Liquitex Basics Gloss Heavy Gel In Bookbinding: How To Turn Paper Into “Vinyl” Sketchbook Covers!

In this video I share with you and instruct my favorite art hack I stumbled upon this year: binding my handmade sketchbooks and making “vinyl” covers out of handmade paper with Liquitex Basics Gloss Heavy Gel! This hack was born out of necessity—I really wanted to learn how to make my own sketchbooks, but I did not have the proper adhesives! I hope you enjoy learning all about this ingenious (if I do say so myself) use of an acrylic medium and that it helps you feel empowered to try using your own art supplies in out-of-the-box ways! Let me know in the comments if you have any questions OR if you know of other surprising uses for gloss heavy gel and other acrylic mediums—it’s so exciting when our art supplies are “more than meets the eye!”
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🔗Links to the supplies I used in this video:
Liquitex Basics Gloss Heavy Gel: https://amzn.to/3YSPU7p
Princeton Snap! 3/4 Stroke paint brush: https://amzn.to/4fPGZKZ
Tachikawa Comic Pen Nib Holder: https://amzn.to/3OhMsyh
Brause Steno Nib B361: https://amzn.to/40IUN5M
This is not the India ink I used in this video (that’s Blick’s Black Cat India ink), but I have used and loved Higgins Black Waterproof India Ink also: https://amzn.to/4ewn7LU
Paper I used in my handmade sketchbook is Canson Montval: https://amzn.to/4fPvLGh
Flat-lay bookbinding class I took was lead by Chantel Ly: https://www.bittermelonbindery.com/about

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