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

Author/creator Lhotka, Bonny Pierce
Format Book, Print, and Electronic
Publication InfoBerkeley, CA : New Riders, ©2011.
Descriptionxiii, 307 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm + 1 DVD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Subject(s)
Series Voices that matter
Voices that matter. ^A574339
Partial contents Basics -- Alcohol gel and supersauce transfers -- Gelatin transfers -- Direct printing -- Finishing up and looking ahead.
Abstract 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.
Abstract 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 sendingyour custom substrate through your printer almost as if it were paper.
Abstract 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. --Book Jacket.
General noteIncludes index.
General noteAccompanying DVD-ROM has over 60 minutes of footage in which Lhotka demonstrates alcohol gel transfer, transferring an image to a wooden surface, and the use of an inkjet printer to make prints.
LCCN 2011283613
ISBN9780321732996 (pbk.)
ISBN0321732995 (pbk.)

Available Items

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Joyner General Stacks NE850 .L46 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold