I am currently working on a project that involves illustrating in books (but only old cheap books!). Todays blog has a sketch about those books and some drawing in the books I found.
I have previously written about the concept of drawing in books.
The books were being sold so cheaply that they might as well have been given away free, At $5 a bag these filled my idea of cheap. Some books were old and some were newer (these are titles that you see at every secondhand bookshop)
Below are both “works in progress” in two books. The drawings are in watercolour pencil. I have discovered that in most cases I do not need to ‘prime’ the pages before I draw on them.
Undomestic Godess by Sophie Kinsella
Ross’s Outline of English History
Ross’s Outlines of English History
How interesting and what an amazing project to be involved with! Well done you! Love the idea of this – really need to try it!
What a fantastic idea! Nice sketches too.
Terrific Project. I am looking forward to your experiments and progress.