If you need to know how to make a transfer FROM almost any medium TO almost any medium, this book is the one to get!

I was able to purchase most materials listed in the book in local craft stores, and the rest were readily available online. The authors are most thorough in their explanations, and even include "troubleshooting" tips along the way.

I had encountered a few of these techniques in other books and magazines, but this book really covers a LOT, if not MOST of the techniques available at this time.

One of the best investments, as a mixed-media/assemblage/collage artist that I have made in a long time!

Very informative and easy to understand. Highly recommended for acrylic and mixed media artists.

I can't get the method on page 15 of this book to work. But I was just now contacted back by one of the authors, Sandra Duran Wilson, who is a very helpful and nice person. There can be a lot of hiccups with the transfer method on page 15 but a lot of details and reasons why were not there in the book. For me, the more warnings and advice the better ! But I can at least say that Sandra wrote back to me same day and answered questions that the other author must have been too busy at the time to answer {I sent my question to the other co-author, but Sandra was the one who answered as it was forwarded to her}. Sandra did say that the method on page 15 was not the easiest one and not her own preference. I just wish they had explained all of what could go wrong, why it might not work and what else you can try to see if you can make it work {as I found out in Sandra's helpful letter}. I will post the advice that Sandra gave so it can help anyone else with this problem, but I will need a few days to get back here and do that---
Also, I started this review before I tried most of the methods in the entire book. But boy was I fried when page 15 did not work, because how disappointing is that ? It should work if its in the book. But I will be back to review and edit this further. Sandra gave some advice in an email and I will try that to see how it goes, {she gave trouble-shooting info that was not really in the book}.
All the same it appears to be a nice book, and I'm sure the other transfer methods will work.

Although the book is photographed well, I think the written directions could have been more detailed. There is a nice trouble shooting section following each and every project. I doubt I will ever use more than one idea out of the entire book. Seems like a cut and paste collage would work just as well and be more archival. Several ideas on how to transfer a magazine photo that would ruin the clipping, so why not just use the clipping? Maybe down the road I will try more projects out.

This workshop book is excellent for a beginner like me. It is a very good presentation for techniques with well done photos and text instructions and titles. One minor suggestion: a glossary would be very helpful ( but, this is nitpicking ). Buy it !!