Reviewed by annieb123 on
Ink: Do More Art is an inspiration and technique guide to several art techniques with special emphasis on ink and ink techniques. Released 24th June 2019 by Laurence King, it's 128 pages and available in hardcover format.
Author Bridget Davies has a matter of fact and encouraging writing style and the book is lavishly illustrated with clear photographs of the different techniques and side by side comparison pics of alternative media and tools and how they interact with one another.
Roughly 10% of the page content is used in the introduction which covers tools, materials, some definitions and materials selection. Techniques including blotting, washes, bleeding, lifting, and others alone and in combination, use up another 30%. There are a broad range of techniques and readers of different levels will likely find some useful information here.
The next chapters are refinements of the techniques covered and include using salt, household products, bleach, surface resists, collage, pen and ink on surface paintings, and more.
This is a useful book and would make a lovely addition to the artist's library. The graphics are appealing and got my fingers itching to try several of the included exercises.
Four stars
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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- 16 July, 2019: Reviewed