Making an "Air Element" Leather Bound Book!

[@Nerdforge]

Hey guys! Finally the next elementalist tome is FINISHED! Only 2 to go! Also, we're going to Makers Central in Birmingham on the 11th and 12th of May, so if you see us there, come over and say hi! :) If you wanna know what's up behind the scenes and what we're doing outside of KZbin, check out our Instagram @thenerdforge where we post stuff more frequently! See you soon when we'll make the Tome of Earth! - Martina

[@calvinwithouthobbes]

I can't wait to see the next tome ^-^

[@ribbon-kitten7577]

No book of Spirit? :(

[@nonipaskucz8977]

@@ribbon-kitten7577 my thoughts exactly

[@raughboy188]

Excellent as always but this book would look even more amazing with guilded pages,you had a lot of faux silver leftover so you could have used that for guilding. Oh well you're the maker here but still incredible piece of work! Keep up good work!

[@JustAlfy]

Amazing build! If you see the game Dungeons & Dragons they made a race that are elemental people (Genasis) and their skin matches their element. They used Fire/Red, Earth/Gray, Air/Blue and Water/Green. It seems like a weird decition but if you see them in context ( imgur.com/wGAIITX ) they look great. So for your water book maybe you could work it out with a green/slightly blue color like an emerald turquoise or something! Anyways hello from Mexico!

[@clarahowson2911]

Someone get this woman an infinite supply of glue.

[@Pikadumpling]

She gonna need about 25 tons of glue.......and 5 million. More subscribers too😊

[@gaudiumfelidae9520]

Glue and a plastic bag please

[@karoliinakarki9045]

or like a, “get free glue” card. they could go anywhere, anystore. and just get free glue.

[@abigailgardner-wiles9810]

It would be GREAT if we had that free glue card! Sign me up for one! 😅😆

[@runes5407]

Soe,one get this woman an Infinite Supply of all DIY supplies

[@hermesdosanjos4765]

Book binding maybe tedious to make , but watching you make them IS FREAKING EPIC!!!

[@foiled6144]

@cindybin2001 bother? That's like 20% of the reason why I watch, her hair is awesome.

[@England91]

@cindybin2001 as long she doesn't act like a crazy lefty I see why not

[@mitchietamax]

@cindybin2001 why you should worry about her!? worry about yourself. Its her, hair and her body.

[@maryrayner6029]

I find hand binding far from tedious...I”m a bookbinder by trade & find the print finishing tedious... Bloody awesome.... I’m trying to do stuff like that... Where do you get all the corners....filigrees...leaf silver??

[@zQoQz]

cindybin2001 fuck you for being an insensitive piece of trash

[@nopetheworld977]

Seeing her whip out a glue brush was the power level up I didn’t know I needed.

[@B00kqueen17]

Since this book is so blue when you make the book of water you should do a marbeling or wave like effect with different types of blue like teal, aqua, cobalt ect. I realy love the series ❤

[@MiraNecole]

I'd also add other cold colours like Purple and maybe Green because water can be cold and Purple would compliment the Blue nicely ^^ whilst Green could be things like seaweed or something

[@cian4725]

I think you should make water green and then earth like a yellow

[@cian4725]

If you think about it in Harry Potter each house represents an element and ravenclaw is air and they’re blue hufflepuff is earth and yellow slithering water and green and then Gryffindor red and fire so it could definitely make sense to change water to green giving it like an algae lake type of aesthetic

[@AaronKimmins]

I like the purple for water

[@kaycem]

i'm in favor of a teal bc it would match the vibrancy/saturation of the rest of the set.

[@theravenhawke]

Your Fire Tome actually got me interested in book binding in addition the my learning how to use my grandfather's leather tools. I haven't used this particular method yet (I started with making a kettle stitch text block and case binding using faux leather scrounged from an old couch and the boards from the sketchbook I sacrificed to the cause) but I look forward to being able to make something so pretty! Air came out very pretty! As for the blue, happy accident! It worked well very well. If I can make suggestions for Earth and Water? Earth can be taken more than one way. You can make it like rock (greys and gunmetal, maybe a design to look like seams of silver or gold ore in the rock, this would also be lovely to add some colored stone or glass details as rivets to look like gemstones [garnet in granite for example]) or you can go a forest style route with greens and/or browns (I'd love to see that with copper and brass accents). For water, you could go with various dark blues with black for deep sea, or a lighter mixture of grey-blues with white for surface water. Maybe silver leaf for both the sunshine on the water and the scales of fish? I don't know. This may just be shouting into the wind, and maybe I'll use those own ideas myself ;) , but I'm sure you have your own ideas that will turn out beautifully! Good luck!!!

[@wellingtondin7230]

I think this tone of blue suits well the Air element. Very nice work!! I would suggest Earth book to be green, with brown tones into the carvings (or vice versa) and golden leaf metal. I can't wait to see it!! :)

[@patrickhigdon7050]

personally I associate a green book with a Tome of Nature. Earth should be more gray and brown, more like a book made from stone with some brown for dirt and maybe a little green thrown in for some moss. better yet some fake moss glued to the casing. The tooling could look like chisel marks like the book was hewed from an actual block of stone.

[@nonipaskucz8977]

@@patrickhigdon7050 I like that idea. My only concern is for the Tome of Water... this one became pretty blue so I'm wondering what she'll do with the Tome of Water to be able to tell them apart

[@nonipaskucz8977]

In witchcraft yellow is used to represent air so maybe she should have used yellow to make the Tome of Air

[@patrickhigdon7050]

@@nonipaskucz8977 she is not using witchcraft for inspiration for making the books. She is using the Wheel of Time series.

[@ClaireChavannes]

I personally would have chose an even lighter blue for air or maybe a white one, that's the colours I personally associates with air ^^

[@paradoxneko6220]

Watching her craft stuff is extremely satisfying 😂 The music she uses as well fits so well with her videos! Love ittttt! ❤🌟

[@_C____]

I love the music! Wish they said what songs they use!

[@bluecraft2000]

​@@_C____ the song in the ending is "Sciophobia" by Johannes Bornlöf

[@fatoommirgani1015]

you know what I hope for? one day a film maker would see this and decide to do an epic movie or pull off the next GOT using these and you'd get a hell lot of money and your name would show in the credits and the rest of earth population who didn't discover your channel yet will get to be as amazed as I was while having goosebumps looking at this. that's how much I loved the tome of air.

[@ianlee4565]

I took an entire class on bookmaking at my college and this (and the Fire one I watched before it and probably the Earth and water ones I'll be watching after it) is bringing back so many memories. I remember so vividly poking a good portion of my fingertip out with an awl one time (because unlike you we had to use awls for both the pages *and* the thick ass bookboard covers so you had to push the awl through super hard and I overcompensated one time, lol.), using bonefolders for so much of our work, and just having the best time with a group of completely insane, nerdy, awesome peeps. We made books for our girlfriends to use as sketchbooks, books that were shaped like flowers, books that fit entirely inside of mason jars that were filled with molasses and vinegar, books that were themed like little kids cereal boxes, triptychs based on pop culture, and *so* much more, so just thank you for bringing back such good memories.

[@shemarawarriorspirit976]

Martina, I am so amazed by your incredible talent. The detail on all your book covers is stunning and each book is indeed a work of art. I so enjoy watching the process and I look forward to the Tome of Earth.

[@janlloydpadiernos3840]

I just wish you also make Tome of Dark and Light. ❤️

[@MiraNecole]

tome of Ice, Metal and Lightning as well!!! OwO

[@phoenixwithin]

And Tome of Sausages!

[@MysticianLuna_VG]

@@phoenixwithin lmao

[@rnttreed]

I would love to see a galaxy book. Nothing beats the power of the cosmic. 👍🏻

[@Tippel3]

that's true but 99% of everything you see that is named "galaxy" doesn't look like one at all. It's usually a fantasy colored something but not a galaxy and I think it's really sad that, in the meantime, people actually start to think that is how it looks. I would love to see someone attempting to include a real galaxy drawing in an artwork.

[@sylvie_on]

Jeanne d'Arc really the “galaxy” effect is more nebulae style, if you wanted galaxy you would do spirals and lines.

[@tairneanaich]

I looked up that collection of essays on loyalty you used as a leather-weight and fell down that rabbit-hole. It‘s actually very interesting! Half in German and half in English (as in some essays are in one or the other, not simultaneously) if that changes how anyone feels about checking it out themselves.

[@Windcent]

I would REALLY like to see your take on the necronomicon.

[@Sarahcha_93]

This book is so absolutely gorgeous!! I'm in love with the tornado patterns you etched in!! However, I do have to say I wish the colors were much paler/lighter, because I feel that it looks a bit like a Tome of water.

[@Johanna_of_Ritterwald]

As a Water elemental, I cannot WAIT until you do the tome of Water!

[@aloka_karunathilaka7159]

Same I can't wait. The reason i got into the series in the first place was cos i wanted to see the water book.

[@MrKyel17]

As a what...?

[@Johanna_of_Ritterwald]

@@MrKyel17 everyone is born with an "element" (sorta like an astrological sign) and it's considered your birth element. Mine is water lol

[@sorahasami5288]

@@Johanna_of_Ritterwald oh how do u check what one u are?

[@dancingnature]

Look up your astrology sign .

[@CelticBotansDigitalArt]

it turned out so pretty, it really does look like the sky! The silver leaf really brought the tornado designs to life. As someone who once also chose to use blue/stars to represent the Air element in a drawing (also to remind of the sky and the space where air flows), I also had someone criticize it because "Air isnt cosmic" lol. I believe rules like that can be bent sometimes for more creative outcomes! :)

[@roxannaweaver2155]

I came across this channel on my "Recommended for you" stuff last week. Bookmaking/binding is a very skill-set and artistic endeavor. I enjoyed watching these videos. There's something about watching things take shape under your own hands or the hands of other people that is very satisfying to the soul. It's like watching an early morning sunrise. If I had the cash I would definitely get one of these just to have on my shelf. I probably would never write in it!

[@alexanderjones5109]

i LOVE how you compensated for having such a deep blue color. adding all that silver with the tornadoes and gusts of wind really makes the blue feel like it belongs, i don't feel like it detracts from the design. you made a beautiful book yet again!!

[@engr.enciso]

OMG IT'S HERE AND WE'RE STILL GONNA WAIT FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS FOR THE 3RD AND 4RTH ONES SO YOU KNOW....

[@England91]

LOL last one was more than 3 months I believed. Edit: it was 5 months since the last book

[@michelleelizabeth3226]

2 months later....

[@jasonmyersOU812]

I love how excited you were about the glue brush and almost immediately were like, "there is no place to put a glue brush without making a mess." It made me smile.

[@zinebasiya]

Waiting for the earth element book since I am a virgo !! I won't suggest any colors because I trust your inspiration & talent . Keep up the good work Martina 😍

[@atomicpudding6482]

Amazimg work as always!!!! Just a suggestion:To compensate for the air book being "too blue", you could make the water one a darker blue to represent the deep and creepy ocean~

[@joelhutton9748]

I'm in love with your books I can't get over how good these turn out

[@scouthitalia5784]

I'm one of the persons who admired you and your work, you're such a talented woman. Your projects are outstanding! Pure skill, art, and talent and it turns to an awesome project. As Man born in 1990's, I still love seeing ancient stuffs and from different era's such us medieval like books, swords, clothings etc. Hoping you still continue making projects like this. Book of Earth? Oh wow I'm bloody excited? Then Book of Water, Then what's next? Book of the combine four elements( in front all the four elements was there in each and every corner ) and you will name it base in Latin something like Elementus or it's up to you what ever you like or where will you base the name of the book., The book of Animals ( something like a white wich book or an elf's book controlling animals and make them allies. And at the cover you will put animals represents from land, water, and air. The book of Dragon The book of werewolf The book of vampire The book of Elfs And so much more enchanted and mythology base books hahahaha sorry my comment became a long comment hahaha my imagination starts to activate hahaha I hope my ideas could help God bless you 😊

[@thetrashpart2237]

i would love to see how you would make the Water tome because blue is usually associated with water cant wait to see how you make them look different

[@theodoracereja4965]

I think it would’ve been cool that instead of such blue coloques you had made a silver/gray one but this looks awesome as well!!! So cool, here after watching my elemental one (fire). Can’t get enough of these books.

[@maddypatane7607]

I love the idea of doing all these different books based on the elements I’m very excited to see what you come up with for the other elements

[@tretrebul]

Oh man i wish the air element book would be green just because i always associate the elements with one color (fire-red, air-green, earth-yellow and water-blue), but despite that i love it! Thanks for this elemental series of bookcrafting.

[@UnicornPastelPrincess]

Just as amazing as the Fire one I love it, and I think the blue worked out really well I love it

[@meowmadawn]

The vacuum with the dramatic music made it 10x awesome 👏🏼

[@shannonwolff2599]

You are awesome!!! I just found your channel while looking up videos on book binding and I am SO impressed!! These are works of art for sure!! The only bad part is that now I'm gonna have to try and make one (not nearly as ambitious as yours mind you). Just when I thought I had enough art and craft supplies I find something new!!! The only good thing is that a lot of my other craft projects and art supplies means that I have a lot of stuff that can be used for book making already. Here I was, thinking I wanted to make a hardcover sketch book or something else similar with either paper or cloth covering, and now I'm looking at wanting to make a large leather bound tome!!!! Well keeps life from getting boring I guess. If it turns out at all I'll send you a pic!!!

[@georgemayhew8513]

This series is the greatest! I love putting these videos of your bookbinding while I work, it's very inspirational :) CANT WAIT FOR THE BOOK OF EARTH!!!

[@TheLucos1996]

Wow, I really don't understand anything about leatherbounding, making books, elements, and all of this stuff, but this turned out awesome! I really like it! The only problem I ask now is, which color you'll use when you will make the Tome of Water? XD I loved the Tome of Fire, I love the Tome of Air, and I'm sure I will love the other Tomes you will make! Good job to both of you for every project!

[@Yarkspiri]

If you add some extruded screws on the top and bottom of your book press you'll be able to wrap the thread easier. You could even use some hanger hooks which take multiple screws for extra support.

[@ghouligan3045]

I've made 2 books in the course of 2 days. I've also been binch watching videos from nerd forge while I make the books. It's been so relaxing and just makes my brain tune out.

[@StunningEmu]

It would be cool to see you make dark and light books too once Earth and Water is done. Your designs to these are quite unique💕

[@luminariel3765]

I'd love to see one of these epic tomes have a shoulder strap for easy carrying :D

[@engr.enciso]

this channel actually inspired me to make an old book but I'm filling it up with my own magic world system

[@theoretical_chaos7712]

i think since you went with blue for air, maybe you could put like a deep indigo or a midnight blue or something for water. well one of those, anyway. i think it might be a nice contrast to air but also still watery-coloured, in a way.

[@rileythedragon4897]

i'm starting my very first book binding project and your videos have helped me a ton! your tomes are INCREDIBLE!!

[@christinabesson9707]

Do a Nature, Water, and Dark type of book binding next.

[@saratwiss5993]

Im so happy you finally got this out, I've been looking forward to this forever!!

[@Pumbiane]

Epic, you are a true artist!!! Can't wait to see what you come up with for the two next ones :D

[@yaninavega1907]

I don't care how anybody could give a bad review or thumbs down on how to create a book! That is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. And it is also an excellent teaching method for kids nowadays since they don't see this done. You are doing great honey keep up the good work!!!

[@johnschultz5126]

Your work in this video series is absolutely amazing... I certainly cannot wait to see all 4 Elemental Tomes together, side by side...

[@1771bubba]

Oh my gosh!!!! These books are soooo beautiful!! I’m mesmerized watching you work your magic! I want them all!!

[@vucsanna1136]

I love it! Air is my favourite element tho it's really underrated. This book is beautifully done I can see how much effort you put into these books and they are absolutely gorgeous! Never stop!

[@neovirgo12]

OMG!! this is so epic and gorgeous and I love it 😍 you're so talented and amazing artist💙 I can't wait for the rest of the Elemental series book binding 😍

[@manolo3349]

By far your technique to bind the book is the best over all others in the other channels, and your books looks amazing. If I can make a constructive comment, try something different for the water and earth, because your 3 books so far are the same model only with different colours, maybe some forged items, locks, just an idea. Incredible work, I would definitely buy any of your books.

[@SixterCatket]

The music is bop and watching you make these books is awesome. Keep up the good work!!

[@emeraldqueen1994]

In Skylanders the Air element is light blue while Undead is grey

[@oharakatie14]

This is so beautiful! Totally worth the wait. You're right, it is tedious, but the result is always so satisfying and amazing!

[@loganmoonlight3000]

It is smart I think to have not made the color even when dyeing the leather, it gives it more of a sort of cloudy, light and airy look~ Also, you could have used white, as a substitute for grey, although I do quite enjoy how this tome turned out. Awesome job! :3

[@chuckandmax7313]

I love watching you make these books, it’s so relaxing. I finally subscribed to your Chanel since I’ve watched so many of your videos. Thanks for the inspiration

[@maryblaylock6545]

Beautiful tome! Love your work. As I was watching you spread the glue and press the leather onto the board I wondered if a brayer might be a handy tool for you. It is used to spread ink for printing and I've seen it used to flatten seams when hanging wallpaper. For brushes with gunk on them I put out an old China plate on my work table. Hope this will be useful to you.

[@newtoatheism5968]

I like the music in the background

[@jennellhickam7912]

You could use some paper towel cardboard tubes to roll the leather up and tie it in place while you work on the spine

[@cyanidepeaches8897]

I’m sooooo excited to see the earth themed book

[@Uniquely-You]

Wow girl you never fail on anything! You always deliver! So beautiful !

[@alytipton7473]

Ok your book binding videos are epic! (Also that is lovely music you have playing in the background while working)

[@miyoshiho3069]

Your videos always make me want to try book binding myself

[@frozenthunderbolt1]

Yeah, it should be in yellow and silver for air, but incomparably beautiful work regardless! Can't wait for the next one!

[@Rin_Morris]

I love how it turned out, even though the color was not exactly what you wanted.

[@cleosan8150]

What an epic project!

[@selenamcdonald6770]

LOVE THESE BOOK BINDING VIDEOS!!!! They're so beautiful!!!!

[@StunningEmu]

Would have been cool if the paper was pastel blue but I absolutely LOVE all your book making process 😍 Can't wait for more vids~

[@sarahthomas7692]

The book looks beautiful! Awesome work. Have you ever thought about using marbled or otherwise decorative endpapers in your book? It would be a chance to try and demonstrate a new skill, and I bet you'd do an amazing job at it.

[@LavenderRain24]

Awesome book! But next time you do an element of air book I would go with a light purple almost pastel purple if possible instead of blue as it's too close to the element of water. Still very well made as usual!

[@katietaylor18]

Wow, what an incredible talent and skill you have!! I bet the books are so nice to touch when you've finished them!!

[@shanaforest7682]

Hi Martina! ♡ Another awe-inspiring book binding creation from you! 💕💕I love the choice of color you made. I'm from the Philippines and I love your work! 💕💕 actually for me the color of blue is also somehow a resemblance of air so no worries.. You made the perfect choice although you couldn't find gray it turned out really great. 💕 Blue to me makes it even more magical looking. 💘💕 Thank you so much for another wonderful video. 😗😗❤❤

[@blizatrex]

These Tomes are amazing.

[@katiebellmichelle]

The air tome is my favorite 😍

[@julianwildseina5146]

Hello. I'm new to your page but I can honestly say that I love your books and other builds. That being said, I was hoping to see you make a star, moon, and sun tome.Any chance of that happening?

[@animewarrior08]

So beautiful. I can't wait to see the Earth one.

[@austinasher6284]

0:49 OMG SHE FINALLY GOT A GLUE BRUSH ❤️!!!

[@Bwachaauh]

Love seeing you working on the living room table. That's me making as well :D

[@grayscreations7004]

Arcgh!! You could have saved those foil leaves - gold or silver, and use them for your next projects! Save on money from buying more! Although, I love those tome book projects! Stay safe and have a fabulous day! 😁 ❤️🇦🇺

[@Caleb_Evans32]

It's beautiful. I wasn't sure about making it blue but it turned out great.

[@SweetBunnyMonster]

the whole working at a coffee table and using a power drill in your lap honestly makes me anxious af love the videos tho!

[@socckkett]

Just watched this, amazing work as always!

[@benedictdelacruz5657]

Can't wait for the water one🌊🌊🌊

[@Anna-3084]

These vidoes actually inspired me and my friend to make our own books. They weren't perfect, but they turned out well and we had a great time hanging out together

[@Exodus-sh5mq]

Well you gave it a shot and that's all that matters

[@artofboredom42]

I'd been wondering for so long how'd you do this one! This is amazing!

[@soggycardboard1393]

I'm excited for the earth tomb, I'm a Taurus so this is going to be interesting ☺️

[@doofuri3366]

Hey fellow taurus, libra here. Hope venus feels nice to you! Love ya taurus people! You know how to live life with beauty in everything!

[@soggycardboard1393]

Doofu ri Aww 😊

[@Pikadumpling]

We've all been waiting to see the next epic tome in the elements series.😜😊✌️💯🔥 book binding looks hard but you do it like pro

[@Owl-lm6qj]

To be honest I never thought this was something and now I'm hooked

[@eriny2k]

got soo excited when u said tome of earth!! my fav element! these videos are so epic

[@aaronwitner2001]

Next time you try to tie the strings for the clamp put the book clamp on its side and then try to wrap the line around it and see how that works

[@jaytee2642]

Wow, that's a labor of love. You really put your heart and soul into your work.

[@kly2728]

I am obsessed with this.

[@marilyn1228]

Beauteous!!! LOVE that blue!

[@eeveegirl1334]

Can't wait to see water and earth and what colors you're going use to symbolize the elements. Keep up the outstanding work girl.

[@dabradleydec]

This is simply a wonderful tutorial. It has inspired me to make a personal sketch book.

[@zenithnoctis1798]

YASSS IT'S FINALLY HERE!!

[@RivkahSong]

11:12 That is the most epic gilding I've ever seen. lol

[@daviedood2503]

Hey really cool book! I'm an air sign! During the book painting part, it seemed flat because the straps matched the same tone as the book itself. Since the straps sit on TOP of the book, the straps itself could be a lighter shade of blue. Can do a test, by painting a scrap piece same color, after drying add a thin coat of white across it to lighten the tone. Can add more to your liking. Pages turned out freaking awesome. I like the pages on this one than the fire but maybe I'm biased lol. Thanks for the video !!💪❤

[@kalltdalfred]

Finally glue brush for a glue book . You are truly talented!

[@newtoatheism5968]

Ifs nice seeing the Fire journal in this