I am working on a new ebook and I’m excited about it.  It is 30 days of art journaling prompts.  The books I’ve done in the past I’ve created as a pdf document and hosted them on my server.  But I’m looking in to other options.  Have any of you used Lulu?  Or any other services?  I’d greatly appreciate any info you could share with me.

Today I received Creative Paint Workshop for Mixed-Media Artists by Ann Baldwin and I love it!  First of all, I love her style.  She combines  collage with paint and ink in a beautiful way.  The book starts out teaching about layout and composition and goes all the way through to teach the reader everything they need to know about creating mixed media pieces.  She details paints, media, pens, and other materials.  There are several chapters with step-by-step instructions that are very detailed with many instructional pictures.  One whole chapter is devoted to encaustic techniques.

I read a lot of art books, and I usually get some inspiration from them, but this one is the best I’ve seen in a long time!  In summary, an artist I truly admire shares her process, her materials and her experience in a beautiful, spiral bound (within a hard cover), 141 page book.