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Mixed Emulsions: Altered Art Techniques for Photographic Imagery

Mixed Emulsions: Altered Art Techniques for Photographic Imagery

enlarge enlarge 		Author: Angela Cartwright
Publisher: Quarry Books
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 21 reviews
Sales Rank: 31556

Media: Paperback
Pages: 144
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
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


Customer Reviews:   Read 16 more reviews...

2 out of 5 stars Short on technical information   November 15, 2007
Judith A. Stalus (Walpole, NH USA)
73 out of 77 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.


5 out of 5 stars Wonderful illustrations and examples, detailed information   November 11, 2007
Jeran Walker (Presidio, Texas)
22 out of 25 found this review helpful

I preordered this book based on Angela Cartwright's previous books and website content and am very pleased. It was well worth the wait. There is a wealth of interesting and detailed information on how to alter photographs and creative ways to mount them for display. This is not a recipe book for duplicating the work shown, but rather gives you an overview of the possibilities of what can be done with materials as various as gel mediums, paints, oil pastels, gessos, embossing powders, transparent photo oil paints and colored pencils, etc. etc. This is art, not simple craft. The book is well organized, the illustrations are excellent, the text is well written. I am going to be using this book a great deal and throughly enjoy trying new materials and techniques. I highly recommend this to anyone interested in fusing hands on art materials with photography and blurring the differences between the two..


5 out of 5 stars Mixin' It Up, oh, yeah, baby - your art that is -   January 1, 2008
S. Fishburn (Fort Collins, Colorado, USA)
22 out of 27 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.


5 out of 5 stars 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.





5 out of 5 stars 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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