The New Photo Crafts: Photo Transfer Techniques and Projects for Fabric, Paper, Wood, Polymer Clay & More

Asheville, NC

Wordsmith said Big Disapppointment. I was looking for new ideas, and when I received this, I was greatly disappointed.I am just getting around to writing this as I throw thia away.The projects were not anything I would consider doing. They were, in some cases, poorly executed, and some were old-fashioned. They were not NEW and exciting as advertised in the title.I. "Not very exciting" according to L.A. Burt. While not completely without merits, The New Photo Crafts was a big disappointment from a publisher (Lark Books) whose books are usually exciting and interesting, both visually and instructionally. The book begins with a quick overview of photography methods, types of film & cameras, and an intro-duction to taking a "good" pictu. "Crafts" according to Book Lover. The New Photo Crafts: Photo Transfer Techniques and Projects for Fabric, Paper, Wood, Polymer Clay & More book was just what I was looking for. It has great ideas for using photos to decorate almost any item you have. I found the instructions very helpful and have made severa projects using this book.

You can do so much with your stash of memorable images. Enter the digital world to manipulate photos, or try creative photocopying, direct scanning, blueprinting, découpage, and more.. Fabric transfers are a particularly popular idea, or transfer photos to polymer clay with this first-ever discussion of a fabulous new skill

Background information is provided on each general technique, along with step- by-step instructions for every project. Nevertheless, the lessons overall are adequate for creating these mostly interesting and sometimes innovative designs, which range from simple to advanced, in styles from childlike to sophisticated. Nearly everyone seems to have countless photographs languishing in boxes and drawers or in tired, old photo albums or scrapbooks. --Amy Handy. Some directions could have used more careful editing (one project, for example, calls for highlighting textured areas of clay with pain