Artist Toolbox: Painting Tools & Materials

This is a very good book with plenty of detailed explanations for all types of tools and mediums that anyone learning about painting can use.   I also loved the step by step instructions on different paintings some of which I have already copied for practice.

I got this book for my daughter as she is in Middle school and loves art and wants to learn more about art and become proficient in all things art. This book starts at the basic and will explain to someone that lives under a rock what things are to someone with some knowledge that wants to learn more. I look forward to sharing this with my daughter as it is a book she would actually read and finish.

I  recieved a free digital copy of this book from Netgalley for an honest review.

This is a nice basic collection of tools, supplies and different mediums for the modern day artist. I loved how the book broke down the different types of the same kinds of paints. (Who knew there were so many different kinds of acrylic paints?) I also loved how they showed the different brush techniques.

"Painting Tools & Materials" is a very basic, beginner's art instruction book about painting. They covered the basics about using watercolors, acrylics, and oil and explained which media work well together for mixed media. They talked about the types of brushes and how they're used, supports, mediums, easels and other work surfaces, lighting, storage, and safety issues. They covered color theory, color mixing, and various painting techniques including those specific to a certain type of paint (like watercolor). They provided good pictures of the various materials and techniques.

At the end, they provided six step-by-step demonstrations (2 watercolor, 1 acrylic, 2 oil, 1 mixed media) that used the various techniques discussed in the book. While most art instruction books cover tools and materials, they usually do so quickly and often assume you understand more about the materials and techniques than complete beginners really do. This book goes in depth into these basics so that you can better understand art instruction books and know what tools and materials you actual need for the painting you want to do.

4 Stars! This was a very informative book! I’m a beginner in the art world & I found a lot of the info in this book to be very helpful. It did make me feel a bit overwhelmed after awhile. It’s just got so much information & I didn’t know where to begin!! I tried to keep to the acrylic painting info since that’s where I’d like to start & that made it less overwhelming. Plus this book gives the reader a few step by step demonstrations at the end of it & I tried out the acrylic painting demo- I need the practice!! I recommend this book for any beginner painter & suggest you just focus on one style of painting (acrylic, watercolor, oil, mixed media) at a time.
*I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own!*

An excellent course on color theory.  I would recommend this to any artist or artisan in any field.  It includes a great deal of reference material and it's something that should be on the shelf of anyone who uses color to communicate.

I received this book as part of a NetGalley giveaway in exchange for an honest review.

There’s always something new you can learn from a book! 
I just finished reading the Artist’s Toolbox: Painting Tools and Materials: A Practical Guide to Paints, Brushes, Palettes and more from @quartocreates. That is I’m finished with the technical content, but I’m not done with the activities just yet! 
Truth be told, if you’ve been painting for quite some time, you already know most of the content of this book since it’s very basic. It tells you the differences between each medium: watercolor, oil and acrylic. The brushes and palettes are no different it’s something you can learn with other books only this goes a lot more extensive than most. Since other books I’ve read just described them briefly, whereas this book gave more information. 
What I really liked about this book was the Demonstrations chapter. In this part you get to apply all the basic techniques and information you got from the previous chapters and create artworks taught by various contributing artists. 

I tried out the first activity which is called Rendering Sunsets by Paul Talbot-Greaves and had loads of fun painting!

It’s a very informative book especially if you’re just about to consider painting as a hobby, that way you get to have a glimpse of what to expect from which medium you would choose to learn

I am reviewing this book for Walter Foster Creative Team, Quarto, and NetGalley who gave me a copy of their book for an honest review. 
A very good book for a beginner as there are lots of detailed information about tools you may come across and the different techniques which can be used with different media.