Altered Books and Art Journals

[SilverVixen]

I recently became interested in art journals and altered books. Since that doesn't REALLY relate to graphic design, I started a thread in the Crafts forum. If you're interested, please help me get a discussion started over there!! Thanks! biggrin

Here's the thread.  

[SilverVixen]

No interest? Sad!

There are also Artist Trading Cards, which are trading card sized works of art that you send to other people in exchange for theirs! What a neat idea! I'm going to be doing some digital cards. That might be a good contest idea.  

[SilverVixen]

There's discussion going on at the thread in the art forum! Some people have actually heard of this! biggrin  

[Ayva Dee]

I'll join in the discussion. I'm interested in looking at other peoples journals. I tried to decorate mine in collage but I decided I didn't like it because it looked really messy due to the fact I kept running out of material and had to substitute etc. And my writing would get progressively worse throughout the book sweatdrop  

[Dee Doo]

I saw this topic in the Craft's Forum and it sounds pretty interesting. I might start with an alter0book/art journal!!!!!  

[Koiyuki]

Eh...could I be filled in as to what this stuff is?  

[rogue_designer]

Koiyuki

Eh...could I be filled in as to what this stuff is?

The first post in the linked thread has examples and desicriptions - but basically taking an old book, and altering it - using it as your canvas to draw/paint/write in.