Digital alchemy : printmaking techniques for fine art, photography, and mixed media / Bonny Pierce Lhotka.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lhotka, Bonny Pierce, Author.

Series:

Voices that matter

Voices that matter Digital alchemy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prints--Technique.

Prints.

Ink-jet printing--Technique.

Ink-jet printing.

Computer art--Technique.

Computer art.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 307 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition

Other Title:

Printmaking techniques for fine art, photography, and mixed media

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, Calif. : New Riders Publishing, 2010

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

In Digital Alchemy, acclaimed printmaker Bonny Pierce Lhotka shows how to turn your standard inkjet printer into a seemingly magical instrument capable of transforming your printed images into true works of art. Using plenty of visuals and straightforward terms, Lhotka walks you step-by-step through over a dozen projects. Forget printing on boring old paper, in Digital Alchemy, you’ll learn how to transfer and print images to a variety of surfaces including metal, wood, fabric, stone, and plastic using the techniques Lhotka’s spent years developing. If you’re a photographer looking for new ways to personalize your work or a digital artist who’s ready to take your work to the next level, you’ll find all of the tools, techniques, and inspiration you need in this book. Lhotka’s enthusiasm for experimenting with unusual printing materials and processes has led her to create new and amazing transfer techniques, including one that resembles a Polaroid™ transfer on steroids. She also shows you how to make prints using unexpected, everyday materials such as hand sanitizer and gelatin. You’ll even learn direct printing, the technique for sending your custom substrate through your printer almost as if it were paper. In Digital Alchemy, you’ll learn how to: Transfer images to metal, wood, plastic, and other materials that will not feed through an inkjet printer Print directly on metal for a fraction of the cost of using a print service Simulate a print from an expensive UV flatbed printer using an inexpensive desktop printer Use carrier sheets and paintable precoats to print on almost any surface Achieve near-lithographic quality digital prints with transfer processes to uncoated fine art paper In addition to the tutorials in the book, you can watch Lhotka in action on the included DVD-ROM, which has over 60 minutes of video footage where you’ll learn how to perform an alcohol gel transfer, transfer an image to a wooden surface, use your inkjet printer to achieve remarkable prints, and more. Simply insert the DVD-ROM into your computer's DVD drive. Note, this DVD-ROM will not work in TV DVD players.

Contents:

Cover

Table of Contents

Preface

Foreword

Section I: Basics

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Materials

Chapter 3 Equipment

Section II: Alcohol Gel And Supersauce Transfers

Chapter 4 Introduction to Gel and Supersauce

Chapter 5 Alcohol Gel Transfer

Chapter 6 Supersauce Transfer to Plastic or Metal

Chapter 7 Supersauce Transfer to Wood

Chapter 8 Supersauce Transfer to Paper or Fabric

Chapter 9 Gallery of Work: Alcohol Gel and Supersauce Transfers

Section III: Gelatin Transfers

Chapter 10 Introduction to Gelatin Transfers

Chapter 11 White Marble Fresco Transfer

Chapter 12 Gelatin Acrylic Paint Transfer

Chapter 13 Travertine Tile Transfer

Chapter 14 Gelatin Transfer to Metal

Chapter 15 Clear Gelatin Transfer to Plastic Sheet

Chapter 16 Gallery of Work: Gelatin Transfers

Section IV: Direct Printing

Chapter 17 Introduction to Direct Printing

Chapter 18 Direct Printing Onto Metal

Chapter 19 Direct Printing Onto Metal Leaf

Chapter 20 Direct Printing Onto Custom Substrates

Chapter 21 Gallery of Work: Direct Printing

Section V: Finishing Up And Looking Ahead

Chapter 22 Postcoats and Finishing

Chapter 23 New Technology and the Future of Imaging

Chapter 24 Gallery of Work: New Technology

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786612990250

9780132562942

0132562944

9781282990258

128299025X

9780132562935

0132562936

OCLC:

1027179074