Daring Adventures in Paint by Mati Rose McDonough

Daring Adventures in Paint by Mati Rose McDonough

One of the things I love to do in my spare time is arts and crafts! Yes folks, I am a big time crafter when I have time to do it! One of the crafting mediums I dabble in from time to time happens to be painting, decorating paint to be exact. Well today, I am bringing to all of you a book review on the book called: “Daring Adventures in Paint” Techniques for painting, sketching and mixed media, by author and talented painter ~ Mati Rose McDonough.

The book was just released in July of 2012 and contains 128 pages with 250 illustrations. It’s a paperback book with the suggested retail price of $22.99. The ISBN: 13: 978-1-59253-7-709 and is by Quarry Books.

Synopsis: Daring Adventures in Paint is a colorful, whimsical book of paint and mixed-media techniques authored by the well-loved & popular artist, illustrator and blogger Mati Rose McDonough. Mati’s approach to making art is a bit like uncovering a hidden treasure, a treasure that resides within each aspiring artist. Through both practical applications and creative exercises which take you to a myriad exciting locales, Mati shows you how to “find your magic”, the place of confidence from which you can access the vision of what you want to share with the world.

Daring Adventures in Paint shows you how to:

* Create lush, painted backgrounds using brayering, squeegeeing, dry brushing and sanding.
* Make a patchwork paper collage.
* Use silver leaf.
* Create spray-paint patterns with doilies.
* Transfer sketches to a painting.
* Collaborate with other artists & create an art space.

About the Author: Mati Rose McDonough is an artist & illustrator who lives in San Francisco, CA. Mati studied painting at the California College of Arts and has had numerous shows around the country. She has taught painting retreats in the U.S. and in Italy.

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My Thoughts: As I previously explained, I love to do arts & crafts and don’t nearly get enough time to do them! I have always wanted to learn some painting techniques but have never had the time to go pick up some courses. This book is absolutely fantastic! It has a slew of colored photos which show you step-by-step how to do the projects. I love how easily everything is explained and it’s in a language that even a beginner like myself, can understand.

There are a total of 8 chapters in the book which are as follows:

* Chapter 1: Beginning Your Journey ~ Finding inspiration, creating your painted background.
* Chapter 2: Navigating Your Route ~ Trusting your path; creating a patchwork paper collage.
* Chapter 3: Setting Sail ~ Show the world your magic; A silver-leafing exercise.
* Chapter 4: Staying the Course ~ Follow your compass; exploring doily stencils.
* Chapter 5: Anchoring ~ Finding your voice; Transferring your sketches to paint.
* Chapter 6: Finding Flow ~ Filling up the well; Collaborating with another artist.
* Chapter 7: Treasures ~ Telling your story; Dropping into your own narrative.
* Chapter 8: Tying It All Together ~ Layering your painting with all the techniques.

I have read this book cover-to-cover twice and I am really excited about it! Right now we are getting ready to move so my craft room is already packed up. Once we get moved and unpacked, I will be digging into this book even more! I am really excited about trying out some of the techniques and since I am also a paper crafter, I definitely want to try the patchwork paper collage! Yeah!

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