I usually use acid free drawing paper but I have also used watercolor paper, cotton paper and plan to make a black paper journal.
I use a guillotine paper cutter to cut the paper to size and I bind them myself. I like making regular style books but for art journals I prefer books that have removable pages and can lay flat.
I've heard that copy shops are quite reasonable for binding but it's not hard to do it yourself.
I just got some new, old books and will make some more journals this weekend and I'll document the process.
I've been enjoying this whole series. What paper do you use inside? Do you bind the books yourself or take them to a copy shop for binding?
ReplyDeleteI usually use acid free drawing paper but I have also used watercolor paper, cotton paper and plan to make a black paper journal.
ReplyDeleteI use a guillotine paper cutter to cut the paper to size and I bind them myself. I like making regular style books but for art journals I prefer books that have removable pages and can lay flat.
I've heard that copy shops are quite reasonable for binding but it's not hard to do it yourself.
I just got some new, old books and will make some more journals this weekend and I'll document the process.