Paper Art: Designs, Paintings and Crafts

By Maria Luisa Mejorada

Paper Art is simple and practical. This technique does not require a large amount of investment to create something beautiful.
This handbook includes some techniques in quilling, collage, paper-mache, magazine art, flower-making and many more.
The authors vision is to guide, educate, inspire and help you carry out new and similar projects.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Palibrio
• Release date: May 17, 2012
• ISBN: 9781463323912

Maria Luisa Mejorada

Author, Maria Luisa Mejorada was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Her passion for painting and crafting encouraged her to study technical career in fashion design and advertising in Bibrieska Institute during the early 80’s. In 1992, she took up Graphic Design at the Valle of Atemajac University and at the same time, offered part-time teaching classes on painting and crafting at the Cabanas Institute. She also has this passion for children which has inspired her to venture a teaching career in Motolina Institute, where she later on worked as a teacher for didactic and child care. She studied the concept of oil painting for 4 years with Carlos Valencia. She and her husband Salvador Martinez were gifted with two lovely kids and are currently residing in Houston, Texas. Maria Luisa Mejorada is a mother, a wife and an artist.

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Contents

INTRODUCTION

MATERIALS

WHY RECYCLE PAPER?

WHAT IS A COLLAGE?

MATERIALS FOR COLLAGE

PROCESS FOR COLLAGE-MAKING

WHAT IS QUILLING?

THE PROCESS OF QUILLING

WHAT IS IMPRESIONIST ART?

MATERIALS FOR IMPRESIONIST ART

PROCESS FOR MAKING IMPRESIONIST ART

ENHANCEMENT IN PICTURES

WHAT IS ART WITH PICTURES?

WHAT IS ORIGAMI?

WHAT IS KIRIGAMI?

WHAT IS PUNCH