OUR NEW BOOK (UN)COVERED
Despite the old adage to not judge a book by its cover, the cover of a book (even a digital book) can be an important part of its story. After some clearly focused time at the drawing board, in the studio, at the computer, and behind and in front of the camera, Tracy and I took a step away from our latest project, and I made a little 'here's what we've got so far' visual just to see how things were coming together. We thought this diptic looked a bit like a book cover, but maybe that's because the thing we've been working on most is a new book. Pleased to officially share our big project news with you, here's that cover, uncovered...
BLURRED LINES: BLENDED PATTERNS IN POLYMER CLAY
by Dan Cormier + Tracy Holmes
I've been blurring the lines between patterns and blends for a few years now, and I'd often thought my Blurred Lines techniques would make a good little tutorial. Last summer, we started to work on something, but the deeper we delved (we like delving) and the more we focused in (we like focusing in), the clearer it became to us, blurs and all, it was going to take more than a tutorial to cover the full spectrum of possibilities spanning out from this one original idea. It's not just about making the decorative patterns themselves, but also mastering the design, construction, and finishing methods that best feature them.
Like our debut digital book 'Relief Beyond Belief,' 'Blurred Lines' will cover-to-cover everything, as only the limitless format of a digital book can: the not-at-all-blurry back story; good-to-know KnowHows; the right tools and how to use them; elegant and accessible techniques, newly defined and clearly explained in words and pictures; foundational basics, with tangent variations and design options showcased along the way; and lots of eye candy to explain, instill, and inspire. The next volume in our MasterClass Library for polymer clay, it's coming soon to the book aisle of The Cutting Edge Store.
We are very excited about it. Hope you are too.
OUR NEW BOOK (UN)COVERED
Despite the old adage to not judge a book by its cover, the cover of a book (even a digital book) can be an important part of its story. After some clearly focused time at the drawing board, in the studio, at the computer, and behind and in front of the camera, Tracy and I took a step away from our latest project, and I made a little 'here's what we've got so far' visual just to see how things were coming together. We thought this diptic looked a bit like a book cover, but maybe that's because the thing we've been working on most is a new book. Pleased to officially share our big project news with you, here's that cover, uncovered...
BLURRED LINES: BLENDED PATTERNS IN POLYMER CLAY
by Dan Cormier + Tracy Holmes
I've been blurring the lines between patterns and blends for a few years now, and I'd often thought my Blurred Lines techniques would make a good little tutorial. Last summer, we started to work on something, but the deeper we delved (we like delving) and the more we focused in (we like focusing in), the clearer it became to us, blurs and all, it was going to take more than a tutorial to cover the full spectrum of possibilities spanning out from this one original idea. It's not just about making the decorative patterns themselves, but also mastering the design, construction, and finishing methods that best feature them.
Like our debut digital book 'Relief Beyond Belief,' 'Blurred Lines' will cover-to-cover everything, as only the limitless format of a digital book can: the not-at-all-blurry back story; good-to-know KnowHows; the right tools and how to use them; elegant and accessible techniques, newly defined and clearly explained in words and pictures; foundational basics, with tangent variations and design options showcased along the way; and lots of eye candy to explain, instill, and inspire. The next volume in our MasterClass Library for polymer clay, it's coming soon to the book aisle of The Cutting Edge Store.
We are very excited about it. Hope you are too.