It's not every day you get to become a great watercolor artist... or is it? Welcome back, fellow artist, to my "art-themed book reviews" series! Er, at least, that's what we've been calling it, since we covered a wide range of painting-related books so far. Today, though, we're going to look into a book called …
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“Be an Artist in 10 Steps”: Full Book Review
Think you can become an artist in just 10 steps? Well, we're going to see... with this peek inside of "Be an Artist in 10 Steps," a book by Ian Sidaway and Patricia Seligman. We'll see what the steps to success supposedly are, what kinds of projects are included in the full book, and more. …
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“Painting Party” by Anna Bartlett: A Quick Book Review
Welcome back to the Canvas Academy online blog! Today, I'm going to share a short and sweet book review with you... and today's book to-be-reviewed is called "Painting Party", which is a book designed for beginner artists to learn new and unique painting tips and tricks. As an experienced artist myself, I wanted to kind …
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“Five Minute Watercolor”: A Quick Book Review
Hey there to anyone and everyone who absolutely loves the art of watercolor! Recently, I picked up a copy of a sweet lil' book called "Five Minute Watercolor" by Samantha Nielsen. It's pretty well compact, and it highlights a lot of beginner watercolor painting techniques and approaches to creating things like cityscapes, trees, flowers, and …
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Book in Review: ‘Don’t Judge a Girl by Her Cover’ by Ally Carter
(Note to self: don't ever before a spy if you're even a little bit claustrophobic.)--Page 163 Hello again, fellow YA readers! I'm finally back today with another sweet lil' book review... and this one is from one of our favorite young adult/teen fiction sub-genres... spy books. Because, remember how I wrote and shared my own …
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Get a Free Book Review Guide (Digital + Printable PDF)
Guys, get excited--I've got another awesome free reading resource for you today! And this one is... a digital/printable book review guide. It'll help you plan out your book reviews-to-do, prompt you to write high-quality reviews, and even track all of your TBRs so that you can date when you finish and review each one. Just …
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Book in Review: Not Here to Be Liked by Michelle Quach
Guys, I think I'm finally doing it... I'm reading more than two books a year! Even if they are audiobooks... but, hey, I do what I can. My latest audiobook read was Not Here to Be Liked... and, yeah, I felt mixed on this one, which seems to be becoming my norm these days. Oh, …
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Book in Review: Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
Welcome back to my blog, y'all! I know it's been a bit since I've done a book review... so, we're going to just do one today. And today's review is on Beauty Queens... which, at first, I really wanted to fall in love with... but... (and I'm sure you can probably guess where things will …
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The Funniest YA Lit Book Releases in 2024
Oh, yes, people... it's that time of year again. Time to check out all the new book releases in the year to come, that is! And, since y'all know me, we're gonna look at some of the hottest humor-filled YA books to be released in 2024. Yep--all the ones that are sure to make you …
Book in Review: Hot Dog Girl by Jennifer Dugan
Well, now that the new year is approaching, I've decided that it's finally time to pick up all the books I purchased 15 months ago and actually read them. Even if that also means... finishing the book I started back in June after accidentally leaving it under a stack of candles for six months. Yeah, …
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