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A guide to value for money for artists

Read reviews about art books, art supplies and other products and services used by artists.

This blog highlights:
- book reviews
- reviews of art media, art materials and art equipment
- reviews of places where you buy
- reviews of other products or services used by artists
- summaries of good quality and relevant reviews by other practising artists

My aim is to try and identify good quality and good value.

You can find out more about this blog in An introduction to "Making a Mark

These reviews will be added to the information, advice and reviews found in my "Making A Mark on Art" sites listed below.

Join in! You are invited to......

1. Send me suggestions of relevant and useful posts on other blogs
2. Comment about what you think about an art book, product or supplier.
3. Take part in regular opinion polls about which products or suppliers you like the best.

Top Five Posts

  • Review: IKEA Alex Drawer Unit for paper storage
  • Hemnes Bookcase x 4 for "The Art Library" #2 - RESULT!
  • How to create a Lazy Susan Coloured Pencil Holder
  • The Favourite Coloured Pencil Awards! (2012 Brand Poll Results)
  • The Top Five Artists' Watercolour Paints in 2013

The Best Books about Drawing and Sketching

The Best Books about Drawing and Sketching
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You can comment at the end of each post (click "comments"). Al comments are moderated and I see every comment.

Contact me: Send me a suggestion, a link to your review or a private comment

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  • ...the best artist-quality watercolour paints?
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ART BOOKS Resources for Artists

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Disclaimer Notice:

The basic principle which underpins this blog is that all the reviews which appear here should be independent and unbiased. What does this mean?
  • I have no financial relationship or formal affiliation with any suppliers of art materials, any publisher or any B&M art shop or art bookshop. I choose to buy the bulk of my art materials and art books from various shops and suppliers.
  • I am sent review copies of books by various publishers or authors and samples of art materials by various suppliers of art materials. I always declare if I was sent a product as a sample.
  • I am an Amazon affiliate and the Amazon search box and all links to books include an affiliate link via Squidoo or my own personal affiliate account. This means that if you buy a book as a result of clicking on one of these links I might earn a very small sum. (Income earned in this way helps me finance the purchase of new books).
  • Apart from books (see above for declaration) I always declare if I have any sort of affiliate interest in relation to a product or service under review and
  • I expect all reviews by other artists which appear on this blog to adhere to the basic premise that any and all affiliations are declared.

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