Marina Bakasova is an award-winning artist. Fond of drawing and painting from early childhood, she recently graduated from university and now works as a freelance illustrator. Marina's first book, Four-Step Watercolour, was published through Search Press in 2020 and won the Most Inspiring Crafty Read category in the Best of Craft Awards 2020. Marina has over 14,000 followers on Instagram, where her handle is @marinabksv
Paint 50 Watercolour Animals is the first title in a new beginners' series that teaches you how to paint popular subjects by simplifying them into shapes, lines and colours. The book focuses on a range of animals - from household pets to wild creatures, including meerkats and monkeys. There are 50 watercolour projects included and each of them can be completed in just seven steps. No prior knowledge is needed, so these books are ideal for complete beginners and each of the projects come complete with a line drawing provided at full size so it's ready to copy or trace. -- Leisure Painter * Issue 646 * This is another lovely book by the talented Niina Latinen. I already own her previous sock book so couldn’t wait to get my hands on this one. Another 20 beautiful sock patterns inspired by all four corners of the globe. There are different skill levels required but all have very clear instructions and charts which could be photocopied, enlarged and marked when using if necessary. I think my favourites so far are Hanami cherry blossom socks, the Taj Mahal ones knitted in double knitting yarn, Skyfall and The Eiffel Tower socks named “Under Parisian Skies”. Too many to choose from really. -- Lily Middleton * Customer Review *