If you click the image, it will enlarge so you can read the text. I have 2 “altered text” or “found poetry” books that I work in off and on. One is a vintage non-fiction book with nice paper and a sewn binding. I do more serious stuff in that one. The other is a truly, truly bad piece of fiction on cheap paper with a cheap glued binding. I doodle and play in that one, trying to keep the pages either light-hearted or a bit odd. This is my latest page from that one. I think the steampunk novel I just finished reading may have influenced this page, a bit. 🙂
I did do several more traditional sketches this week, and you can click to the main page and scroll down to see those. I’ve been breaking in a brand new sketchbook. You can subscribe (over on the right) if you would like to keep up with what I’m posting during the week. Don’t forget to see what else is on the drawing board at Sunday Sketches this week!
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Great sketch, can see the steam punk influence for sure. Great way to use those books.
Very cool! I always love the works done over pages…especially those that use the words beneath – great!
This is pretty cool. I really like it. Thanks for sharing. Happy SS! 🙂
Such a creative way to “recycle” books. I really like how you highlight a tiny part of the text and include it in your work.
I love seeing the text under the painting. Nice job! xoxo
oh this is really cool 🙂
I love the combination of images and text!
xo
Kristin
great use of words and illustration, don’t know exactly what it means but I imagine these people are starting a revolution of sort.
have a great day.
Love the technique,Great job.
What a cool idea! I love how creative this is and it’s a great sketch!
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I like the mystery of the words underneath. Neat.
Love your work! Wonderful the way you’ve incorporated the words on the page in the piece! FAB!
Very cool, great piece!
What a great idea! Love it.
Nice piece, lots of depth from the text
This is so neat. I keep reading of more and more people doing this and I am almost over the edge of running to find a book!
I would love to try something like this one day. I love how you highlighted parts of this text.
Great idea… love the sketch!
cheers, dana
It has taken me forever to commit sketches to a sketchbook so I truly admire any artist who can do altered-work and text pieces. I am still way too fond of my eraser. I love the sense of mystery created here, the darkened text above with more revealed below. It really asks the viewer to become more of a participant.
Great sketch,,,
oh wow! I love this so much!
Perfect use of an old book. Great sketch!! I love how you incorporate words from the text into the sketch.