Art & Photography Books
Flame Tree Publishing Dragons by Anne Stokes Wall Calendar 2026 Art
Book SynopsisThe art of Anne Stokes features striking designs and lifelike portrayals of fantasy subjects. This eye-catching calendar gathers 12 of her most celebrated dragon images. Informative text accompanies each work in this art calendar and the datepad features previous and next month's views. Printed on FSC-certified paper, with plastic-free packaging.
£11.87
Thames & Hudson Ltd Experimental Photography A Handbook of Techniques
Book SynopsisPhotography has always been about experimentation. This book takes the reader through the world of photography special effects and manipulations documenting techniques, approaches, experimenters, camera makers and their extraordinary creations.Trade Review'Brings the focus of photography back to the camera, the equipment and the techniques, showing that you don’t need filters to achieve organic and astonishing photographs' - Amateur Photographer'Shows the flexibility of the medium when stripped down to its purest form … additional illustrated interviews with some of the most exciting practicing photographers in the field act as an aspirational resource for the reader' - Black and White PhotographyTable of Contents1. Cameraless • 2. Handmade, Toy and Disposable Cameras • 3. Operative Hacks • 4. Print Experimentation and Techniques • 5. Post-Printing Experimentation
£19.12
Insight Editions Agatha All Along Tarot Deck and Guidebook
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£25.19
British Museum Press Hiroshige
Book SynopsisHiroshige was one of Japan's most talented, prolific and popular artists. Famed for his landscapes, he was also a great observer of nature with a visionary approach to colour and brushwork. His legacy continues to influence and inspire artists today. Over a career spanning four decades, the prolific Utagawa Hiroshige (17971858) produced thousands of landscape and nature prints, hundreds of paintings commissioned by the samurai elite, as well as many illustrated books. His work appealed to every stratum of society. While some of his landscape prints, such as Evening Snow Kanbara and Ohashi Evening Rain, are well-known examples of Japanese art, the full range of his output is less familiar. Hiroshige came from a samurai family, but he crossed social boundaries and devoted himself to depicting popular customs and the world around him. His work is distinguished by an air of gentle grace and decorum, perhaps arising partly from his steady temperament. His calm artistic vision sustained
£30.00
Penguin Books Ltd POPism
Book Synopsis''POPism reads like a novel... Social history of the rarest kind, set down in ultra-sharp focus by someone who helped shape the events he describes'' The New YorkerA cultural storm swept through the 1960s - Pop Art, Bob Dylan, psychedelia, underground movies - and at its centre sat a bemused young artist with silver hair: Andy Warhol. Andy knew everybody (from the cultural commissioner of New York to drug-driven drag queens) and everybody knew Andy. His studio, the Factory, was the place: where he created the large canvases of soup cans and Pop icons that defined Pop Art, where one could listen to the Velvet Underground and rub elbows with Edie Sedgwick and where Warhol himself could observe the comings and goings of the avant-guarde.
£8.79
Dover Publications Inc. The Art of Animal Drawing Construction Action
Book SynopsisFormer Disney animator offers expert advice, with over 700 illustrations, on drawing dogs, cats, deer, foxes, rabbits, more. Line, brush technique, mood, action, more.
£9.99
University of Texas Press Avedon at Work
Book SynopsisHow Avedon created his famous work.Trade ReviewReviewed in the 23 April 2004 Times Literary Supplement (nothing quotable).Table of Contents Foreword by Larry McMurtry Acknowledgments Avedon at Work
£48.60
Dover Publications ReadyToUse Celtic Designs
Book SynopsisTreasury of immediately usable motifs featuring the sinuous interlacements, stylized mythical creatures, abstracts, geometrics, and other elements that give Celtic art its characteristic distinctive look. Ideal for a host of art and craft projects.
£9.17
Princeton University Press Body History Myth
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£44.00
Thames and Hudson Ltd Interwoven
Book SynopsisMaarit Salolainen is Head of the Master's Programme in Fashion, Clothing and Textile Design at Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture, Finland. Alongside her academic work, Salolainen works in the international textile industry. As a Creative Director for the Turkish textile mill Vanelli, she leads a team of designers and engineers in developing new concepts, products and collections for international interior textile editors and brands.
£37.50
MIT Press 101 Things I Learned in Architecture School
Book SynopsisConcise lessons in design, drawing, the creative process, and presentation, from the basics of How to Draw a Line to the complexities of color theory.
£15.29
Seven Stories Press UK Woman Life Freedom
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£24.00
Titan Books Ltd The Art of Endless Legend
Book SynopsisThe official art book for Amplitude Studios'ENDLESS LEGEND, a fantasy style, turn-based strategy game set in theEndless Spaceuniverse, on a single planet, Auriga.
£27.99
Royal Academy of Arts Marina Abramović: Dutch edition
Book SynopsisAccompanying catalogue for the Marina Abramović exhibition at the Royal Academy from 23 September – 4 January 2024. The exhibition travels to the Stedlijk in March 2024. Over the past half century, Marina Abramović has earned worldwide acclaim as a pioneer of performance art. This handsome new book records the first UK exhibition to include works from her entire career. Re-performances of some of her best-known and most radical pieces appear alongside new and recent work. An augmented-reality app for iOS and Android enables readers to watch films of Abramović’s original performances while reading the book. An essential purchase for all followers of Abramović’s extraordinary 55-year career, this important publication brings expert voices into the debate that her groundbreaking art engenders. How far should an artist push herself in pursuit of her work? What role does the audience play in creating a performance? How can performance art outlive the moment in which it takes place? Text in Dutch.
£27.00
Silvana Brown Fleming and the Haarlem Collection
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£36.00
Dover Publications Inc. The Materials and Methods of Sculpture Dover Art
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£15.29
Thames & Hudson Ltd How to Write about Contemporary Art
Book SynopsisThe essential handbook for students, arts professionals and other aspiring writers on contemporary art.Trade Review'An illuminating, engaging and urgent guide to contemporary art-writing. Essential reading for arts students … invaluable for anyone involved in the art world' - Hans Ulrich Obrist, co-Director, Serpentine Gallery'Williams’s methodology is flawless ... gives insight to the inner workings of very different industries: academia, auction houses and mainstream and professional press' - frieze'Will become a standard text for anyone studying or interested in critical writing and the very vexed subject of “writing about art”' - Michael Bracewell, critic and novelist'Fantastic … a must-read for every writer, reader, artist and designer' - Fullscream.com'Thrillingly clear … beautifully formed ... an incisive manual for clarity of thought. This guide could as easily apply to writing (and indeed thinking on any creative endeavour … Essential!' - Dressing the Air.com'A thoroughly sensible and accessible guide to writing that could almost be applied to any subject' - ArtBookReview.netTable of ContentsIntroduction • Section 1. The Job – Why Write about Contemporary Art? • Section 2. The Practice – How to Write about Contemporary Art • Section 3. The Ropes – How to Write Contemporary Art Formats
£14.44
Yale University Press Matisse
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£36.00
Taschen GmbH Bruce Weber. My Education
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£118.75
Thames and Hudson Ltd Drawing Masterclass
Book SynopsisGuy Noble is an artist and teacher whose work has been exhibited all over the world. He trained at the Byam Shaw School of Art in London, and has taught painting and drawing at Central St Martins in London since 2006.
£16.99
Taschen GmbH Five in One. Impressionism
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£25.50
Flame Tree Publishing Unicorns by Anne Stokes Wall Calendar 2026 Art
Book SynopsisThe art of Anne Stokes features striking designs and lifelike portrayals of fantasy subjects. This eye-catching calendar gathers 12 of her most-loved unicorn images. Informative text accompanies each work in this art calendar and the datepad features previous and next month's views. Printed on FSC-certified paper, with plastic-free packaging.
£11.21
Metropolitan Museum of Art Materialized Space
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£23.75
Abrams The Watercolor Feast
Book SynopsisFrom the New York Times bestselling author of the Forest Feast series, Erin Gleeson, a beginner-friendly watercolor book with techniques, ways to get creative, and watercolor paper at the back of the book to practice on Bestselling author Erin Gleeson’s vibrantly designed cookbooks have transported readers to her beautiful cabin in the woods of Northern California for years, and now she reveals how to re-create her signature watercolor illustrations. Even artists new to watercolor painting can follow the simple step-by-step instructions in the book’s 40 fun, easy, and beautiful tutorials. Learn how to hand-letter in watercolor; paint an array of specific fruits, vegetables, and flowers; and create beautiful menus, place settings, and other designs to display in your home or at your next dinner party. Erin also introduces us to three of her favorite watercolor artists, with distinct and lovely styles for further inspirat
£18.74
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Exploring Printmaking
Book SynopsisFeaturing a variety of unique projects to inspire printmakers of all levels, this is a comprehensive introduction to printmaking. This practical guide offers a wide range of skills including mono-printing, block-printing, lino-printing, collagraph, dry-point etching and eco-printing. Each printmaking method is explained with clear step-by-step instructions and illustrations and is accompanied by simple projects that are a natural progression from the print techniques learned. These activities can be carried out at home without the need for costly or complicated tools and equipment, and include ways of using materials that are easily accessible. Using objects such as bottle tops and kitchen utensils, you'll learn how to create unique designs suitable for printing onto gift tags, fabric and more. The book is suitable for beginners and will also inspire and renew the interest of the more experienced printmaker in these versatile artforms and the multitude of applications that they can be used for.
£18.70
George Braziller Inc George Inness and the Visionary Landscape
Book SynopsisThis eloquent examination of Innes''s most important paintings illuminates the artist''s philosophical and religious preoccupations. It provides an overview of his life and situates Inness within the contexts of key issues in American history, such as the Hudson River School, Transcendentalism, Swedenborgianism, and the work of William James. It explains for the first time how Inness treated landscape painting as a form of philosophical inquiry that could communicate his holistic belief in the unity of nature and spirit. Bell''s handsomely illustrated, eloquently written, and well-documented text considerably expands previous scholarship. ..[A] first-rate study. Highly recommended. Choice
£27.18
Edition Skylight Emily Bloom
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£21.25
Hayward Gallery Haegue Yang
Book SynopsisYung Ma is Senior Curator at the Hayward Gallery. Lynne Cooke is an Australian-born art scholar. Since 2014 she has been Senior Curator, Department of Modern and Contemporary Art, at the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. Pablo Larios is a writer and editor based in Berlin. Chihoi is an artist and illustrator, whose comics have been translated into Italian, French, English and Finnish. He lives and works between Hong Kong and Taipei.
£28.00
Faber & Faber The Artists Handbook of Materials and Techniques
Book SynopsisThe Artist''s Handbook has become an indispensable reference work for thousands of practising artists all over the world. This fifth edition has been prepared by Steven Sheehan, Director of the Ralph Mayer Center, Yale University School of Art. It has been systematically revised and expanded to take account of the latest research. Once again, it has been edited for the British market.
£25.50
Dark Horse Comics,U.S. Art of Assassins Creed Shadows
Book SynopsisTwo compelling new protagonists, Naoe - an adept shinobi assassin from Iga Province - and Yasuke - the powerful African samurai of historical renown - emerge from the shadows of 15th Century Japan to discover their common destiny. Along the way, they''re joined and confronted by charismatic characters, will master a variety of weapons and tools, and traverse across dynamic and dangerous Sengoku-era Japanese landscapes - all of which is explored in this comprehensive tome. The Art of Assassin''s Creed Shadows celebrates and chronicles the venerable series'' first foray into the landscape of feudal Japan. Dark Horse Books and Ubisoft have combined their efforts to produce an art book in the tradition of the world-spanning Brotherhood, aiming to satisfy and inspire shinobi assassin and samurai of all generations.
£35.99
Inner Traditions Bear and Company Sacred Mirrors
Book SynopsisThis unique series of paintings takes the viewer on a graphic, visionary journey through the physical, metaphysical, and spiritual anatomy of the self. From anatomically correct rendering of the body systems, Grey moves to the spiritual/energetic systems with such images as Universal Mind Lattice, envisioning the sacred and esoteric symbolism of the body and the forces that define its living field of energy. Includes essays on the significance of Grey''s work by Ken Wilber, the eminent transpersonal psychologist, and by the noted New York art critic, Carlo McCormick.Trade Review"Mr. Grey's paintings, as detailed and anatomically accurate as medical illustrations, present man as an archetypal being struggling toward cosmic unity--Grey's vision of a flawed but perfectible mankind stands as an antidote to the cynicism and spiritual malaise prevalent in much contemporary art." * New York Times *"Reverence and beauty radiate from every page." * Jay Kinney, Gnosis, Winter 1999 *"These are extraordinary works, exquisitely reproduced. Some people will be illuminated and transformed in the process of viewing. I found them compelling." * Judi Koteen, Napra Trade Journal, Fall 1990 *"The majority of Grey's recent work depict spiritual/energetic systems--the sacred and esoteric symbolism of the body and the forces that define its living field of energy." * Magical Blend, January 1992 *"The color plates are of exceptional quality depicting both human and spiritual forms in a variety of intriguing and thought-provoking ways." * The Midwest Book Review *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface In the Eye of the Artist: Art and the Perennial Philosophy - Ken Wilber Through Darkness to Light: The Art Path of Alex Grey - Carlo McCormick The Sacred Mirror - Alex Grey Sacred Mirrors - The Plates Progress of the Soul Endnotes
£33.25
New Society Publishers Earthen Floors
Book SynopsisDown and dirty -- a complete step-by-step guide to making, installing, and living with beautiful, all-natural earthen floorsTrade Review"At last! The mystery is removed from most wonderful floors in the world. First thing you do: go find an earthen floor, pull off your shoes and socks, have a little walkabout, and discover great surprise and tactile delight. Next thing you do: buy this book, learn everything you need, and go make one yourself. Thank you Sukita and James for making this ancient treasure accessible to all." ---Bruce King, PE, Director, Ecological Building Network "Earthen floors have long been shrouded in mystery... Natural building enthusiasts have known about them and lusted after them, but despite the vast amount of natural building information produced in the past two decades, a tested and true treatise on earthen floors has been missing. No longer! This book is full of information, hard-won lessons learned and the real heart and spirit of natural building. The authors successfully de-mystify the process of mixing, installing, finishing and maintaining an earthen floor in a way that will help novices and seasoned builders alike to produce floors that are the most beautiful, sensual and eco-friendly option available. Thanks Sukita and James!" ---Chris Magwood "With Earthen Floors: A Modern Approach to an Ancient Practice, Sukita and James have come up with the ideal mix of inspiration, experience, technique, and instruction. This book will be of use and benefit to both experienced practitioners and those just dipping their toes into the subject of earthen floors for the first time. It is always a delight to find a well-written, clear and practical guide to natural building practice, and a special treat when fun and informative personal stories are interwoven with good graphics to bring the whole process to life. This book makes a great contribution to the field on every level. " ---David Eisenberg, Director, Development Center for Appropriate Technology "Earthen Floors fills a long-standing gap in the catalog of natural building publications in providing reliable and thorough instruction in earthen floor construction. With a style that is both comfortable and authoritative, this book offers the detailed instruction necessary for executing a quality earthen floor in a variety of different contexts. Crimmel and Thomson have drawn upon their extensive and direct experience in their craft and share valuable lessons learned with their readers. From the exploration of the historical roots of earthen floors to a look at the future of how we can improve upon this practice, Earthen Floors is the most comprehensive and thorough resource on earthen floor technology available today. With Earthen Floors, Crimmel and Thomson offer a gift to the natural building community that makes this technology more accessible to DIYers and professionals alike." ---Jacob Deva Racusin, Author, The Natural Building Companion, Co-Owner, New Frameworks Natural Building, LLC "This book is a welcome treasure, a long awaited and generous sharing of the detailed knowledge gained by the authors through years of testing and teaching and designing and installing earthen floors. In a thoughtfully presented text, we are now gifted with a compendium of information in one place, rather than the myriad conversations, tips, trials and experiments common in the last years of rediscovering and refining this valuable and timely technology. My clients and I will be indebted to Sukita and James for years to come. " ---Laura Bartels, Green Weaver Inc.Table of Contents Foreword by Paula Baker-Laporte and Robert Laporte Acknowledgments Introduction SECTION 1 About Earthen Floors Chapter 1: The History of Earthen Floors Chapter 2: Understanding Earthen Floors SECTION 2 Materials and Tools Chapter 3: Materials Chapter 4: Tools SECTION 3 Preparing for the Pour Chapter 5: Making the Floor Mix Chapter 6: The Subfloor Chapter 7: Preparing the Work Area SECTION 4 Installing the Floor Chapter 8: Pouring the Floor Chapter 9: Finishing the Floor Chapter 10: Living on, Maintaining and Removing an Earthen Floor SECTION 5 Beyond the Basics Chapter 11: Artistic Touches and Other Techniques Chapter 12: Floor Experiments Chapter 13: Using Radiant Heat Chapter 14: The Future of Earthen Floors Conclusion Appendix A : Glossary Appendix B : References Appendix C : Resources Appendix D : Building a Compacted Gravel (On-Grade) Subfloor Appendix E : Oil and Wax Safety Notes Index
£21.24
Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale Pop Manga Mermaids and Other Sea Creatures
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£11.99
Union Square & Co. Get Your House Right
Book SynopsisSick of McMansions? This is a guide to what makes houses look and feel right, revealing the dos and don'ts of liveable home design.Trade ReviewPraise for Get Your House Right:“[A]n important and much needed book.”--Sarah Susanka, FAIA, architect and author of The Not So Big series and Home by Design“Marianne Cusato translates architectural language into the vernacular and, by doing so, into the reach of the average consumer, where such knowledge is guaranteed to do the most good….this 'Rosetta stone' of design will guarantee Cusato a place in the history of twenty-first century American architecture.”-- The Philadelphia Inquirer“[Cusato] provides a vision of how we live together and build on our planet, and points out the consequences of flawed building practices not only to our environment, but to our spirit and our soul.”--Michael Lykoudis, Dean, University of Notre Dame School of ArchitecturePraise for Get Your House Right:“[A]n important and much needed book.”--Sarah Susanka, FAIA, architect and author of The Not So Big series and Home by Design“Marianne Cusato translates architectural language into the vernacular and, by doing so, into the reach of the average consumer, where such knowledge is guaranteed to do the most good….this Rosetta stone of design will guarantee Cusato a place in the history of twenty-first century American architecture.”-- The Philadelphia Inquirer“[Cusato] provides a vision of how we live together and build on our planet, and points out the consequences of flawed building practices not only to our environment, but to our spirit and our soul.”--Michael Lykoudis, Dean, University of Notre Dame School of Architecture
£16.99
Black Cat Tulsa
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£17.09
F&W Publications Inc Mastering Manga with Mark Crilley
Book SynopsisThere's more to manga than big, shiny eyes and funky hair. In these action-packed pages, graphic novelist Mark Crilley shows you step-by-step how to achieve an authentic manga style—from drawing faces and figures to laying out awesome, high-drama spreads.Trade Review"This is the book fans have been requesting for years." --Arts Book Mix
£14.99
F&W Publications Inc Watercolor Techniques
Book SynopsisA comprehensive approach to painting light-filled architectural landscapes, including both urban and natural settings.
£20.99
John Wiley & Sons Inc Metric Pattern Cutting for Womens Wear
Book SynopsisMetric Pattern Cutting for Women's Wear provides a straightforward introduction to the principles of form pattern cutting for garments to fit the body shape, and flat pattern cutting for casual garments and jersey wear.Table of ContentsIntroduction 4 Pattern cutting and design 5 Tools and equipment for constructing patterns 6 Chapter 1 Sizing, standard body measurements and constructing block patterns 7 Chapter 2 From block to pattern 15 Part One: Form Cutting (Cutting to create shape for the female figure) Chapter 3 Fitted skirt blocks and adaptations 23 Chapter 4 Fitted trouser blocks and adaptations 43 Chapter 5 The basic body blocks (with bust darts) 61 Chapter 6 Basic adaptations of the bodice blocks – the bust dart 83 Chapter 7 Complex adaptations of the bodice blocks: dresses and lingerie 97 Chapter 8 Complex adaptations of the bodice blocks: jackets and coats 111 Part Two: Basic Pattern Cutting Processes Chapter 9 Sleeve adaptations 123 Chapter 10 Constructing openings and collars 147 Part Three: Flat Cutting (Cutting flat shapes for easy fitting casual and jersey garments) Chapter 11 Easy fitting garments (woven fabrics) 165 Chapter 12 Basic and easy fitting garments (jersey and knitted fabrics) 185 Chapter 13 Close fitting garments (stretch and jersey fabrics) 199 Part Four: Size and Fit Chapter 14 Basic grading techniques 207 Chapter 15 Drafting blocks and fitting for individual figures 213 Part Five: Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Chapter 16 Computer-generated design and pattern making 227 Chapter Index 245
£33.25
F&W Publications Inc FILL YOUR OIL PAINTINGS WITH LIGH
Book SynopsisMaster painter Kevin Macpherson shares his bold, direct approach to capturing nature's glorious colors and luminosity in oils in complete step-by-step demonstrations.
£17.24
Search Press Ltd Rock Art!: Painting on Rocks, Stones and Pebbles
Book SynopsisRock Art! is the ultimate guide to painting eccentric art on rocks! This book makes it possible for anyone to create extraordinary art projects and crafts with ordinary rocks. The first part of the book will give you tips as to how to go about picking your pebbles and how to get started. You’ll find that your finished rock art projects can be used in practical, stylish, fun and decorative ways. Once painted, pebbles can be used as jewellery, lucky amulets, games, love tokens, bookends, special gifts or home and garden décor objects! Get creative and use your rock painting art in a variety of crafty projects.Trade ReviewFebruary 2015 There are pebbles and rocks everywhere, but did you ever consider them to be blank canvases? This book shows you how to transform a humble stone into a work of art. If you live near a beach or a river you will find collecting pebbles easy, but don’t despair if you can’t find anything suitable – grab some polymer clay and make your own. This is the type of hands-on approach you will get from this fun book, as well as a brief look at the three main types of rock and some rock hunting tips. You don’t need many materials to get started but the author provides plenty of help with getting started, varnishing, making clay pebbles plus other useful things. This book is mostly filled with ideas and projects. Look at your stone to see what the shape suggests, then follow the simple instructions and fill your house with monsters, fish, owls, words, mandalas, abstract designs, animals, flowers and people. Turn your creations into place settings, jewellery, lucky charms, games, fridge magnets, bookends and paperweights. The fun, quirky project pages show in a few steps how it is done, with ideas and suggestions for use. All the pieces have amusing names and look as though they would be fairly simple and enjoyable to make. At the back of the book there are photographs of ideas for using the painted pebbles, many of which did not occur to me who had hitherto only seen them used as paperweights! It is always good to see a craft book on an unusual subject, especially a fresh look at an old and rather forgotten one. * Myshelf.com *February 2015 There is one word that describes this book; FUN, my son and I love collecting rocks. This book has inspired us. We are going to spend his next school holidays decorating all the rocks we have collected. Denise has some amazing ideas. There is so much packed into this book! So many designs and so much information for you to recreate the designs yourself. The thing I also love about this book is I don't need to buy any special equipment. Just pick up a rock with some paint and hey presto you are on your way to creating your own fun rock. The step-by-step instructions are supported with clear and beautiful pictures. When not showing you how to decorate your stone there are hundreds of pictures to give you even more ideas. Who knew a small little stone could be transformed into so many different amazing rocks. They are brilliant to make with children and they are brilliant for making story games with. Not only does Denise show you how to create the designs she also gives you ideas of how you can use your rocks. Stones have never been such fun! I love this book and can't wait to spend time with my son to create some. To see this review in full and others similar www.crochetaddictuk.com * Crochet Addict UK *July 2015 In the spirit of our Kids Love to Make section, this book is packed full of even more fun, easy and cheap projects to make. However this isn't aimed at children but anyone who'd like to create extraordinary art projects and crafts from just ordinary rocks. The first part of the book provides tips on sourcing your stones and how to get started, and then guides you through many projects, all of which are achievable at home. Finally there's a gorgeous ideas section showing how you can use your transformed stones. It really is a rocking-good book! * Love to Make *Table of ContentsDenise’s World 7 Getting Started 8 We’re Going on a Rock Hunt 10 Be Inspired 14 What Do You Need? 16 Make Your Own Rocks 18 Preparation 20 Finishing Touches 22 Rock Your Pebbles 24 At the Zoo 26, Bicycle Wheels 28, Under the Sea 30, Rock Garden 32, Funny Faces 34, Into the Woods 36, Fruit Salad 38, Wise Owls 40, Let’s Get Linear 42, Easy as ABC 44, Mushrooms 46, Fish Out of Water 48, Up, Up and Away! 50, Keep It Simple 52, Pebble Pets 54, Googly-Eyed Monsters 56, Colour Pops 58, Flower Power 60, Consequences 62, Autumn Leaves 64, Super-Cute Sea Creatures 66, Light as a Feather 68, Rock Stars 70, The Man in the Moon 72, Sunny Side Up 74, Rocky Road 76, Brilliant Bugs 78, Try Triangles 80, Animal Favourites 82, Making Mandalas 84, From Me to You 86, Hoot Your Pebbles 88, Tutti Frutti 90, Pebble Portraits 92, Misfit Monsters 94, Fish Tails 96, Love Hearts 98, Mice ’n’ Cheese 100, Get Folky 102, Flutter By Butterfly 104 Using Your Rock Art 106 Paperweight 108, Framed Pebbles 109, Bookends 110, Place Names 112, Pendants 114, Brooches 115, Doorstop 116, Magnets 117, Noughts and Crosses 118, Story Pebbles 119, Toy Cars 120, Garden Ornaments 122 Index 124 Credits 128
£9.49
The Crowood Press Ltd Fine Art Screenprinting
Book SynopsisFine Art Screenprinting explains the thrilling process of pushing ink through a mesh to produce large areas of vibrant colour. With step-by-step examples, it explains the many and varied ways of creating your designs as prints. It also encourages you to experiment, to achieve exciting and unexpected results. Written for beginners and enthusiasts, it will inspire and stretch artists to try new techniques and ideas. This new book covers the equipment and materials found in the printmaking studio and explains the screenprinting process and how to use positives with photo-sensitive emulsion. There is advice on printing techniques such as making prints from paper stencils and mono-printing and it also gives full guidance on screenprinting kits for use at home.
£15.29
Princeton Architectural Press The Book of Trees: Visualizing Branches of
Book SynopsisTrees are in nature but also in our minds. Their shape have influenced how we communicate via diagrams, link ideas together and illustrate deeper human thoughts in art throughout history. Trees have been a recurrent metaphor for mapping information in numerous scientific domains, such as biology, genetics, sociology and linguistics and information visualisation is a growing area of interest amongst a variety of business practices. This book will expose our long-lasting obsession with trees, as metaphors for organising and representing hierarchical information, and provide a broad visual framework for the various types of executions, many dating back hundreds of years.
£16.14
powerHouse Books,U.S. Take Ivy
Book SynopsisA collection of candid photographs shot on the campuses of America's elite, Ivy League universities in the 1960s.
£23.19
Fox Chapel Publishing Good Vibes Coloring Book
Book SynopsisGood Vibes is a colouring book for adults that contains 30 amazing art activities involving patterning, shading and colouring. Each vibrantly detailed illustration offers an easy way to de-stress, while allowing you to unleash the artist within.Thaneeya McArdle's transcendental art explores a visual language of shape, form, line and colour, and can be easily personalised with felt- tips, coloured pencils, crayons, gel pens or watercolours.Beautifully coloured finished examples are provided, along with a handy guide to basic art techniques, from patterning and combinations to shading and colour theory.This therapeutic colouring book is printed on high-quality, extra-thick paper that won't bleed through, and all of the pages are perforated for easy removal and display.
£6.64
Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd Dorothea Tanning: Transformations
Book SynopsisThis is the definitive study of US artist Dorothea Tanning (1910-2012), positioning her as one of the most fascinating and significant creative forces to emerge during the 20th century. It provides a framework within which to consider the range and depth of Tanning's work, well beyond the better-known early Surrealist works of the 1940s, and makes connections between her life experiences and thematic preoccupations. Extensively illustrated and featuring unpublished material from interviews which the author conducted with the artist between 2000 and 2009, this book will appeal to the general museum-going public as well as academics, students, curators and collectors.Trade Review'Transformations is the fullest and most nuanced account of her trajectory as an artist to date.' – Michael Glover, HyperallergicTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1 Childhood, Fantasy and Surrealism; 2 Weaving Fantasy and Reality; 3 Exteriors, Interiors and Miniature Worlds; 4 Towards Abstraction; 5 Return of Representation/Sensation and the Body; 6 Worlds on paper/words on paper; Notes; Chronology; Bibliography; Picture Credits; Index
£40.50
The Crowood Press Ltd Interior Design Drawing
Book SynopsisInterior design is a multidiscipline profession blending spatial, technical and aesthetic knowledge. The skill involved in manipulating these elements to solve specific design problems is intrinsically linked to drawing. Interior Design Drawing explores all aspects of this vital design skill, from sketching to record information, through orthographics and development to analyse the problem, to presentation drawing to communicate the solution. Explore the role of drawing in the design process Understand the main orthographic drawings Use line, tone and colour across 2D and 3D drawings Add texture and atmosphere to drawings Consider aspects of composition and presentation of a set of drawings
£19.80
Canongate Books The Complete Peanuts 1959-1960: Volume 5
Book SynopsisAs Peanuts concludes its first decade, a new character makes her appearance: Charlie Brown's little sister Sally. This volume covers her earliest days, from her proud brother's announcement of her birth to her first words (and crush on Linus)!Also: the initial 'Great Pumpkin' sequence; Lucy's first appearance as a nickel psychiatrist; Linus's short-lived and one-sided romance with his beloved teacher Miss Othmar; and Snoopy's battle with the doghouse-destroying freeway bypass. All this, plus two of the most famous Peanuts strips of all time: the 'clouds' Sunday that Schulz cites as his personal favourite and 'Happiness is a warm puppy'.Trade ReviewOne of the finest cultural artifacts made in the 20th century. -- Russell T. DaviesPeanuts was, and is, and will continue to be the finest comic in the world. Bravo. -- Ray BradburyThe world of Peanuts is a microcosm, a little human comedy for the innocent reader and for the sophisticated. -- Umberto EcoAs powerful a comic art-piece as anything out today . . . will delight Peanuts aficionados. * * Observer * *Beautifully designed ... One of the high-water marks of post-war popular culture. * * Daily Telegraph * *All sorts of important writers have marveled at the glorious simplicity of [Schulz's] draftsmanship and his unerring jokecraft, all underpinned by a quiet melancholy and stoicism . . . by some miracle, the entire Peanuts oeuvre is gradually being republished in this country, by Canongate . . . in lavishly appointed hardback . . . Unlike almost everything you read as a child, they are actually better than you remember them. * * Spectator * *These timely re-issues illustrate not only the skill and subtle brilliance of his work but also the origins of the form beyond simple merriment. * * The List * *Canongate has had the brilliant wheeze of reprinting Charles Schultz's strip cartoon from the beginning in hardback volumes . . . * * Herald * *The Complete Peanuts is beautifully bound, a comprehensive resource and, with an index and introduction, a useful contextualisation of a modern legend. * * The Skinny * *In these first volumes (1950-54), we can already see what will appeal to 21st century readers. * * Sunday Times * *The cartoons in The Complete Peanuts are also more than 50 years old, but the downtrodden males, powerful females and consequent clash of personalities feel modern. A real treat. * * Sunday Times * *
£18.00
teNeues Publishing UK Ltd The Aston Martin Book
Book SynopsisOne icon meets another: For true automotive enthusiasts, it was no surprise that the paths of Aston Martin and René Staud would cross at some point. The British brand’s meteoric success story began almost exactly 110 years ago. Its claim of building road-ready racing cars has always remained intact. Legendary victories at Le Mans or the Nürburgring, for example, contributed to Aston Martin’s appeal, as did the fact that Her Majesty’s secret agent, James Bond, drove the elegant, British-built DB5 as early as 1964. In this new edition of the best-selling book, multiple award-winning automotive photographer René Staud presents breathtaking new photographs of both old and present-day models — even those knowledgeable about the brand will discover stories not yet heard. Text in English and German.Trade Review"A book of which we are very proud to present, the cream of the crop, is dedicated to DB models like David Brown who relaunched the brand with legendary cars like James Bond's DB5." - Playboy France
£60.00
