Art & Photography Books
Tara Books The London Jungle Book
Book SynopsisBhajju Shyam - a brilliant artist from the Gond tribe in central India - was commissioned to paint the walls of an Indian restaurant in London, and spent two months in the city. The book that emerged from the journey is a visual travelogue of his first encounter with a western metropolis. With radical innocence and great sophistication, Bhajju brings the signs of the Gond forest to bear on the city, turning London into an exotic jungle. This new and fully re-designed edition of the now-classic book marks the tenth anniversary of Bhajju's momentous journey to London.Trade Review"A beautiful book - I would like to give it to everyone I love when they are traveling." - John Berger "A startlingly generous and colourful collection of images, capable of making the most jaded metropolitan refocus and smile." - The Independent on Sunday
£11.69
Loft Publications Ibiza Blakstad Houses
Book SynopsisThe definitive monograph on the ideas and work of the Canadian-born (of Norwegian ancestry), Florence-trained, Ibiza-based architect. The fusion of Ibizan traditions with modern function, form, and taste is the hallmark of Blackstad’s projects, which were dedicated to conserving the cultural significance of the island within today’s architecture. Rolph Blackstad exhaustively studied Ibizan architecture when it was still a living millennial tradition, with peasant builders working with rules passed down by word of mouth from father to son. The architect’s study of these builders formed the basis of his research, design and building for more than 40 years. This book is a tribute to Blackstad's work in the wake of his recent death. In it, the reader will discover an unbroken tradition reaching back to distant origins; a design based on historical Mediterranean architecture, combining style and building techniques to suit contemporary lifestyles.
£31.50
Feral House,U.S. Black Metal: A Coloring Book
Book SynopsisFrom underground sensation to Hollywood film and now a coloring book - The Black Metal Coloring book will paint it all black.
£18.23
Pie International Co., Ltd. Soirée: The Art of Nekosuke
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£18.39
Taschen GmbH Saarinen
Book SynopsisThe creator of the ubiquitous Knoll “Tulip” chairs and tables, Eero Saarinen (1910–1961) was one of the 20th century’s most prominent space shapers, merging dynamic forms with a modernist sensibility across architecture and design. Among Saarinen’s greatest accomplishments are Washington D.C.’s Dulles International Airport, the very sculptural and fluid TWA terminal at JFK Airport in New York, and the 630 ft. (192 m) high Gateway Arch of St. Louis, Missouri, each of them defining structures of postwar America. Catenary curves were present in many of his structural designs. During his long association with Knoll, Saarinen’s other famous furniture pieces included the “Grasshopper” lounge chair and the “Womb” settee. Married to Aline Bernstein Saarinen, a well-known critic of art and architecture, Saarinen also collaborated with Charles Eames, with whom he designed his first prize-winning chair. With rich illustration tracing his life and career, this introduction follows Saarinen from his studies across his training all the way to his most prestigious projects, and explores how each of his designs brought a new dimension to the modernist landscape.
£13.50
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc The Urban Sketching Handbook Sketch Now, Think
Book SynopsisBoston-based urban artist Mike Daikubara gives beginners a crash course in location sketching that you can use in any city in Sketch Now, Think Later. Everyone wishes they could sketch stylish scenes, but busy lives leave almost no room for sitting down with a pad and pen to practicing. Many people give up on their potential hobby (and artistic outlet) because they feel they just don’t have the time to lay the groundwork. Here’s a secret though: you do! All you is a strategy for incorporate sketching into your daily life.Sketch Now, Think Later covers the tools, techniques and tips that author and Urban Sketching Correspondent of Boston Mike Daikubara has developed in his more than 15 years as a practicing artist, and will show you how to fully dive into any sketching situation with limited time and tools, and still be able to produce memorable, great looking, fun sketches!
£12.74
White Star The Great Book of Ancient Egypt: In the Realm of
Book SynopsisIn this superbly illustrated volume, distinguished Egyptologist Zahi Hawass guides you through the architectural landscape of ancient Egypt. From houses and palaces to the temples of the gods, to the tombs, hundreds of photographs and a compelling text unveil the mysteries of ancient Egypt as unearthed through major excavations. As it leads you on a tour of important sites - the Pyramids at Giza, Abu Simbel, the Valley of the Kings - The Great Book of Ancient Egypt offers fresh insight into how people lived, prepared for death, and perceived their place within the universe. It recounts the history of the most famous kings and queens and shares details of people's everyday lives. Zahi Hawass makes his story all the more compelling by including his own archaeological adventures, sharing details of his illustrious career and revealing his own sense of awe of the magic and mystery of the pharaohs.
£27.00
The Crowood Press Ltd Architectural Lighting Design: A Practical Guide
Book SynopsisWhere do you start if you want to light an interior space? What is the best colour temperature for your design scheme? What do you need to consider when choosing LED lamps and luminaires? Architectural Lighting Design answers these questions and more in a comprehensive introduction to the design, application and techniques of lighting interior spaces. Using real examples of successful lighting schemes, experienced designer Admir Jukanovic explains the fundamentals of lamps and luminaires, and how to meet the requirements of a design brief. Topics include treatments and techniques for lighting designs; tips for understanding the deliverables and fulfilling brief; the five project phases, from concept to commission and the common pitfalls to avoid when using artificial lighting in architecture.
£16.14
Design Originals The Beauty of Zentangle: Inspirational Examples
Book SynopsisThis title includes stunning works from both breakthrough artists and professionals. Zentangle[registered] is fast becoming a worldwide phenomenon, attracting individuals from all walks of life. Created by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas, the Zentangle method is an easy-to-learn, relaxing and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. The Beauty of Zentangle celebrates this simple but elegant new craft with hundreds of sensational one-of-a-kind designs from around the world. Selected by the editors of Design Originals, the No. 1 publisher of Zentangle art, this amazing collection of Zentangle-inspired masterpieces encompasses a wide range of styles. Stunning works are included from breakthrough artists and CZTs like Suzanne McNeill, Cindy Shepard, Marie Browning, Sandy Steen Bartholomew and many more. Their inventive tangles are at the forefront of a new wave of creative expression and personal freedom.
£13.59
Abrams Magic The Gathering Rise of the Gatewatch
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Wizards of the Coast and Abrams ComicArts have teamed up to show off one of the incredible (but often underappreciated) aspects of the game: the art." -- -SYFY Online
£13.99
Abrams The Sopranos Sessions
Book SynopsisTrade Review"The book, being published to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the show’s premiere, includes highly detailed recaps of each episode; several interviews the two authors conducted with the series creator, David Chase; a debate about the much-discussed final moment of the final episode; and writings by Seitz and Sepinwall that were published in The Star-Ledger, the New Jersey newspaper, when “The Sopranos” originally aired." -- The New York Times"To celebrate the show’s 20th anniversary, TV critics Alan Sepinwall and Matt Zoller Seitz take a deep dive, breaking down every episode and talking with tight-lipped creator David Chase" -- Rolling Stone"The two veteran critics offer in-depth, episode-by episode analysis of one of the greatest TV series ever" -- Entertainment Weekly"20 years on from The Sopranos' first episode, new book The Sopranos Sessions is a compelling, insightful dive into the show's legacy... [...] I haven't re-watched The Sopranos for years, but that's set to change as a result of The Sopranos Sessions, which has re-invigorated – and deepened – my love for the show. You may not be as intense a fan of The Sopranos as I am, and that's okay. This is a perceptive, lucid, engaging and above all versatile book that could serve as a series companion, a read-me-in-the-toilet tome or a TV-studies text book depending upon your level of interest, and fluency, in the show. There's something for everyone. All legacies fade, but until David Chase's prediction for The Sopranos comes true - in I hope not for another few million years or so - Seitz and Sepinwall deserve to be part of that legacy." -- Den of Geek"The Sopranos Sessions will allow you savour the programme again with your own eyes and those of the authors. In the main section of the book Matt Zoller Seitz and Alan Sepinwall astutely analyse each episode with impressive attention to detail and smart, considered commentary that broadens the canvas" -- The Irish Times"The Sopranos Sessions prods, examines and celebrates that work with what is clearly long-held passion for the subject and the achievement is something close to definitive" -- Sight & Sound“Just as The Sopranos elevated the medium of television, Seitz and Sepinwall raise the status of TV writing to new heights.” -- Library Journal"a must-read for any Sopranos fan" -- UPROXX"a hefty compendium containing detailed recaps of all the show’s 86 episodes, along with contemporaneous clips of their original coverage and — most excitingly — 85 pages of new interviews with Chase" -- WBUR’s The Artery"features seven in-depth interviews with series creator David Chase and the intelligent commentary on the series readers came to expect from authors Matt Zoller Seitz and Alan Sepinwall." -- The Star-Ledger
£20.00
Island Press How to Study Public Life: Methods in Urban Design
Book SynopsisHow do we accommodate a growing urban population in a way that is sustainable, equitable, and inviting? This question is becoming increasingly urgent as we face diminishing fossil-fuel resources and the effects of a changing climate while global cities continue to compete to be the most vibrant centres of culture, knowledge, and finance. Jan Gehl has been examining this question since the 1960s, when few urban designers or planners were thinking about designing cities for people. But given the unpredictable, complex and ephemeral nature of life in cities, how can we best design public infrastructure - vital to cities for getting for place to place, or staying in place - for human use? Studying city life and understanding the factors that encourage or discourage use is the key to designing inviting public space. In How to Study Public Life Jan Gehl and Birgitte Svarre draw from their combined experience of over 50 years to provide a history of public-life study as well as methods and tools necessary to recapture city life as an important planning dimension. This type of systematic study began in earnest in the 1960s, when several researchers and journalists on different continents criticized urban planning for having forgotten life in the city. City life studies provide knowledge about human behaviour in the built environment in an attempt to put it on an equal footing with knowledge about urban elements such as buildings and transport systems. Studies can be used as input in the decision-making process, as part of overall planning, or in designing individual projects such as streets, squares or parks. The original goal is still the goal today: to recapture city life as an important planning dimension. Anyone interested in improving city life will find inspiration, tools, and examples in this invaluable guide.
£29.45
The New York Review of Books, Inc Down Below
Book SynopsisA stunning work of memoir and an unforgettable depiction of the brilliance and madness by one of Surrealism''s most compelling figuresIn 1937 Leonora Carrington—later to become one of the twentieth century’s great painters of the weird, the alarming, and the wild—was a nineteen-year-old art student in London, beautiful and unapologetically rebellious. At a dinner party, she met the artist Max Ernst. The two fell in love and soon departed to live and paint together in a farmhouse in Provence. In 1940, the invading German army arrested Ernst and sent him to a concentration camp. Carrington suffered a psychotic break. She wept for hours. Her stomach became “the mirror of the earth”—of all worlds in a hostile universe—and she tried to purify the evil by compulsively vomiting. As the Germans neared the south of France, a friend persuaded Carrington to flee to Spain. Facing the approach “of robots, of thoughtless, fleshless beings,” she packed a suitcase that bore on a brass plate the word Revelation. This was only the beginning of a journey into madness that was to end with Carrington confined in a mental institution, overwhelmed not only by her own terrible imaginings but by her doctor’s sadistic course of treatment. In Down Below she describes her ordeal—in which the agonizing and the marvelous were equally combined—with a startling, almost impersonal precision and without a trace of self-pity. Like Daniel Paul Schreber’s Memoirs of My Nervous Illness, Down Below brings the hallucinatory logic of madness home.
£9.49
Titan Books Ltd Gears Tactics – The Art of the Game
Book SynopsisThe official art book for the video game Gears Tactics. Gears Tactics is the fast-paced, turn-based strategy game from one of the most-acclaimed video game franchises – Gears of War. Outnumbered and fighting for survival, recruit and command your squad to hunt down an evil mastermind who makes monsters. In this lavish book, the full development process of the characters, weapons, armor, enemies and environments of the game is uncovered. From initial sketches through to beautiful final production art, the evolution of Gears Tactics is revealed, accompanied by fascinating insight from the artists and developers. Take a step into the war-scarred world of Sera and experience Gears of War from a whole new perspective.Trade Review"Readers will find all the try-ons and also-rans in the development of character faces, stances, uniforms, and vehicles as you’d expect from any fully-realized, visual fantasy world." - Borg"Fantastic, and a must-have for any Gears fan...filled from cover to cover with amazing concepts and final artwork that brings the story of Gears Tactics to life. It breathes even more life into characters that you’ll grow to love over the course of the game, providing a better understanding of friends and foes alike." -Gaming Trend
£27.99
Taunton Press Inc Kaffe Fassett′s Quilts in Burano
Book SynopsisKaffe Fassett uses the colourful Venetian island of Burano to form the backdrop of another stunning collection of new quilt designs from the Kaffe Fassett Studio. In this 22nd installment of Kaffe Fassett's ever-popular series of patchwork and quilting books, the quilts have been photographed on location in Burano, a tiny island in Italy's Venetian archipelago, famous for its lace making but also for its brilliantly painted houses in a myriad jewel colours. The colourful house walls, sometimes distressed and occasionally decorated with murals, form the backdrop, along with the canals, bridges, and boats of this special Venetian island, to another wonderful selection of Kaffe's new quilt designs. The collection of 19 quilts features both new fabric designs from the Kaffe Collective and some of his Classics. Bali Brocade makes a fantastic background to Kaffe's sumptuous Shimmer Star quilt with its ripples of pattern in contrasting prints. His two versions of a very simple quilt,comes in two very different colorways. Hot Steps is a riot of colour, whereas by contrast its sister quilt, Cool Steps, in dusty blues, greens, and greys has an dreamy quality. Liza Prior Lucy's rich and dark Turkish Coffee quilt, with its hint of Eastern promise, fussy cuts Kaffe's new Turkish Delight fabric to brilliant effect. Kaffe Fassett's Quilts in Burano provides all the instructional text, diagrams, and templates to make the quilts, plus a section on basic patchwork techniques for less experienced quilters. AUTHOR: San Francisco-born artist Kaffe Fassett is a name every quilter knows. His work has been commissioned by the British monarchy, American fashion designers, and the Royal Shakespeare Company. He has written numerous best-sellers including Kaffe Fassett's Quilts in Italy, Kaffe Fassett's Quilts in Morocco, and Kaffe Fassett's Quilts in the Cotswold's. SELLING POINTS: . The stunning photos are just the start: Each pattern features a sumptuous photo of the project, a materials list, and carefully written instructions with useful tips, plus colour diagrams and templates for piecing the quilt . Kaffe Fassett is a world-renowned textile artist whose work has been commissioned by British Royalty, American fashion designers as well as the Royal Shakespeare Company. His works have been exhibited in museums around the world and have drawn record-breaking crowds . Best-Seeling author Kaffe Fassett delivers another stunning set of Quilt Designs highlighting his new fabric line
£18.75
Monacelli Press Dynamic Human Anatomy: An Artist's Guide to
Book SynopsisAn essential visual guide for artists to the mastery and use of advanced human anatomy skills in the creation of figurative art. Dynamic Human Anatomy picks up where Basic Human Anatomy leaves off and offers artists and art students a deeper understanding of anatomy, including anatomy in motion, and how that essential skill is applied to the creation of fine figurative art.Trade Review"Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael drew the human body with an understanding of its workings from the inside outside - as have thousands of artists since. Who better to teach this method than Roberto Osti, who trained as a medical illustrator before turning to fine art. . . . Dynamic Human Anatomy, a follow-up to his book Basic Human Anatomy, explains how this methodology can be used to reach beyond static depictions in order to 'convey a sense of life or express psychological character.'" - Artists Magazine
£28.01
Remembering Wildlife Remembering Cheetahs
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£45.00
Five Continents Editions Susanna Bauer
Book SynopsisThis monograph on Susanna Bauer presents the artist''s work to an international audience for the first time in book form. The essential ingredients of Bauer''s artistic production are the ephemeral natural elements that she encounters during walks and hikes in Cornwall, UK, where she lives and works. They are leaves, stones, twigs... elements that become the heart of more elaborate creations rendered with crochet - sometimes used conventionally as a decoration, other times as a sculptural means of communication. Bauer''s leaves are airy sculptures in which the artist pursues a balance between strength and fragility. Nature becomes a metaphor for humanity: the artfully interwoven threads remind us that we are all part of a vaster network and therefore generators of connections. But it also stands for life: viewing these works it is impossible not to reflect on the confluences of beauty and vulnerability, resistance and transformation.The theme of the relationship between art a
£36.00
Batsford Ltd Textiles Transformed: Thread and thrift with
Book SynopsisA guide to transforming found and cherished textiles. Textile artist Mandy Pattullo shows how to source, refashion and repurpose vintage textiles to create beautiful collages and other unique textile objects. There are ideas for embellishment, stitch and appliqué as well as tips for transforming material into impressive quilts, bags, books, tablecloths, tapestry panels and wall hangings and much more. Following the make-do-and-mend and folk art traditions of previous generations, Mandy provides simple instructions for working with a variety of vintage textiles and precious fragments. There are projects for working with quilts, patchworks, linen, lace, wool and even deconstructing pre-loved garments. Each project beautifully demonstrates how fabrics and textiles can find a new and repurposed life and will inspire textile artists to incorporate these past beauties into their own work.Trade Review‘There’s something quite magical about textile collage using vintage textiles, and Mandy Pattullo is an expert’ Textile Artist
£19.51
Abrams Complex Presents Sneaker of the Year The Best
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£23.75
Chronicle Books LEGO Still Life with Bricks 100 Collectible
Book SynopsisThese charming postcards of commonplace scenes recreated with LEGO bricks turn the mundane into a delight.
£16.79
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh The Cleghorn Collection: South Indian Botanical
Book SynopsisThe Cleghorn Collection reproduces more than 200 of the drawings from the Cleghorn Collection in colour, for the first time. These include drawings from nature, copies based on European prints, and Nature Prints made from herbarium specimens. They are the work of several South Indian artists and of pupils of the pioneering Madras School of Art.
£18.00
Design Studio Press ABAKAN 2301: Kallamity's World of Mecha Design
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£27.19
Prestel Freud: Masters of Art
Book SynopsisLucian Freud dedicated his life to portraying the people in his world without flattery or refinement. Although his technique and style evolved tremendously over the decades, Freud never wavered in his uncompromising standards or unsentimental approach to his subjects. This introduction to Freud’s life and oeuvre opens with an illuminating essay that explores how Freud’s adherence to realism and focus on the human figure moved him in and out of the spotlight until the 1980s when renewed international interest in painting and figuration gave his work a new significance. Stunning reproductions of key works are presented chronologically, allowing readers to see how Freud’s brushwork, composition, and use of light evolved over the decades. Whether he was painting members of the royal family or the cashier at a London nightclub, Freud imbued his portraits with psychological tension, humanity, and a profound interest in the relationship between painter and model.
£9.49
Princeton Architectural Press Paula Scher: Twenty-Five Years at the Public, A
Book SynopsisA larger-than-life figure in the design community with a client list to match, Paula Scher turned her first major project as a partner at Pentagram into a formative twenty-five-year relationship with the Public Theater in New York. This behind-the-scenes account of the relationship between Scher and "the Public," as it's affectionately known, chronicles over two decades of brand and identity development and an evolving creative process in a unique "autobiography of graphic design." New Yorkers, designers, and theater fans everywhere will be thrilled to find hundreds of Scher's posters, including those for Hamilton, Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk, and numerous Shakespeare in the Park productions, collected in this one-of-a-kind volume along with other printed and process-related matter. Essays by two of the theater's artistic directors, George C. Wolfe and Oskar Eustis, and design critics Steven Heller and Ellen Lupton contextualize Scher's dynamic typographic treatment.
£26.25
Laurence King Publishing Pattern Magic 2
Book SynopsisPattern Magic 2 is the follow up to the best–selling Pattern Magic. This series takes the cult pattern–cutting text from Japan and gives the reader an easy–to–follow guide to creating stunning, sculptural garments with a couture feel. Inspiring and exciting, this volume takes a creative approach to pattern cutting with more step–by–step projects for fashion designers and dressmakers to enjoy.This book looks at creating interesting surfaces, optical illusions and curved shapes through pattern cutting. All the basic information you need to start pattern cutting is included, from the basic block to measurements and scaling. Each project is beautifully illustrated with clear diagrams and photographs showing the stages of construction, the muslins (toiles) and the finished garments. The 200 illustrations and detailed instructions make it easy to create stunning, sculptural clothes.Review for Pattern Magic 2:''A super useful thing I found in these books is that EACH of the projects shown has its own tutorial with text, measurements and step by step images that show you how to create the paper pattern. This allow you to learn new sewing techniques.'' Imaginativebloom.comCONTENTS:Using this bookFundamentalsPart 1: Playing with GeometricsWearing a balloon; wearing a circle; wearing a triangle; wearing a square; sprouting at the back; sprouting at the front; just like a stole; a ball–shaped accordion; circular accordion; circular sleeve; square accordionPart 2: Decorative structuresKnots; like a jungle; stars; flip turn; different facings, different looks; cowl neck; application of the cowl–neck designPart 3: It vanished…A vanishing scarf; a vanishing tie; a vanishing lapel; a vanishing pocketBunka–style sloper for an adult womanBunka–style sloper for an adult woman (size M) (half–scale)*The dress form used as the basis for the designs in this book is the Bunka–style sloper (block) for an adult Japanese woman. All patterns are for a size M Japanese woman (bust 83cm, waist 64cm, and centre back length 38cm). The position of the cutting and opening out lines, the allowances, and other measurements may vary according to garment size. If you are using the half–scale dress form, reduce the full–sized measurements on the drawings by half when you develop the patterns.For more Pattern Magic inspiration try the companion titles:Pattern MagicPattern Magic 3Pattern Magic: Stretch Fabrics
£17.00
FotoVue Limited Photographing London - Central London: The Most
Book SynopsisPhotographing London is the definitive photo-location and visitor guidebook to London, invaluable to both visitors and locals alike. Explore London's famous landmarks and hidden gems with award-winning photographer and London local, George Johnson. Over 400 locations are described - illustrated with over a thousand stunning images - showing you where to take the best photographs in London with tips and techniques on how to improve your photography. Each location, from Buckingham Palace to St Paul's Cathedral, is described showing the best viewpoints for photography with street maps, written directions, postcodes and nearest tube stations, making it easy to find your way about. As well as all the famous landmarks you'll be led down cobbled alleyways to old pubs, secret gardens and old parts of London that even locals don't know about. Historical details give an interesting back story to each location. If you are interested in street photography, George shares his secrets. Areas covered include: The City and London Bridge, Borough, The Southbank & Westminster, St James's & Victoria, Battersea, Belgravia and Chelsea, Hyde Park, Kensington Palace, Kensington and Knightsbridge, Little Venice, North Kensington and St John's Wood, Camden & Regent's Park, Covent Garden, Fitzrovia & Kings Cross, Barbican, Temple & St Paul's Cathedral.
£26.06
Hawthorn Press New Eyes for Plants: A Workbook for Observation
Book SynopsisHere are fresh ways of seeing nature on a journey through the seasons with observation and drawing exercises. Simple observation exercises interwoven with inspiring illustrations invite you ''to see'' with a fresh pair of eyes. This opens a door onto a new way of practicing Science as an Art, using the holistic approach of Goethe.
£17.09
Search Press Ltd Watercolour Nature Unleashed
Book SynopsisBursting with exciting and innovative techniques, best-selling author Jane Betteridge pushes watercolour to new heights, bringing nature to life with vibrancy, texture and dynamism. In this reissue of her best-selling book Dynamic Watercolours, Jane demonstrates an effective and vibrant use of a huge range of exciting ways of working, including the use of crackle paste, modelling pastes, metallic leaf, gilding flakes, print and much more. Inspired by nature on every page and showcasing 75 inspirational finished paintings, this book will excite and inspire watercolour artists of all abilities to experiment and approach their painting in a whole new way.Trade ReviewJane Betteridge's Watercolour Nature Unleashed, is a revised and revitalised edition of her best-selling book, Dynamic Watercolours, in which she pushed watercolour to new levels. Drawing on inspiration from the natural world, Jane uses a range of techniques, including crackle and modelling pastes, metallic leaf, gilding flakes, and printing, to add texture and vibrancy to her watercolours. If you are looking to take your watercolours to another level, this is the book for you. * Leisure Painter, February 2023 *I really love this book. With all of Jane's step-by-step projects I felt inspired to get going straight away and experiment! I particularly love the crackle paste. So happy with my purchase and can’t wait for Jane's next book! -- Patrick Smith * Customer Review *This is another great book from Jane. She actually tells you how it’s done. There are some step-by-step exercises which are always helpful and the techniques used are interesting and colourful. Highly recommend. * Customer Review *A beautifully produced book. It is so helpful and inspirational for all artists whether a beginner or more advanced, and uses many watercolour techniques and different materials to enhance the paintings. The book is full of excellent images and the guidance to produce the images is first-class. Highly recommended. * Customer Review *Artist Jane Betteridge follows up Watercolour Unleashed by focussing on the natural world around us. She puts greater emphasis on specific techniques so expect masterclasses in gilding flakes, crackle paste and more – al wrapped up in a visually spectacular guide. * Crafts Beautiful, March 2023 *We love this book! Packed full of vibrant illustrations and wonderful inspiration, this book is a joyful invitation to experiment with different techniques and approaches to watercolour painting. Each section is full of beautiful illustrations, and we love the way Jane introduces the techniques and follows this with step-by-step instructions of how to incorporate the techniques into specific projects. Also included are examples of Jane’s own artworks to inspire you to create your own watercolour examples. We also love the final section when Jane encourages you to start on your own painting journey, with her helpful advice about creating themes, how to focus and pattern and colour. This stunning book takes watercolour painting to new, innovative and exciting dimensions. Highly Recommended! * Escape Learn Create *Table of ContentsIntroduction Pure watercolour PREPARING THE SURFACE 22 Surfaces 24, Textured grounds 32, Crackle paste 36, Modelling pastes 42, Tissue paper 48, Metallic leaf 54 Step-by-step: Poppyfield 55 Gilding flakes 62, Gesso 66, Stamping 68 Step-by-step: Beach Scene 70 ADDING TO YOUR PAINTING 76 Inks 78, Granulation 86 Step-by-step: Magical Woodland 92 Food wrap 98, Salt 102, Gouache 106, Contour relief 110, Pearlescence 114, Impasto 116, Bronzing powder 118, Stencils 122, Gauze & thread 124 Step-by-step: Wild Flowers in the Wood 128 IDEAS & INSPIRATION Exploring themes 136, Focus 138, Pattern & colour 140, Your starting point 142, Index 144
£13.49
Faber & Faber Miss Dior
Book SynopsisMiss Dior is a story of freedom and fascism, beauty and betrayal, roses and repression, and how the polished surface of fashion conceals hidden depths.
£18.00
The Crowood Press Ltd Understanding the Flowering Plants: A Practical
Book SynopsisTo study a plant in detail is to make a fascinating journey of discovery. Even plants we think we know well will often surprise us as we look at the intricacy of their structure and how they are put together. This fascinating guide explains what flowering plants are and their relationship to other groups of plants. With drawings, paintings and photographs throughout, it advises on how to carry out a botanical study and will prove essential reading for botanical artists, photographers and all those wishing to gain a greater understanding of flowering plants.
£27.00
The Crowood Press Ltd Linocut for Artists and Designers
Book SynopsisLinocut is used to stunning effect by artists, illustrators and designers because of its strong graphic qualities, accessibility and versatility. Whether you are printing by hand on your kitchen table or on a press in a print studio, this book gets you started and goes on to explore the myriad creative applications of linocut. It encourages you to experiment with different approaches to image making and explores new ways of thinking about how linocut can be used. Detailed information on which tools to buy, where to find the best materials, and how to set up your working space are included. There are clear, step-by-step instructions to a series of projects that develop your techniques and ideas. Over 300 colour illustrations, and profiles of eight international linocut practitioners provide insight and inspiration. Nick Morley shares his experience and specialist knowledge to make this practical guide an essential companion for everyone interested in this addictive and absorbing medium.
£17.99
Titan Books Ltd The Art of Total War: From the Samurai of Japan
Book SynopsisThe Art of Total War is a high-end art book based on the bestselling Total War[trademark] franchise, including the latest game in the series Total War[trademark]: ROME II. This volume will include full colour concept and development art throughout, as well as creator and artist commentaries. Total War is known for its cinematic quality and phenomenal attention to detail, admired by gamers and critics alike.Trade Review"The book is constructed extremely well and contains images that would be worthy of framing and displaying in your home." - Steam First"Many of these pieces are true works of art." - Gaming Trend "Titan publishes art books that are often as compelling to read as they are to look at, and The Art of Total War is perhaps the best example of this." - VG Blogger"This art book is not a collage of images thrown together in a hardback book and waved in the faces of fans as collectable merchandise, but instead is a high-end art book that anyone looking for a lot of in depth detail and thought provoking discussion can enjoy" - Entertainment Buddha"This book is a love letter to the iconic franchise that had a major impact in the strategy gaming community." - New Gamer Nation"If you’re an game designer, artist or war history buff, The Art of Total War will be a wonderful addition to your library and reference." - Retrenders
£25.49
Royal Academy of Arts Angelica Kauffman
Book SynopsisInternationally renowned, highly educated and very well connected, Angelica Kauffman (1741–1807) led a brilliant career as a pioneering history painter, an innovative portraitist and one of only two women among the founding membership of the Royal Academy of Arts in 1768. ‘The whole World is angelicamad’ – thus a Danish diplomat described the effect of her art and personality during her lifetime. Kauffman was admired by Goethe and Herder, and her clients included queens and emperors from across the continent. Her extraordinary life and work are beautifully presented in this handsome volume, which contains her finest paintings and drawings.Table of ContentsIntroduction Essays Plates section
£18.00
Random House USA Inc Your Brain on Art
Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A life-altering journey through the science of neuroaesthetics, which offers proof for how our brains and bodies transform when we participate in the arts—and how this knowledge can improve our health, enable us to flourish, and build stronger communities.“This book blew my mind!”—Angela Duckworth, #1 New York Times bestselling author of GritA BLOOMBERG BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • Finalist for the Inc. Non-Obvious Book Award and the Porchlight Business Book AwardMany of us think of the arts as entertainment—a luxury of some kind. In Your Brain on Art, authors Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross show how activities from painting and dancing to expressive writing, architecture, and more are essential to our lives.We’re on the verge of a cultural shift in which the arts can deliver potent, accessible, and proven solution
£22.50
Skira Escher
Book SynopsisMark Veldhuysen is CEO of the M.C. Escher Company. Federico Giudiceandrea is one of the world's leading Escher experts.
£28.50
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Hook, Prod, Punch, Tuft: Creative Techniques with
Book SynopsisThis colourfully illustrated guide introduces new and established crafters to the traditional skills of hooking and its close relations prodding, punching and tufting. Textile artist Lynne Stein gives advice on materials, tools and equipment, and provides step-by-step directions – accompanied by vibrant instructional photographs – for 20 projects exploring playful design and quirky creativity, including rugs, cushions, bags and personal accessories. There are also lots of helpful hints on sustainably repurposing fabrics, yarns, and other precious and useful items that might otherwise be discarded. A list of international museum collections is also included, as are examples of the work of both historical and contemporary artists and designers such as Evelyn Ackerman, Anya Paintsil, Anna Perach, Joan Moshimer, and Lady Emma Tennant. A brief history of the traditional textile craft of rag rug making and other techniques, and ideas for their inclusion in community projects all demonstrate the vast potential for experimentation, self-expression and creativity within these processes. This book has plenty to fire and inspire and will encourage you further on your creative textile journey, making both decorative and functional items.Trade ReviewLynne Stein’s book should be a boost to creative people who wonder what to do with those textiles every home accumulates. I for one loved delving into charity shops’ collections of second hand tee shirts etc to find the missing colours for some rug design I was dreaming about. This book helps you to see the unlimited variations this craft opens for the maker. * Kaffe Fassett *Imaginative, informative, instructive, and all beautifully presented. * Jovan Nicholson, independent art historian *Lynne takes the reader on a visual journey through the rich textile history of the rag rug and textile practices associated with this craft. We gain a fascinating insight into the rag rug evolved from a domestic household item through to a revered art form... A highly visual book with thematic projects from beginner through to advanced level, including rag rug methods, latch hook, needle punch and needle felting. * Angie Wyman, Course Leader – BA (Hons) Hand Embroidery, Royal School of Needlework *Table of ContentsIntroduction Rag Rugs: A Brief History Materials, Tools and Equipment Making Processes Recycle, Upcycle… The Creative Eye: Sources of Inspiration Projects - Allotment veggie markers - Christmas stocking - Circular seat pad - Embroidery hoop portrait - Floral tote bag - Flower power garland - Fried egg pot plant holder - Hair accessories - 'Home is where the hearts are' - Hooked and braided rug - 'It's a Wrap' - Lady tea cosy - Lazy daisy chain - Mizzy-mazzy runner - Oval rag runner - Spotty lovebird cushion - Stitched scribbles wall hanging - Toadstool brooch - Tooth fairy pillow - Birdie tote bag Community Projects Gallery Museum and Gallery Collections Further Reading Supplies and Resources Acknowledgements Index
£18.00
Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd Mien Ruys: The Mother of Modernist Gardens
Book SynopsisFrom 1923 until 1980, Mien Ruys created over 3,000 gardens and landscapes. While most of these are in her native Netherlands, the influence of her designs and approaches spread far wider: many of us will have a little bit of Mien in our gardens, be it a railway sleeper, a diagonal line, a Phlomis russeliana or a water ball. Her work was extraordinary in combining two exceptional elements. Firstly, Mien was one of the leading proponents of modernist design: having trained and collaborated with architects such as Ben Merkelbach, Charles Karsten, Aldo van Eyck, Jan Piet Kloos, Hein Salomonson and Gerrit Rietveld, she introduced clean lines, geometric shapes and innovative materials into garden and landscape design. One of the few women members of CIAM, she was also one of the first to call for architects and landscape architects to collaborate fully from initial design onwards. She did so regularly, often on much needed social housing schemes, but also on schools, hospitals and nursing homes. All her projects shared a desire to offer users a better quality of life. One of her most well-known collaborations was with Gerrit Rietveld in Bergeijk on the Ploeg factory and Park, which has since been listed as a historic monument. Uniquely, she combined this modernist design approach with an extensive knowledge of plants and planting, which she learnt from a very early age in her father’s Royal Moerheim Nursery in Dedemsvaart. Her father had close links with international gardeners, such as Gertrude Jekyll, who greatly influenced Mien as she developed her own loose, natural style of planting. Her book on perennials, published in 1950, was internationally influential and, in seeking deeper understanding about plants and planting, Mien created more than 20 experimental gardens at Dedemsvaart, many of which are now also historic monuments. The book includes a foreword which sets Mien’s work within the wider context, as well as interviews with gardening experts and landscape architects who knew Mien or were deeply influenced by her work, which offer rich insight into Mien’s character and the timeless lessons which can still be learnt from her work.Table of ContentsForeword by Noel Kingsbury. 1 – Mien's formative years and influences. Perspective: Theo Ruijs. 2 - Initial experiments in garden design. Perspective: Anet Scholma. 3 – Geometry. Perspective: Carolien Barkman. 4 – The oblique line. Perspective: Edwin van Onna. 5 - Collaborations with architects. Perspective: Freerk Halbesma. 6 - Innovative materials. Perspective: Jacqueline van der Kloet. 7 - Use of plants. Perspective: Conny den Hollander. 8 – Legacy. Appendix I – List of Key Organisations and Individuals. Further Reading. Acknowledgments.
£37.95
Editions Norma Charlotte Perriand. Une architecte en montagne.
Book SynopsisAs early as 1934 Charlotte Perriand began to reflect on the architectural aspects of leisure activities for all, but it was with Les Arcs, her greatest work, that she completed her reflection on the art of living in the mountains. Alongside the developer Roger Godino, Charlotte Perriand displayed all the facets of her immense talent: design, urban planning, but also bioclimatic architecture, of which she was a pioneer. She had to deal with financial and time constraints in order to design most of the Arc 1600 and 1800. Thanks to her perseverance and growing inventiveness, her integration of architecture into the sites, her innovative and human approach to traffic, and the life she breathes into the resort, especially on the rooftops, she has made it a friendly place, in harmony with the environment. Thus, she designs the interior architecture of more than 4,500 homes, 25,000 beds, for an annual flow of more than one million people. Her wish to combine the art of living in the mountains with housing for the greatest number of people has been largely realised. Text in French.
£34.40
Thames & Hudson Ltd Cabin
Book SynopsisWill Jones is a British journalist and writer based in Canada, who specializes in architecture and design. His articles have appeared in the RIBA Journal, the Financial Times and Blueprint. He is the author of several books including Architects' Sketchbooks (2011) and Making Marks (2019), which are also published by Thames & Hudson. Sarah Obtinalla is an architectural artist based in Toronto, Canada.Trade Review'This beautifully illustrated book will leave you with great insight into the appeal of a cabin and a new-found respect for the people who live in them' - Guardian'Cabin gives another, deeper insight into the often harsh realities of cabin living, one that’ll invigorate but hardly deter the dreamers … provides us with a fascinating insight into the history of cabins around the world' - Wallpaper*'Informative and inspiring' - Mail on SundayTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Cabins Around the World 2. Finding a Place to Build 3. Log Homes: Old Ideas for a New Country 4. From the Ground Up 5. It’s All in the Tools 6. Framing the Structure 7. Nature: the Reason to Be Here 8. Weatherproofing the Cabin 9. Famous Cabin Dwellers 10. Finishing Touches 11. Around the Cabin 12. My Cabin in the Woods
£18.00
Five Continents Editions Woods Davy
Book SynopsisThis volume is the first monograph devoted to Woods Davy and collects the works made by the artist from 1978 to the present, highlighting their context, the stories connected to their creation, and the artistic development to which they bear witness. Woods's growth is in fact marked by an evolution: his early practice is characterised by bold architectural abstractions and monumental installations, while his later work possesses a more reflective character. These latter pieces are compositions of smooth, rounded stones that appear to float in the air, defying gravity. The publication also focuses on an in-depth analysis of his Cantamar series.However, Woods's work also draws upon ideas derived from his passion for art collecting, in particular the masks used by the Songye and Luba peoples that inhabit the south eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo. He in fact owns what is certainly the most important private collection of Kifwebe masks. The connection between t
£39.00
Gibbs M. Smith Inc French Country Cottage Christmas
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£33.00
Orion Publishing Co Make a Vision Board
Book SynopsisMaking a vision board is one of the most powerful manifesting tools for creatingthe life you want.Make a Vision Board provides you with everything you need to get started now. Author CanDace Johnson guides you through step-by-step instructions to create a vision board and manifest from a place of abundance. Whether manifesting a dream partner, new home, peak health or new heights in your career, the practice of creating a vision board collage allows you to tap into your intuition, clarify your desires and begin to call in your best life. Includes: · An introduction to manifestation and guidance on creating a vision board ritual · 1000+ carefully curated images, plus backgrounds, to cut out and collage · A list of tools and techniques to create a manifesting vision board · Journaling prompts and goal-setting adviceCollage and decoupage are undergoing a revival among artists
£15.29
Slanted Publishers UG Flexible Visual Systems
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£36.00
HarperCollins Focus Things You Wanted to Say But Never Did
Book SynopsisThrough Geloy Concepcion's? stunning photography and the poignant confessions he gathered from his Instagram vulnerability project, Things You Wanted to Say But Never Did: A Photographic Journal to Process Your Feelings invites you on a journey of internal self-reflection leading to personal growth, lasting healing, and deeper outward connections.Trade Review'Life is hard. Life is funny. Life is also beautiful. Things You Wanted to Say But Never Did captures the whole perfect mess of it.' * Judd Apatow Writer, Comedian, Director, Producer *
£12.34
The Crowood Press Ltd Artists Handbook of Botany
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThere is always something new to learn, in this book Liz helps us to look with understanding and then look again from a different angle to delve deeper into the story of the plant. The book is beautifully illustrated by Liz herself along with members of the Hampton Court Palace Florilegium Society, these images give the reader a good insight into how an informative botanical illustration should be set out to create a good design, as well as at the same time conveying detailed botanical information. -- Valerie Oxley, President, The Institute for Analytical Plant Illustration * President, The Institute for Analytical Plant Illustration *This is not a botany textbook! Instead, by using copious diagrams and drawing on her knowledge as a botanist, Liz Leech explains how to look at plants and dissect flowers in order to make informed and accurate drawings. -- Pam Taylor, botanist, botanical artist. Association of Botanical Artists * Association of Botanical Artists *
£12.34
Edition Skylight Sweet 18
Book SynopsisDefinitely for adults only! The photographs in this volume were all taken without commercial interest or intent of any kind; without paying attention to taboos or respecting what is forbidden. They are real photos, entire stories that have no need for long words. And even though it could hardly be called a pillow book, you do risk having sleepless nights after having enjoyed it. I have tried to capture the frank and sweaty atmosphere surrounding teenagers, their charged awareness, as this is what I repeatedly found on my many travels. It was a personal quest that led me far away from my real work. We see young adults (all at least 18 years of age), who become professional models for a day. French and Czech women, Ukrainians, Hungarians and even American women initiate us into the intimacies of their youth, with not too much posing, but occasionally enhanced with accessories of their choice.
£17.95
Vendome Press Inside Paris
Book SynopsisAn exclusive view inside the beautiful houses of Parisian interior and fashion designers, artists and influencers, expertly curated by photographer and author Ricardo Labougle. Celebrated photographer and author Ricardo Labougle takes us on an odyssey through the most superbly decorated homes in Paris. Labougle’s striking photography highlights the rich variety of Paris interiors—from classical and rococo styling to more modern interpretations of decor. However inspiration strikes, a Paris interior will rise magnificently to the occasion, as demonstrated by internationally-acclaimed Jacques Grange’s contemporary apartment situated in a Regency palace, the innovative rustic modernism of Studio KO, Vincent Darré’s breathtaking painted wall designs, which combine XVIII-century and 1920s styles, and Jacopo Etro’s architecturally exquisite space, enhanced by mid-century décor and filled with objets d’art. With previously unseen interiors to discover, the magic of Paris is expertly captured in this magnificent volume that offers an insider's view of how these creators live and work, with observations that are unique to these individuals alone.
£58.50
