Quarry Books The Organic Artist: Make Your Own Paint, Paper, Pigments, Prints and More from Nature

I was expecting this book to be a nice read, but it's so much more than that. It has real substance and is nothing like other books on the market. Filled with great art projects for making your own art supplies from nature - everything from brushes to paint to paper.

Muy práctico para los que quieran iniciarse en la elaboración de tintas, pigmentos y utensilios de origen natural. Muy bién ilustrado. Realmente se aprecia que el que lo ha escrito sabe de lo que habla.

Très bel ouvrage. Belles photos et bien détaillé. Complet . Intéressera les amoureux du Diy en lien avec la nature et l’artistique . Livre En anglais .

The Organic Artist, by Nick Neddo, is a very attractively made book with beautiful photographs of each project. I like the easy to read, easy to follow written and photographed instructions and especially appreciate the uncomplicated tools and materials needed to make basic artist’s materials. These projects are labours of love and curiosity so patience and practice are needed and expected to crush, grind, chew, gnaw, whittle, carve etc... Now I love my acrylic paints and crayons and markers as much as anyone else and appreciate the centuries of research and refinement that go into making readymade art supplies, but Neddo’s book inspires me to gather the colour that is around me wherever I go. I already feel happier just knowing that berries can be ink instead of jam and that stones are just a few steps away from being paint or a crayon. This is a very inspiring book and good for anywhere you live and forage.

Artists who love nature, using their hands and experimenting will love this book. Instructions are fairly simple, but I wish it had included a lot of projects to make, since a lot of the ingredients required are not available in a lot of countries. There could have been a little more information on alternatives. Otherwise it's a great book to have when you feel inspired to make art supplies naturally.