#wizard book

Page one of the wizard book done

Because these book series slap hard af and they’re all worth a read

Nearly finished :). I’m still deciding if I should outline the sun/star in gold. Thoughts? 

This is one of the first handmade, leather-bound books that I have created. It was made using traditional medieval cord-binding techniques which is where the ridges on the spine come from. A lot of modern books with ridges on the spine are actually fake and only for decoration, but both methods have their pros and cons. Black, upcycled leather was used for covering it, with wooden swirls underneath to create an embossed look. I then used an 18k gold leafing pen to colour the swirls, and the centre gem is a lapis lazuli. This book has a latch on the side.

I was really happy with how the silver leafing pen turned out on this black leather. Sticking the leather down and trying to get those swirls to show up proved to be a challenge again, but once finished and the silver was on, it turned out really nicely. I’m still deciding which centrepiece to use :/ It’s a problem when I have too many beautiful centrepieces, haha.

by Harold Abelson, Gerald Jay Sussman, and Julie Sussman

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