A meaningful picture book about love ，the main character is a little preschool-age girl ，I had made 2 sketches of a girl riding on a lion. watercolor on paper gouache on handmade paper But, later on, the writer hoped the character could be more Malaysian style and chubby as it is more suitable for the name " Babloo".I tried to do 2 more sketches. gouache on handmade paper watercolor on paper (final decision) Finally, we decided to choose the last option, the little girl is chubby with short hair and she is Malaysian Chinese. We love the third option as well because of the little girl's action, hugging a love toy and this could be our front page illustration's reference.
Homemade paper is easy to make and beautiful, today we're going to make a coffee scented handmade paper! Once you have made the paper they could make great cards or drawing papers. Material Coffee Powder Mold ( wooden stick and plastic needle point canvas) Basin/ Bucket Recycled Paper, Card box Paper Towel Wiping Cloth Iron Elements & principles Texture Introductory Activities Introduce material and process of making coffee scented handmade paper . Divide students into pairs. Step 1. Prepare the mold - Make 2 simple same size frames with wood sticks .Cut a piece of plastic needlepoint canvas and staple it to one of the wood frames 2.Prepare Shredded paper - You can use many kinds of scrap paper for making the basic paper pulp, Cut paper into thin strips and then place the pieces into water . 3. Soak the shredded paper - Soak the paper for at least 15 minute...