Art, Architecture & Design

Many aspiring artists want to draw a portrait of their best friend-especially where their pal has four paws and fur! This newest addition to the Drawing Made Easy series pairs our best-selling medium with the wildly popular subject of dogs and puppies...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783959050890Author Georg VrachliotisFormat PaperbackImprint Spector BooksPublisher Spector Books

Founded in 1992, Ray Gun was the only magazine wherein a die-hard culture seeker could find information on alternative music and the street-inspired style that really mattered. Punk rock had torn pop music to shreds and created a hunger for an original...

Looking at works from a range of different artists and their various approaches, this book examines the process and practice of drawing, showcasing artworks from 15th- and 16th-century masters, such as Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, right up to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783899556698Author Han SlawikFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint gestaltenPublisher Die Gestalten Verlag

Beginning Watercolor is the perfect resource for aspiring artists just getting started in this colorful medium. From the first brushstroke to the finishing touch, Beginning Watercolor shows aspiring artists everything they need to know to get started...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780847833412Author Kim GordonFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Rizzoli International PublicationsPublisher Rizzoli International Publications

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780942299571Author Henri FocillonFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Zone BooksPublisher Zone BooksWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 226mm * 152mm * 15mm

Following on from the critically acclaimed The Landscape Lighting Book, this is the lighting design companion every professional and student in landscape architecture needs. Written by an award-winning internationally renowned landscape lighting...

The beauty of flowers is well known, inspiring creative minds from Botticelli to Beatrix Potter. But they've also played a key part in forming the past, and may shape our future.Roses and thistles have served as symbols of monarchs, dynasties and nations...

A spectacular, large-format collection of Adam Dant's fine art maps giving a unique view of our history and life today. Artist and cartographer Adam Dant surveys London's past, present and future from his studio in the East End. Beautiful, witty and...

A compendium of bits and pieces of folklore gleaned from Europe, China, Hawaii and other parts of the world. All relate to the hearth and home and spells to safeguard the house, its contents and residents are given in full.Book InformationISBN...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783037682463Author Chris van UffelenFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Braun Publishing AGPublisher Braun Publishing AGWeight(grams) 1390g

Bring your artwork to life with the power of the FORCE! Watch, listen, and follow along as Mike Mattesi demonstrates the fundamental FORCE line and explains dynamic figure drawing techniques through 30 videos that are launched through the book's...

The Italian Renaissance is conventionally thought of as the historical period that bore witness to the rise of the individual. Yet no other artist of the time begins to compare with Albrecht Durer in terms of the almost obsessive interest he displayed in...

Learn to draw and paint more than 100 of your favorite everyday items! Step-by-step projects, prompts, and creative inspiration make it fun and easy to draw your outfit, your favorite foods, your garden, and much more using drawing and painting tools you...

An encounter with Gerhard Richter, the German artist who widened horizons in the relationship between painting and reality. From early photographic paintings, along with his famous RAF cycle, to late abstract paintings, experiencing Richter's work always...

An anthology of compelling essays by Marina Warner, one of our pre-eminent writers and critics. Art-writing at its most useful should share the dynamism, fluidity and passions of the objects of its enquiry, argues Marina Warner. In this new anthology of...

The story of Britain's market halls-built to replace traditional open-air markets throughout England, Wales, and Scotland-is a tale of exuberant architecture, civic pride, and attempts at social engineering. This book is the first history of the market...

A timely reexamination of the experimental New York print studio Atelier 17, focusing on the women whose work defied gender norms through novel aesthetic forms and techniques In this important book Christina Weyl takes us into the experimental New York...

This lavishly illustrated book showcases the highlights of the Tolkien archives held at the Bodleian Library. From J.R.R. Tolkien's childhood in the Midlands and his experience of the First World War to his studies at school and university; his exquisite...

Pattern Cutting Techniques for Ladies' Jackets shares the trade secrets from the world of bespoke tailoring and haute couture, alongside procedures from the ready-to-wear industry. Written by a trained Savile Row tailor working in the fashion industry,...

Calling all dressmakers! This is a fully updated version of the best selling The Dressmaker's Technique Bible, complete with an all-new fabric guide to choosing the right fabric for the right garment. Dressmaking is having a renaissance, driven by...

Leonardo's Notebooks is a biography of the genius in his own words, connecting moments of his life to artistic accomplishments through his writings, drawings, and intimate thoughts.Leonardo da Vinci -- artist, inventor, and prototypical Renaissance man...

The Bristol and Bath Art Book portrays two very differenct cities. The beautiful images in the book capture the breath-taking landscape of rivers, hills and gorges which they share, but also the cities' sights that are so unique. Bristol is painted as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784282486Author Jane MabaixFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Arcturus PublishingPublisher Arcturus PublishingWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 213mm *...

In this collection of extraordinary photographs, photographer Simon Sugden has brought to light the beauty of abandoned buildings and other sites no longer home to the activity of people. These buildings and places have been left empty, often to gently...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941701393Author Paul GauguinFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint David ZwirnerPublisher David ZwirnerWeight(grams) 50g

Having taken players all the way to the gateway to the modern world in Syndicate, Assassin's Creed once again takes fans on an adventure through history. The Art of Assassin's Creed Origins collates hundreds of concept arts, including sketches, final...

However beautiful or technically dazzling your photographs might be, if they don't tell a story, convey an idea or make your viewer stop and think, they are unlikely to make a lasting impression. Context and Narrative in Photography introduces practical...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781899262496Author Claudia MyattFormat PaperbackPage Count 20Imprint Golden Duck (UK) LtdPublisher Golden Duck (UK) Ltd

Learn to draw cute stuff with Sweet Drawing! Filled with projects, prompts, and techniques, this is the perfect beginner's guide to illustration in the kawaii style.Olga Ortiz, a Spanish illustrator and graphic designer with popular social-media channels...

The first book to survey the works of 38 contemporary painters who are "disrupting" figurative painting with technology- and memory-inspired alterations. Disrupted Realism takes an in-depth look at the works of contemporary painters who are challenging...

Vincent van Gogh's paintings are amongst the most iconic and admired in the world. The trials of his life and health are endlessly discussed but the extraordinary richness of his writings and depth of his thinking on creativity, art and beauty is less...

Colour in art - as in life - is both inspiring and uplifting, but where does it come from? How have artists found new hues, and how have these influenced their work? Beginning with the ancients - when just a handful of pigments made up the artist's...

Paint the classic subjects that inspired ancient Chinese masters. This book introduces the venerable art of painting with ink on rice paper using traditional techniques developed over a thousand years ago. It is ideal for a beginner hoping to practice a...

An Accordion Book doesn't open, it unfolds. One side is filled with beautiful watercolour images of an animal: sometimes in motion, sometimes at rest. The other is filled with text - poems, descriptions, invocations - inspired by the same animal.Together...

Filled with gorgeous illustrations and artwork from HBO's hit series, The Art of Game of Thrones is the definitive Game of Thrones art collection. The official collection of behind the scenes concept art and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780679471Author Asterios AgkathidisFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Laurence King PublishingPublisher Laurence King PublishingWeight(grams) 220g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916457362Author Mark SinclairFormat PaperbackPage Count 492Imprint Unit EditionsPublisher Unit EditionsWeight(grams) 780g