Art

A guide to drawing the human body. With the aid of step-by-step drawings, it explains how to use pencil, pen and ink, Conte and charcoal to make the most of your drawing skills. There are sections on materials, composition and different drawing techniques, both traditional and innovative.

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Noel Gregory has written a comprehensive, easy-to-follow guide to the creating beautiful pictures in oils, using over 80 step-by-step photographs and a variety of international paintings.'

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Chloe Colchesters up-to-the-minute survey reveals a diverse, exciting and provocative field, one at the vanguard of extraordinary technological developments while also the source of astonishing works of beauty. From colour-changing, light-sensitive camouflage to emergency shelters of cement-impregnated fabric bonded to an inflatable plastic, from Eley Kishimotos gorgeous patterns to the astonishing colours of Morphotex, this dazzlingly fresh sourcebook of original and inspiring designs will appeal to all designers and anyone with a... read more

Peter Jay shows how to create beautiful paintings in acrylics, from preparing the surface and drawing the scene, to blocking in, building up layers and adding finer details.His love for landscape painting will inspire beginners to acrylics and experienced artists alike. This title provides: clear advice on sketching and using photographs; composition and perspective simply explained; and, four step-by-step demonstrations. It is packed with inspirational paintings.

Carole Massey clearly explains how to create beautiful watercolour figures and portraits. Using varied step-by-step demonstrations and her own inspirational paintings, she provides helpful advice on all the important elements of figure work, including anatomy, proportion, expression, movement and clothing. Illustrating how to capture the likeness of children and adults of all ages, she also explores how to mix skin tones, and how to create perspective using shadows and highlights. Sections are included on heads and hands, and the b... read more

The author (a professional graphic artist) shows readers how to achieve a variety of effects with water-soluble coloured pencils - from loose, watercolour-like washes to precise airbrush looks. Along with six other guest artists, he demonstrates how they use the medium through 18 projects.

With the aid of step-by-step drawings, the authors - all professional artists or teachers - explain clearly and concisely how to use pencil, pen and ink, Conte and charcoal to make the most of your drawing skills. The series covers a comprehensive range of popular subjects and each title contains sections on materials, composition, perspective and different drawing techniques - both traditional and innovative.

A sumptuous introduction to the recent work of many of New Zealand's best studio glass artists.

Designed for the serious beginner, this volume offers step-by-step advice on painting in oil pastels. Lessons progress simply from easy subjects and techniques to the more difficult and complex. First, artists learn how to use oil pastels to create traditional paintings in still landscape and portraiture. Then the author explores 12 specific experimental techniques, including impasto, washes and monoprint; stencil and screen techniques; and methods for combining pastel with soft pastel and mixed media.

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The art of depicting plants and flowers is almost as old as the history of art itself. This volume addresses this subject and shows the reader how best to tackle the subject, from a simple line study to a fully-realised painting executed "on site".

Texture is one of the most crucial elements of any successful painting - and now, with Paint Luxurious Textures in Watercolor, readers can discover the secrets of this powerful technique. This book features: An overview of texture techniques, including glazing, underpainting of and masking; 15 close-up, step-by-step demonstrations of how to create texture for a variety of subjects, including lace, embroidered silk, silver teapots of and cats; Two longer demonstrations that show readers how to combine all of the texture techniques d... read more

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An illustrated celebration of British Artist Julian Beever's 3D street art.

Features the work of more than 100 amateur and professional photographers from around the world. It will inspire anyone who's ever picked up a camera and delight those who just like looking at pretty pictures.

Terry Harrison shows how to paint landscapes in acrylics using a range of simple brush techniques, and the author's own range of brushes. He introduces the brushes, which he has designed to carry out specific techniques, and also explains which other materials are required, including using a limited palette of paint colours. He then describes what each of the brushes is suitable for, before going on to explain acrylic painting techniques such as painting a tree close-up, painting reflections and snow, creating distance and using te... read more

The Art Museum is the finest art collection ever assembled between two covers. This revolutionary and unprecedented virtual art museum in a book, features 1,000 oversized pages of over 2,700 works of art. It is the most comprehensive and visually spectacular history of world art ever published. Ten years in the making, this unique book was created with a global team of specialists in all fields of art, including museum curators and educators, who have collected together important works as they might be displayed in the ideal mus... read more