Once the titles were dry I could then start putting the book
together. To start this I glued the illustrations onto the right hand pages
using watered down PVA glue. The water colour paper I had used for my pages had begun
to buckle and fold because of the amount of water I had used. This would be a
problem but I kind of like it. It adds to the idea that the book was sat in
a pond. Before sowing the pages together I marked out the holes where the needle should
go. To sow the pages together I used a needle and green thread. Once I had sown
the pages together I also sowed in the water colour leaves. This was so they
would stick out of the pages.
I added a border to the illustrations using patterned green craft tape
which I found in a local store. I like how this turned out but I had to use pva
glue to help the tape stick down. To make the book appear more organic I
used some flock down the middle of each page spread. I did this because I thought
it would look like moss growing in the book. I had to dye the flock green using
food dye. I wasn’t fond of this at first because it’s a bit messy but over time
I’ve become quite fond of how it has turned out.
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| Final page spread for the Newt |
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