Art & Photography Books
F&W Publications Inc Acrylic Illuminations
Book SynopsisThis hands-on guide provides clear step-by-step directions to successfully execute these new and exciting techniques. Explore matte skin construction, sheen shifting, embedding objects, patinas and polished stone effects.
£25.49
Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc The Art of the Wind Rises
Book SynopsisThe latest in the perennially popular line of Studio Ghibli artbooks, which includes interviews, concept sketches, and finished animation cels from classics such as Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro.The Wind Rises is Miyazaki’s love letter to the power of flight and the imagination, an examination of the rise of Japan’s military might in the years leading up to the Second World War, and a call for worldwide peace and harmony in the face of destruction. This book captures the art of the film, from conception to production, and features in-depth interviews with the filmmakers.
£25.19
Schiffer Publishing Ltd The 23rd WaffenSS Volunteer Panzergrenadier
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£31.44
V & A Publishing Japanese Netsuke
Book Synopsis'You will have a moment of quiet delight and a mood of introspection to carry you away.' Edmund de Waal Prized by collectors from East to West, Japanese netsuke are tiny objects of wonder that originated as utilitarian accessories for traditional Japanese dress. Over the centuries these small carved toggles, designed to hook over the top of the kimono sash, evolved into high-fashion depictions of all aspects of Japanese life. In this richly illustrated and highly accessible book, Julia Hutt draws on the V&A's world-famous netsuke collection to explore the origins and techniques of this captivating art form.
£17.00
The History Press Ltd prettycitynewyork
Book SynopsisA stunning photography, lifestyle and travel guide to the world's most famous city
£24.75
Watson-Guptill Publications Pastel Book The
Book SynopsisA guide to pastel materials and techniques. The author uses traditional soft and hard pastels, as well as oil pastels and oil sticks, showing the effects produced by each in step-by-step demonstrations. Included are ways to combine pastels with water, acrylic, alkyd gels and oil paint.
£16.49
Watson-Guptill Publications How to Draw Noir Comics
Book SynopsisNoir is just as powerful in comics as it is in films: dark angles, shadowy, high contrast images, moody lighting, an anti-hero that struggles with moral conflicts. This work walks the reader step-by-step through layout, thumbnails, staging the action and working with actual scripts. It also contains the twenty-two page original graphic novel.
£14.39
Watson-Guptill Publications Classic Human Anatomy
Book SynopsisOffers insightful approaches to the complex subject of human anatomy. This title features three sections: the skeletal form, the muscular form, and action of the muscles and movement. It also includes illustrations that detail the movement and actions of the bones and muscles and charts that reveal the origins and insertions of the muscles.Trade Review"This meticulously researched volume combines modern anatomical science with the classical theories of figurative proportion, rhythm, and grace present an illustrated overview of the history of artistic anatomy. Included are an introduction to anatomical terms, entries on all major muscle groups and their roles in movements, detailed renderings, and a selections of finished art studies. A significant contribution to the literature of art reference."--Library Journal
£31.50
Rizzoli International Publications Andrew Wyeth
Book SynopsisThe major paintings of iconic American artist Andrew Wyeth (1917–2009) presented together in an accessible volume. Andrew Wyeth is an essential introduction to the enduring masterworks of this profoundly popular American artist. Published on the occasion of the centennial of the artist’s birth, this handsome book highlights works spanning the entirety of the artist’s seven-decade career painting the landscapes and people he knew in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, where he lived, and in Maine, where he summered. Many of his most important landscapes and portraits were created in and around his Chadds Ford studio, now part of the Brandywine River Museum of Art, with which Andrew Wyeth was intimately connected since its founding in 1971. A short introduction provides an overview of his life, and descriptive captions contextualize some fifty of the artist’s finest and most beloved paintings, including Pennsylvania Landscape (1942), Wind from the Sea (1947), Christina’s World (1948), Trodden Weed (1951), Roasted Chestnuts (1956), Braids (1977), and Pentecost (1989). Readers will also be treated to works previously unseen, such as Betsy’s Beach (2006) and Crow Tree (2007).
£15.29
Vitra Design Museum The Lucky, Plucky Chairs
Book SynopsisA charming tale for little and big design enthusiasts with wonderful illustrations by the renowned artist Maira Kalman is a fun and engaging way for children to learn about some of the masterpieces of design. When a set of eight classic old No. 14 Thonet chairs are threatened with certain doom, their ingenuity saves the day! Together they discover not only a way to escape but a world of the most wonderful and imaginative chairs from around the globe. The Thonets discover, too, that they have a talent for the stage! This charming tale by Rolf Fehlbaum, with delightful illustrations by Maria Kalman, is accompanied by a brief and informative glossary of twenty-two of the most innovative chairs created in 150 years.
£11.25
Floris Books Painting with Children
Book SynopsisIdeas for encouraging a child's self-expression through watercolour painting. This incredibly practical book is based on Goethe's colour theory and is an invaluable guide for parents and teachers.Trade Review"When we paint with colours we should paint in such a way that we are conscious that we are calling forth life from what is dead" Rudolf Steiner
£8.54
Blue Crow Media Brutalist Paris Map: Guide to Brutalist
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£8.00
Insight Editions Harry Potter Hogwarts Lock Key Diary
Book SynopsisRevel in the charm of Hogwartswith this deluxe lock and key diary that comes with a companion invisible ink pen, 192 ruled pages, and a lock with two keys to guard your enchanted thoughts and spells.
£11.39
Hardie Grant Books Words from a Fashion Icon Coco Chanel
Book SynopsisThe Fashion Icons Quote Series is a series of gift books full of inspiring and fabulous quotes from fashion icons across the generations.Words from a Fashion Icon: Coco Chanel is a fully illustrated collection of quotes with Megan Hess’ iconic and hugely popular illustrations, profiling one of fashion’s most popular icons. Bringing her trademark wit and warmth alongside her beloved illustrations, this will be a unique insight into the key thoughts and moments surrounding Coco Chanel's life and her impact on the fashion industry.
£9.00
Simon & Schuster Ltd Grapefruit
Book SynopsisBack in print for the first time in nearly thirty years, here is Yoko Ono''s whimsical, delightful, subversive, startling book of instructions for art and for life. Burn this book after you''ve read it. -- Yoko A dream you dream alone may be a dream, but a dream two people dream together is a reality. This is the greatest book I''ve ever burned. -- John
£21.24
Prestel Turner
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£28.00
Taschen GmbH David LaChapelle. Lost Found
Book SynopsisTASCHEN presents Lost + Found and Good News, the latest and final publications from artist David LaChapelle. The books are the fourth and fifth installments of LaChapelle's five-book anthology, which began with LaChapelle Land (1996), continued with Hotel LaChapelle (1999), and followed by Heaven to Hell (2006).Lost + Found is a visual recording of the times we live in and the issues we face, expressed through David LaChapelle's unique and distinctive vision. Featuring a monumental curation of images that have never before been published in book form, it chronicles LaChapelle's strongest images as a visionary to date while encapsulating our time in history. This fourth volume also introduces a decade of unseen work from LaChapelle's creat
£27.98
Page Street Publishing The Game Masters Guide to Fantasy Mapmaking
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£20.79
Valiz Gert Dumbar Maverick Gentleman of Dutch Design
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£35.55
Phaidon Press Ltd Architecture Not Architecture
Book SynopsisThe first comprehensive monograph on the cross-disciplinary practice including over 100 built and ephemeral works
£75.00
National Gallery Company Ltd Hockney and Piero
Book SynopsisA celebration of the National Gallery's history of collaborating with contemporary artists, with a particular focus on David Hockney
£16.14
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Edwardian Fashion
Book SynopsisRenowned for its graciousness and elegance, the fashions of the 1910s would undergo some quite revolutionary changes. In the early years of Edward VII''s reign fashionable ladies wore delicately colored, flower-and-lace-trimmed trailing gowns over tight corsets, accessorized by elaborate hairstyles. Women scoured the new fashion magazines to see the new designs from Parisian couturiers, such as Worth and Jeanne Paquin. From around 1906, these excessively luxurious fashions began to fade away, with a new designer, Paul Poiret, causing a stir with his richly colored column gowns and turbans. By 1914, women''s wear was transformed with women wearing boldly colored, dramatically stylized Eastern-inspired kimono wraps, slender hobble skirts, ankle-skimming tunic dresses and turbans. Daniel Milford-Cottam explains these new developments in fashion, and how different fashions were worn by both the most fashionable ladies, and those on more limited budgets. The book will also look at the evoluTable of ContentsIntroduction: Setting the Scene / 1901–5: An Era of Unremitting Opulence / 1906–10: Artistic Modes and the Directoire Girl / Menswear: Morning Coats and Lounge Suits / 1910–14: Hobble Skirts and Exoticism / Epilogue: The First World War / Further Reading / Index
£8.54
Last Gasp Hail Murray
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£30.39
ACC Art Books Marilyn Monroe
Book SynopsisWhen they met at a party in the early 1950s, Marilyn Monroe remarked to Eve Arnold that she'd seen the photographer's images of Marlene Dietrich. If you could do that well with Marlene,' Monroe said, can you imagine what you could do with me?' A star in her day and one that continues to captivate the world, Monroe''s multifaceted persona is brilliantly captured through Arnold''s lens in this revised and redesigned edition of the 1987 publication, Marilyn Monroe: An Appreciation. Including newly discovered and restored photographs in colour and in black and white, alongside insightful commentary, Eve Arnold takes us on a photographic journey of Monroe''s life. A detailed biography in Arnold''s own words allows a rare glimpse into the stories behind the photographs and her unique relationship with Monroe. As these two female artists come together in the creation of this stunning photographic collection, an important historical testimonial has been actualised, showing wome
£32.00
Flame Tree Publishing Fairyland by Jean Ron Henry Wall Calendar 2026
Book SynopsisStep into a world of dancing fairies, ethereal mermaids and enchanted forests with this charming wall calendar, featuring 12 beloved artworks by Jean & Ron Henry. Poetry extracts accompany each image and the datepad features previous and next month's views. Printed on FSC-certified paper, with plastic-free packaging.
£11.21
Search Press Ltd Drawn from the Wild
Book SynopsisTransform foraged and found materials into vibrant, sustainable drawing media, from richly pigmented pastels and smoke-black charcoal to deep, lightfast inks.?If you love culture, but know in your bones you are also part of nature, like me, you?ll want to make your art practice more ecologically sound and sustainable.? - Caroline RossThis stunning, practical book, sequel to the best-selling Found and Ground, contains both ancient and modern techniques for ?rewilding? your art practice. With hands-on advice and simple, step-by-step instruction, artist and author Caroline Ross shows you how to create beautiful, useful art supplies from wild and ancient materials ? whether those materials are foraged, natural, discarded or repurposed.Inside the book you?ll discover:? Advice on how to forage safely and ethically, as well as tips on scavenging in the urban environment and rewilding your art practice gradually? Practical, step-by-step instructions for using lump media, preparing pigments, and creating hard and soft pastels? A complete guide to creating charcoal, from assessing different wood types, refining your sticks and then a guide to burning? A guide to creating tannin, iron gall and botanical inks, plus instructions for making your own quill pen and brush? Surfaces on which to work, from found paper, leather and bark, to making your own sewn sketchbook? A final section on more permanent and long-lasting materials, such as metalpointExpansive, inclusive and ethically-aware, Caroline illustrates the book with her own inspirational artwork alongside that of other artistic contributors from different cultures and different parts of the world, with their own distinctive materials, approaches and uses of the same core techniques.
£14.39
Yale University Press Amazing Rare Things
Book SynopsisA gorgeously illustrated volume devoted to the natural history drawings and watercolors of Leonardo da Vinci and other outstanding artists of the Age of DiscoveryTrade Review"Amazing Rare Things is a book to savor in your favorite chair. You'll imagine yourself with naturalist and artist Maria Sibylla Merian as she tramps into the wilderness of Surinam. The sumptuous drawings and watercolors reproduced in this volume bear witness to the endeavors of Merian, Leonardo da Vinci and other artists who recorded the plants, animals and insects they observed with intensity. The accompanying prose bristles with detail. . . . The coupling of words and images is primal, yet transcendent."—Susan P. Williams, Washington Post Book World"A true feast for anyone interested in natural history, this marvelous book makes the underappreciated artworks of a passionate, talented group widely accessible."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)"All the essays and naturalist Attenborough's introduction are written for a general audience. The paper and print quality is superb, with an amazing level of detail visible in the color plates. Recommended for public and academic libraries."—Library JournalSilver medal winner for the 2007 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award in the Nature categorySelected as a 2008 AAUP University Press Book for Public and Secondary School Libraries"Scientists often wonder who first illustrated biodiversity, and I imagine that artists often wonder about the chronology and development of accurate depictions of natural history. Amazing Rare Things is a welcome and long overdue integration of art and science."—Margaret D. Lowman, author of It’s a Jungle Up There and Life in the Treetops"Animals were the first things that human beings drew. Not plants. Not landscapes. Not even themselves. But animals. Why? . . . There is a common denominator that links all these artists—the profound joy that all feel who observe the natural world with [a] sustained and devoted intensity."—From the Introduction by David Attenborough
£18.04
Thames & Hudson Ltd Rare Bird of Fashion
Book SynopsisCaptures the style of American fashion maverick Iris Apfel who has cultivated a personal chic that is exuberantly idiosyncratic. Featuring over ninety colour plates, this work shows off a selection of her outfits on wittily posed mannequins.Trade Review'A stunning visual record of how Apfel can combine fabrics, colours and accessories with breathtaking élan. A must for any clothes lover' - The Irish Times'The “anything goes” bravura of style at its most imaginative' - Harold KodaTable of ContentsPreface by Harold Koda; A Word or Two by Iris Apfel; 1. 'I'm not a lady who lunches'; 2. 'In the right tonality, I never met a colour I didn't like'; 3. 'Mama said take one off - I say add one on'; 4. 'I was born with a Souk Sense; 5. 'Don't try this at home'.
£26.96
Thames & Hudson Ltd Landscape and Garden Design Sketchbooks
Book SynopsisFeaturing hundreds of drawings and illustrations as diverse as their creators, this book intends to be a source of inspiration for planting, design elements, colour schemes and materials, encouraging weekend gardeners, design professionals and students to draw their ideas by hand.Trade Review'Stimulating in its exposition of how professionals use pencils, pens, chalk, crayons and paints as part of their armoury of design tools' - Garden Design Journal'A fantastic record of how garden designers work today' - Gardens Illustrated'Intriguing … the range of projects is vast' - English Garden'A book you will want to pore over and become absorbed in … greatly inspirational' - The Garden
£28.00
University of California Press The Art Museum from Boullee to Bilbao
Book SynopsisOffers a framework for understanding contemporary debates as they have evolved in Europe and the United States. From the visionary museums of Boullee in the eighteenth century to the new Guggenheim in Bilbao and beyond, this book explores various aspects of museum theory and practice: ideals and mission; architecture; the public and commercialism.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Ideals and Mission Architecture Collecting, Classification, and Display The Public Commercialism Restitution and Repatriation Conclusion Appendix Notes List of Illustrations Index
£29.70
Thames & Hudson Ltd Daido Moriyama Photofile
Book SynopsisBrings together the best work of the worlds greatest photographers in an attractive format and at an easily affordable price. This book contains some sixty full-page reproductions, together with a critical introduction and a full bibliography.Table of ContentsIntroduction by Gabriel Bauret • c.60 photographs • Concise biography
£11.69
University of Texas Press Last Launch
Book SynopsisPowerfully evoking the unquenchable American spirit of exploration, award-winning photographer Dan Winters chronicles the final launches of Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavor in this stunning photographic tribute to America’s space shuttle program.Trade Review"One of the aspects of Dan Winters' photography that I've really enjoyed throughout the years is his fascination with science. Although he's well-known for his celebrity portraits, he also does a fair amount of work for science magazines like Discover, where he also shows off his penchant for set building. But even with this knowledge, I was pleasantly surprised to find his new book Last Launch, which chronicles the last days of NASA's Space Shuttle program with his special access - let's call it "court-side seats," for lack of a better term." Allen Murabayashi, PhotoShelter.com, November 21st 2012 "Some may argue that there are many more photos of those final shuttle launches available for free online, including many by NASA itself. And that's true: if all you want to do is gorge on launch photos, the Internet is happy to accommodate you. However, Last Launch is a book of art: a presentation of photos, some conventional and others not, that recall those final missions and revere the vehicles that flew them. And "revere" is not too strong of a word: in the introduction, Winters recalls going inside Discovery and likening the experience to a visit to a cathedral. "I felt the presence of the souls that had passed through her during the thirty years and millions of miles that she had traveled," he writes. "It too felt like a spiritual place to me." It's in that frame of mind - reverence of a fantastic, yet flawed, spaceship - that this book should be kept." - Jeff Foust, editor and publisher of The Space Review
£39.00
Pearson Education (US) NonDesigners Design Book The
Book SynopsisRobin Williams is the author of dozens of bestselling and award-winning books, including The Non-Designer's Presentation Book, The Non-Designer's InDesign Book, and The Mac is not a typewriter. Through her writing, teaching, and seminars, Robin has educated and influenced an entire generation of computer users in the areas of design, typography, desktop publishing, the Mac, and the Web.Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Proximity Chapter 3. Alignment Chapter 4. Repetition Chapter 5. Contrast Chapter 6. Review of the Four Design Principles Chapter 7. Design with Color Chapter 8. Extra Tips & Tricks Chapter 9. The Essentials of Typography Chapter 10. Type (& Life) Chapter 11. Categories of Type Chapter 12. Type Contrasts Chapter 13. Does it Make Sense? Chapter 14. Answers & Suggestions Chapter 15. Typefaces in this Book
£24.64
Manchester University Press Lee Miller
Book SynopsisRevises conventional biographical accounts of Miller's work, examining unpublished and lesser-known works, and offering new insights into her relationship with surrealism and the American avant-garde. -- .Trade Review'The book is provocative and will inspire thoughtful reconsideration of Dada and surrealism-its people, activities, and production.'C. Chiarenza, University of Rochester, Choice July 2016‘This groundbreaking book is a welcome, indeed crucial, addition to Lee Miller scholarship. Allmer’s analyses reframe and enhance our comprehension of Miller’s artistic oeuvre, gracefully complementing, rather than completely upending, the established canon. The narrative is pleasingly plotted, and Allmer’s conclusions crisply and satisfyingly come together.’Caitlin Davis, Woman’s Art Journal, Fall/Winter 2017"[...] in Lee Miller: Photography, Surrealism and beyond, Allmer offers the most extensive and most in-depth analysis of Miller’s visual art work to date.” Jonas Ellerström, Svenska Dagbladet, 9 September 2017‘As I write this, it has just been announced that there is to be a biopic about Lee Miller starring (perhapsinevitably) Kate Winslet…At the outset of this stimulating and informativebook, Allmer stated her intention: it is not to disprove current versions of Miller’s life or to offer a new narrative, but rather to ‘refocus it, adding new layers to it and revealing uncertainties that open up historical andaesthetic possibilities.’ This she has certainly achieved. Her book should beread by all those interested in photography, modernism and surrealism – and by Kate Winslet.’ Julie Lawson, Studies in Photography, vol. 2, 2017 -- .Table of Contents1. Refocusing Miller2. Severed Breast from Radical Surgery in a Place Setting3. Four Saints in Three Acts4. Shadows of herself: Miller, Picasso and collage5. Apertures onto Egypt6. ‘Special works’: reading Miller’s war photography7. The ruins of representation: Miller’s war photography and the Third Reich8. AfterimageIndex
£76.50
Penguin Young Readers Draw Your Adventures
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£11.99
Dorling Kindersley Ltd The Art Book
Book SynopsisLearn about key movements like impressionism, cubism and symbolism in The Art Book.Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Art in this overview guide to the subject, brilliant for novices looking to find out more and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! The Art Book brings a fresh and vibrant take on the topic through eye-catching graphics and diagrams to immerse yourself in. This captivating book will broaden your understanding of Art, with:- More than 80 of the world''s most remarkable artworks- Packed with facts, charts, timelines and graphs to help explain core concepts- A visual approach to big subjects with striking illustrations and graphics throughout- Easy to follow text makes topics accessible for people at any level of understandingThe Art Book is a captivating introduction to painting, drawing, printing, sculpture, conceptual art, and performance art - from ancient history to the modern day - aimed at adults with an interest in the subject and students wanting to gain more of an overview. Here you''ll discover more than 80 of the world''s most groundbreaking artworks by history''s most influential painters, sculptors and artists, through exciting text and bold graphics.Your Art Questions, Simply ExplainedThis fresh new guide examines the ideas that inspired masterpieces by Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Klimt, Matisse, Picasso, and dozens more! If you thought it was difficult to learn about the defining movements, The Art Book presents key information in a clear layout. Find out about subject matters, techniques, and materials, and learn about the talented artists behind the great works, through superb mind maps and step-by-step summaries.The Big Ideas SeriesWith millions of copies sold worldwide, The Art Book is part of the award-winning Big Ideas series from DK. The series uses striking graphics along with engaging writing, making big topics easy to understand.
£17.99
Images Publishing Group Pty Ltd Architecture Asia: Writing and Literature
Book SynopsisArchitecture Asia, as the official journal of the Architects Regional Council Asia, aims to provide a forum, not only for presenting Asian phenomena and their characteristics to the world, but also for understanding diversity and multiculturalism within Asia from a global perspective. This issue focuses on the topic of Architecture Writing and Literature, and features five essays and ten projects that elaborate on this topic. The five essays, separately, introduce Writing Architectural Pedagogies, Indian Architectural Literature in UKs Academe, Architecture of Writing and Criticism, How to Believe in Architecture becoming Author of History and Writing Habitation and Inhabiting Writing. The ten projects, accompanied with full-colour photos and text descriptions, highlight various types of architectural works from China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, showing how architects show their projects through words, depending on the types of architectural work.
£15.30
Rebellion Publishing Ltd. Judge Dredd by Brian Bolland Masterpiece Edition
Book SynopsisJudge Dredd by Brian Bolland: Masterpiece Edition - Acclaimed as one of the greatest artists of his generation for his work on such titles as Camelot 3000 and Batman: The Killing Joke, Brian Bolland’s work on Judge Dredd helped catapult both the series and Bolland himself to international acclaim. This book will include pages from the Judge Dredd epics; The Cursed Earth, The Day the Law Died, The Judge Child Quest, and Bolland’s masterpiece Judge Death Lives. Also included is a gallery of covers ranging from 2000 AD to the Judge Dredd reprints published by Eagle Comics which brought Brian to the attention of American readers and show off Bolland’s inventiveness and sardonic humour.
£25.49
Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc Animal Crossing New Horizons Vol. 7
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£8.54
Quercus Publishing Designing Futures
Book SynopsisA guide to exploring, visualizing and negotiating future scenarios aimed at creative people, activists and decision-makers.
£28.00
Rizzoli International Publications Rocha S Simone Rocha
Book SynopsisThe first comprehensive book on the work of Simone Rocha, fashion s beloved dark princess.
£52.00
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Hollywood in Kodachrome
Book SynopsisPhotographed using late 1940s sheet Kodachrome - a film stock that remains legendary for its tonal range, color accuracy, and detail, this book presents a gallery of hundreds of full-color photos of the stars of Hollywood's Golden Age. It features Elizabeth Taylor, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, Humphrey Bogart, Frank Sinatra, among others.
£24.00
3DTotal Publishing Ltd Designing Dragons
Book SynopsisLet your imagination take wing with Designing Dragons, the must-have guide to bringing mythology''s most iconic beast to life.Discover step by step how professional concept artists take inspiration from the rich biology of real animals, using their scientific insights to design believable dragons, drakes, and serpents from myths and legends around the world. The brand-new artwork inside is created primarily with digital art software, such as Procreate, Photoshop, and Clip Studio Paint, with some traditional methods used for the early steps.The in-depth introduction is written jointly by Stephen Oakley, Senior Concept Artist at Naughty Dog and designer of monsters for the award-winning God of War games, and Alexander Ostrowki, whose clients include game studios such as Wizards of the Coast. These two expert artists discuss the history and anatomy of the dragon, the techniques to create the colours and textures of these mighty creatures, and how to turn real-world inspiration into eye-catching fantasy. You will then find thirteen epic design projects to pore over, with professional artists taking a defined dragon from mythology, such as Hydra, Lindworm, Wyvern, and Jaculus, and sharing a step-by-step creative process as they transform it into a brand-new representation.This is the ultimate dragon-design book for artists of any skill level and fantasy fans of all ages.
£28.80
Oxford University Press Portraiture
Book SynopsisThis fascinating new book explores the world of portraiture from a number of vantage points, and asks key questions about its nature. How has portraiture changed over the centuries? How have portraits represented their subjects, and how have they been interpreted? Issues of identity, modernity, and gender are considered within a cultural and historical context.Shearer West uncovers much intriguing detail about a genre that has often been seen as purely representational, featuring examples from African tribes to Renaissance princes, and from ''stars'' such as David and Victoria Beckham to ordinary people. In the process, she shows us how to communicate with the past in an exciting new way.Trade Reviewa fascinating book...gorgeous examples * Independent *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. What is a Portrait? ; 2. Functions of Portraiture ; 3. Power and Status ; 4. Group Portraiture ; 5. The Stages of Life ; 6. Gender and Portraiture ; 7. Self-Portraiture ; 8. Portraiture and Modernism ; 9. Identities ; Notes ; Annotated Bibliography ; Index ; Museums and Websites
£19.97
Three Rivers Press Vogue Weddings
Book SynopsisAn unprecedented range of high-end wedding dresses and some of the most exotic and glamorous wedding destinations in the world.
£67.49
University of California Press Inside the White Cube The Ideology of the
Book SynopsisConcerned with the complex and sophisticated relationship between economics, social context, and aesthetics as represented in the contested space of the art gallery, the author raises the question of how artists must construe their work in relation to the gallery space and system.Trade Review"Not only in the context of art institutions and gallery spaces, but also in broader territorial and political senses, the dichotomy between inside and outside has become a cornerstone of what we would now call installation art. Thus, we should not only read Inside the White Cube as the vital document of the 1970s post-studio art scene that it undoubtedly is, but also as a nodal point that connects in two directions: backwards to the modern history of art, and forwards to contemporary spatial practices." * e-flux *"Brian O’Doherty’s precise scrutiny of this near-omnipresent mode of display—the result of a worldview in which the apparatus of exhibition was newly understood as itself the carrier of meaning—still retains disruptive power." * Art Journal *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction by Thomas McEvilley I. Notes on the Gallery Space A Fable of Horizontal and Vertical ... Modernism ... The Properties of the Ideal Gallery ... The Salon ... The Easel Picture ... The Frame as Editor ... Photography . .. Impressionism . .. The Myth of the Picture Plane .. . Matisse .. . Hanging .. . The Picture Plane as Simile ... The Wall As Battleground and "Art" ... The Installation Shot ... II. The Eye and the Spectator Another Fable ... Five Blank Canvasses .. . Paint, Picture Plane, Objects ... Cubism and Collage ... Space ... The Spectator ... The Eye ... Schwitters's Merzbau . .. Schwitters's Performances .. . Happenings And Environments . .. Kienholz, Segal, Kaprow . .. Hanson, de Andrea ... Eye, Spectator, and Minimalism ... Paradoxes of Experience ... Conceptual and Body Art ... III. Context as Content The Knock at the Door ... Duchamp's Knock ... Ceilings ... 1.200 Bags of Coal . .. Gestures and Projects ... The Mile of String . . . Duchamp's "Body" .. . Hostility to the Audience ... The Artist and the Audience ... The Exclusive Space . . . The Seventies .. . The White Wall . . . The White Cube ... Modernist Man .. . The Utopian Artist ... Mondrian's Room ... Mondrian, Duchamp, Lissitzky ... IV. The Gallery as a Gesture Yves Klein's Le Vide ... Arman's Le Plein ... Warhol's Airborne Pillows ... Buren's Sealed Gallery ... Barry's Closed Gallery ... Les Levine's White Light ... The Christos' Wrapped Museum ... Afterword
£22.95
Phaidon Press Ltd Portraits
Book SynopsisA collection of unposed and engaging portraits from around the world.Trade Review"The global reach of the work, and the knowledge of humanity reflected in it, is breathtaking."—The Sunday Times "McCurry's talent for catching people with their guard down is on ample display in this... Collection of faces from around the world... The images speak to the shared humanity of diverse peoples. McCurry's talent for catching people with their guard down is on ample display in this... collection of faces from around the world... the images speak to the shared humanity of diverse peoples."—Life
£16.96
Dover Publications Inc. Handbook of Ornament
Book SynopsisThis excellent collection of historic decorative ornament contains over 3,000 examples ranging from the cultures of the Greeks and Romans through the Victorians. Among the many different kinds of objects depicted are fine line drawings of chairs, thrones, crowns, heraldic emblems, altars, armor, architecture, and scores of objects used in everyday life. 3002 black-and-white illustrations.
£19.54
