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The complete guide to altered imagery : mixed-media technique for collage, altered books, artists journals, and more / Karen Michel.

By: Michel, Karen [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Gloucester, Mass. : Quarry Books, [2005]Copyright date: ©2005Description: 128 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1592531776 (paperback); 9781592531776 (paperback).Subject(s): Decalcomania | Polaroid transfers | Photographs -- Coloring | Photography, Handworked | Transfer-printing | Collage | Altered booksDDC classification: 702.812
Contents:
Altered imagery using photography -- Altered imagery using your computer -- Altered imagery from found sources -- Altered imagery using printmaking techniques -- Project gallery.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Barcode
General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 702.812 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00133447
General lending MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Store 702.812 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00195514
General lending MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending 702.812 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00195517
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A wide range of techniques borrowed from both traditional and digital art has recently begun to blend into one art form, known as altered art. The Complete Guide to Altered Imagery is the only book currently on the market that provides fascinating tips and creative ideas solely focused on this new form of art. An in-depth discussion manipulation techniques is supplied, making this an essential handbook for all artists and crafters looking for creative ways to alter and enhance various types of imagery in new and traditional ways, and then to integrate this altered art into their work.

Altered imagery using photography -- Altered imagery using your computer -- Altered imagery from found sources -- Altered imagery using printmaking techniques -- Project gallery.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Karen Michel is a mixed media artist. She lives in New York, where she runs a 10-year old nonprofit art center for kids, the Creative Art Space for Kids Foundation, with her artist husband Carlo Thertus. Along with sharing her love for the arts with children, she also teaches adult workshops to beginners and established artists alike. Her books, paintings and collages have been exhibited internationally and have been published in various books and magazines, including her own book, The Complete Guide to Altered Imagery.