This book was a good idea with cute drawings and written instructions including paint swatches for recommended colors to use. The pages are supposed to be "perforated" but are actually sewn in and don't have a true perforation for removal. It's supposed to be perforated so you can paint each drawing and remove the pages for framing. I'm not sure how many people would want to take the book apart but if you do, just know it's not a true perforation. And you loose the instruction sheets because they are on the back of the sketches.
The "premium watercolor paper" that it's printed on is very much like student grade paper. The way the book is bound, one sketch will be on textured paper and the next sketch is on non-textured all the way through the book. This means half the sketch pages are like cold press and half are like hot press paper. The texture or lack of texture can make a difference in the outcome of your painting.
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JJVA
It's okay with some caveats...
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fleegle
Adorable, but...
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Adorable, but...
Reviewed in the United States on 11 December 2018
...she mixed up Raw Umber, which is a cold greenish-brown, with Burnt Umber, a warm reddish brown. If you use her color picks, you will get weird (and ugly) results. Shame on the author and the copy editor. I'll bang the layout person too--he or she should know the difference between the two colors and should have brought it to someone's attention. (Being a layout person myself, I've done this often when I've recognized an error that was passed over during early production).Reviewed in the United States on 11 December 2018
Color mix-up aside, the book is kind of sweet. The illustrations have been simplified to enable beginners to at least approach the results with some degree of success. However, I would strongly recommend tracing the drawings and transferring them to external sheets. The paper isn't terrible, but it's not 100% cotton, so it's not very forgiving. If you mess up the original drawing, you can't fix it.
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Parisanne20
A lovely tutorial on "In the Forest" themed watercolor painting. A real gem!
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A lovely tutorial on "In the Forest" themed watercolor painting. A real gem!
Reviewed in the United States on 22 August 2018
Today I received Watercolor with Me In The Forest book by Dana Fox! It is even better than I Imagined it would be! I really like the simple yet beautiful color palette. Each piece requires just a few watercolors, with very useful and easy to follow instructions. The illustrations are inspirational and well thought out. I will update my review and add photos after I've completed a few of the projects!Reviewed in the United States on 22 August 2018
As promised - here is my update! Updating to 5 stars! I am really enjoying this Forest themed watercolor book. Dana’s projects are uncomplicated and easy to follow. Some projects are easy and some give me the opportunity practice new techniques. For example: the fawn was a welcome challenge to practice painting fur. The beginning of the Painting Fur section provides easy to follow practice instructions before you begin painting one of the many forest animals. And there’s lots of other wonderful forest creatures in this section for you to continue practicing painting fur.
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Michele Hope
You will not be disappointed with this book
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stampmom9 Dawn Gallop
Details and how to with sketches too
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Details and how to with sketches too
Reviewed in the United States on 18 August 2018
This book is amazing Dana gives you beautiful colors to use and details of how to watercolor the pics like a skunk or other animals and bugs, flowers, etc. the types of brushes, wether you are doing a wet on wet etc. Beautiful book and great details. Worth the price and such precious little drawings. Thank you.
Reviewed in the United States on 18 August 2018
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