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Almost every museum in the world is confronted with plastics in their collections. Research initiatives and knowledge concerning the conservation of heritage objects made of plastics have proliferated over the last twenty-five years, necessitating this...

Luc Besson's Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets introduced audiences to a future populated by weird and wonderful aliens and laced with incredible futuristic technology. Now discover the universe of the original Valerian and Laureline comic...

In this smart survival guide for students and teachers--the only book of its kind--James Elkins examines the "curious endeavor to teach the unteachable" that is generally known as college-level art instruction. This singular project is organized around a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780823007233Author Ian SidawayFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Watson-Guptill Publications Inc.,U.S.Publisher Watson-Guptill PublicationsWeight(grams)...

What do major artists consider their best kept secret? What is regarded as confidential knowledge among the key players of the global art market? In 100 Secrets of the Art World the most powerful international individuals share their insights with you...

From antiquity, when the gods and goddesses were commonly featured in works of art, through to the twentieth century, when Surrealists drew on archetypes from the unconscious, artists have embedded symbols in their works. As with previous volumes in the...

This title is aimed at age 12 years and upwards. For more than thirty years, the bestselling "Draw 50" series has shown kids and aspiring artists alike to create everything from puppies to aircraft, horses to skyscrapers and aliens to racing cars. In...

This title features mixing paint - brush strokes - gouache - masking out - glazing - wet into wet - drybrush painting - washes - using resists - sponging - light to dark - sgraffito. It is a complete teaching course of watercolour painting techniques,...

For many of us, our sofa is our favourite piece of furniture. But nowadays, with living space increasingly limited, our sofa often plays more than one role in the home. It becomes a decorative centrepiece, allowing us to put our own stamp on our living...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780961454739Author David BaylesFormat PaperbackPage Count 122Imprint Image Continuum PressPublisher Image Continuum Press

The essential studio companion for any potter with a broad range of glaze recipes and clay bodies. The Handbook of Glaze Recipes is an essential studio companion for any potter. Covering a comprehensive range of glazes including porcelain, crystalline...

A fresh and unconventional approach to exploring 6,000 years of art history through 800 masterpieces from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Featuring more than 800 artworks from the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, this groundbreaking...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648488606Author Natalie J HamiltonFormat PaperbackPage Count 274Imprint Ocha PressPublisher Ocha PressWeight(grams) 445gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955374180Author Malcolm HaslamFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Richard DennisPublisher Richard DennisWeight(grams) 458gDimensions(mm) 244mm * 173mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781873132005Author N. GriffithsFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Archetype Publications LtdPublisher Archetype Publications LtdWeight(grams)...

Treasures of Botanical Art reveals the history of botanical painting, its beauty and science, with works from two renowned collections and over one hundred significant artists, dating from the late 1400s through to today. Paintings featured from the Kew...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781873132838Author Peter MactaggartFormat PaperbackPage Count 74Imprint Archetype Publications LtdPublisher Archetype Publications LtdWeight(grams)...

This is a new collection of art from one of the UK's most acclaimed sci-fi artists featuring everything from his initial sketches to his final works and published book covers. It includes covers from the SF greats - Greg Bear, Neil Gaiman and Terry...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for IndieFab awards (Nonfiction) 2006 and IndieFab awards (Art/Photo) 2006.Book InformationISBN 9780764158209Author Margaret MorganFormat HardbackPage Count...

'A fitting tribute to gaming's Hall of Fame.' - Esquire As seen in Vanity Fair, Axios Gaming, Esquire, and Polygon An A to Z of video games - 300 entries showcasing the most influential and celebrated games, consoles, publishers, and more A visual...

This third title in a bestselling series, "Basic Drawing Made Amazingly Easy" is a complete drawing book for the beginning artist. Based on a series of lessons that begin with the five basic shapes (circle, oval, square, cylinder and rectangle) combined...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941701546Format PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint David ZwirnerPublisher David ZwirnerWeight(grams) 190g

Want to create but don't know where to start? Need a shot of inspiration? Dare to Create! is the ultimate guide to fueling your artistic journey, from your first steps to the expression of your own style. Overcome creative blockages with the 35 inspiring...

A Cultural History of Color in Antiquity covers the period 3000 BCE to 500 CE. Although the smooth, white marbles of Classical sculpture and architecture lull us into thinking that the color world of the ancient Greeks and Romans was restrained and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781856697521Author Jennifer BassFormat HardbackPage Count 440Imprint Laurence King PublishingPublisher Laurence King PublishingWeight(grams) 3080g

Now available in its sixth edition, The Potter's Dictionary of Materials and Techniques presents a comprehensive survey of all aspects of making ceramics for craft potters and ceramic artists. With its sound, practical explanations of ceramic processes,...

Visit the world's most comprehensive and compelling museum in a single book - the ultimate gallery in your own home Housing the finest art collection ever assembled, this classic format of Phaidon's bestselling The Art Museum offers the ultimate museum...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781581156478Author Corita KentFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Allworth Press,U.S.Publisher Allworth Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 232mm *...

The debut book from award-winning Southern architect Stan Dixon, one of a highly influential group of Atlanta-based architects and designers who are revolutionizing the design world with their work. Stan Dixon s edited approach to the classical elements...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781900178051Author Adrian LewisFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint Sansom & CoPublisher Sansom & CoWeight(grams) 290g

Unleash the Beasts! For millennia historians, artists and scientists have chronicled their ideas and discoveries of mythological and magical monsters in encyclopedias known as bestiaries. From Asia to America, Japan to the jungles of South Africa, the...

Featuring 8 beautiful watercolor flower demonstrations, Birgit O'Connor's lessons are perfect for the beginning watercolorist. She'll explain information critical to beginners such as value, shadow composition, creating shape, layering color, simplifying...

The Botanical Illustrator's Handbook takes a closer look at how to accurately portray the riches of the botanical world. It tackles and explains many of the difficulties that artists encounter so they can extend and expand their choice of subject matter...

Peacemaker had a long road to the spotlight and he's not alone. There are dozens of unique, sometimes absurd, and yet truly memorable characters waiting for their chance to shine. Strange and Unsung All-Stars of the DC Multiverse celebrates some of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143134596Author Jennifer DasalFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 312gDimensions(mm) 228mm * 151mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781922966247Author Kale JamesFormat PaperbackPage Count 108Imprint Vault Editions LtdPublisher Vault Editions LtdWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 279mm *...

This is a comprehensive guide to visual storytelling from Savannah College of Art and Design, one of the world's leaders in sequential arts instruction. Storyboarding is the process of graphically organising a project - a motion picture, animation or...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784756248299Author Kunio KobayashiFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint PIE BooksPublisher PIE Books

Demystifying the creative process.The Creative Path is an inquiry into the creative process from philosophical, psychological, spiritual, and practical points of view. In this welcoming work on the creative process, Carolyn Schlam encourages the reader...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781440339738Author Maria FabrizioFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint How Design BooksPublisher F&W Publications Inc