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tsquare345's review
5.0
Ms Dion Baker is inspirational. While my doodles are still that of a beginner, I continue to work on my technique and explore art supplies (which is my favorite part
pixieu's review
3.0
It was OK. Not what I was after, but that doesn't mean it was a bad book, it just wasn't what I needed at the time.
Maybe I should have read her first book first, but I asked for both of them from my local library and this one came first.
Maybe I should have read her first book first, but I asked for both of them from my local library and this one came first.
labyrinth_witch's review
5.0
I cannot express in words how much I enjoy her art. While many of the principles of this book will be old hats to experienced artists, I also found it refreshing to remind me of art principles I learned once upon a time. Sometimes you’ve done art for so long you do stop seeing again, and this renewed my perspective. Most valuable to me was the section on contour drawing and composition, working from life/reference/memory, and how to preserve your memories. One of the best features of this book are the exercises. They are short and small, easy to integrate into ones daily art practice. The one I’m going to try is pick 5 things in a day and arrange them in a composition, since it’s my composition skills I’m seeking to strengthen. But I also hear her point about feeling the emotion of it, and finding one’s own energetic expression.
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