Product Review: Wolfe Brothers Cheat Book V3: Animals

May 20, 2010

Description: $15.00
Typical Wolfe construction of spiral bound, 4″/5.5″, glossy card stock, no words, all pictures, some “cheek art”/half face and some full face depending on your definition.

My Full Face definition is that you turn the model into the animal/character.

7 out of 15 designs are “on” the face not “of” the face, if you catch my drift.  No?  You don’t catch that drift?  You should consider standing downwind next time :P

Pros:
- Excellent quality photos
- Designs you probably haven’t seen in other books yet
- Nicely executed and super cute half face/cheek art animals
- Style.  You know when it’s a Wolfe design.  And I want someone to do the Insect design on me in Florida.  You hear me, Wolfies?

Cons:
- I would only use 1, maybe 2 designs on a job out of this book: the Fish (Cute but I like Christina Davison’s better) and the Chimp (Shannon’s version works for me b/c it is faster)
- No color descriptions
- I HATE books & DVDs that don’t give details on how to do the cover art.  Hate Hate Hate!  You advertise with the cover- that is how you got my attention, isn’t it?  Show me what I want, dang it!
- Also, beginner beware.  This is not for you.  Buy it for inspiration but don’t get discouraged.

Don’t miss these designs (even if you never use them, they are still awesome!):
- Bluejay
- Fish
- Chimp
- T-Rex
-  Insect

Overall: Was it worth my $15?  Yes. But I like Face Painting books a lot.  If you only want new ideas for designs for gigs, this is not for you.

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