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10-minute Watercolours: Techniques & Tips for Quick Watercolours by Hazel Soan
RRP: $14.68Booksplease Price: $10.21This handy, practical and inspirational little book is perfect for the pocket or art bag. It shows watercolour painters of all levels how to loosen up their paintings and maintain spontaneity by painting simple watercolour studies in no more than 10... -
Spring Cannot be Cancelled: David Hockney in Normandy by David Hockney
RRP: $52.50Booksplease Price: $34.86A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'We have lost touch with nature, rather foolishly as we are a part of it, not outside it. This will in time be over and then what? What have we learned?... The only real things in life are food and love, in that order, just like... -
Morpho by Michel Lauricella
RRP: $52.50Booksplease Price: $33.05In this book, Michel Lauricella presents both his artistic and systematic methods for drawing the human body--with drawing techniques from the corch (showing the musculature underneath the skin) to sketches of models in action. In more than 1000... -
How Painting Happens (and Why it Matters) Martin Gayford 9780500027424
RRP: $73.50Booksplease Price: $50.99A Times Book of the Year 'This is as clear a piece of writing about the experience of looking at a great painting as I have ever read ... Gayford seems to have seen everything and thought deeply about all of it' Andrew Marr, New Statesman 'If you are... -
Art A Children's Encyclopedia DK 9780241297650
RRP: $41.98Booksplease Price: $31.56This beautiful art encyclopedia charts the evolution of the greatest cultural achievements in painting, sculpture, and photography.The greatest art exhibition at your fingertips! Packed with fascinating facts, clear explanations, and stunning... -
The Oil Painter's Color Handbook: A Contemporary Guide to Color Mixing, Pigments, Palettes, and Composition by Todd M. Casey
RRP: $69.20Booksplease Price: $50.02A contemporary and accessible foundation of color theory and advanced techniques for the oil painter at every skill level "In The Oil Painter's Color Handbook, Todd Casey presents priceless information that every art school should teach and every art... -
Great Paintings: The World's Masterpieces Explored and Explained DK 9780241332818
Booksplease Price: $35.32The world's greatest masterpieces explored and explained From works by Botticelli and Raphael to Salvador Dali and Frida Kahlo, discover the paintings that have shaken the art world through the centuries and across continents. Great Paintings... -
Tate: Colour: A Visual History Alexandra Loske 9781781573990
RRP: $63.00Booksplease Price: $46.20Discover the story of colour through the significant scientific discoveries and key artist's works over 400 years. From Isaac Newton's investigations through to Olafur Eliasson's experiential creations, this stunning book documents the fascinating story... -
Great Women Artists by Phaidon Editors
RRP: $104.90Booksplease Price: $73.67"Real changes are upon us, and today one can reel off the names of a number of first-rate women artists. Nevertheless, women are just getting started."- The New Yorker Five centuries of fascinating female creativity presented in more than 400... -
The Pocket Complete Color Harmony: 1,500 Plus Color Palettes for Designers, Artists, Architects, Makers, and Educators by Tina Sutton
RRP: $27.28Booksplease Price: $18.59This pocket-size version of The Complete Color Harmony features the color explorations, insights, and palettes included in the original version in a handy, take-along size. It's the one color reference designers need. Get an introduction to using the... -
Art as Therapy by Alain Botton
RRP: $31.40Booksplease Price: $18.33Two authorities on popular culture reveal the ways in which art can enhance mood and enrich lives - now available in paperback This passionate, thought-provoking, often funny, and always-accessible book proposes a new way of looking at art, suggesting... -
The Art Spirit by Robert Henri
RRP: $35.68Booksplease Price: $24.51Embodying the entire system of Robert Henri's teaching, The Art Spirit contains much valuable advice, critical comment, and inspiration to every student of the arts.About the AuthorRobert Henri was born in Cincinnati in 1865 and died in 1929. He led the... -
The Complete Beginner's Guide To Watercolours by Phillipa Grafton
RRP: $44.10Booksplease Price: $31.75In The Complete Beginner's Guide to Watercolours, we'll delve into everything you need to know to get started with painting in watercolour, from the different types of paint out there and what brushes to add to your arsenal, to how to create unique... -
Art Forms in Nature: The Prints of Ernst Haeckel by Ernst Haeckel
RRP: $39.88Booksplease Price: $25.47The geometric shapes and natural forms, captured with exceptional precision in Ernst Haeckel's prints, still influence artists and designers to this day. This volume highlights the research and findings of this natural scientist. Powerful modern... -
The Perspective Drawing Guide: Simple Techniques for Mastering Every Angle. Spencer Nugent 9781681989037
RRP: $44.10Booksplease Price: $29.63Perspective drawing is the foundation for creating art that pops off the page. This is the ultimate guide to helping aspiring artists understand and develop techniques to draw confidently using the power of perspective. While mastering perspective can... -
The Kaufmann Mercantile Guide: How to Split Wood, Shuck an Oyster, and Master Other Simple Pleasures by Alexandria Redgrave
RRP: $41.98Booksplease Price: $28.48A trusty companion for the slow and thoughtful home and the inner utilitarian in us all, The Kaufmann Mercantile Guide: How to Split Wood, Shuck an Oyster and Master Other Simple Pleasures allows you to experience the singular satisfaction of doing it... -
Art, Annotated: Your Expert Guide to 500 of the World's Greatest Works of Art DK 9780241679388
RRP: $73.50Booksplease Price: $58.34A stunning art gallery in a book, art, annotated spans more than 3,000 years of paintings, sculptures, and prints.Combining reproductions of each work of art with precise annotations and visual analysis, it is an expertly curated selection of the finest... -
Looking At Pictures by Susan Woodford
RRP: $23.00Booksplease Price: $18.46Looking at pictures can be a delightful, exciting or moving experience, but some pictures - and these are often the most rewarding - require some explanation before they can be fully understood. Delving into the origins, designs and themes of over 100... -
How to Paint Watercolours by Jeremy Ford
RRP: $20.98Booksplease Price: $13.99Jeremy Ford is a master-artist who will show you how to paint beautiful watercolour pictures, starting from initial sketches, through simple techniques to completed pictures, ready for display. A reissue of the best-selling How to Paint Water Colour,... -
The Artist's Manual: The definitive art sourcebook: media, materials, tools, and techniques by Rob Pepper
RRP: $52.50Booksplease Price: $41.22Take your creativity to the next level with the ultimate artist's bible! Covering everything from how to draw and paint to ceramics, sculptures and printmaking, you'll get the most out of your passion for art with this beautifully illustrated artist's... -
Kelly Wearstler: Synchronicity by Kelly Wearstler 9780847873425
RRP: $99.75Booksplease Price: $76.13Kelly Wearstler, one of the most irreverent and successful designers working today, continues to push boundaries with her inventive and opulent residential and commercial interiors.Celebrated for pioneering and provocative interiors that guide global... -
John Stefanidis: Design Anthology, A by John Stefanidis 9780847873302
RRP: $120.75Booksplease Price: $80.98This long-awaited monograph brings together fifty years of work and demonstrates how the interiors guru has drawn on a global range of influences for his designs as well as his furniture and fabric collections. John Stefanidis established his design... -
Memento Mori and Depictions of Death by Kale James 9781925968781
RRP: $33.58Booksplease Price: $30.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781925968781Author Kale JamesFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Vault Editions LtdPublisher Vault Editions LtdWeight(grams) 263gDimensions(mm) 279mm *... -
Framed Perspective Vol. 1: Technical Perspective and Visual Storytelling by Marcos Mateu-Mestre
RRP: $79.70Booksplease Price: $46.43Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781624650307Author Marcos Mateu-MestreFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint Design Studio PressPublisher Design Studio PressWeight(grams)... -
Rose Uniacke at Work by Rose Uniacke 9780847873319
RRP: $120.75Booksplease Price: $91.77An unprecedented level of craft is the key signature of Uniacke s design ethos, on display in this much-anticipated monograph of notable homes she has created. In-demand London-based interiors and furniture designer Rose Uniacke beautifully showcases... -
Art/Work - Revised & Updated: Everything You Need to Know (and Do) As You Pursue Your Art Career by Heather Darcy Bhandari
Booksplease Price: $31.90The definitive, must-have guide to pursuing an art career-the fully revised and updated edition of Art/Work, now in its fourteenth printing, shares the tools artists of all levels need to make it in this highly competitive field.Originally published in... -
Dictionary of Subjects and Symbols in Art James Hall 9780813343938
RRP: $96.58Booksplease Price: $91.58The understanding and enjoyment of a work of art depends as much on the story it depicts as on the artist's execution of it. But what were once biblical or classical commonplaces are not so readily recognizable today. This book relates in a succinct and... -
Art: Explained: 100 Masterpieces and What They Mean by Susie Hodge
RRP: $31.48Booksplease Price: $20.14Why did Michelangelo paint the Sistine Chapel, or Rembrandt obsess over painting his own image? What's the secret behind the Terracotta Army, or Andy Warhol's soup cans? Art: Explained offers straightforward and satisfying answers to 100 of these... -
50 Art Movements You Should Know: From Impressionism to Performance Art by Rosalind Ormiston
RRP: $31.48Booksplease Price: $22.89The story of modern art begins with a revolution-when the realists started rejecting romanticism in favor of depicting life as it really was. Since that movement began in the mid-19th- century, painters have been rebelling, rethinking, deconstructing,... -
50 Paintings You Should Know by Kristina Lowis
RRP: $31.48Booksplease Price: $23.90Spanning seven centuries, this selection of fifty iconic paintings offers readers a crash course in art history while presenting gorgeous color reproductions that are a pleasure to contemplate. Starting with Giotto's Arena Chapel frescoes and continuing... -
Dynamic Human Anatomy: An Artist's Guide to Structure, Gesture, and the Figure in Motion by Roberto Osti
RRP: $69.20Booksplease Price: $50.02An 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... -
Artist's Studio: Watercolour Textures by Ann Blockley 9780007213856
RRP: $42.00Booksplease Price: $27.95Ann Blockley is a very successful artist, known for the innovative way in which she uses texture as a key element in her work. This book, in Collins Artist's Studio series, looks at how she achieves her stunning effects and provides essential guidelines... -
The Louvre: The History, The Collections, The Architecture by Genevieve Bresc-Bautier
RRP: $178.50Booksplease Price: $132.26Every year, more than ten million visitors from around the world visit the Louvre s 68,000 square meters of gallery space containing more than 35,000 works of art. The Louvre is widely considered the most innovative of the world s preeminent museums. ...Qty in Cart: 0Quantity:Price:RRP: $178.50Booksplease Price: $132.26Subtotal:$0.00 -
Abstraction and Calligraphy (English): Towards a Universal Language by Didier Ottinger
RRP: $92.40Booksplease Price: $59.79The Louvre Abu Dhabi's exciting exhibition programme explores the enduring dialogue between Eastern and Western artistic expression. Abstraction and Calligraphy brings together a rich array of works, from 10th-century ceramics from Samarkand to paintings... -
How to Sell Your Art Online: Live a Successful Creative Life on Your Own Terms by Cory Huff 9780062414953
RRP: $23.08Booksplease Price: $15.75An essential guide for every kind of artist that teaches them how to skip the gallery system, find their niche, and connect directly with collectors to profitably sell their art. For years, galleries have acted as gatekeeper separating artists and... -
Figure Drawing for All it's Worth by Andrew Loomis
RRP: $62.98Booksplease Price: $45.19The illustrator Andrew Loomis (1892-1959) is revered amongst artists - including comics superstar Alex Ross - for his mastery of figure drawing and his clean, realist style. His hugely influential series of art instruction books have never been bettered,... -
The Family Bucket List: 1,000 Trips to Take and Memories to Make All Over the World by Nana Luckham 9780789344175
RRP: $52.50Booksplease Price: $39.06On the heels of the bestselling Bucket List comes a new entry into the series focused on family-friendly trips, getaways, escapes, and adventures that go beyond the tried and true. With options for exciting trips and anything but ordinary journeys, the... -
Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood by Hettie Judah 9780500027868
RRP: $63.00Booksplease Price: $43.47'Hettie Judah's enthralling and important book expands a male-centred art history to include mothers as subjects and symbols, makers and myths' Jennifer Higgie 'One of the most electrifying and important books I have ever read. Hettie Judah takes us on... -
Morpho: Joint Forms and Muscular Functions Michel Lauricella 9781681985404
RRP: $27.28Booksplease Price: $18.46In Morpho: Joint Forms and Muscular Functions, artist and teacher Michel Lauricella presents a unique approach to learning to draw the human form. In this book, Lauricella offers a mechanical vision of the body, allowing us to see the important... -
Draw Like an Artist: 100 Buildings and Architectural Forms: Step-by-Step Realistic Line Drawing - A Sourcebook for Aspiring Artists and Designers: Volume 6 David Drazil 9780760370766
RRP: $31.48Booksplease Price: $20.96Featuring more than 600 sketches depicting a vast array of architecturally and culturally significant buildings, bridges, towers, monuments, and more, Draw Like an Artist: 100 Buildings and Architectural Forms is a must-have visual reference for student...