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Book Review: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Visual Dictionary
I love these picture books, aka visual dictionary or encyclopedia. They give the film much more depth. Publisher DK is great at putting out such books and this one is no exception.Star Wars: The Force...
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Book Review: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Incredible Cross-Sections
There has been a cross-section book for every Star Wars film so it's not surprising there's one for Star Wars: The Force Awakens too. Fans would love this. Just like the earlier cross-section books,...
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Book Review: Disney Tribute (and Pixar Too) by David Pavon
David Pavon is a character designer and concept artist. From what I can tell, it's pretty certain that he's a Disney fan.This is his first artbook and it features fan art, basically most of the films...
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Book Review: Zawa-Zawa: The Treasured Art Works of Ashley Wood
I'm surprised that this book was published by Japanese publisher Pie Books and even has a Japanese title. This is a 224-page paperback book, about 7 by 8.5 inches. Some pages are low-gloss while the...
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Book Review: The Nine Old Men: Lessons, Techniques, and Inspiration from...
I've always read about the nine old men in other Disney related artbooks and finally there's one whole book dedicated to them. And who else more suitable to write it than Andreas Deja who's a veteran...
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Book Review: Here & There (Again) by Miguel Herranz
With some good luck, I was able to see and successfully back Miguel Herranz's sketchbook Here & There (again that was put up on the crowd funding website Verkami. I probably saw the news that he's...
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Book Review: Kaamotsav Volume 1: Mytho Fantasy Erotic Art
This book was sent to me by Saumin Suresh Patel (blog) from India. He's based in Mumbai and works as a freelance illustrator and concept artist. It's an A5-sized paperback book with 32 pages. The paper...
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Book Review: The Art of Kung Fu Panda 3
Oh, wow, they actually released the book before the film opens. It goes without saying that if you want to avoid spoilers, you should go through the book only after the film. And don't even order it...
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Book Review: The Art of Fallout 4
Wow, this is one hell of a thick hardcover. 368 pages in all. The paper quality is good and the binding excellent for a book this thick. The Art of Fallout 4 is the kind of artbooks video game...
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Book Review: How to Keep a Sketch Journal: A Guide to Observational Drawing...
This is a book of tips for those who want to start journaling or keep a sketchbook diary. The book is actually the result of a successful Kickstarter campaign from June 2015. The campaign had other...
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Book Review: Alternative Movie Posters II: More Film Art from the Underground
All the good things I've said about the first volume of Alternative Movie Posters continue to apply here.It's another wonderful collection of art in this 208-page hardcover. Close to 100 artists are...
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Book Review: This is Then, That Was Now: A Sketchbook Memoir
I just received Steven Reddy's second sketchbook a few days ago. Just like his first sketchbook, this was also put on Kickstarter and was successfully funded.This new book collects new and old...
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Book Review: Dark Souls II: Design Works
The primary issue I had with the first Dark Souls artbook is that there could be more art. I'm glad to say that this artbook has 238 pages, that's 110 more than the earlier book. Together with the...
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Book Review: Omar's FSBook - 001
My friend Alwyn has just passed me a copy of Omar Dogan's new sketchbook that's selling on the Inkink Collectibles Etsy store. There are other sketchbooks and prints available there. This sketchbook is...
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Book Review: Hirameki: Draw What You See!
This book's authored by two artists Peng and Hu, and on the cover it has them listed as Peng+Hu. Hirameki: Draw What You See! is a fun book that doesn't take itself too seriously. For the activities...
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Book Review: Cambridge: The Watercolour Sketchbook
Graham Byfield's latest book collects the watercolour sketches he made at the university town Cambridge. I really enjoyed looking at the campus, all the wonderful architecture, and reading all about...
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Book Review: The Art of Ballpoint: Experimentation, Exploration, and...
This book features stunning artworks by artists who push the boundaries when it comes to using ballpoint pens for drawing. I'm in awe at what some of them have created. It's like these artists have...
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Book Review: The Art of Sanjay's Super Team
I actually enjoyed this 7-min short film more than The Good Dinosaur that followed. There are several things about Sanjay's Super Team that I really like. First is how different the idea and concept is...
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Book Review: Give Me Liberty or Give Me Obamacare
Here's another volume of sharp and witty cartoons from one of the best political cartoonists around, Michael Ramirez. The message in his cartoons are strong, sometimes biting and other times with a...
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Book Review: Watercolors of Paris by Joaquin Dorao
I'm very jealous of Joaquin Gonzalez Dorao (website | blog | Facebook). To be able to travel and paint is one of the best things an artist can ask for. And Joaquin already has several books to his...
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