Creating With Paint: New Ways, New Materials (Paperback)

~ (Author) "THE TECHNIQUES SHOWN in this book work on a variety of surfaces, including paper, fabric, wood, ceramic, glass, metal, plastic, leather, canvas, walls, stone, or..." (more)
Key Phrases: crayon batik, vest fabric, stuffing tool, Getting Started, Basic Sponging, Heat-Setting Fabric Paints (more...)

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… blend new methods and materials for unique results. The simple methods will attract all levels. -- --The Midwest Book Review, March 2001

Product Description

Creating with Paint
New Ways, New Materials
By Sherrill Kahn

Use common materials to achieve the most uncommon results!

A sponge, a rubber stamp--a credit card? Whether you consider yourself a crafter or an artist, a beginner or a seasoned pro, you can use these pioneering painting techniques to create beautiful, sophisticated art without the expensive supplies--and there's practically no need for a paintbrush!

· Learn each innovative technique with eight step-by-step projects, including a vest, journal, wall hanging, wood frame, and metal basket

· Find easy-to-follow lessons on painting, sponging, and rubber stamping; using crayons, brayers, and resists; and printmaking without a press

· Discover how to use these simple methods on fabric, paper, wood, glass, ceramic, metal, or any other surface

If you're yearning to play with paint, this beautiful, richly photographed book will inspire you to get started today!

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Martingale and Company (February 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564773205
• ISBN-13: 978-1564773203
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #564,520 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous debut from a well-known art instructor, February 14, 2001

By	Sharilyn M Miller (Aliso Viejo, CA United States) - See all my reviews

Creating with Paint is a fabulous debut from an artist and popular workshop instructor who never seems to run out of ideas. Sherrill Kahn-a frequent contributor to Somerset Studio-has brought her amazing talents to fruition in this brand-new book. Introductory chapters on basic painting techniques are followed by chapters on sponge painting, washes, plastic-wrap patterns, rubber stamping, applicator-tipped paint techniques, paint resists, crayon batik, monoprints, bubble-wrap prints, a generous gallery of artwork, and much more. This book is packed with rubber stamping techniques as well as painting projects, and is suitable for artists at every level of experience, from beginner to advanced. Highly recommended!

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't miss this innovative book, February 8, 2002

By A Customer

When was the last time a "real" artist painted like this? Who else would have thought to use gel pens, dimensional fabric paints, regular fabric paints and dyes, and, best of all, rubber stamps in one painting that can be used in about a million ways? Kahn paints on muslin, but you really can't tell it's fabric. By the time I finished a couple of pieces, I couldn't tell I had painted on fabric either. I think this is a real plus because then you can stick your painting on anything, however rough it may be, and have a beautiful, interesting, and highly unusual piece of art. Don't deprive yourself of it.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't put it down, February 11, 2001

By A Customer

Wonderful. This book is packed with colored pictures of examples which I can stop examining. The author's background as a teacher shows. The book is beautifully organized and instructions are clearly and carefully written. The intended audience is probably the crafter who wants to move to the next creative level and she's hit the mark. She makes the reader believe that is possible to be creative with ordinary materials. Throughout the book she names brands of materials which will work with each project and the book is liberally sprinkled with recommendations on a wide variety of paints, inks, etc -- and the materials she uses are widely available. She has resisted the urge to push her own rubber stamp product line though many of the samples use them. This is a book I'll go to again and again and I won't loan to anyone.