Creating Sketchbooks for Embroiderers and Textile Artists Book by Kay Greenlees

Creating Sketchbooks for Embroiderers and Textile Artists Book by Kay Greenlees Creating Sketchbooks for Embroiderers and Textile Artists by Kay Greenlees is a guide for textile artists on how to use sketchbooks to develop ideas, experiment with materials, and record observations, featuring examples from leading artists and covering techniques like collage, mark-making, and digital sketching. Published in 2005/2006, the book is considered a valuable resource for students and professionals, showing how to turn a sketchbook into a work of art itself. Key aspects of the book: Content: Explores the sketchbook as an ideas book, design journal, and source for finished work, incorporating initial concepts, color, and 3D elements. Techniques: Covers a wide range of methods, including museum sketching, mark-making, collage, and e-sketchbooks. Visuals: Beautifully illustrated with examples from prominent textile artists. Author: Kay Greenlees is an experienced textile artist, teacher, and member of the Textile Society. Publisher: Batsford. Format: Hardcover, 128 pages.