An Adventure in Color for Altered Books
Date: Thursday, August 26, 2004
Time: 9am - 4:30pm
Instructor: Bernadette Berlin
Cost: $105

This class was created out of need to use all the art supplies and paper I had bought in the past and never used..Wasted money!!

In this class I will teach you to Waste NO MORE!! You will learn how to make Fabulous Backgrounds for your altered books, with lots of depth and texture.

Covered in this class will be dye inks, pigment inks, acrylic paints, glazes, Lumiere paint, gel medium and Dorlands wax.

Topics discussed in this class are:
Giving ugly paper new life
No more sticky pages
Making your own glazes without spending a small fortune
No more muddy colors
Using stamps to create a layer of depth
Gel medium and its many uses
Composition of your artwork
Cheaters backgrounds
To Gesso or not to Gesso
Where to get copyright free images for your artwork

This class is a process and information oriented class and you will go home with backgrounds finished in your books.

Supply List:

Dye inks
Pigment inks
Lumiere Metallic paint
Luna Lights
Acrylic paints
Golden™s soft or regular matte gel medium
Golden™s Acrylic Glazing Liquid
Dorland™s Wax Medium
3 books to work in
heat gun
Brushes and cosmetic sponges
Baby wipes
Gesso (optional)

Visit Bernie at http://www.picturetrail.com/thecre8tivei.

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