Betsy Olmsted

Hand-Printing Studio

15 Projects to Color Your Life - A Visual Guide to Printing on Almost Anything

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Fabric, glass, wood, metal, humans . . . Print on almost anything! Create irresistible designs for your home with hand printing! Bring out your inner artist with 15 modern projects for your home, from a galvanized planter to glass vases and sweet floral curtains to a printed coffee table. A complete visual guide will teach you the secrets of block printing, screen printing, and disperse dye transfer techniques. Start with 12 charming patterns you can use right now, and branch out to sketch your own designs. Getting your hands messy, experimenting, and finding the perfect object to print on is all part of the fun! • 15 colorful hand-printing projects for your home, with 12 ready-to-use patterns in Betsy Olmsted’s thoughtful, sophisticated style • Make over any surface—fabric, glass, wood, metal—with readily available supplies • Complete visual guide to DIY printing! Make over any surface with block printing, silk screen, and disperse dye transfer • Bring out your inner artist and explore new design ideas with this fun and freeing project book

Produktdetails

• Verlag: C&T Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 112
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 249mm x 201mm x 5mm
• Gewicht: 363g
• ISBN-13: 9781617451478
• ISBN-10: 1617451479
• Artikelnr.: 43895275

Autorenporträt

Betsy Olmsted’s designs have been widely featured and licensed at Anthropologie, McIlhenny Dry Goods, and top craft shows, among other outlets. Her passion is for printing and she’s looking to share that with her fans. She lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. betsyolmsted.com

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Creating Designs Designing for Printing • Types of Designs •
Techniques • Color • Design Repeats Surfaces, Inks, Dyes, Materials and
Tools Types of Fibers • Fabrics • Other Printable Materials • Inks and Dyes
• Preparing to Print Block Printing Tools and Materials • Transferring the
Design • Carving the Block • Printing with the Block Projects Crochet Table
Runner Tomato Thief Accent Pillow Triangled Coffee Table Follow the Snail
Galvanized Bucket Planter Chevron Antique Glass Vases Reptile Bird Children
Screen Printing Tools and Materials • Creating Designs: Paper Stencil
Method and Screen Filler Method • Printing with a Screen Projects This
Little Rooster Went to Market Kitchen Collection Heart of Wood Valentines
Fluttering Kaftan American Sky Framed Art Baby Bunny Blanket Bison Toile
Bandana Transfer Printing Materials • Mixing Dye Paints and Creating
Transfers • Transferring Designs Projects Watercolor Ribbon Abstract Below
Carpet Squares In the Meadow Curtains Selling Your Wares Patterns Sources
About the Author