Book Review: The Art of Simz
Simone “Simz” Ferriero is an Italian artist who creates modern day fantasy illustrations with a coxy feel. Think witches going about doing their household chores and spectral cats are running around.
The artworks are beautiful and there are several tutorials showing the creative process on creating them. There's plenty of commentary included that shares tips, techniques and career advices. The book's a large format 152-page hardcover.
The only downside to the book is regarding the gallery pages that takes up half the book. For every two pages, the same art is used, one smaller and one larger at maybe 1.5 to 2 times the size. The smaller artwork already looks big so the zoomed in version is kinda unnecessary and feels like page fillers instead as a result. Despite that, it's still a pretty good artbook.
You can find more art from Simz on Twitter and Facebook.
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This book was borrowed from Basheer Graphic Books for review purposes. You can order the book from them. Check with Basheer on Facebook.
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"For every two pages, the
"For every two pages, the same art is used, one smaller and one larger at maybe 1.5 to 2 times the size. The smaller artwork already looks big so the zoomed in version is kinda unnecessary and feels like page fillers instead as a result."
I backed the Kickstarter for this book and was so incredibly disappointed with it because of that very reason. I feel cheated to be honest.
The artwork is absolutely gorgeous, but the constant repetition makes it a very frustrating experience. I'm afraid that I wouldn't pay full price for this, given the chance.
@Alberto Lara
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@Alberto Lara
They could have included more tutorials and that would make the book even better.
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