u/PlanktonIcy2040

i recently wanted to find a set of special editions of His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman. they’re quite possibly my favourite book series. i couldn’t find one i liked, so i bought a set of paperback books for £5 and had a go at painting the edges. one, two, skip a few, and i’ve learnt to rebind paperback books!! i’ve totally fallen in love with book binding and my next project will be writing, illustrating and binding a kids book for my niece.

the edges were painted with watercolour & gouache and sealed with a wax sealer

i really wanted a set of special edition/sprayed edge HDM books. i couldn’t find any i liked so i bought a set of paperback copies for £5 to see if i could paint the edges. one, two, skip a few and i’ve learnt to paint book edges and rebind paperback books! i can’t believe i’ve done it!!

i used watercolour & gouache paints for the edges and then sealed using a wax sealer. this took away some of the sparkle i’d added but hey ho, i’m super impressed!!