A “Wallpaper” Sketchbook – Enabling Drawing by Getting Rid of the White page
By Paula Briggs
I have always enjoyed making sketchbooks and when Andrea Butler dropped off some lovely wallpaper sample books it seemed like a good sketchbook-making opportunity. As part of the process of making the sketchbooks I overlaid the patterned paper with acrylic paint, both to tone down some of the wallpaper and also to create a surface upon which pens and pencils would work easily, however the original patterns still show through, making each page of the sketchbook unique and getting rid of that horrible “white page” syndrome. Instead each new sketchbook page inspires with its texture and colour.
These small sketchbooks are also very tactile, both to hold and to work in. This resources shares the process to make the books.
I enourage every art teacher to make one as a gift to themselves!
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jane shepherd
September 26, 2017 @ 5:07 pm
I really like this idea! Will have to aqquire some wallpaper from somewhere to have a go.
Paula Briggs, AccessArt
September 27, 2017 @ 9:50 am
Hello Jane, John Lewis often has a waiting list which you can put your name down on if you use them in an educational context. Or try your local scrap store…
Tracy McGuinness -kelly
September 27, 2017 @ 12:01 pm
Fantastic tutorial thank you !
Lisa l
October 21, 2017 @ 2:08 pm
I want to try this!
When glueing the pages together, what part of the pages are you glueing?
Paula
October 30, 2017 @ 1:15 pm
Glue the folded ends…
Sheila C
October 31, 2017 @ 7:33 am
Really, really delicious! Thank you for such inspiration. I love the spontaneous acts involved in the process (like the ‘serendipity’ in painting the pages) which resulted in such a satisfying product. This is surly where craft and fine art meet. xx