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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Decoupage Delight!By Caroline AlexanderIf you plan to do classic decoupage; this is the volume for you! Filled; absolutely filled; with tons of images; in all sizes and styles; of the 19th century decoupage craze. So happy with my purchase. This volume was even more than I hoped for...6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Beautiful book.By Victoria Van PattenThis book was a great purchase. I reference it often when deciding how to assemble an ink drawing. This book has many examples of truly black and white images. Many ink books Ive purchased contain images that are hard to view just because the whole image is the same tone. Ink is a difficult thing to master; thus making contrast even more important than it would be in any other form of drawing or painting. This book contains images that are full of contrast and are not in any way difficult to view.7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Collage bookBy P. MartinezThis book makes a fine collection to my book of arts. This helps you if you are into making art from images or imagination. They have samples in the book with images made out of many images found in the book. The cover of this book is made out of different images from the book; pretty much a copy and paste method. Detailed drawings black and white. Recommended for anyone who is into detailed ink art.