Resourceful Artist

Exploring Mixed Media and Collage Techniques

Escandell Victor

An exploratory, artistic activity guide based around the infinite possibilities and techniques of collage and mixed media. Through ten different works produced using a wide variety of procedures, the book analyzes the process of creation step by step and offers a list of necessary tools, tips, ideas, and solutions for materials, supports, and finishes. This is a book for art enthusiasts and design professionals who love to experiment with new paths. A special section is devoted to reproduction techniques of finished works by creating small, domestic photographic sets with easy-to-make special lighting effects.

About the Author

Victor Escandell is a well-known Spanish illustrator. He got his degree on Graphic Design from the prestigious MassanaSchool of Barcelona. He has worked for such important companies as MacCann-Erickson, TBWA, Bassat & Ogilvy and several newspapers, as El Pais or El Mundo. In 2007 he was chosen for the exhibition of Catalan illustrators in Frankfurt Book Fair. He is the author of "Wonderful World of Animals", "Dinosaurs" and "Sweet Monsters of the World".

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