243rd day of 2019.
This would be a book for watercolor consist of Fabriano 5 and Arches Levies Fidelis. I used the blue flower paper and plastic cover to make a semi waterproof cover. To my disappointment, the plastic cover material do not stick well with the PVA glue.
242nd day of 2019.
Convertible dress collection, because the page cannot fit the remaining ones. lol.
241st day of 2019.
Convertible dress research.
240th day of 2019.
Figuring out to make some big bits of glitter from the one side glitter sticker.
239th day of 2019.
Cutting out pocket from leftover fabric from the book cover.
238th day of 2019.
This is the first attempt of fabric cover using PVA glue directly between board and fabric. It is a bit wet at certain spot. But it seemed to be much smoother than the DIY paper back version.
237th day of 2019.
Cutting up Fabriano Pittura sheet to bind a sample book for acrylic paint test.
236th day of 2019.
Another variation of saddle stitch of bookmark, A4 size of paper and tracing paper.
235th day of 2019.
Putting the eyelet punch tool to use. Hammering the punch tool is... noisy.
234th day of 2019.
First time using a wax thread double threaded, it is difficult to bind... and I lost touch with coptic stitch...
233rd day of 2019.
Cut out board is the deboss effect, and the cut out pieces paste on another cover to be the emboss effect. Curve is difficult to cut.
232nd day of 2019.
Put plan to test. Testing different distance of holes and thread thickness as well.
231st day of 2019.
Elaborating on different extended designs of basic saddle stitch, merge with bookmark function.
230th day of 2019.
Compiling all leftover papers from previous project, black paper, brown paper, tracing paper, watercolor paper...
229th day of 2019.
Trying out ways to achieve faux emboss and deboss effect without machine.
228th day of 2019.
Planning different cover designs for subsequent book binding projects.
227th day of 2019.
Mix of leftover cartridge paper, brown paper and tracing paper in A3 size, binded to the cover.
226th day of 2019.
Secret belgian binding binds the cover separately.
225th day of 2019.
Trying out the pouring medium. Using both Liquitex basic and soft body to see the difference.
Learnt about the different mix of viscosity.
224th day of 2019.
Same treatment for the fluid texture medium.
String gel, Glazing & Pouring.
223rd day of 2019.
Putting the gels on canvas as record.
These are the texture gel, light modeling paste, blended fibre & ceramic stucco.
222nd day of 2019.
Tried it on another paper. Very non waterproof.
221st day of 2019.
Epigrahy is a study of inscription / script / writing system. This is the attempt that uses simple lines and geometry shapes, combined with combination of positions and sizes to create writing.
220th day of 2019.
Finally bought the pilot Iroshizuku ink, black, takesumi, bamboo ash. Testing out its water resistant.
219th day of 2019.
Filling up the corvers and sides with some emblems and compass.
Writing gibberish make up scribbles on the scroll.
218th day of 2019.
Decided to go with a off to a side cut out frame with a scroll art for the back cover.
217th day of 2019.
Expanding into designs of rectangular cut out cover.
216th day of 2019.
Testing out different map border designs.
215th day of 2019.
Had been thinking of doing a leather cover for booklets. It was half done many months ago... only discovered that it was not finish when going through the stack of books and papers.
214th day of 2019.
Result out, surprisingly early, fast and punctual. I passed, and now tidying up scrap paper to bind it into books for use.
213th day of 2019.
Considering instead of a circle cutout, into a rectangular cut out.
