Fore edge painting

Happy World Book Day! In celebration, I’m going to share with you the books that make the biggest impression when I give tours: the fore-edge painting books. Fore-edge painting is the very ol…

Kim-Vi Tran on Instagram: "a more in depth vid on the making of the Little Women book fore edge painting for my bff’s bday gift ✨ I’ve ordered some additional copies of the book to do a few more of these! #littlewomen #foreedgepainting #bookstagram"

Martin Frost continues the critically endangered U.K. heritage craft of fore-edge painting, where paintings are hidden under the gilded page tips of a book.

📚 Lord of the Rings 50th anniversary edition fore-edge painting 📚 I've been doing mostly digital art for so long, that I forgot all about my "how the hell do I take a picture of this" struggles ⚰ #weroni #art #bookart #bookedges #foreedgepainting #lotr #tolkien #bookedgepainting #watercolors

Fore-edge painting is an artistic tradition that adds hidden illustrations to the pages of a book. Learn how to make your own fore-edge painting book here!

Watercolour fore-edge painting of Rivendell on new Waterstones edition of the Lord of the Rings books! I spent years mostly painting digitally, and I don't even remember when was the last time I painted something that's NOT a portrait, so I went through a lot of weird stages emotionally with this one 😂 Christmas gift for @impalei3 🧚‍♂️ 🧙‍♂️ #lotr #foreedgepainting #bookart #lordoftherings #bookseries #books #bookedges #bookedgepainting #weroni #bookstagram

If you're looking for a Christmas gift for the bookworm in your life, look no further, this festive fore-edge painting is a charming and delightful way to spread the Christmas cheer to someone who just loves to read! A festive murder mystery story with a beautiful hand-painted edge - any bookworm would LOVE to receive this special and thoughtful present. ✦ Eighteen passengers. Seven stops. One killer. ✦ In the early hours of Christmas Eve, the sleeper train to the Highlands is derailed…

Daily Dose Of Sketch ✏️ on Instagram: "Bri Marie Sprague, known online as Bri Marie Paints, is an artist renowned for her unique fore-edge paintings. This intricate art form involves painting detailed images on the edges of book pages, which remain hidden until the pages are fanned out at a certain angle, revealing the artwork. Her process typically involves using watercolor and acrylic paints to craft these hidden masterpieces, turning books into beautiful, dual-purpose works of art…