Bookbinding of Your Artwork without Folds
A course by Susana Dominguez Martin , National Artistic Bookbinding Award (Spain, 2017)
Joined April 2018
Learn how to present your work artisanally to open at 180º without losing any visual information
Learn how to present your work artisanally to open at 180º without losing any visual information
Joined April 2018
An essential part of any collection of art is in its presentation, a craft that can enhance and even become a part of its narrative. Susana Domínguez, winner of the National Artistic Bookbinding Award in Spain (2017), is a specialist in this beautiful discipline and is the founder of Códex studio, a place of international reference in the artistic bookbinding field. Through her continuous investigation and experimentation with different materials and techniques, she creates innovative solutions that adapt to the needs of each art piece.
In her first Domestika course, Susana taught the basics of Handmade Binding without Stitches to create your own art book. In this course, she teaches you how to join loose pages to bind them without any folds and with a full 180º opening without losing any print, image, or other information. Use either the artwork itself or add other materials as a supporting structure, and develop two types of models in a simple way, without the need for any previous experience.
What will you learn in this online course?
21 lessons & 10 downloads
- 99% positive reviews (813)
- 20,609 students
- 21 lessons (4h 27m)
- 10 additional resources (5 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, English
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Create two bookbinding models for your artwork with which you can add many other types of media to either bind them and create concertinas or for bookbinding with stitches.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
For anyone interested in bookbinding: graphic artists, photographers, illustrators, as well as binders.
Requirements and materials
No previous experience is required to take this course.
As for materials you’ll need any type of artwork (photography, collage, postcards, watercolor, drawings…), cardboard and/or poster board, Wenzhou paper or any type of Japanese paper, Tyvek (optional), a ruler, a craft knife, PVA glue, methyl, cement paper (optional), and double-sided polyester film tape (optional).
Reviews
A course by Susana Dominguez Martin
Trained in the classic techniques of binding, her commitment has always been to make this art affordable, by researching less expensive techniques, both in time and materials, that help to provide a contemporary image to the artist's book, beyond what is provided by classic binding. Susana Dominguez's personal style is characterized by the constant research on new materials and techniques, working together with artists and techniques from other disciplines, but always looking for a personal touch with solutions that fit the needs of today's bookbinding.
Susana has been awarded in Spain and other European countries for her work in the bookbinding world and since 2006, she has been teaching at Códex studio, together with Guadalupe Roldán. Códex, the studio of which she is the founder, has become an international reference in artistic bookbinding, and a space for the exchange of ideas and knowledge in which a large number of bookbinders and artists of different nationalities have received their education.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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What will we do in the course?
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U2
Previous steps
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Tools
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materials
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Image preparation: bifolius and skin base
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U3
Preparation of the project: joining the sheets
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Basic union of two elements: bifolios 1
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Basic union of two elements: bifolios 2
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Union of three or more elements: concertina
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Bi-fold sewing 1
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Bi-fold sewing 2
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Bi-fold sewing 3
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Bi-fold sewing 4
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U4
Preparation and joining of the covers
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Spineless covers for concertina 1
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Spineless covers for concertina 2
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Three pieces (with spine) for concertina 1
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Three pieces (with spine) for concertina 2
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Covers for stitched binding 1
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Covers for stitched binding 2
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U5
Final recommendations
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Alternatives of different image supports
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Presentation variants: play with sizes and perspective
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FP
Final project
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Bookbinding of Your Artwork without Folds
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FAQs
Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
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