Transfers and Altered Images: with Acrylic Gels and Mediums (Design Originals) Paperback – January 1, 2009

I have several books on transfer techniques but this is by far the best. I was a bit unsure when I saw how slim this book was but it has more information in it than the other books on transferred images combined. This is not a "copy my project" book, it gives you the how to in complete understandable directions and adds ideas on combining different techniques and general ideas for exploration. I highly recommend this as the best book on transfers for the mixed media artist.

Really good book for beginners and those with little transfer knowledge.Well written and illustrated.

Yes, this book(let) is short and Golden products are featured, but it is crammed with beautiful work, ideas, and practical instructions on a wide variety of proven techniques.I had already signed up for an online class before I got this book - but Transfers and Altered Images is better at one third the price. This is like having a friend demo all her great tricks for you!Use another brand of gels, etc., if you want to, but take advantage of Chris Cozen's expertise with this book.

Although this book features some gorgeous art work and creative ideas, I give it only three stars for just that. Otherwise, it is merely a glorified advertisement catalog for Golden products, which was disappointing to me. You can't really call it a book as it is puny and really just a booklet, which I found to be grossly overpriced. This should not sell for anymore than maybe $6 or $7 at the very most.

This book offers the kind of detailed instructions I have been looking for. I can't wait to try them! Specific products are mentioned which greatly helps a newbie like me.

Great ideas on transfers...so many different techniques

From the price I was expecting a substantial book, not a 35 page pamphlet. It covers the basics of one type of transfer using acrylic medium, there must be other techniques for transferring printed images to make mixed media art.

I found this book very useful. I rated it a 4 instead of a 5 because I was sometimes a little confused by some of the wording but it's probably just me. I was able to successfully make transfers after reading and a little trial and error. I know some people didn't like that she mostly talked about Golden Paints but I liked that because I knew exactly what to use. The mediums were a mystery before this book.