Hello, it's Jennifer from Sea Lemon last year. I posted a video on how to make your own gilded book edge
Which is basically adding a shiny gold finish to the edge of your book I wanted to revisit that project in this video
I'll show you what I came up [with] and give you an idea on how [you] can paint on
Extra artwork to any of your Notebooks sketch books or [journals]
This is a great way to add something extra to any of your books
And it's surprisingly easy and the outcome I think looks really cool
[I] tested out a floral design and also you know me. I have to paint a Galaxy on
Anything I have a lot of videos on my channel with a lot of galaxies painted things
So of course I had to try that out. I'll be using [acrylic] paint but you can also use liquid watercolor
I don't have any of that around so I just went with the acrylic paint and also you want to use opaque paints because
If they're transparent you're going to end up adding more layers of paint to the edge
and it's just better for the paper Edge if you have just like a
Couple layers of paint you don't want too much also. [I] would love it
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Let's get to it. This first book is a plain white moleskin journal. That is just begging to be painted on so first
I'm going to wipe off any dust that may be along the edges so that I have a clean surface
Then I'm going to tape off any areas which I don't want to get painted on and I'm doing that with removable tape either
Painters tape or Washi. Tape can work well for this
so now I've taped on along all [of] the edges which I don't want to get paint on all around the book and
For extra protection you can tape on a piece of paper around the cover of the book
Now you want to press the pages down in some way either with clamps a book press or heavy weights for this one?
I'm using a [tabletop]
and then a large cookbook on top of the book and an extra weight on top of
Now with acrylic paint and a brush I'm going to paint on the first solid color all along the edges of the book
I'm using a dry brush method. So that there is no water moisture
Warping the Pages and to get an even coverage
I'm working in light small strokes so that there isn't a lot [of] paint build up along the edge
After that is dry. I'm going to paint on a floral pattern with these combination of colors
I'm using my smallest brush for this and I did use a little water
because I think it's fine if it's on top of the second layer [of] paint that way the paper is protected in some way and
Water is less likely to go into the paper, but you do want to dab it with a paper towel
[just] a little to dry off any extra water that might drip onto your book
And if your paint starts building up too much you can go back with a paper towel before it dries and remove any excess paint
After your design is complete and your paint is all dry you may have to go in and separate all of the pages
This is especially true
If you're using acrylic paint because it's a different consistency and pages are more likely to stick together
[I] found it helps to kind of
wiggle around the text block move it back and forth and that will break up some of the pages making it easier to
Separate them if some of them just slightly stuck together
And this is where it helps to not have a lot of paint [buildup] on the edge
So that [the] pages are easy to separate and slip through
So here is my final floral pattern on this book
And I think it really adds a nice pop of color to this white journal it definitely makes any book more
Interesting to have a colorful pattern on the edge, and I really like how this one turned out for my next book
I have this dream dictionary which sits on my bookshelf, and I think it would look so much better
If there was a galaxy painted on the edge of it and just like the previous book
I removed any dust or dirt that has been on the [books] since being on my bookshelf
[and] then I put removable tape along the whole book cover this time
I'm going to use my diy book press. Which you can learn how to make up here
I will also include that link down below. It's a really old tutorial, but it still works
I still use this and you just want to make sure that it's large enough to fit your book it
presses the book without using any weights
And I can stand it up so I can have a top view [of] the book Edge now with Black acrylic paint
I'm going to use the same dry brush technique and go all [around] the book edge to make it solid black
After one side was dry. I then turned it around in the book press to paint the other edge
It's important to keep the pages pressed while waiting for the first layer of paint to dry otherwise
the pain will have time to seep into your book edge which could lead to warping and
Giving your pages these Goopy spots along the edge after the black layer is dry
It's now time to paint on the Galaxy
I do have a tutorial which I made a while ago [on] how to paint a galaxy and you can check that out up here
And I will also link it down below first
I'm going to start out with Cloudy areas of the pink color all around the book edge and again using the dry brush method
so I'm not really putting any extra [moisture] on the book then lightly brushing on some blue and
Blending it in some of the pink areas
And you're really going for cloudy spots of these colors for the who viens or doctor who fans out there?
[I] think this Galaxy art would look so cool along river songs diary if
You made one for yourself if you haven't I have a tutorial for that
Which you can check out up here
And I will also link it down below in my how to paint a Galaxy tutorial
I used a technique for the stars where I flicked on white paint and that's going to be kind of messy for this
So I'm actually going to dot on and paint on all of the stars
I'm using my really small brush for this and patting it down the [stars] with my finger
Just to give it a hazy look which will add dimension to the stars
You can go back and add white paint on top of that to make bright stars
and you want it to look like there's just a giant cluster of Stars and
Forming the stars into a line or a belt like I did on the left
Overall will make the whole thing look more like a galaxy
After everything is dry
I remove from the press and removed all of the tape to reveal my Galaxy dream dictionary Book [I]
Think a Galaxy pattern looks good [on] pretty much anything
but I think it adds so much more interest to this book and
Especially if you have like a sci-Fi book or any book dealing with space or dreams or whatever I think it
Just looks really cool on the book Edge, and it can really add to the [books] story
And you can pretty much paint on anything you want
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Hope this inspires you and gives you an idea [on] how you can add extra artwork to your books
Let me know which one was your favorite in the comments below and if you try this out
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And I will see you guys next week