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Sketchbook Design and Binding

Fabrics and Cardboard: Covering the Covers

A course by Maru Godas , Illustrator

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9,186 students

Audio: Spanish, English

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About the video: Fabrics and Cardboard: Covering the Covers

Overview

“Once we have cut the covers and the cardboard spine, we will transfer the reference measurements to the piece of fabric with which we will cover the notebook. I will also show you the gluing process step by step. We're almost there! ”

In this video lesson Maru Godas addresses the topic: Fabrics and Cardboard: Covering the Covers, 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

“Fabric and Cardboard: Lining the Cover In this lesson, we'll learn how to add the cover and the spine and how to glue them to the fabric. The fabric I use is special bookbinding fabric, which means it's pretreated fabric. On one side, they feel like fabric, and on the other, they feel like paper. They're easy to glue, and I really like them a lot because they come in bright colors, which are my favorites. If you want to use another type of fabric, you can, but you need to make sure it works with vinyl glue. Some synthetic fabrics sometimes warp or shrink when the vinyl glue dries. One way t...”

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Course summary for: Sketchbook Design and Binding

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (319)
9186 students
5 units
17 lessons (3h 8m)
10 downloads

Category
Craft, Illustration
Areas
Arts & Crafts, Bookbinding, DIY, Sketchbook, Traditional illustration

Maru Godas

A course by Maru Godas

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Illustrator

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.