How to Make a 3-D Art Book
Art books act as visual journals and as a way for artists to store their works in a simple and easily transported medium. While the page is a popular canvas for some, many artists seek to break the barriers of two dimensions to create sculptures, statues, and other three-dimensional artwork. While art books might seem to suffer from the restrictions of two dimensions, crafters can create beautiful three-dimensional fold-out art books.
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Things You'll Need
- Book, journal or binder
- Tape, glue, stapler or other binding agent
- Scissors
Instructions
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Creating Layers
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Create three-dimensional artwork by creating layers on the pages of the work. Attach objects to the page, such as leaves, other pieces of paper, string, coins, or anything that is fairly flat. The added layers will not only provide visual depth, but will add texture to the artwork.
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Cut away portions of a page to create interesting layers between the pages. For example, cut away half of one page so that it is in the shape of a mountaintop and color it accordingly. The two pages on either side could be colored to look like sky. In this configuration, the mountain page could be flipped over to show the same mountain beneath different skies.
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Crumple or fold the pages in artistic patterns to creates ridges of texture in the art book. While it is typically wise to avoid folding pages in an art book, creating creases on the page could add texture and depth.
Creating a Fold-Out Book
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Create a fold-out book much like the type that children read by attaching paper to two separate pages.
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Cut a strip of paper so that it is smaller than the two pages it is attached to. The basic principle of fold-outs is that the paper will jut outward toward the reader as long as its two ends are attached in a way that they are closer to each other than the normal length of the paper. For example, if the length of the strip of paper is 8 inches, tape each end to a page so that the ends are 5 inches away from each other to result in a pop-out page.
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Avoid making the pop-out page so large that it juts out of the book when it is closed. Tape the edges of the pop-out close to the spine of the book to save space.
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Fold the pop-out page to create a crease that the strip will naturally fold to when the book is closed. This intentional fold allows you complete artistic control over where and how the strip of paper is folded.
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