Study & Teaching

Since 1960, progressive forces within art education have stoked, and continued to fire, new impulses in the field of artistic production. As society at large embraced youth and popular culture, art school students with international aspirations exploded...

How to paint oil portraits like the Old Masters Mona Lisa. Girl with a Pearl Earring. Madame X. The infinite variety and beauty of humankind--like the mysteries behind sparkling eyes, a sly smile or an averted gaze--has captivated artists since the...

Part of the best-selling Draw 50 series this step-by-step guide to drawing various fish, sharks, oysters, bottlenose dolphins, crabs, polar bears, coral, and other ocean life is for artists of all levels. In this new installment of Lee J. Ames's beloved...

This is the ultimate art and design teacher's handbook; with guidance on planning lessons, inspiring creativity and imagination in pupils and getting great results. This comprehensive handbook provides art teachers with practical advice on: planning...

Let best-selling novelist Sophie King guide you through the whole process of writing your first novel and getting it published.This revised edition takes aspiring novelists through the steps of writing a novel, from finding that initial idea, to keeping...

All artists are tired of persuading their nearest and dearest to look sad...look glad...look mad...madder...no, even madder...okay, hold it. For those artists (and their long-suffering friends), here is the best book ever. FACIAL EXPRESSIONS includes...

An intimate, revealing biography of a talented artist who lived life on her own terms.Pablo Picasso called Francoise Gilot "The Woman Who Says No." Talented, and feisty, and an accomplished artist in her own right, Gilot left Picasso after a ten-year...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780688143541Author Annette KowalskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint HarperCollins Design InternationalPublisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Would you love to take your art in a new direction? In Abstract Art Painting, you will enter a realm of tactile, intuitive excitement, combining pastel and acrylic to achieve results as unique as you are. You'll learn how to explore the use of color...

Drawings are the foundations of great fantasy art where concepts, thoughts, and inspirations first become an image. In Sketching from the Imagination: Fantasy, fifty talented traditional and digital artists have been chosen to share their sketchbook...

Drawing is not a talent, it's a skill anyone can learn. This is the philosophy of drawing instructor Brent Eviston based on his more than twenty years of teaching. He has tested numerous types of drawing instruction from centuries old classical...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783956795817Author Jenny OdellFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Sternberg PressPublisher Sternberg PressWeight(grams) 91gDimensions(mm) 179mm * 116mm *...

Here is an artist sharing his knowledge of paint pouring-how to set up a studio, what materials to use, recommended techniques, and more (including what not to do).Paint Pouring is a form of abstract art that uses acrylic paints with a runny (fluid)...

'An amazing book . . . Read it gang, honestly' Zoe Ball 'I haven't read a book for a long time that so often had me close to tears' Observer 'Inspirational . . . You can call this good teaching; what it looks like is love' Evening Standard The...

Wander into the immersive illustrated universe of Beatrice Blue. Filled with playful characters, enchanting natural scenery, and captivating narratives, Beatrice's designs will appeal to everyone's inner child. Her fantastic use of vibrant color and...

This book shows how to draw a range of aircraft, from airplanes to UFOs. It is aimed at age 12 years and upwards. Targeted at young aspiring artists seeking to develop their technical skill and build a repertoire of subjects, Lee J. Ames' "Draw 50"...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399508028Author Jack HammFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint TarcherPerigeePublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

This is a glorious 25th anniversary reissue of this classic book. Illuminating & fascinating, it covers the classic art techniques perfected by 16th and 17th century masters. These include Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Titian & Reuben, all enhanced with...

Character Design Quarterly (CDQ) is a lively, creative magazine bringing inspiration, expert insights, and leading techniques from professional illustrators, artists, and character art enthusiasts worldwide. Each issue provides detailed tutorials on...

What is it about the characters we see in our favorite books, animated films, and games that make us laugh, cry, and respond to them? How do character designers develop ideas that are unique, memorable, and captivate us as an audience? This book answers...

Digital artist Zheng Wei Gu (AKA Guweiz) shares his anime-inspired world in this beautifully produced and insightful book, leading you through his fantasy world with a portfolio packed with gritty detail and a surreal vibe. Guweiz began drawing when he...

Known for his use of luminous color, Albert Handell, whose lush landscapes light up these pages, provides lucid instructions to help first-time pastelists achieve impressive results as soon as they begin working with the medium. After reviewing pastel...

A comprehensive textbook on ceramic technology and a chronicle of the developments made by the European Ceramic Work Centre. The Ceramic Process is both a comprehensive textbook on ceramic technology and a chronicle of the developments made by the...

In an era which has seen many forms of artistic creation becoming digitized, the practice of drawing, in the traditional sense, has remained constant. However, many publications about the relationship between drawing and thinking rely on...

A must-have reference book for today's artists and art students. Every artist needs to learn and master the still life. Written by a well-known artist and expert instructor, The Art of Still Life offers a comprehensive, contemporary approach to the...

An essential guide demonstrating the universal oil painting techniques that allow artists to expand their horizons, break out of ruts, and master a variety of subjects, including figures, portraits, still life, landscapes, and interiors. Many painters...

An entertaining and lively guide to rediscovering the pleasure in art"Ben Street is one of the greatest communicators and writers on art. [This is] an expert guide to looking at and understanding art. Beautifully put together and brilliantly written...

The new practice of art-based research uses art making as a primary mode of enquiry rather than continuing to borrow research methodologies from other disciplines to study artistic processes. Drawing on contributions from arts therapies, education,...

Creating engaging and believable creature designs is a difficult and enjoyable task. The monsters, aliens and fantasy animals that grace our TV and cinema screens represent the hard work and dedication of a team of incredibly talented artists and...

Unleash the creative power of Procreate to bring outdoor scenes to life on your iPad, from thumbnail designs to final images. With an introduction by BAFTA-award-winning art director, Mike McCain.In this book for newcomers to the software as well as more...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998929248Author Jennifer ZimmermannFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint Full Circle Arts, LLCPublisher Full Circle Arts, LLCWeight(grams) 331g

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 *...

A selection of incredible artists pay tribute to Frank Frazetta by creating new art inspired by his work, accompanied by in-depth interviews with members of the Frazetta family.Frank Frazetta is often referred to as the "Godfather of Fantasy Art" and one...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780764156151Author Professor Emeritus David HarrisFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint SourcebooksPublisher Sourcebooks

If 'a picture is worth a thousand words,' this book provides an approach to help create professional pictures which productively and powerfully capture conversations and thinking for individual and collective learning.Individuals are bombarded by...

Grab a pencil and dive into the exciting world of manga with step-by-step drawing tutorials and expert techniques.Drawing manga and anime-style art is an ever-popular preoccupation for artists, with the promise of intriguing characters, cute animals, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781892726100Author Vicky Lynn BreslinFormat PaperbackPage Count 46Imprint Cut It UpPublisher Cut It UpWeight(grams) 172gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 3mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789492095756Author Emiel HeijnenFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint ValizPublisher Valiz

Master painter Kevin Macpherson shares his bold, direct approach to capturing nature's glorious colors and luminosity in oils in complete step-by-step demonstrations.Book InformationISBN 9781581800531Author Kevin MacPhersonFormat PaperbackPage Count...

Praised by critics and teachers alike for more than forty years, Burne Hogarth's Dynamic Anatomy is recognised worldwide as the classic, indispensable text on artistic anatomy. Now revised, expanded and completely redesigned with more than 75 never...