Bookbinding of Your Artwork without Folds

Description

In this course, you will :

• Demonstrates how to prepare the printed images on rice paper and transfer them onto cotton paper to create the foundation for the two course prototypes.
• Also demonstrates how to dye and texture leather.
• See how to join the elements to make two different types of presentations: joining two elements to make a bifolium, and then seeing each step to make a concertina with your bifolium or in a codex-stitched book format.
• Learn how to prepare, develop, and bind three different types of book covers: without a book spine, with a book spine for concertina, and book covers for bookbinding with stitches.

Syllabus :

1. Previous steps

• Image preparation: bifolius and skin base
• Tools
• materials

 

2. Preparation of the project: joining the sheets

• Basic union of two elements: bifolios 
• Union of three or more elements: concertina
• Bi-fold sewing 

 

3. Preparation and joining of the covers

• Spineless tapas for concertina
• Three pieces (with spine) for concertina
• Covers for stitched binding 

 

4. Final recommendations

• Presentation variants: play with sizes and perspective
• Alternatives of different image supports

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