Make a Tiny Book: Miniature Bookbinding and Illustration
Making a Tiny Softcover Sketchbook 1
A course by Evan Lorenzen , Multidisciplinary Artist
About the video: Making a Tiny Softcover Sketchbook 1
Overview
“Now that I have all the theory and planning down, I will start playing with my materials and put together a small sketchbook that I can use as a prototype! ”
In this video lesson Evan Lorenzen addresses the topic: Making a Tiny Softcover Sketchbook 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Make a Tiny Book: Miniature Bookbinding and Illustration. Learn how to tell your story intricately by making a teeny tiny book from scratch and filling it with precise, micro-scale illustrations.
Partial transcription of the video
“You've thought about the design of your book, and now, in this lesson, we'll make a tiny softcover sketchbook. As a reminder, here are some of the materials that we'll be using. the paper for your pages, the paper for the cover, a paper cutter, a long ruler, a short ruler, a bone folder, a pencil, and all thread needles, and beeswax. Optional materials include a jig for punching holes in your paper, and a slightly damp sponge. I want my book to measure roughly one inch tall, so I'm going to make my pages nine tenths of an inch tall. If I have my pages 9 tenths of an inch tall, I want to mak...”
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Course summary for: Make a Tiny Book: Miniature Bookbinding and Illustration
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Arts & Crafts, Bookbinding, DIY, Traditional illustration
Evan Lorenzen
A course by Evan Lorenzen
Evan Lorenzen, better known as Art and Such Evan, is a multidisciplinary artist who specializes in micro illustrations. While studying animation in college, he became interested in bookmaking and took a course to learn the process. Several years later, he decided to try it on a small scale and has been passionate about the medium of miniature ever since, as it challenges both his physical and creative limits.
Throughout his career, Evan has had the opportunity to collaborate with organizations like the Miniature Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Amsterdam, Cat Art Show L.A., and hundreds of individual collectors. His work has been featured in exhibits across the US and abroad, including the Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil and the Nucleus Gallery in Portland, Oregon.
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