Showing posts with label vintage magazines. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vintage magazines. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Clip Art Project


One of my obsessions is old magazines. They are such a great way to take a look at what life was like at a specific period in time. I think the ads tell as much as anything else.

I have several issues of Demorest's Family Magazine from the late 1800s. They are in pretty rough shape - mostly loose pages and many of those stained beyond recognition. I'm in the process of scanning the ads for digital collage sheets, but I thought I'd also separate some of the images as well. While the ads will keep the look of the original - yellowed background and all - I've decided to see if I can clean up the images. The images above show my first attempt - I think it turned out pretty well!