How to paint an open book

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Linda Mann on Instagram: "I think the hardest thing about painting books is doing the lettering. I always make sure to wait until the paint I’ll be lettering over is dry, so that I can keep wiping off my mistakes! I find it helpful to faintly paint in some guidelines. These can be carefully wiped away when you’re done. On the spine of the book, especially on older books, be sure that the guide lines follow any gentle curves. Resist the temptation to straighten out the forms of the book. Part of the charm of old books is their irregular proportions resulting from years of use. I find that the best way to represent the edges of the pages is to roughly scumble dryish paint and then to pick out a few individual pages. Painting just a few will suffice. Keep all of the values on the pages very c Painted Book Spines, Painted Book Covers, Book Spines, Painting Books, Book Spine, Painted Books, Old Books, Book Crafts, Paperback Books

Linda Mann on Instagram: "I think the hardest thing about painting books is doing the lettering. I always make sure to wait until the paint I’ll be lettering over is dry, so that I can keep wiping off my mistakes! I find it helpful to faintly paint in some guidelines. These can be carefully wiped away when you’re done. On the spine of the book, especially on older books, be sure that the guide lines follow any gentle curves. Resist the temptation to straighten out the forms of the book. Part…

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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" Library Painting Art, Painting Book Pages Edges, Painting On Book Edge, Fore Edge Painting Diy, Diy Painted Book Edges, Painting Book Edges Diy, Books With Painted Edges, Foreedge Book Painting, Book Edge Painting Ideas

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"

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