Clik here to view.
Book Review: The Art of Splatoon
This is an excellent video game art companion for the game. It's a large 320-page hardcover that's filled with wonderful eye candy art. Collected within are the concept art for the characters, weapons,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book Review: Explorers' Sketchbooks: The Art of Discovery & Adventure
In this book you will find the pioneers of travelogues. These are the artists, travelers, explorers who document, write about their experiences and draw what they see at new places. The most famous...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book Review: London Sketchbook by Jason Brooks
Here's another beautiful sketchbook by Jason Brooks. This is actually the second sketchbook in the series that looks at different cities. His other two books are Paris Sketchbook (2013) and New York...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book Review: The Sci-Fi & Fantasy Art of Patrick J. Jones
Special thanks to Patrick J. Jones for sending me a copy of his book to feature today. This is the second book that I have of Patrick J. Jones. The first was Sci-Fi & Fantasy Oil Painting...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book Review: Lead Poisoning: The Pencil Art of Geof Darrow
Geof Darrow is indeed a master at drawing details. The amount of details in some of his artworks is just mind-boggling, such as the one on the cover of this 128-page hardcover.Each drawing inside the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book Review: Shovel Knight: Official Design Works
I like games that try to be different so that people can have something to remember them by. Shovel Knight has just the fun dose of silliness injected. I mean, a knight with a shovel? Not just that,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book Review: Risomania: The New Spirit of Printing
I've got to say that I've no idea what Risogaph printing is, or that it's even popular, before I read this book. Risograph, if you don't already know, is actually like using a photocopier to create...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book Review: Learn to Paint in Acrylics with 50 Small Paintings
This is a surprisingly accessible book for anyone who wants to explore painting with acrylic. You don't need any experience with art or painting to get started. The book covers all the tools required,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book Review: The Encyclopedia of Coloured Pencil Techniques by Judy Martin
This book by Judy Martin is an accessible and hands-on guide to various coloured pencil techniques.Each technique is presented in an easy to follow manner with clear and concise instructions. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book Review: The Paintbrush Playbook: 44 Exercises for Swooshing, Dancing,...
Paintbrush playbook is a casual activity book for people to have fun painting with brushes, or a book to occupy kids with.For a book that talks about brushes, I find it surprising there aren't any...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book Review: Release Your Creativity: Discover Your Inner Artist with 15...
This book by Rebecca Schweiger is one of those aimed at helping people relax, have fun and explore the creative side. This book is for beginners. You don't need to know any art. The book starts with an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book Review: Masters of Sketching
I've really enjoyed all the sketching related books that 3DTotal Publishing has put out so far, and Masters of Sketching is no exception. In this 272-page thick paperback, you'll see lots of different...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book Review: They Drew as They Pleased: The Hidden Art of Disney's Golden Age
They Drew As They Please is a series of books that looks at Disney's archives and features selected artists that has worked at Disney. Each volume features different artists. In this first volume, the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book Review: Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia (2017)
Notice that I put the year of publication behind the book's title? I'm pretty sure this book will be updated in the future with the never-ending Star Wars franchise. I've seen many all-encompassing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book Review: Cold Wax Medium: Techniques, Concepts & Conversations
Special thanks to the authors Rebecca Crowell and Jerry McLaughlin for sending me a review copy to check out.I've not heard of cold wax medium as an art medium before I learned about it in this book....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book Review: Star Wars - On the Front Lines
There are so many subjects you can write about Star Wars and in this book it's about the battles and fights. The book's split into three parts. The first part features the battles from The Clone War,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book Review: The Magic of Lines II: Line Illustrations of Global Artists
The Magic of Lines is a series that features beautiful line art from artists around the world. In this second volume, there are 27 artists featured. As the book title suggests, the highlight of this...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book Review: The Art of Coco
After a few so-so artbooks (Inside Out, Good Dinosaur and Cars 3), it’s great to see another Pixar artbook that’s actually worth getting for the art.This latest 160-page hardcover artbook is still...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book Review: Sonic The Hedgehog 25th Anniversary Art Book
Special thanks to publisher Cook & Becker for sending me a copy of this book for review.In 2012, I reviewed a book called The History of Sonic the Hedgehog. That was a 300-page hardcover published...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book Review: Steven Universe: Art & Origins
By the time I wrote this review, there were already 91, mostly favourable, reviews on Amazon. Well, what can you say? Steven Universe is a very popular show. The last time I saw so many reviews...
View Article