This book is chock full of information and exambles, and arranged in an easy to read and follow format.
This is by far the best of several books I have purchased on this subject-a must for any mixed media artist.

This is a very good book, very informative and good pictures and techniques. For the advanced artist not a beginner book. I returned it, it was not what I expected.

I first discovered Ann Baldwin many years ago when surfing the net in search of collage examples for a mixed media collage class I was teaching. At that time she was doing collages with authors as the main focus. She's branched out since then, and I like the direction she's taken. A few years ago I bought her video, "Telling Stories with Collage & Paint." It's an excellent resource, so when I saw she had written this book, I made sure to buy it. It has many new examples of her work, and includes chapters on abstract design, materials, composition, combining words with paint - something I love to do as a calligrapher, using digital photographs and even encaustic painting. Ann is an excellent instructor and doesn't leave gaping holes in the process as many authors of how-to books tend to do. I'm looking forward to exploring this book more thoroughly, but I've already seen enough to convince me of its worth.

I have done a lot of mixed media work, but I'm a total novice when it comes to adding paint as an element. I bought this book after looking through it carefully, and found helpful suggestions immediately. I am very happy with it. I own tons of books and find some of them inspirational, and some of them instructive. This I think of as instructive. I have no idea if it would be helpful to someone with a painting background - since I don't have such a background. I am only beginning to using paint and need a book that takes me step by step through the process. I don't plan to be a painter per se, but I can see what a difference it makes to add it to mixed media collage. As for inspiration, the book is fine in that regard, although I have so many books that are full of inspiration that I really don't need this one to fulfill that role. Nuts and bolts how-to is what I bought it for, and that is what I've found.

This book is both practical (spiral bound in hard case ! ) and truly beautiful to look at. The images of finished work is inspiring. It demonstrates the wonderful versatility of Acrylic paint both in a mixed media format or as a stand alone product. I do not feel the book would suit an absolute beginner . Although there are some projects to follow. If you are familiar with paints and composition, then this book could be a great addition to the reference library as it clearly shows how you can create wonderful effects. There are great examples of how to layer paint for depth of colour, using encaustic ( wax ) adding or transferring photos images. The effects are artistic rather than crafty, which is why I feel this book would suit anyone who is using paints ( Acrylic and water based media ) on a regular basis, rather than a newcomer to art.
Highly recommended , even if its just for the images of completed work.!