Very helpful text and illustrations, but...
...while th product was advertised on the Market place as "new" on the Marketplace, the plastic covering the accompaning painting kit items ha been ripped off and glued on. Some items were missing. I notified the seller but no response. I loved this writer's manner of teaching strokes and color.
A pleasure
I love Pauline Cherrett's books.This one is a joy to look at and a delight to paint from. The projects are easy to follow and I like the sense of humour in the subjects. My painting skills have improved following her directions.This book has given me a lot of painting pleasure and satisfaction.Thank you.
Novice Beware
From the description and reviews, I thought that this would be quite the helpful instructional book, but I was wrong. I've never picked up ANY sort of paintbrush before, so I'm starting below ground zero. The entire section on mixing the seven different 'colors' of black in with the five different wetnesses consists of a total of two paragraphs. There is no instruction on how to control how much ink gets on your brush, or how to dilute the ink down to one of the lighter shades without turning the brush into a wet dog on the end of a stick. There are exactly nine paragraphs on working with the black ink (which is the basis for most of paintings I've seen) before the book dives into color. ONE of those paragraphs is on how to hold the brush, and ONE paragraph is on different strokes to use. I'm really disappointed in the lack of explanation. How do you do a stroke with the side of the brush and keep the bristles from spreading all over the page? How, exactly, do you adjust the amount of water on the brush. The book says to dab the heel of the brush with a paper towel, but the heel of the brush that came with the kit is sealed, so THAT won't work... When your holding the brush with the tip towards you, should your hand be palm up or palm down? It's the questions like these that aren't even addressed, which is sad. If you're just starting out, try a different book. Trust me.
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