The author has a naive, whimsical, folk-art inspired aesthetic. The items are everyday familiar objects and can be used in so many ways.
The layout follows the familiar Walter Foster tutorial format. An introduction and artist's statement (5% of the total content) is followed by sub-chapters on finding inspiration, tools and materials, a short and easily accessible general drawing tutorial and an introduction to color theory. The following four chapters are full of step by step specific drawing tutorials for objects around the house, outdoors, everyday items, and around town. The tutorial chapters are also interspersed with practice pages and drawing prompts for the reader to try out their own drawn items. The final chapter includes specific gallery tutorials for a charming handmade concertina book, a card, and a bookmark. These are all achievable by artists with all levels of ability.
It's unclear from the publishing info available online, but the eARC I received has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references. I hope the ebook release version does also. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately. Presumably that feature will carry through to the final release version.
This book would be useful for readers who wish to incorporate more direct drawing and painting to coordinate with journaling or other diary/writing activities, cardmakers and other papercrafters, as well as people who just want to add a little more painting in their day-to-day lives.
Five stars.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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