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A review by oldsimoneaccount
The Complete Book of Textures for Artists: Step-By-Step Instructions for Mastering More Than 275 Textures in Graphite, Charcoal, Colored Pencil, Acryl by Steven Pearce, Denise J. Howard, Mia Tavonatti
5.0
Thank you, NetGalley, for a complimentary copy of this book! The following review reflects my personal opinion!
First off, I have to include a disclaimer: When I requested this ARC, I totally misinterpreted the title. When I think of texture, I think of mixed media. This book is strictly a one-media-at-a-time instruction book!
With that being said, I was both disappointed and surprised--disappointed that I didn't get step-by-step instructions for mastering more mixed media textures, but absolutely surprised how good this book turned out!
(1) I like how this book starts out with a "How to use this book" section! That was indeed a very helpful page in this book!
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(2) My favorite section--even though my go-to medium is (mostly) acrylic--my favorite section of the book was the section about colored pencil textures.
(3) I love that the book includes not only step-by-step instructions, but also the step-by-step images to go with those instructions. As a primarily visual learner, I totally appreciate that!
(4) The book also includes a lot of helpful tips, e.g., in the colored pencil section, the authors recommend a swatch chart of all the colored pencils the artist has. THAT blew my mind, even though it should be kind of a common-sense thing. It wasn't common sense for me and so I appreciate that this advice was included in the book.
(5) This book shows step-by-step instructions for a very wide range of items, from glass and porcelain to fabrics such as silk and leather, to animal hair and human skin textures, to items such as rocks, sand, tree leaves, etc. Wonderful!!!!
(6) The instructions are short, but easy to understand and follow. I can't wait to try more of these techniques and practice!!
First off, I have to include a disclaimer: When I requested this ARC, I totally misinterpreted the title. When I think of texture, I think of mixed media. This book is strictly a one-media-at-a-time instruction book!
With that being said, I was both disappointed and surprised--disappointed that I didn't get step-by-step instructions for mastering more mixed media textures, but absolutely surprised how good this book turned out!
(1) I like how this book starts out with a "How to use this book" section! That was indeed a very helpful page in this book!
image:
(2) My favorite section--even though my go-to medium is (mostly) acrylic--my favorite section of the book was the section about colored pencil textures.
(3) I love that the book includes not only step-by-step instructions, but also the step-by-step images to go with those instructions. As a primarily visual learner, I totally appreciate that!
(4) The book also includes a lot of helpful tips, e.g., in the colored pencil section, the authors recommend a swatch chart of all the colored pencils the artist has. THAT blew my mind, even though it should be kind of a common-sense thing. It wasn't common sense for me and so I appreciate that this advice was included in the book.
(5) This book shows step-by-step instructions for a very wide range of items, from glass and porcelain to fabrics such as silk and leather, to animal hair and human skin textures, to items such as rocks, sand, tree leaves, etc. Wonderful!!!!
(6) The instructions are short, but easy to understand and follow. I can't wait to try more of these techniques and practice!!