Sketchbook Design and Binding
Endpapers and Flyleaves
A course by Maru Godas , Illustrator
About the video: Endpapers and Flyleaves
Overview
“Although sometimes they go unnoticed, the endpapers and flyleaves are very important elements in the preparation of your notebook. In addition to telling you what they are for and how to add them to the cover, I will give you some ideas for decorating and selecting these materials. Don't put limits on your art sketchbook! ”
In this video lesson Maru Godas addresses the topic: Endpapers and Flyleaves, which is part of the Domestika online course: Sketchbook Design and Binding. Learn how to make and customize your own art sketchbooks with all types of paper, colors, and formats.
Partial transcription of the video
“Endpapers and Flyleaves In this lesson, we’ll look at what endpapers and flypapers are. They protect the text block from moisture, from the cover, and it's an element that's connected and glued to the cover, which gives it some strength. I recommend taking the opportunity to also be creative with this part. I like to decorate the endpapers with more creative elements and even color them. In this case, I also added a flyleaf made of recycled kraft paper that you can recycle from any material, from a bag or paper you have at home. I always like to add an inspirational phrase, in this case fro...”
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Course summary for: Sketchbook Design and Binding
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Category
Craft, Illustration -
Areas
Arts & Crafts, Bookbinding, DIY, Sketchbook, Traditional illustration
Maru Godas
A course by Maru Godas
Maru Godàs studied graphic design at the IDEP school and at the Llotja de Barcelona. From that moment on, her career focused mainly on projects for various publishers, such as RBA, Cruïlla, Planeta, and Salvat, among others. Her true passion has always been illustration and, after discovering the Urban Sketchers collective, she took to the streets with a sketchbook in search of inspiration.
Since then, she has published several books with her work and illustrations in magazines for various big names such as La Caixa, La Vanguardia, and RACC. She currently combines her commissions with teaching, leading workshops and courses on urban sketching and illustration around the world. She enjoys sharing her discoveries with her students and, above all, encouraging them to try new things.
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