PENGUIN Surface Treatment Workshop: Explore 45 Mixed Media Techniques

I have been a fan of Ms McElroy & Ms Wilson since I first got my artsy little hands on Image Transfer Workshop: Mixed Media Techniques for Successful Transfers. I value that book tremendously and was more than a little stoked when I heard they had another compilation on the way. As much as I adore Image Transfer Workshop, this new book is equally fantastic (just on different subject matter)! I cannot agree with the other reviewer about the illustrations, though. At all. I LOVE the photos and work used as examples. I don't care if it came from class students or so-called "professionals" - I thoroughly enjoyed all of it and in my opinion, each piece pictured serves as inspirational reiteration of the projects/ideas/techniques presented. Beyond the Introduction and a short instructional on How to Use This Book, there are two major sections: Techniques and Inspirational Projects. The Technique section in broken into three sub-categories: Additives (Aluminum Foil, Drawing Grounds, Ventilation Tape, Faux Encaustics, just to name a few), Resists (Rubbing Alcohol, Petroleum Jelly, Salt, White Craft Glue, etc), and Subtractive or Combination (Painted Leaf, Rust, Sanding, Tyvek, etc). With the Inspirational Projects section containing 4 additional projects spanning ten pages, resources, and an index, this book is as thorough as it is fun to read and look at. The photos clearly show how to use the suggested materials, as well as finished samples. Samples provide adequate examples of a technique, in my opinion. With all the parts I love about this book, advanced and experienced artists beware - I doubt you'll learn many (if any) new techniques. It's a great compilation of techniques, don't get me wrong. There just aren't any new-to-me techniques - although I always enjoy seeing new ways each technique can be presented and used. I like Surface Treatment Workshop because of the vast array of techniques it covers all in one place. On a final note, it's been my experience that if there is something in the book you have questions about or don't understand, emailing Ms McElroy will produce a thorough response, quickly. I'm really glad I got this book - as much for the cool techniques as for the wonderful photographs.

Moi aussi, c'est un livre que j'ai toujours sous la main. Il est d'une grande richesse pour explorer des techniques très variées et très bien expliquées. On a envie de les essayer tout de suite quant on voit, grâce aux photographies, tous les résultats différents que l'on peut obtenir avec les mêmes techniques.

I have found this book a fantastic way of pushing my artwork in new directions. There are many ideas for approaches to paint which you would never have thought of before including techniques using common household items. It also covers some of the gels/mediums seen in art shops which I would not have thought about using before as I did not know how to use them to best effect. If you are an art student or teacher it should be a staple reference book. The instructions are easy to follow, photographs are clear and examples shown inspirational.

Tolle Vorschläge für das Gestalten von Hintergründen für alle möglichen Anwendungen. Viele verschiedene Materialien laden zum Experimentieren ein.

Este libro me parece recomendable para tod@s l@s que quieran iniciarse en el trabajo de incompatibilidades, y efectos gráficos, soy licenciado en bellas artes y creo que con él se pueden aprender cosas nuevas que incorporar a lo que ya conozco. Recomendable para todos los que les guste experimentar.