Make your mark your way!
Every artist seeks to stand apart from the crowd. But how? Let author Carmen Torbus inspire you to new creative highs in this collection of hands-on techniques and heartfelt stories from 16 artists who have worked through their own artistic struggles and stalls to emerge triumphant, with looks uniquely their own.
Whether art is new to you, or you have been at it awhile and are having trouble discovering your own style, this encouraging book will guide you to experiment with different mediums, techniques and possibilities to make a mark that is exclusively yours. Inside you’ll find: 17 of the artists’ favorite mixed-media techniques shown step by step, with suggestions for how to make them your own Beautiful finished art illustrating how individual artists use and combine these techniques in their own work Easy worksheets to help reveal your artistic skills, strengths and preferences A quick-start guide to various mediums, mark makers and creative paraphernalia Lots of tips and advice for putting yourself into your art Embrace who you are and find out what defines you as an artist. Make your art far from ordinary–become the artist UNIQUE!
My Go-To Book for Creative Inspiration! I absolutely LOVE this book! Carmen has written a book that is insightful and inspiring. She shares her story as a self taught artist and features the personal stories and techniques of other artists. I cannot recommend this book highly enough – in fact, I told my best friend that she had to read this book because it would kickstart her creativity. She bought a copy and loves it also!I returned to art after too long an absence by getting into art journaling this year as it isn’t as…
Great to have on my Kindle This book has a lot of ideas — and when I hit that creative brick wall — it’s nice to flip through this book and read about techniques and tools I haven’t used yet. New tools and color delivery devices always revive the creative brain.
Delicious “Recipes” for Fresh, Creative Journeys This is the colorful and inspiring equivalent of a new, favorite cookbook – except it’s a recipe book for ART! Artists have long understood the profound connection between cooking food and creating art. They are both highly artful pursuits. However, with food, the creation is consumed and lives only in memory. With created ART, there is an end product that is sustained. That lives in the home or perhaps as a gift to a friend.Carmen delivers a powerful message in this beautifully…