Marbled Designs: A Complete Guide to Fifty-Five Elegant Patterns

Rating:
Summary: Good, but not the first book.
Review: This is a catalog of patterns for marbled papers, including many traditional and some modern patterns. It certainly isn't exhaustive, but contains may brilliant examples to work from.

The real value of this book is in the patterns if shows, not just the figures but some very striking color combinations. Each page gives instructions, in a highly condensed format, for recreating the pattern on your own.

This is not an introduction to marbling, though. It gives very little description of materials, tools, and basic methods. You should already have some experience at marbling before you pick this up. Beginners should look elsewhere and practice a bit before looking for inspiration here.

This book isn't for the pro or for the just-starting. It might make a good second book for an amateur crafter, though.

//wiredweird

Rating:
Summary: Good, but not the first book.
Review: This is a catalog of patterns for marbled papers, including many traditional and some modern patterns. It certainly isn't exhaustive, but contains may brilliant examples to work from.

The real value of this book is in the patterns if shows, not just the figures but some very striking color combinations. Each page gives instructions, in a highly condensed format, for recreating the pattern on your own.

This is not an introduction to marbling, though. It gives very little description of materials, tools, and basic methods. You should already have some experience at marbling before you pick this up. Beginners should look elsewhere and practice a bit before looking for inspiration here.

This book isn't for the pro or for the just-starting. It might make a good second book for an amateur crafter, though.