From: CHRIS VEZINA To: YOU THE FINE PRINT:
When I started this project I wanted to make art that others could be a part of and use the most affordable medium I could. Every picture began with a mark and I never knew what I’d draw before the mark hit the page. No matter how bad or wrong I thought a mark was I never threw away a single drawing. Some things, like people, n
eed extra time, patience, and someone to believe in their potential. The pictures are filled with gravity, energy, endless compartments and landscapes. Everyone sees things I never saw in the art till they point them out {which is awesome}. I enjoyed drawing all of these pictures and I am looking forward to sharing them with you. I hope you have as much fun, or better yet, more fun coloring them. I’ve never attempted to get my artwork out there before, and I’ve never had an art show or been in a gallery. These drawings were drawn on friend’s and family’s tables, during lectures, or anywhere I could make a random mark and let what was being talked about, or thought about, channel through the picture. I drew around a lot of pictures from inception, but when it all started to come together the best choices for the books were easy to choose. If well received, I would love to have the justification to continue making more to share. A lot of time, love, and fun were put into these books; please enjoy! I can’t wait to see your worlds of color. All the artwork was drawn, bound, assembled, signed, and sent by me for you. Some pages may have different or irregular imperfections, but embrace them, and know that this book was created for you. Also, I thought it might be fun if you sign your name and put the date you finished coloring your page in color letters, over my name and date, which are in black, so your name and date float over mine. When it’s viewed in 3-D your name will pop, and others will know who colored it, and when. I would never want to tell someone how to color, but here are a few suggestions: I’ve found that SHARPIES fill the heavy card stock paper best; they don’t leave marker streaks like all the other brands, and the solid distribution helps the 3-D. Try 24 FINE POINT COLOR SHARPIES; many colors to solve the difficult and challenging worlds, 24 ULTRA-FINE POINT SHARPIES that are the same colors as the fine point markers; to help with the really small compartments, a BLACK DUAL-TIP SHARPIE that has FINE and ULTRA-FINE tips, that is my personal favorite, that has the FINE AND ULTRA-FINE POINT on same marker, and a 36 PACK OF METTALIC and NEON STAPLES GELPENS ; the metallic and neon colors float really well in 3-D and help set the pictures off . I’ve noticed other packs of SHARPIES with colors like 80s GLAM, and NEON, etc., and by all means the more SHARPIES you have the more choices you have, but ill warn you they are nice, and getting a lot of them can get expensive; so get what you can afford first. Crayons and colored pencils definitely work, and look good, but tend to not pop as much with the 3-D sometimes. In closing, I’ll leave you one hint, leaving areas with the white of the page will really help some of the pictures for 3-D presentation, and I think by the time you’re done with a book you deserve a degree in color theory. After each completed picture, you will also have a better understanding of how to use different colors to increase the 3-D experience. I truly hope that the hours invested between me and you create a lasting and memorable experience that will be loved and cherished.
