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Mixed Emulsions: Altered Art Techniques for Photographic Imagery | 
 enlarge | Author: Angela Cartwright
Publisher: Quarry Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 46660
Media: Paperback
Pages: 144
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Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.7
ISBN: 1592533698
Dewey Decimal Number: 772
EAN: 9781592533695
ASIN: 1592533698
Publication Date: November 1, 2007
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Product Description
Over 25 unique effects illustrated with process photos, finished examples, and variations. Mixed Emulsions is a follow up to Karen Michel's book, The Complete Guide to Altered Imagery. Mixed Emulsions: Altered Art Techniques for Photographic Imagery takes a slightly different tact, bringing traditional and digital photography front and center, showing the many ways that photographic imagery can be manipulated, not electronically, but using various art materials and techniques. The chapters explore ways to add color (paints, oil sticks, watercolors, inks), ways to add texture (embossing powders, gessos, pastes, wax), and special effects (printing on unusual substrates, imprinting, photo mosaics, using tissue, fabric, cardboard). Altered art continues to grow as an area of interest for many kinds of crafters. - A great technique book for artists looking to expand the creative possibilities for altered photography
- A gallery of artwork by other well-known artists offers further inspiration
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 Short on technical information November 15, 2007
Judith A. Stalus (Walpole, NH USA)
76 out of 81 found this review helpful
Although this book has interesting ideas it lacks basic information. For example, there is a long section on painting on photographs with oil paints but the author never mentions that you can only paint with oil on traditional photographs and NOT on digital prints since the oil will eat away the paper. There are clear acrylic gessos that can be used to coat the paper so oil painting is possible but the issue is simply ignored by the author. Instructions like play around and use your imagination are no substitute for concrete necessary information.
 Mixin' It Up, oh, yeah, baby - your art that is - January 1, 2008
S. Fishburn (Fort Collins, Colorado, USA)
24 out of 29 found this review helpful
Yes, there has been a proliferation of books this past year on the vast and general subject of Mixed-Media. And why not? Artists and ideas abound, and the techniques showcased by one may appeal to a set group, but others may find themselves out in the cold, longing for a fresh, or at least differently skewed, approach.
Angela Cartwright is a renowned and respected black and white photographer who ups the ante of her shots by not simply hand-coloring, but layering and incorporating her photos, usually as focal centerpieces, within the larger framework of mixed-media collage. The evocatively colored images spill onto borders and wood frames, altered with a variety of methods, some of which will surely spark the imaginative fires of any artist working the genre.
She methodically (I hear she's a Virgo!) covers a plethora of techniques for use in incorporating photographic imagery into altered art, from milk stamping and encaustic to two of her specialties, mosaic and notch tooling. For each section, there is a brief overview and then a Project Launch, which, while not a traditional how-to, serves as a guiding hand to help the reader create a similar effect.
I love the inclusion of an art-full Timeline! Angela also laid out a remarkable Gallery section, which showcases (on a full page each!) the works of nearly two dozen established and emerging artists, from Anahata Katkin, Kelly Kilmer, Misty Mawn and Scott Davis Jones, to Shirley Ende-Saxe and JoFish.
 An ideas book more than a practical book February 13, 2008
Cybamuse (Fuzzy Europe)
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
I have long been enamoured with the concept of enhancing my photographs, but had no idea how to achieve the effects being showcased in this book until now. I realise a lot of the end results in this book can be visually achieved in Photoshop - but photoshop doesn't give you the 3D look that using mixed media and emulsions. Cartwright's book is fantastic for giving ideas, and showing you the end results of using mixed media to enhance and take your photograph to the next level. It is also very useful for giving you the names of the tools/media to achieve these spectacular results.
I did however find the book was rather low (OK, just about non existent) on telling you how to apply these techniques - effectively, and what not to do. I also observed a lot of it could be put down to 'layout' which she didn' discuss at all. A few simple exercises at the back would have been very helpful just to let us get our feet wet. I suspect it would have also bought the rather useful tip pointed out by a reviewer below that photos produced on your ink jet are not going to be good for having emulsions applied! Thank goodness for reviewers - I was about to buy a state of the art printer as well as various emulsions!
However, as this is the first book I have seen in this area and am now very relieved to know what types of paints and other media I should be purchasing to start dabbling in enhancing my photo's, I am truly grateful to Cartwright for at least introducing and providing the basic knowledge needed to get going. I am glad now I may be able to (eventually) create my 'enhanced' photographs without having to take a graphic arts degree. It is also simply a very inspiring book with lots and lots of beautiful images (and sparse descriptions so you have a vague idea how it was achieved). Ideas will abound from just looking through the pages!
great reference tool November 29, 2007
Connie Freedman
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I'm a new artist and find this book fascinating and inspiring. I can't wait to dive into all these wonderful techniques! It's well written, love the layout and the author has listed all the resources, which for the new and seasoned artists it's great. It's also a wonderful gift to give. One thing a friend and I have committed to doing is getting together once a month and learning these techniques. Chapter by chapter. We feel it's a great way of staying in touch in this busy world and it's something we both enjoy doing,art.
This will become a great reference tool for me for years to come.
Great Emotions Over Mixed Emulsions January 6, 2008
Super Reader (San Diego, CA)
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
I received this book as a Christmas present. The minute I came home, I opened it, and because of the clearly written text and most beautiful photographs, I did not put the book down for several hours. The book is well written, clearly describes intricate processes and is most inspriational.
I now keep it on my work table both for reference and for inspriation. I appreciate both the beauty and the sincerity of the book. If you are thinking of buying a book on altered art processes and wanting to be inspired- This is the book for you. Buy it. Enjoy it. Create with it!
Oh and I want to add- it's also a great book to give as a gift!
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