Carve, Stamp, Play: Designing and Creating Custom Stamps

Balzer, Julie Fei-Fan

ISBN 10: 1596688866 / ISBN 13: 9781596688865

Published by Interweave Pr, 2013

About this Item

144 pages. 10.25x8.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # zk1596688866

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Carve, Stamp, Play: Designing and Creating Custom Stamps
• Publisher: Interweave Pr
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1596688866
• ISBN 13: 9781596688865
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.56 kilograms

About this title

Synopsis

Take an exciting journey into printing with custom-carved stamps! In this complete stamp-carving workshop, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer covers every aspect of creating and using rubber stamps, including carving linear and curved designs, alphabets, complex and repeating geometrical shapes, and image transfers.

After carving your own unique stamps, you'll also learn:

• How to combine and layer stamps into original designs.
• How to design stamps that work together as well as individually.
• How to create stamps that combine with or enhance other stamps (hand carved or commercial).
• And how to create complex, layered effects that resemble screen printing.

This book also includes simple projects that explore various applications for stamping, including printing on different surfaces such as fabric, leather, paper, and canvas. Find your "authentic" design voice and get carving today!

About the Author

Julie Fei-Fan Balzer is a self-taught mixed media collage artist. She has been published in many magazines including Cloth Paper Scissors, Quilting Arts Gifts, and Quilt Scene. Julie has made several instructional videos, and currently designs stencils for The Crafter's Workshop.