by Memory Makers (Author)
Artistic cropping can improve a photo's focus, and a decorative element to a page or even make up for a poorly taken photo. It is one of the easiest and most enjoyable ways for scrapbookers to transform standard, everyday photos and album pages into unique works of art. Step-by-step instruction introduces a whole wealth of distinctive cropping techniques; Takes beginners beyond the initial fear of cropping photos; Shows creative uses for scrapbook cropping tools; Introduces photo slices, segments, rings, silhouettes, weaving and layering for special effects; Teaches how to crop for dynamic mosaics, stained glass, kaleidoscope and quilt photo collages; Artistic photo cropping can make the difference between a plain scrapbook page and a truly great scrapbook page because the photo art speaks for itself. Whichever techniques are used, the results are guaranteed to be a "shear" delight.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 144
Publisher: Memory Makers
Published: 01 Jul 2004
ISBN 10: 1892127113
ISBN 13: 9781892127112
Oct 05
If you are looking for a new and inexpensive way of adding style and form to your scrapbook pages then this is the book for you! By simply changing the way you work with photos you can open up a whole new dimension to your scrapping, but without having to shell out for lots of extra materials and equipment.
There are hundreds of full-colour examples of different cropping styles on actual layouts, providing tons of inspiration. Along with a comprehensive introduction and detailed instructions on techniques, this is a true compendium of cropping for scrapbookers of all abilities.
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