Anywhere, Anytime Art: Illustration: An artist's guide to illustration on the go!

Anywhere, Anytime Art: Illustration: An artist's guide to illustration on the go is a tutorial guide by artist educator Betsy Beier. Due out 14th May 2019 from Quarto on their Walter Foster imprint, it's 144 pages and will be available in paperback format.

This is an informal guide specifically aimed at different media and methods for jotting on the go. This is a perfect accompaniment for journaling, note-taking, travel journals, diaries, etc. I like that the author presents several different styles, some serious and more involved, some whimsical and a bit silly (framed anthropomorphic pet pictures with glasses, scarves, etc).

There are 12 main tutorials included. The introductory section is quite basic, and presupposes some previous familiarity with art supplies from the user. There is quite a good discussion of different color palettes and how they can call up a mood or place. The author's writing style is encouraging and upbeat and quite fun to read.  I felt like I could tackle any of the projects in the book with the instructions provided.

Really fun, useful book. I'll be incorporating some of the author's suggestions in my own journaling.

Five stars, for what it proposes to cover (informal illustration on the go) and for what it provides (beginner to intermediate tutorials to become more confident with the techniques) , it manages to do it perfectly.  Appropriate for all ages. There are takeaways for everyone here.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes