Book Review: Mixed Media Paint Box

I have a few books that need reviewing and it is high time I get to it.

Mixed-Media Paint Box: Weekly Projects for a Year of Creative Exploration, was edited by Tonia Davenport and has projects from the 'big names' we all know and love, like Michael DeMeng, Ruth Rae and Claudine Hellmuth.

This book is a sampler of F+W Media's authors and book offerings and is meant to help give a weekly, creative jump start. You could open the book to any page and try something new out, if you like that idea or technique, you could purchase that author's book and delve more deeply into the idea. But this book stands alone too and you could complete each project presented on a weekly basis to build your skill set.

The projects and ideas presented are varied and wide ranging, jewelry making, frames, magnets, background textures using acrylic paints, watercolor and digital printing. All described with photographic how-to in an engaging and inspiring layout. Check it out.

I have one copy of this book and would like to give it away. Post a comment about a technique you would love to know more about and I will announce the winner within a week time.