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Title: Collage : A New Approach by Jonathan Talbot ISBN: 0-9701681-2-8 Publisher: Jonathan Talbot Pub. Date: March, 2001 Format: Paperback List Price(USD): $10.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.55 (11 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Revolutionary
Comment: This book has totally changed the way I work when I create collages. Don't be put off by the low page count -- there is more information packed into these 55 pages than in the 3 books on collage that I own, combined.
This is a technique book, not a book on collage design or color theory. In this book, Talbot battles the biggest challenge for collage artists: once you've got your elements arranged as you want them, you have to pick them up again to apply adhesive -- and then remember how they were arranged in the first place. Talbot solves this problem with the use of readily available materials, and leaves the artist free to create instead of worrying about what goes where.
In addition to the technical information, I found the appendix and source list invaluable. Talbot tells the reader how to easily obtain every item that is mentioned in the book, as well as suggesting alternatives. I have not yet seen another book on collage as well planned and thought-out as this one.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Great Technical Guide
Comment: I am a very beginning beginner at collage and am so glad I found this little gem of a book! The method that Talbot has devised is ingenious and makes so much sense.
I liked the way he organized the book...first he did an overview of the process and then went into great detail about each step in this process. For a beginner like me, his careful explanations of how to do this and of the tools involved was marvelous and much appreciated.
In addition to exlplaining his technique of adhering materials without using liquid adhesives, Talbot touches on the history of collage, some collage artists to look for, why to varnish, the kinds of papers to use as a substrate, how to prepare a surface for adhesion, and how to present the finished collage.
As another reviewer mentioned, the appendix is a great resource, especially the appendix that explains all of the materials and tools used. I also liked the appendix that gave web sites of interest to collage artists.
Rating: 5
Summary: Very informative and well-written
Comment: This book has more solid information than most of the collage books out there. I appreciate the detailed references to products and the step-by-step instructions. Most collage books fill space with projects that are often not things I would ever make, although the techniques used are of interest. I prefer this book for I don't have to read through projects to glean ideas (although that has its place too).
The image transfer is SO easy! I bought the paper he recommends but use a clothes iron and the backing paper that contact paper/stickers come on instead of the tacking iron and release paper. I love the freedom to choose my own images to transfer and being able to use them without destroying the originals.
I highly recommend this book-- just remember that you can do this process with a home iron, sticker backing paper, magazines and any brand of gloss gel medium. You don't have to go out and buy everything he recommends and you can get all of your images from magazines although I highly recommend the special paper for greater image choice.
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Title: Collage Discovery Workshop: Make Your Own Collage Creations Using Vintage Photos, Found Objects and Ephemera by Claudine Hellmuth ISBN: 1581803435 Publisher: North Light Books Pub. Date: December, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.99 |
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Title: Creative Collage Techniques by Nita Leland, Virginia Lee Williams ISBN: 1581800983 Publisher: North Light Books Pub. Date: September, 2000 List Price(USD): $22.99 |
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Title: Collage for the Soul: Expressing Hopes and Dreams Through Art by Holly Harrison, Paula Grasdal ISBN: 1564969622 Publisher: Rockport Publishers Pub. Date: February, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: Collage Techniques: A Guide for Artists and Illustrators by Gerald F. Brommer ISBN: 0823006557 Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns Pub. Date: August, 1994 List Price(USD): $27.50 |
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Title: Collage Art: A Step-By-Step Guide & Showcase by Jennifer L. Atkinson ISBN: 1564966402 Publisher: Rockport Publishers Pub. Date: August, 1999 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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