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Books/DVDs The Art of Gouache: An Inspiring and Practical Guide To Painting With This Exciting Medium : Book By Jeremy Ford
15.4 GBP
This book is a highly practical step-by-step guide to working with gouache. Not only does this book teach and inspire novice painters, but it also introduces more experienced artists to the advantages of using this much overlooked, but wonderful, medium. Gouache is water-based, quick-drying and can be painted light over dark as well as dark over light. Ideal for the beginner, it can be used thinly in a watercolour style, or more thickly as with oils or acrylics. This guide covers all the materials and tools required and has a comprehensive techniques section that includes overlaying colours, colour blending and troubleshooting. Experienced author Jeremy Ford takes you through three simple, step-by-step projects, each showcasing a unique style of painting with gouache. Numerous finished paintings are included to demonstrate the range of subjects, styles and techniques that you can achieve. While offering practical examples, this book encourages you to develop your own style of painting using this exciting medium. Size: 216 mm x 280 mm Format: Paperback, 144pp ISBN-13: 9781782214540 Publisher: Search Press
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Books/DVDs Botanical Illustration: The First Ten Lessons : : Book By Valerie C. Price
22.4 GBP
This practical introduction to botanical illustration is formed of ten graded lessons, where each teaches you new skills to build upon the last. From mushrooms to orchids to hawthorn berries and leaves; once you've completed these lessons in drawing and painting botanical subjects, you will have all the techniques you need in order to tackle far more complex arrangements. An experienced teacher of botanical illustration, Valerie Price shows even the uninitiated illustrator how to produce accurate and beautiful results, with her step-by-step instructions on how to tackle each individual project.With advice on topics including accurate drawing, measuring and recording your subject, right the way through to preparing a well-composed botanical plate, this book covers everything you need to know to get ahead in botanical illustration.
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Books/DVDs Watercolor Painting: A Comprehensive Approach to Mastering the Medium : Book by Tom Hoffmann
27.5 GBP
The beauty of a watercolor painting lies in its diaphanous layers, delicate strokes, and luminous washes. However, the very features that define the beauty of the medium can make it difficult to master. This complete guide to understanding the relationships between color, value, wetness, and composition unravels the mysteries of watercolor to help your practice evolve. Experienced teacher and acclaimed artist Tom Hoffmann offers a unique, inquiry-based approach that shows you how to translate any subject into the language of watercolor. With Hoffmann as your guide, you’ll learn the key questions to ask yourself at every turn and time-tested methods to help you reach solutions.Hoffmann’s thorough explanations and step-by-step demonstrations delineate the process of composing a painting in watercolor, while art from more than thirty-five past and present masters, including John Singer Sargent, Ogden Pleissner, George Post, Emil Kosa, Jr., Mary Whyte, Trevor Chamberlain, Lars Lerin, Torgeir Schjølberg, Piet Lap, Leslie Frontz, and Alvaro Castagnet serve to illustrate and inspire. Whether you’re a serious beginner or a seasoned practitioner, this book will guide you toward the all-important balance between restraint and risk-taking that every watercolorist seeks.Hardcover: 208 pagesISBN-13: 978-0823006731
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Books/DVDs Block Print: Everything You Need to Know for Printing with Lino Blocks, Rubber Blocks, Foam Sheets, and Stamp Sets : Book by Andrea Lauren
21.8 GBP
In this book, artist and designer Andrea Lauren showcases the simple techniques you will need to create your own printing blocks. Filled with inspiration from around the world, beginner and experienced artists will be able to find this book to be a great addition to their library.
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Books/DVDs Expressive Figure Drawing : Book by Bill Buchman
23.5 GBP
An inspiring must-have resource for artists seeking new approaches to drawing the human figure. Throughout the history of art, figure drawing has been regarded as the very foundation of an artist's education and at the centre of the art-making process. In Expressive Figure Drawing, innovative teacher and author, Bill Buchman, explores the idea that the way we draw is a direct expression of our emotions, perceptions and our sense of ourselves and others. The underlying approach is based on the author's 20 plus fundamental figure drawing exercises that are undertaken one step at a time so that students and artists of all levels are empowered to make progress with the figure beyond their expectations. Throughout the book, the author reveals his methods for developing proficiency using a variety of traditional media and the latest art materials available today.Paperback: 176 pagesISBN-13: 978-0823033140Product Dimensions: 25.3 x 21.6 x 1.2 cm
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Books/DVDs The Watercolor Course You've Always Wanted: Guided Lessons for Beginners and Experienced Artists : Book by Leslie Frontz
20.7 GBP
This straightforward handbook offers a fresh approach to watercolor mastery that bridges the gap between theory and practice. Through thoughtful discussion, expert instruction, and in-depth step-by-step demonstrations, Leslie Frontz shows readers how to eliminate common barriers to achieve beautiful, captivating watercolor paintings. Beginning with teaching readers how to see with an artist's eye, Frontz then establishes how watercolor painters build on this skill by making timely decisions throughout the creation process. Paperback: 192 pages ISBN-13: 978-0770435295 Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 1.3 x 24.1 cm
Books/DVDs Watercolours Unleashed : Book by Jane Betteridge
15.4 GBP
Creativity, along with imaginative use of the popular watercolour medium, suffuses Jane Betteridge's work. In this, her first book, she shares her painting techniques and methods with you. Learn to use watercolour paints in unusual and surprising ways to create works bursting with vibrancy and beauty. Read a review of Watercolours Unleashed and interview with Jane Betteridge on our blog ISBN-10: 1782210350ISBN-13: 978-1782210351Paperback: 144 pagesProduct Dimensions: 21.6 x 1.3 x 27.7 cm
Books/DVDs The Complete Guide to Anatomy for Artists & Illustrator : Book by Gottfried Bammes
46.5 GBP
This is the first English translation of the classic guide to anatomy and figure drawing written by Gottfried Bammes in 1964, 'Die Gestalt des Menschen'. The original book has gone through several editions since the 1960s: based on the most recent German edition, this 504 page translation contains over 1200 photographs, diagrams and drawings, some by well-known artists such as Michelangelo, Matisse and Durer, some by the author, who was a teacher at the College of Fine Arts in Dresden.This book covers the following topics: The skeleton; Human musculature; Rest and movement; Legs and Feet; Torso and Shoulders; Building up the whole figure; the Face. Readers are advised that while this is a guide to human anatomy, the majority of the exercises and illustrations in this book focus on the female nude, rather than the male.Size: 504pp. (210 x 295mm).ISBN-13: 9781782213581
Moleskine : Plain Notebook : 9x14cm (Apx.4x6in) : Hard Cover : 192 pages : Red
19.2 GBP
This red version of the basic, yet classic Plain Pocket notebook is a stylish travel companion, perfect for writings, thoughts and passing notes. Like it's black best selling counterpart, it has a cardboard bound cover with rounded corners, acid free paper, a bookmark, an elastic closure and an expandable inner pocket that contains the Moleskine history. Pages: 192 plain paper pages Size: 3.5 x 5.5" (9 x 14cm)
Books/DVDs 101 More Mixed Media Techniques : Book by Cherril Doty, Heather Greenwood, Monica Moody and Marsh Scott
11.9 GBP
Explore the world of mixed media with 101 More Mixed Media Techniques. Dive deeper into this popular genre that's all about play, experimentation, and boundless creativity. Whether you're an experienced artist or just starting out, you'll discover new, approachable concepts for creating and embellishing your own mixed media artwork. 101 More Mixed Techniques features a wide variety of versatile techniques, from printmaking and pyrography to paper collage and resists. Each technique is presented with easy-to-follow instructions and examples from talented mixed media artists. Size: 24 x 16.5 cm Format: 128pp, paperback ISBN: 9781633227330 Publisher: Quarto
Books/DVDs Field Guide To Drawing And Sketching Animals : Book By Tim Pond
15.4 GBP
While there are a wealth of books written on drawing wildlife, artists often revert to working solely from photographs, which can leave the artwork looking lifeless and flat. In this book, artist Tim Pond shows how to observe and draw animals in zoos, farms, wildlife parks and aquariums, providing fascinating facts about the animals and ultimately bringing artists closer to nature. One of the challenges with sketching wildlife is that animals are constantly moving. However, learning some basic understanding of the biology of an animal can influence how you might sketch them; this results in a lively drawing that captures the form, movement and spirit of the animal in question. Combining scientific knowledge with practical guidance is key to creating successful drawings of animals, and Ponds' ability to convey this in an accessible and engaging way makes this a useful guide suitable for artists of all levels. This book includes quick gestural sketches as well as linear and tonal studies, all across a variety of media - pencil, pen and ink, and watercolour. There are numerous studies on how to represent the different patterns of animals' coats, how to capture the plumage of an exotic bird in watercolour, and how to sketch a hippo's hooves. Full of fascinating facts, studies, sketches and annotated drawings, The Field Guide to Drawing & Sketching Animals will not fail to spark your enthusiasm for drawing animals from life. Size: 21.6 x 28 cm Format: 192pp ISBN-13: 978-1782215127 Publisher: Search Press
Books/DVDs Painting Abstracts: Ideas, Projects and Techniques : Book by Rolina Van Vliet
13.6 GBP
Clear, challenging and inspiring, this book contains instructions for 65 abstract paintings that you can get to work on straightaway, with no previous experience. All the basic information relating to picture elements, composition, theme and design is provided at the start of the book, together with an exploration of the meaning of abstract painting, and its importance as a means of self-expression and creativity.Rather than providing step-by-step instructions, each of the exercises consists of information on method, materials, technique, composition, imagery and structure which will direct you to the finished piece while at the same time allowing your creativity to flow.
Books/DVDs Tate: Colour: A Visual History : Book By Alexandra Loske
34.5 GBP
The history of colour is rich and vivid and this book perfectly documents it. From Isaac Newton's investigations through to Olafur Eliasson's experiential creations, this book documents the fascinating story of colour with an extraordinary collection of original colour material that includes charts, wheels, artists' palettes, swatches and schemes. 'In 1704, the scientist Isaac Newton published Opticks, the result of many years of researching light and colour. By splitting white light, Newton identified the visible range of colours, or the rainbow spectrum. In Opticks, he built a colour system around his findings, and he visualised this system in a circular shape, making it one of the first printed colour wheels. The influence of Newton and his followers, combined with the invention of many new pigments as well as watercolours in moist cake form, had made painting with colour an exciting occupation not just for serious artists but also for a much wider audience. The colour revolution had begun.' Alexandra Loske is an art historian, curator and editor with a particular interest in late eighteenth and early nineteenth century European art and architecture. She was born and grew up in Germany, came to England in 1997 and has been working at the University of Sussex since 1999. She has lectured and published widely on the history of art, and colour in particular. Since 2015 she has been a curator at the Royal Pavilion & Brighton Museums and has curated a number of exhibitions and displays. Size: 22.2 x 2.6 x 28.4 cm Format: Hardcover, 240pp ISBN-13: 978-1781573990 Publisher: Ilex Press
Books/DVDs Jean Haines' World of Watercolour : Book by Jean Haines
19.6 GBP
Step into Jean Haines' distinctive, exciting world of watercolour with this, the ultimate guide to her influences, style and work. Jean's loose, expressive paintings are filled with colour and personality, embracing a range of subjects that includes flowers, animals, people and places, all influenced by the countries and cities she's lived in and the people she's met during her life. This beautiful book contains easy-to-follow and inspiring introductory sections such as 'an artist's treasure chest' and 'the colour gym', offering practical guidance and in-depth exercises in an innovative and accessible way, and the numerous examples of Jean's work will inspire and encourage novice as well as experienced artists. After this introductory section, the book shows the reader how to put the skills they've learned into practice with gorgeous step-by-step projects packed full of expert tips and advice, encouraging them to move forward and develop their own style of working. Like her painting, Jean's writing is filled with passion and enthusiasm, transporting the reader through a world of watercolour that will not fail to excite and inspire.
Books/DVDs Dare to Sketch: A Guide to Drawing on the Go : Book by Felix Scheinberger
22.3 GBP
Dare to Sketch by Felix Scheinberger is an inspirational, instructional and visually stimulating guide that is perfect for artists who are just starting out in their urban sketching journey. Filled with tips and tricks and inspiration, as well as covering the important basics of purchasing materials and composition, artists will find this book an essential in their journey.
Books/DVDs Drawing: Techniques and Tutorials for the Complete Beginner : Book by Christine Allison
10.8 GBP
Christine Allison helps teach the complete beginner to drawing all the tips, tricks and inspiration needed to practice and kickstart a great journey into drawing. With 10 step-by-step tutorials, Christine helps guide you through the basics of drawing, what tools and materials are needed, so even if you feel like you can't draw, this book will help prove yourself wrong.
Books/DVDs Painting Water in Watercolour: 30 Minute Artist : Book by Terry Harrison
8.5 GBP
All watercolour landscape artists need to know how to paint water, and in this book Terry Harrison excels in demystifying the painting process. Here he shares his expert advice and no-nonsense tips and techniques for producing quick, effective paintings of water. There are two or three-step exercises for painting water in all its varied moods and situations, including ripples, reflections, puddles, streams, breaking waves, choppy water, surf, bridges, riverbeds, boats, and much more. There are then ten step-by-step demonstrations that can be produced in half an hour: a misty lake, track with puddles, ford, waterfall, lazy river, stormy sea, cliffs, fishing from a boat, sunset estuary and fishing boat. • Essential painting skills conveyed through quick, lively studies • Expert art tuition from a renowned artist for beginners, the busy artist, or those wanting to loosen up their painting style • Numerous quick exercises and 11 step by step demonstrations in a handy, affordable pocket-sized format.Edition: Paperback Publication: 16 March 2013ISBN 13/EAN: 9781844489572Size: 155 x 215 mm Illustrations: 300Pages: 96
Books/DVDs Screenprinting: The Ultimate Studio Guide, From Sketchbook to Squeegee : Book by Print Club London
29.5 GBP
We are excited to announce that Print Club London have produced the ultimate screen-printing guide with Thames & Hudson! This book gives you an inside peek at the inner workings of Print Club London’s studio and the artists that work in there! You’ll be able to follow the steps of established and well-known artists such as; Ben Eine, Rob Ryan, Steve Wilson and many more to create your own screen-printed work. Not only in this book will we show you how to print but we will also give you a guide how to sell yourself as an artist and put on a show. Detailed, fully illustrated step-by-steps show the basics of preparing artwork and printing on paper and T-shirts through to advanced techniques and special effects. Includes expert tips from the team at Print Club London on how to achieve the best printed results and how to fix problems if things go wrong. Essential information on choosing equipment and materials and how to use them effectively. Practical advice on how to market and promote prints and produce an exhibition. Perfect for beginners and advanced screen printers alike! Size: 29 x 3.6 x 21.3 cmFormat: 288pp ISBN-13: 978-0-500-29320-1 Publisher:Thames and Hudson Ltd Find out more about Print Club London here.
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Books/DVDs How to Draw What You See : Book by Rudy De Reyna
17.4 GBP
Watson-Guptill's all-time best-selling drawing book. A best-seller for 35 years! This is a timeless classic that has taught generations of artists - and will teach generations more. When it was originally published in 1970, "How to Draw What You See" zoomed to the top of Watson-Guptill's best-seller list - and it has remained there ever since. "I believe that you must be able to draw things as you see them - realistically," wrote Rudy de Reyna in his introduction. Today, generations of artists have learned to draw what they see, to truly capture the world around them, using de Reyna's methods. "How to Draw What You See" shows artists how to recognize the basic shape of an object - cube, cylinder, cone, or sphere - and use that shape to draw the object, no matter how much detail it contains.Paperback: 176 pagesISBN-13: 978-0823023752Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 1.4 x 25.3 cm
Books/DVDs The Painter's Handbook : Book by Mark David Gottsegen
23.5 GBP
Much more than just another guide to artists materials, The Painter's Handbook is an amazingly useful resource, with information on everything from the canvas up: the canvas itself, plus paper, sizes and grounds, pigments and binders, solvents and thinners, varnishes and preservatives. Dozens of step-by-step recipes for make-it-yourself paints, pastels, varnishes, gessoes, sizes, supports, and equipment take this indispensable guide way beyond the competition. Authoritatively written by Mark David Gottsegen, chair of the federal government s ASTM committee on artist's materials, the revised Painter's Handbook considers the enormous changes in the art-materials world since the first edition was published in 1993. New materials, new health issues, new information on outmoded and even harmful supplies and practices mean that every painter needs a copy of The Painter's Handbook. Paperback:320 pagesDimensions: 254 x 178mmISBN-13: 9780823034963Note: Books are VAT exempt
Books/DVDs Printmakers Secrets : Book by Anthony Dyson
37.5 GBP
This book comprises contributions from individual printmakers, richly illustrated with examples of their work and studios. Each of the nearly seventy participants (all members of London's Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers, including several Royal Academicians) has been allocated a double page in which to offer an intimate insight into his or her working procedures, giving the reader the illusion of witnessing - behind the scenes as it were - the daily creative striving of the artist and the patient technical procedures that often underpin it. Their revelations range from the story of a near encounter with Picasso to the benefits of S. W. Hayter's uncompromising tuition at the celebrated Atelier 17 and from the taxing preparation of a mezzotint plate to the acceptance of the sometimes unforeseen but ultimately happy outcome of printing large collagraph images. An exhibition related to this book ('Out of the Sketchbook') will be held at the Bankside Gallery in London to coincide with the book's publication. This is a valuable resource for students, practising printmakers, and collectors of artists' original prints.Anthony Dyson headed art departments in several institutions, including the University of London and Birkbeck College. He established his own press in Teddington in 1987 for his own work as well as for the Tate Gallery, Harvard University and a number of prominent artists and print publishers. He has been exhibiting at the Royal Academy for 50 years, and his work is held in exhibitions in Australia, Britain, Belgium, Norway and the US as well as specifically at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. He is Vice-President of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (RE) and is author of a number of books about printmaking as well as a regular contributor to a variety of printmaking magazines and journals.Paperback: 160 pagesISBN-13: 9780713689112Dimensions: 27.4 x 21.8 x 1.8 cm
Books/DVDs Painting Expressive Landscapes: Ideas and Inspiration Using Watercolour With Mixed Media : Book By Carole Robson
15.4 GBP
Strongly influenced by the changing landscape, Carole Robson’s artwork is packed with colour, atmosphere, texture and light. An experienced teacher and artist, Carole explores how to build work from basic techniques to producing wonderful expressive and semi-abstract landscapes. Combining watercolour with other watersoluble media and collage material, the three detailed step-by-step projects demonstrate perfectly Carole’s expertise and innovative methods. They take you from materials and tools needed through to using masking fluid, salt, spattering techniques, modelling paste, cellophane and much more. Size: 216 mm x 280 mm Format: Paperback, 128pp ISBN-13: 9781782215530 Publisher: Search Press
Books/DVDs A Pocket Business Guide for Artists and Designers: 100 Things You Need to Know : Book By Alison Branagan
20.6 GBP
Paperback: 128 pagesPublisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd (8 July 2011)ISBN-13: 978-1408129920 Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 1.1 x 19.8 cm A Pocket Business Book for Artists and Designers contains concise answers to 100 questions any arts graduate, or self-employed artist, designer or creative professional would like to know the answers to. Topics include self-promotion and key business, legal and money queries. This guide is printed in the latest dyslexic friendly font - FS me on pale cream paper, with a foreword by Sir James Dyson.
Books/DVDs Portrait Painting Atelier: Old Master Techniques and Contemporary Applications : Book by Suzanne Brooker
27.5 GBP
Portrait Painting Atelier provides serious artists with a course of instruction that demonstrates in step-by-step detail the old masters technique of layering paint over a toned-ground surface, a process that builds from the transparent dark areas to the more densely painted lights. In this method, the tone of the ground serves to unify the overall painting as well as optically influencing the thinly applied layers of pigment, creating the effect of a beautiful glow that illuminates the skin tones and achieves a soft blending of colour tones. Hardback: 208 pagesDimensions: 28.6 x 24 x 2.1 cmISBN-13: 9780823099276Note: Books are VAT exempt
Books/DVDs Five-Minute Watercolour: Super Quick Techniques For Amazing Paintings : Book By Samantha Nielsen
11.1 GBP
Many novice artists are intimidated by the prospect of trawling through very technical drawing books, especially given our busy day-to-day lives. Five-Minute Watercolour is a handy companion - in five minutes you can produce a great painting that you'll be proud to keep and share. This book contains 55 bitesize exercises, written in jargon-free language, to help you make watercolour painting a part of your day. Starting with advice on the basic supplies you will need, professional urban watercolour artist Samantha Nielsen takes you through all the techniques required when starting out - from brush control to using warm and cool colours, followed by advice on implementing these techniques such as painting skies, seascapes or people. Samantha then helps you take it further by showing you how to capture movement and create depth. Every spread in the book features five expert tips and ideas, as well as examples of amazing five-minute watercolour sketches to inspire you. Size: 220 mm x 170 mm Format: Paperback, 128pp ISBN-13: 978-1782217046 Publisher: Search Press
Books/DVDs Jean Haines' Colour & Light in Watercolour: New extended edition : Book by Jean Haines
16.2 GBP
In this new and extended edition of her best-selling book in the 'How to Paint' series: 'Colour and Light in Watercolour' (first published 2010), Jean Haines has produced a book even more inspirational than the first. With 40 per cent new material in the form of new hands-on demonstrations, examples of her work and extended text, Jean provides a valuable insight into the materials and techniques she uses to inject colour and light into her stunningly beautiful, award-winning watercolour paintings. Jean's enthusiasm and passion for art is evident throughout the book, which is packed full of ideas, useful tips, expert advice and over 20 step-by-step demonstrations. with subjects ranging from atmospheric winter landscapes to bright colourful cockerels, all painted in Jean's loose and expressive style, artists of all tastes and abilities will not fail to be inspired by her imaginative and exciting use of light and colour. ISBN-13: 781782212614 Format: Paperback Pages: 128
Books/DVDs Rendering in Pen and Ink: The Classic Book on Pen and Ink Techniques for Artists, Illustrators, Architects and Designers : Book by Arthur L. Guptill and Susan E. Meyer - 60th Anniversary Edition
24.5 GBP
Rendering in Pen and Ink: The Classic Book on Pen and Ink Techniques for Artists, Illustrators, Architects and Designers :Book by Arthur L. Guptill and Susan E. Meyer - 60th Anniversary Edition Arthur J. Guptill's classic Rendering in Pen and Ink has long been regarded as the most comprehensive book ever published on the subject of ink drawing. This is a book designed to delight and instruct anyone who draws with pen and ink, from the professional artist to the amateur and hobbyist. It is of particular interest to architects, interior designers, landscape architects, industrial designers, illustrators, and renderers.Paperback: 256 pagesISBN-13: 978-0823045297Product Dimensions: 30.5 x 22.9 x 2.3 cm
Books/DVDs The Watercolour Artist's Bible: New Edition : Book by Marylin Scott
15.4 GBP
Watercolour is a wonderful medium, but it does sometimes seem to have a mind of its own, refusing to do quite what is required. The keys to success are good planning, constant practice and a thorough understanding of your materials, so if you are new to painting, start by trying out some of the techniques and projects in this book as well as experimenting with different colour mixes and types of paper. Master the art of watercolour painting with this comprehensive and compact take-anywhere guidebook, a new edition of the reference book that sold more than 25,000 copies worldwide. Over 100 step-by-step sequences demonstrate how to paint a wide range of subjects, from landscapes to buildings, people, and still life. Learn key techniques of the watercolour artist, from composition, brushwork and blending, to special effects like stippling and adding lustre Includes hints on presenting your finished work in a professional way, building a portfolio, and getting it seen. Paperback: 192 pages Dimensions: 20.2 x 16.2 x 2 cm ISBN-13: 9781782213932 Note: Books are VAT exempt
Books/DVDs Painting Pastel Landscapes : Book by Jeremy Ford
15.4 GBP
Written by pastel expert and former S.A.A President Jeremy Ford, this gorgeous book is packed full of chalk pastel techniques and inspiring step-by-step projects. It starts with the basics, such as mark-making and blending, through using colour and tone and creating skyscapes, to more advanced techniques including successfully creating depth and perspective. The book builds in difficulty, interspersing the tips and techniques with five beautiful step-by-step projects, allowing the reader to either dip in and out of the book for inspiration, or to follow the book as a course to build up their skills. A wide range of Jeremy’s inspiring work is shown throughout the book to inspire and encourage the reader. Publisher: Search Press Edition: BC Paperback / softback ISBN 13/EAN: 9781782211167 Illustrations: 303 Pages: 96
Moleskine : Pro Notebook : Soft Cover : Ruled Paper : Large : 13x21cm (Apx.5x8in) : Forest Green
26 GBP
Versatile and practical, the Moleskine Pro Notebook is designed to increase productivity and efficiency. Its structured pages focus your thoughts on individual and multiple goals, while numbered pages and a contents list help keep track of your notes and progress. This notebook also features space for project and travel planning.Choose from hardcover and softcover options in either Forest Green or Black. The Pro Notebook has rounded corners, an elastic enclosure to keep it secure, a fabric page marker, and an inner expandable pocket made from cardboard and cloth for storing notes and clippings. The last eight pages are detachable.This softcover notebook contains 240 pages of ivory-coloured, acid-free, 70gsm paper. Moleskine source their paper from well-managed, FSC-certified forests and other controlled sources. A pamphlet with the history of Moleskine is included inside along with stickers for labelling.
Books/DVDs Painting Successful Watercolours from Photographs : Book by Geoff Kersey
13.6 GBP
Artists who work from photographic source material need to learn how to adapt and improve in order to create a successful painting. Geoff Kersey is a master of this way of working, and here he shows how it is done. Reference photographs, colour charts and preparatory sketches are shown alongside all the finished paintings in this book, with full details of the adaptations and creative processes involved. There are plenty of clear tips and advice, and an illustrated glossary of all the painting terms used. Readers who want much more advice on adapting from reference sources than is provided in step by step painting books will have all they need here, and there are dozens of beautiful paintings to inform and inspire them. Publisher: Search PressEdition: BC Paperback / softbackPublication: 13 November 2014ISBN 13/EAN: 9781844489985Illustrations: 250Pages: 128
Books/DVDs Daily Painting: Paint Small and Often to Become a More Creative, Productive, and Successful Artist : Book by Carol Marine
21.5 GBP
Too many artists find themselves in a frustrating rut: unable to sell paintings hanging in galleries, bogged down by projects they can't finish or abandon, and using any excuse to avoid working in the studio. Author Carol Marine was herself suffering from painter's block, until she discovered 'daily painting'. The idea is simple: do art (usually small) often (how often is up to the individual) and if you desire, post it and sell it online. Today Marine is among the best and most celebrated daily painters, and the curator of the popular online gallery dailypaintworks.com. In her debut, Daily Painting, Marine reveals the tips and tricks that helped her and other daily painters pick up the paintbrush and start creating beautiful, bountiful, marketable work. Paperback: 192 pages ISBN-13: 978-0770435332 Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 1.3 x 21.6 cm
Books/DVDs Urban Watercolour Paint Sketching : Book By Felix Scheinberger
19 GBP
A guide that shows painters, drawers, doodlers, and urban sketchers how to bring their drawings to life with colorful, bold, yet accessible painting methods.COLOR YOUR LIFEBring new energy to your sketches of urban scenes with this fresh and simple approach to watercolor painting. Whether you’re an amateur artist, drawer, doodler, or sketcher, watercolor is a versatile sketching medium that’s perfect for people on the go—much like pen or pencil. Accomplished designer and illustrator Felix Scheinberger offers a solid foundation in color theory and countless lessons on all aspects of watercolor sketching, including:Fundamentals like wet-on-wet, glazes, and washesMaterials and supplies to bring on your travelsLittle-known tips and tricks, like painting when water isn’t handy and seeking out inspirationVibrant watercolor paintings grace each page, and light-hearted anecdotes (why do fish make great subjects to paint, you may be wondering…) make this a lively guide to the medium. With an open mind and sketchbook, you will be ready to capture the moments around you in luminous color with confidence, creativity, and ease—no matter what your skill level may be. PaperbackPublished by Watson-GuptillMar 25, 2014 8-1/4 x 9-1/2 ISBN 9780770435219
Books/DVDs The Encyclopedia of Coloured Pencil Techniques: A Complete Step-by-Step Directory of Key Techniques : Book by Judy Martin
15.4 GBP
Judy Martin is an author and artist who has authored several books. This heavily-illustrated manual covers all of the main techniques, terminology and materials associated with the use of coloured pencils for fine art. Visual demonstrations of the key techniques (including blending, sgraffito, blocking-in colour, stippling, hatching and impressing) are complemented by a precise guide to vocabulary and the use of these techniques as part of your own projects.Size: 22 x 1.3 x 22cm, 176pp.ISBN-13: 978-1782214779
Books/DVDs Oil Painting Essentials: Mastering Portraits, Figures, Still Life, Landscapes, and Interiors : Book by Gregg Kreutz
21.5 GBP
This guide demonstrates the universal oil-painting techniques that allow artists to expand their horizons, break out of ruts and master a variety of subjects, including figures, portraits, still life, landscapes and interiors. Many painters limit themselves to a particular genre out of habit or fear, but art instructor Gregg Kreutz reveals how connected oil-painting techniques are no matter what subject an artist tackles. Arranged by essential artistic focal points, each chapter reveals the challenges and rewards that painters face when covering specific genres. Through step-by-step lessons and examples from the works of oil-painting masters past and present, Kreutz shows how artists can strengthen their skill-set for one type of subject matter by painting in another area they may not be as familiar with. This comprehensive breakdown of oil painting provides all of the tools and encouragement painters need to successfully take on any type of oil painting. Paperback: 160 pages ISBN-13: 978-0804185431 Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 1.3 x 28 cm
Books/DVDs Classical Drawing Atelier: A Contemporary Guide to Traditional Studio Practice : Book by Juliette Aristides
23.5 GBP
Ateliers have produced the greatest artists of all time - and now that educational model is experiencing a renaissance. These are based on the nineteenth-century model of teaching artists by pairing them with a master artist over a period of years. "Classical Drawing Atelier" is an atelier in a book - and the master is Juliette Aristides, a classically trained artist. Aristides uses the works of works of Old Masters and today's most respected realist artists to demonstrate and teach the principles of realist drawing and painting, taking students step by step through the learning curve yet allowing them to work at their own pace. Unique and inspiring, "Classical Drawing Atelier" is a serious art course for serious art students. Juliette Aristides, whose beautiful art is featured throughout this book, is the founder and director of the Classical Atelier at the Seattle Academy of Fine Arts. She studied with realist master Jacob Collins and at the National Academy of Design. Hardcover: 144 pages Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications Inc., U.S. (31 Mar. 2007) Language: English ISBN-13: 978-0823006571
Books/DVDs Painting Perspective Depth & Distance in Watercolour : Book by Geoff Kersey
15.4 GBP
This book is a generously-updated and handsomely-illustrated edition of the Derbyshire artist Geoff Kersey's best-selling book on 'Perspective, Depth and Distance', a watercolour manual for landscape painters. It features substantially expanded and revised chapters on the key tenets and techniques of perpective, along with wholly new artworks and two new step-by-step paint-along projects. The chapters cover the following subjects: Materials; Drawing and Sketching; Using Colour; Linear Perspective; Aerial Perspective; Skies; Snow scene; Glencoe; Boats at Bosham Quay; Cromford Canal; Farm Buildings; Grange in Borrowdale; Baslow Edge. The last seven chapters are step-by-step projects which provide an occasion for you to try out what you have learnt. Paperback: 144 pagesISBN-13: 978-1782213116Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 1.3 x 29 cm
Books/DVDs Watercolour Flower Portraits : Book by Billy Showell
13.6 GBP
Billy Showell’s Watercolour Flower Portraits features her exquisite and technically brilliant watercolour studies which are beautifully presented in this highly informative, lavishly illustrated book. First published in 2009 and now back by popular demand in paperback, it provides the reader with valuable information on the brushes, paints, paper and other equipment they need, together with detailed guidance on drawing and painting techniques, colour mixing and composition.Learn how to paint white flowers, leaves and stems, add shadows and create stamen, carpels, veins and texture. The book finishes with four stunning step-by-step projects to practice and consolidate your newly acquired skills. This is an invaluable source of information and inspiration for anyone who wants to develop their flower painting skills.Billy Showell graduated from St Martins School of Art with a B.A. in fashion design but was irresistibly drawn to painting and illustration. She is now a renowned botanical fine artist and tutor. Billy works from her studio in Kent and teaches via her online school of botanical art. She also travels to teach throughout the UK, the USA and Australia.Billy has been awarded many awards for botanical excellence from the Society of Botanical Artists including a gold medal from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and a Royal Horticultural Society silver-gilt medal. She has written and illustrated four best-selling practical art books which have been translated into many languages. Billy's paintings are collected by her followers the world over and held in many prestigious botanical collections.Paperback: 128 pagesISBN 13/EAN: 9781782219613Product Dimensions: 216 x 292mm
Sakura : Sketch Note Book : Hard Back : Portait : 140gsm : 80 Sheets : 21x29.7cm (Apx.8x12in) : Soft White Pages
15.1 GBP
Sakura Sketch Note Books contain high quality 140gsm acid-free paper suitable for a wide range of art techniques including pen, pencil, pastel, charcoal, and ink.Available with either soft white or black pages, these hardcover books come with an elastic enclosure and an expandable inner pocket at the back for notes and cuttings. A convenient elasticated pen holder is fitted on the side, great for working on the move.
Books/DVDs Experimental Drawing Techniques : Book by Robert Kaupelis
20.7 GBP
Creative exercises illustrated by old and modern masters including da Vinci, Michelangelo, Dürer, Degas, Picasso, de Kooning, Dine, and Rauschenberg. Table of Contents: Chapter One: A Few Words Chapter Two: Some Basics—Contour, Gesture, and Modeled Drawing Chapter Three: Structure—Making Things "Work Together" Chapter Four: Using Light and Dark Chapter Five: Photographs, Grids, and Projected Images Chapter Six: Probing a Single Form-Idea/Chapter Seven: Old and Modern Masters—Appreciated and Exploited Chapter Eight: Drawing Extended Chapter Nine: Now to Begin...Paperback: 192 pages Dimensions: 279 x 210mmISBN-13: 9780823016228Note: Books are VAT exempt