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Re: [BKARTS] Need for advice
Georgia,
When I make this kind of book, I use watercolor paper that is the same
on both sides, so it doesn't matter which side you paint on. I also
check the paper for grain. It should be grain short, so that when you
fold the paper the grain runs parrallel to the spine.
I fold all the paper ahead of painting. Then I number them lightly in
pencil so I know which page is where. Then I paint on the appropriate
page (or half-page). I often sew the book together before I paint, so I
don't forget where I wanted the text pages. Those "two blank pages"
often become one single painting (with a very slight gap down the middle
where the folds meet) that I paint after I sew with the image flowing
across both pages, or just another layout of text on one side and a
painting on the other.
Hope this helps,
Ann Frellsen
Georgia H Chilton wrote:
I want to make a small book out of water color paper that would have
sections and lie flat. Plan to use 140 lb weight. Probably a soft cover.
The question is how do I cut or align the pages so I consistently have
the surface for the painnting next to each other. I don't know if I
am being clear.
I plan to have words on the left side and images on the right, If I
use a single piece and fold it properly the right side of the wc would
face each other. But after that segment, that would leave two blank
pages following surfaces not for w/c painting.
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