Drawing on ancient techniques, artist and primitive arts instructor Nick Neddo shows you how to reconnect with nature to make and use your own all-natural art supplies.
The Organic Artist encourages you to return to those days when art was made with all-natural materials, like charcoal and birch bark. Immersing you in the natural world, this book seeks to inspire creativity by connecting you to your organic roots .
In addition to offering a wide variety of suggestions for using nature as supplies for art , this book also introduces the concepts of awareness and perception that are foundational to the creative process. Readers will refine drawing skills , as well as increase their appreciation for the visual arts and the natural landscape.
Some of the projects and skills covered include the following:
- Making paper and wild ink
- Working with soapstone, clay, wood, and rawhide
- Printmaking and stenciling
- Natural pigments and dyes
- Camouflage and body painting
- Nature journaling
Learn to find satisfaction in the natural process of transformation.