General & Miscellaneous Drawing Techniques

Doodles Unleashed: Mixed-media Techniques for Doodling, Mark-making & Lettering

Name: Doodles Unleashed: Mixed-media Techniques for Doodling, Mark-making & Lettering
Author: Traci Bautista
ISBN: 9781440310898

by Traci Bautista

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Overview

Doodle, draw, paint and play! With Doodles Unleashed, you'll discover wildly new ways to bring doodling center-stage! Traci Bautista teaches you how to use doodling as a meditative exercise, a raw form of expression and a vehicle for telling your personal story. Work with an arsenal of creative tools, from markers, pencils and pens to stamps, stencils, inks and paints, to find unique, intuitive ways to make your mark.

Inside Doodles Unleashed, you'll learn how to:

Doodle spontaneous marks, repetitive patterns, stylistic scrawls and more
Create textured and doodled backgrounds for your mixed-media art
Use photographs, vintage fabric and typography as inspirations for doodling
Work with unusual tools--skewers, toothpicks, sequin waste and more--to create surprising and unique marks
Develop a doodling style that's all your own

And if that isn't enough, you'll find links for additional downloads and video tutorials sprinkled throughout the pages, for even more doodle insight.

With over 60 doodling techniques and exercises, you'll find plenty of ways to unleash your creative spirit and make your mark!

About the Author, Traci Bautista

Traci Bautista is creative director and owner of treiC Designs—a business endeavor that's entering its tenth year. She is the author of Collage Unleashed, and her artwork has been featured in over 15 mixed-media books and 40 craft magazines including Somerset Studio, Altered Couture, cloth paper scissors, Art Journaling, Art Quilting Studio, Belle Armoire and Craft. Traci also has her own licensed product, Collage Pauge, from iLoveToCreate, which is sold in JoAnn's, Hobby Lobby, AC Moore and independent retailers. Bautista lives in Marina del Rey, California.