Photography

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I personally like to create individualised gifts on different types of paper and fabrics found in arts and craft outlets.
Having little sketching talent, (I can't sketch a realistict nose, for instance) I may take a photo copy, reduce contrast, increase exposure untill you can barely make out the profiles.
Next printing onto a textured sheet of appropriate size for the printer that you have. I've experimented with all kinds of printers, Canon, HP, Lexmark, Epson and Kodak. They all handle the papers with ease. White, off-white, cream and light-tan papers are going to give best results for color-prints. Light shades of other colors can give great surrealistic-effects for sepia/black and white photos.

Colored-pencil, ink and pastels, printed on textured paper.