by redfive | Nov 18, 2019 | REVIEWS
This is a really clever origami guide to making different kinds of flowers. Each design is so lovely! They look surprisingly realistic and so ornate in their details, with their organic, overlapping petals. The book is well-written with concise descriptions, nice...
by redfive | Nov 18, 2019 | REVIEWS
This is truly a keepsake gift for any artist, even if the artist is yourself. I’ve been designing professionally, day and night, for years, so my own art, and my own enjoyment, seems to have kind of gone out the window, some days. That’s why I’m so...
by redfive | Nov 2, 2019 | REVIEWS
I found this a lovely and inspiring coloring book. Each page is printed on a single side of each of the 31 pages. Each design appears to be all-new. The book exemplifies good coloring book design. It is drawn with a consistent line width, without any black fills or...
by redfive | Oct 30, 2019 | REVIEWS
There is a growing appreciation of non-traditional artists, who rely more on pouring techniques instead of careful brushwork. The acclaim such artists can receive these days extends author-and-illstrator Eric Carle selling multi-million copies of his children books,...
by redfive | Oct 15, 2019 | REVIEWS
As a graphic designer, I’ve been studying calligraphy for decades. I’ve owned and studied dozens of books on the topic, many of them classics, focusing on the long tradition of lettering. Yet, I must say, for calligraphers today, this is likely the finest...
