published in many magazines and has been used in product advertisements, in online projects, and at national craft and hobby conventions.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Visual; 1 edition (July 27, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470447192
• ISBN-13: 978-0470447192
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #43,882 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #28 in Books > Arts & Photography > Other Media > Mixed Media

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy To Understand, September 4, 2009

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P. Daniel (Silverhill, AL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Teach Yourself VISUALLY Collage and Altered Art (Teach Yourself VISUALLY Consumer) (Paperback)

I love this book! The photos are clear, the directions are very easy to follow. This is a must have book for those looking to venture out from just scrapbooking or card making. The author gives lots of tips and the gallery will get your creative juices flowing.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book!, September 18, 2009

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Smullis (Colorado) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Teach Yourself VISUALLY Collage and Altered Art (Teach Yourself VISUALLY Consumer) (Paperback)

I LOVE this book. I have been following Roni's blog for some time, so I know how talented she is. This book is packed with excellent ideas and tutorials. The tutorials have full color pictures that really help you understand the instructions. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is just starting out in collage/altered art or who wants to add some great techniques to their art!!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very clear instructions, September 6, 2009

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Jacquerose (Missouri, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Teach Yourself VISUALLY Collage and Altered Art (Teach Yourself VISUALLY Consumer) (Paperback)

This is a great book for learning altered art and collage. The instructions are very clear and helpful. I love the Teach Yourself Visually books because that is the way I learn best, and this book is outstanding.