June 2015 reviews

The highlight of June 2015 would probably be Kim Jung Gi's new sketchbook Omphalos and Sketching from the Imagination: Sci-fi (I love sketchbooks).

Here's the list of all artbooks and other items reviewed last month.

• JOYRIDE/FLATOUT: Hot Rods and Dream Machines
• Cool Japan Guide: Fun in the Land of Manga, Lucky Cats and Ramen
• Out of Line: The Art of Jules Feiffer
• A Walking Tour: Shanghai
• A Year in Japan by Kate T. Williamson
• Omphalos: Kim Jung Gi Sketchbook
• GUMI GRAPHIXXX
• Creative Lettering and Beyond: Inspiring tips, techniques, and ideas for hand lettering your way to beautiful works of art
• The Technical Pen by Gary Simmons
• Clueless in Tokyo: An Explorer's Sketchbook of Weird and Wonderful Things in Japan
• The Art of World of Warcraft
• Roger Dahl's Comic Japan: Best of Zero Gravity Cartoons from The Japan Times-The Lighter Side of Tokyo Life
• The Art of Inside Out
• Realms: The Roleplaying Art of Tony DiTerlizzi
• Sketching from the Imagination: Sci-fi
• Nature Anatomy: The Curious Parts and Pieces of the Natural World
• Subconscious Meanderings: Surreal, Visionary, and Semi-Strange Drawings and Mixed Media Paintings
• CP Treasures, Volume III: Colored Pencil Masterworks from Around the Globe
• Pinocchio: The Making of the Disney Epic
• The Essential Evangelion Chronicle: Side A
• Animorphia by Kerby Rosanes
• Beginner's Guide to Character Creation in Maya
• The Painting Workbook: How to Get Started and Stay Inspired
• Pablo: Art Masters Series
• Painting People in Watercolor: A Design Approach
• Senran Kagura: Official Design Works
• Sharpie Art Workshop: Techniques and Ideas for Transforming Your World
• Shining Blade & Ark: Collection of Visual Materials
• Light Up Your Watercolors Layer By Layer: Transparent Glazing Techniques for Luminous Paintings
• Record of Agarest War: Heroines Visual Book
• Bali Sketchbook by Graham Byfield

Art products

I managed to get Lachri to write a few coloured pencils reviews, and also invited some artists to review the new pen display tablets that came out recently, namely the Huion GT-185HD and Yiynova MVP22U+RH.

• Da Vinci Series 5260 Watercolour Brush Box Set
• Luminance Colored Pencils by Caran d'Ache
• Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2-inch for Artists and Drawing
• Faber-Castell Polychromos Colored Pencils
• Huion GT-185HD Pen Display Tablet Monitor
• Yiynova MVP22U+RH Pen Display Monitor
• Caran d'Ache Saffron, Sunset and Grand Canyon inks
• Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils
• Adonit Jot Pro Fine Point Stylus
• Adonit Jot Touch with Pixelpoint pressure sensitive stylus for iPad

Art video courses

I've recently discovered Craftsy.com and signed up for a few video courses there. I want to highlight the courses by Shari Blaukopf and Matt Rota which are fantastic. Check them out if you want to learn watercolour, or pen and ink techniques.

• Sketching Landscapes in Pen, Ink and Watercolor by Shari Blaukopf
• Pen & Ink Essentials by Paul Heaston
• Sketchbooks: Drawing the Everyday by Paul Heaston
• Mixed Media: Pen, Ink & Watercolor by Matt Rota

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