Study & Teaching

With many of her subjects rendered in hyper realistic style, wearing a second skin of black paint or dark-florals, Laura Rubin's art is unmistakeable. To tell the story behind her art, Laura begins the book by sharing her journey from art student to...

Overcome your artist's block and explore what drives you artistically! Artist and teacher Nita Leland shows how to be creative in daily life to develop and strengthen your natural curiosity, flexibility, independence and playfulness--all with the...

"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...

The projects in Global Art allow children to explore the world through art with a process, not a product, approach. It combines the fun and creativity of art with history, geography and the diversity of cultures from around the world.'Book...

How are the arts important in young people's lives? Youth, Arts and Education offers a groundbreaking theory of arts education. Anna Hickey-Moody explores how the arts are ways of belonging, resisting, being governed and being heard.Through examples from...

Airbrush is used in creating advertising and fantasy illustrations; for decorating T-shirts, cars and motorcycles with high gloss; hyper-realistic imagery; creating dramatic body and fingernail art; and even embellishing decorative objects, fabrics and...

Professional painting instructor Lea Colie Wight demystifies the formulaic process of oil painting into a simple approach to help you paint confidently and accurately in full color. Develop a core foundational skill set to develop your paintings and...

In the late 1700s, as the events of the French Revolution roiled France, London displaced Paris as the primary hub of international art sales. Within a few decades, a robust and sophisticated art market flourished in London. 'London and the Emergence...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912843367Author Publishing 3dtotalFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint 3DTotal PublishingPublisher 3DTotal Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781624650369Author Eliott LillyFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint Design Studio PressPublisher Design Studio PressWeight(grams) 635gDimensions(mm) 287mm...

Art history traditionally classifics works of art by country as well as period, but often political borders and cultural boundaries are highly complex and fluid. Questions of identity, policy, and exchange make it difficult to determine the "place" of...

Drawing Words and Writing Pictures is a course on comics creation - for college classes or for independent study - that centres on storytelling and concludes with making a finished comic.With chapters on lettering, story structure, and panel layout, the...

This book addresses the practice of arts integration using a basic approach for the music and dance classroom. It features 25 themes with music, poetry, dance and visual art activities for preschool through middle school students. It includes:. Lesson...

This practical introduction to drawing will teach the absolute beginner how to draw clearly and simply in all the common drawing media, and features a wide range of popular subjects - animals, people, the countryside and buildings. Full of useful tips...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798885810562Author Tony LopesFormat HardbackPage Count 148Imprint Mark Victor Hansen LibraryPublisher Mark Victor Hansen LibraryWeight(grams) 318g

With radical changes happening in arts over the past two decades, this book brings us up to date with the social and economic contexts in which the arts are produced. Influential and knowledgable leaders in the field debate how arts education -...

Figure Drawing for Concept Artists is an essential primer that aims to bring traditional figure drawing techniques and knowledge to every concept artist's skill set. Accessibly written and lavishly illustrated by Kan Muftic, a professional concept artist...

Have you ever wondered why our senses become more alert and sensitive and we see things that continually surprise and inspire us when we visit a city for the first time as a tourist? On the other hand, why does it often seem that nothing extraordinary or...

Art Teaching speaks to a new generation of art teachers in a changing society and fresh art world. Comprehensive and up-to-date, it presents fundamental theories, principles, creative approaches, and resources for art teaching in elementary through...

With radical changes happening in arts over the past two decades, this book brings us up to date with the social and economic contexts in which the arts are produced. Influential and knowledgable leaders in the field debate how arts education -...

This book explores the intersection of geographical knowledge and artistic research in terms of both creative methods and practice-based research. In doing so it brings together geography's 'creative turn' with the art world's 'research turn.'Based on a...

Forgacs examines the development of the Bauhaus school of architecture and applied design by focusing on the idea of the Bauhaus, rather than on its artefacts. What gave this idea its extraordinary powers of survival? Founded in 1919, with the architect...

'This book is a gem! Truly 'A Journey Through Active Learning'.Dudley HerschbachNobel Laureate in Chemistry'Incredible! Because it's credible. What is absolutely remarkable about Jehane Ragai and Tamer Shoeib's book is that a textbook (!) draws us in so...

"Art as Social Action . . . is an essential guide to deepening social art practices and teaching them to students." -Laura Raicovich, president and executive director, Queens MuseumArt as Social Action is both a general introduction to and an...

Landscapes in Oil is the first-ever comprehensive guide to classical landscape painting reinterpreted for the twenty-first century. Drawing from the tradition established by American painters of the Hudson River School - artists like Thomas Cole,...

Promoting the expansion of art in society and education, this book highlights the significance of the arts as an instrument of social justice, inclusion, equity, and protection of the environment. Including twenty-seven diverse case studies of socially...

Published in association with Luxembourg + Co. on the occasion of their 2019 exhibition Reconstructing Cezanne, this catalogue features in-depth analyses of Cezanne's works on paper by Fabienne Ruppen, based on DNA examination of the papers he used for...

"Beguiling and informative"-Wall Street JournalLearn to see art as an artist does. Discover how a painting's composition or a sculpture's spatial structure influence the experience of what you're seeing. With an artist as your guide, viewing art becomes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781585425334Author Julia CameronFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Jeremy P TarcherPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 561gDimensions(mm) 301mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780994173232Author Rie NatalenkoFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint Write Impression PublicationsPublisher Write Impression PublicationsWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789078088226Author Kitty ZijlmansFormat PaperbackPage Count 462Imprint ValizPublisher ValizWeight(grams) 862gDimensions(mm) 240mm * 170mm * 28mm

An inspiring, foundational book that defines the burgeoning field of community cultural development. An inspiring, foundational book that defines the burgeoning field of community cultural development. Through personal stories, rousing accounts,...

"Turn creating anime characters and stories from a passion into your profession with this guide to drawing and painting, promoting, and selling your work. Specially commissioned step-by-step tutorials by respected professionals help you fine-tune...

An essential resource for museum professionals, teachers, and students, the award-winning Teaching in the Art Museum (Getty Publications, 2011) set a new standard in the field of gallery education. This follow-up book blends theory and practice to help...

Everyday Sketching and Drawing offers an easy-to-follow, 5-step formula, which teaches beginner-friendly techniques for learning the skills necessary to make drawing and sketching an everyday habit. For those who have always wanted to or tried and...

Are you ready for even more letter love?! Practice is the key to beautiful lettering, and this gold spiral-bound book lays flat and provides plenty of space for practice. Bestselling author, Instagram sensation, and lettering extraordinaire...

This comprehensive manual is the complete guide to how to compile and prepare your portfolio for jobs, commissions, presentations or art college and is aimed at all areas of the Visual Arts. Whether you are just starting out, a student or you are an...

Passions are high in education, and this edited volume offers bold new ways to conceive of the affective intensities shaping our present historical moment. Concerns over school practices deemed "ineffective," "disruptive," "irrational," or even...

This classic edition of Mike Fleming's The Art of Drama Teaching provides a multitude of practical ideas for teachers of drama and for those who are interested in using drama to teach other subjects. It takes the form of detailed discussion of...

When law student Atey Ghailan realized that he was doing more sketching than note-taking in class, he decided to pursue a career in art. Atey has written a book that showcases his best and most fascinating work, with details from behind the scenes of his...