Raw, luminous, and easily altered, plaster is perhaps the most versatile art medium you have yet to encounter. In Plaster Studio, discover all the artistic possibilities of this wonderful material — from casting and carving to painting and sculpting.

Stephanie Lee and Judy Wise walk you through 24 stepped-out projects and introduce you to a variety of plaster forms. They share insider knowledge about plaster's most surprising and intriguing properties, including the following points:

• Plaster is the perfect surface for receiving image transfers.
• Encaustic medium makes plaster projects glow.
• Book pages and covers can be made from plaster.
• Plaster can give you depth with the use of stencils.
• Cast objects from plaster are easy to create and add to other works of art.
• Wire armatures bring three-dimensional intrigue to plaster.

Featuring a gallery of works by the authors and other contributing artists, Plaster Studio inspires the imagination and forms a great basis for going on to develop your own creations.

Authors — Stephanie Lee and Judy Wise.

Paperback. 128 pages. 8½" × 11" (22 cm × 28 cm).