Sunday, May 12, 2019

ILLUSTRATION: An artist's guide to illustration on the go! Review & GIVEAWAY

Are you an aspiring illustrator? Illustration: An artist's guide to illustration on the go! by Betsy Beier is the fifth book in the Anywhere, Anytime Art series. Earlier subjects include watercolor, crayon, gouache and colored pencil. This book is about using illustration to explore your world, at home and on the go. Listed under the table of contents below are 12 creative projects that include assignments, exercises and activities. You'll experiment with a wide range of media, styles and techniques - making pictures and images that tell your stories and communicate your ideas visually. You will be introduced to scientific, botanical, fashion, and food illustration, as well as portraiture and reportage. Suggested media includes - collage, colored pencil, black pen, watercolor, gouache, marker, black ink and mixed-media. Find useful tips gleaned from the author's own career as an illustrator - like suggestions on packing and traveling with art supplies, and developing your own unique illustration style. It's an approachable resource for practicing your illustration skills and developing your style. Walter Foster Publishing will release this 128 page paperback on May 14, 2019. It is available now for pre-order. Get your copy below!


Table of Contents

Introduction
Illustration Styles
Media & Techniques
Using Found Materials
Exploring Color
Making Art on the Go

Project 1
Home Sweet Home

Project 2
Pet Portrait

Project 3 
Garden

Project 4
Your Neighborhood

Project 5 
State or Region

Project 6 
Collections

Project 7 
Reportage Illustration

Project 8
Memorable Meal

Project 9
Fashion

Project 10
Word Art

Project 11
Patterns

Project 12
Collage Illustration

Inspiration
About the artist



Exploring Color, page 18 and 19.


Mini Project, page 20 and 21.


Making art on the go, page 24 and 25.


Project 1, page 30 and 31.


Anywhere, Anytime Art: Illustration: An artist's guide to illustration on the go! is available worldwide at Walter Foster. Walter Foster is a division of the Quarto Publishing Group USA. Walter Foster is one of the most recognized names in art instruction. Check out their unique catalog at Walter Foster. Quarto has generously offered to giveaway a copy! One winner will be selected at random. Open until May 26, 2019. Canadian and US addresses only. Good luck!



My copy. Product dimensions: 16.6 x 1.5 x 24.1 cm (6.6 x 0.6 x 9.5 inches).


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Also in the Anywhere, Anytime Art series.


13 comments:

  1. Another interesting title would be Fairy Houses How to Create Whimsical Homes for Fairy Folk.

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  2. Geninne's Art: Birds in Watercolor, Collage, and Ink looks like a book that I would enjoy.

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  3. I'd like Look Closer, Draw Better.

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  4. Another book I would like to have a look at would be Raw and Simple

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  5. Another I would like is the Artisan Cake Company's Visual Guide to Cake Decorating

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  6. I'd love Drawing Lab for Mixed-Media Artists. I've always wanted to try mixed media.

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  7. All New Square Foot Gardening, 3rd Edition, Fully Updated

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  8. I'd like to have the The Keto All Day Cookbook by Martina Slajerova.

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  9. The 3D Art Lab for Kids book looks cool too.

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  10. I would love to have If You Can Cut, You Can Collage.

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  11. I'd like to give Look Closer, Draw Better
    Expert Techniques for Realistic Drawing book!

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  12. I would like to receive Fast Forward
    The world's most famous race tracks and race cars Author: Adam Skinner

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