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Title: Creative Photocopying: Using the Photocopier for Crafts, Design and Interior Decoration by Stewart Walton, Sally Walton ISBN: 0-8230-1102-X Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications Pub. Date: 01 October, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95

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Average Customer Rating: 3.67 (3 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Very Inspiring
Comment: Re: another reviewer's comments regarding the cumbersome conversion and outdated technology - well, I hate math more than anybody, but I still think this book is worth it, and I don't think technology, in regard to copy machines, has changed all that much since 1997 (the publication date of the book). Yes, you can now use scanners and printers to digitally manipulate images, (if that is what the other reviewer meant by technology, I'm not sure) but that's not what this book is about. All you really need to know is that you should use a machine that uses TONER, not any kind of water-based ink. Toner is archival, water-based ink is not, and is prone to fade at a much faster rate, especially in sunlight, of course. It used to be that all copy machines only used toner. While this is no longer the case, there are still plenty of toner-based machines (in black AND color, go to your local copy store) available.

The ideas in it are original and extremely creative. I flipped when I saw this book, and had to have it. I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in craft / creative hobbies, and I'm pretty darn picky about what books I choose to buy.

Rating: 4
Summary: Lots of different projects, some great ideas
Comment: With this book you will turn the mundane office copier into an instrument of exciting art for your home. It features a variety of projects to suit anyone's taste, including stationery, interiors, fabric, furniture and decorative objects. Though many of them look very sophisticated and time consuming, they are very quick and easy to create.

The book starts out with the basics of photocopying such as making enlarging and reducing, reversing as image, adapting an image to fit a standard format and paper selection. Copyright issues are also discussed. Both black & white and color copies are used in the book and these are available at very reasonable prices from most print shops if you do not have direct access to the right kind of copier.

The projects follow. Most are very simple to make and use easy to find supplies. The instructions are excellent and include step-by-step instructions accompanied by illustrations. A large full-color picture of the finished project is also shown. Some of my favorites include fish wall adornments, a classical fireplace, a timepiece valance, patchwork kitchen curtains, a canceled postage stamp T-shirt and magnets. I love the idea of photocopying your child's artwork and putting on a cupboard.

As a bonus, the book includes several pages of black & white images to use in your artwork including many of the elements used in the projects. This makes a nice house-warming gift and some projects are great for kids too.

Rating: 2
Summary: Disappointing for general crafts perhaps OK for papermakers.
Comment: This title was included in a Carol Duval show recently and sounded like a good purchase for general craft use. It wasn't. First, it's over a decade old and hasn't been updated. So many things have changed since this was written that much of what they say is now irrelevant particularly in the technology area. Second, it's written by an English couple which means those of us in the States have to convert many examples as we go. There are a large number of black and white sample designs at the back of the book which could be useful to some. Also for those involved in papermaking and decorating paper it has some useful information. However, OVERALL it's really outdated and not a smart buy for the general crafter.