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Billy Showell is a well-respected botanical watercolour artist, and her exceptional eye for detail and ability to re-create the form, texture, colour and patterning of a wide range of plants have earned her a formidable reputation worldwide. Her...

Austrian artist Waltraud Nawratil shows you how to combine a love for nature with a passion for expressive painting. It is divided into helpful sections to teach the reader how to use acrylics, watercolours or airbrushing, as well as natural materials...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486227085Author George B. BridgmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

In Geninne's Art: Birds in Watercolor, Collage, and Ink, popular Santa Fe artist Geninne Zlatkis presents a personal field guide to how she creates her charming paintings and collages of birds and nature. Brimming with inspiring examples of the artist's...

A practical guide to learn painting individual people and crowds, with simple exercises and step-by-step demonstrations. Bestselling artist and writer Hazel Soan has distilled her art teaching into the things that matter most and can be digested in a...

Color Theory features everything an artist might need to know about colour, including colour psychology, pigment characteristics and terms, colour schemes, colour mixing, shadows, highlights, and much more. Regardless of your medium, a solid...

The Time Garden is a magical adventure and the best-selling debut colouring book from Korean author and artist Daria Song, now available in English for the first time. 'A pleasure from page one' -- ***** Reader review'What a wonderful book. Pure...

Learn to draw the natural world with this inspiring and accessible guide by master-artist Giovanni Civardi. Beginning with the key drawing methods and essential materials you'll need to start your artistic journey, along with advice on drawing...

Beginning Pastel guides beginning artists through an exploration of pastel techniques and step-by-step projects for acomprehensive and approachable overview of the vibrant pastel medium. Pastels are a unique tool, and Beginning Pastel is the perfect...

This fully illustrated anthology showcases key images from Peter Kennard's work as Britain's foremost political artist over the last fifty years. The book centres around Kennard's images, photomontages and illustrations from protests, year by year,...

The increasing appearance of vertical milling machines in model engineers' and other small workshops has brought the versatility of this type of machine to the notice of a large and growing group of potential users, but until the first edition of this...

Master painting lively figures and private portraits, with simple exercises and step-by-step demonstrations.Bestselling artist and author Hazel Soan explains how to create beautiful and engaging paintings of strangers and loved ones, with handy hints and...

A new, up-to-date edition of the popular and comprehensive encyclopedia by professional and award-winning artist, Jeremy Galton. Ideal for artists of all skill levels, this A-Z reference covers a multitude of topics concerning oil painting. The book is...

Create ten captivating little works of art with this unique introduction to acrylic painting. Easy Acrylic Painting is an all-inclusive guide to getting started with acrylic painting for the absolute beginner, brought to you by experienced teacher...

Master modern calligraphy and create stunning invitations, artworks, and labels with this essential guide from The Postman's Knock.This all-in-one guide reveals the secret to creating stunning letter art, with essential tips, expert advice, and inspiring...

This is an essential book for anyone learning to draw, or wishing to improve their drawing. Starting with the basics of drawing techniques, Civardi gives expert advice on drawing portraits, the clothed figure, hands and feet and scenery, finishing with a...

Watson-Guptill's all-time best-selling drawing book. A best-seller for 35 years! This is a timeless classic that has taught generations of artists - and will teach generations more. When it was originally published in 1970, "How to Draw What You See"...

Be inspired by watercolour master David Bellamy and learn how to paint glorious landscapes, capturing the natural countryside in all its moods. Renowned watercolourist David Bellamy brings you a collection of his finest watercolour landscape paintings...

Innovative techniques in painting woodlands from renowned artist Ann Blockley. Watercolourist Ann Blockley is known for her striking and intriguing paintings of natural landscapes. In this beautiful guide she explores woodlands in a variety of...

Artists who work from photographic source material need to learn how to adapt and improve in order to create a successful painting. Geoff Kersey is a master of this way of working, and here he shows how it is done. Reference photographs, colour charts...

A unique artist's reference offering easy-to-follow, ingenious ideas and techniques for painting 50 popular landscapes in watercolour. Originally published as The Landscape Painter's Essential Handbook, this refreshed edition gives more space to the...

Collage allows your creativity to run riot. It lets you juxtapose disparate elements, styles, and media against each other and create something entirely novel, bizarre, arresting, beautiful, ironic, or unsettling. Old and new can be fused together; the...

Learn to capture the abstract beauty of the natural world in paint and mixed media with this inspiring book. A practical, mixed media art book, illustrated with finished paintings and short exercises that encourage an experimental approach to painting...

Despite the growing numbers of milling machines in amateur workshops, a majority of model engineers still rely on a lathe and a drilling machine as the basic equipment. The lathe, 'the king of machine tools', can be adapted for almost any function, but...

INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED ARTIST and best selling author Stephen Quiller shows readers how to discover their own personal "colour sense" in Color Choices, a book that offers readers a fresh perspective on perfecting their own colour styles. With the help...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997046533Author Alphonso DunnFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Three Minds PressPublisher Three Minds PressWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 277mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995518209Author Ashley EdgeFormat HardbackPage Count 312Imprint Draw Like a BossPublisher Draw Like a Boss

In this innovative guide, master art instructor William Maughan demonstrates how to create a realistic human likeness by using the classic and highly accurate modelling technique of chiaroscuro developed by Leonardo daVinci during the High Renaissance...

This special 10th-anniversary collection combines two of the best-loved North Light watercolor guides available: The Watercolorist's Essential Notebook and The Watercolorist's Essential Notebook: Landscapes. Clarifying and simplifying the various aspects...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486200545Author Cennio D'Andrea CenniniFormat PaperbackPage Count 142Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

With Special Effects Lettering and Calligraphy, you'll learn to master a variety of lettering styles and gorgeous mediums to create amazing lettered art. This fun, colorful, and inspiring guide for lettering enthusiasts at all levels of experience is...

Drawing People focuses on perfecting how to draw faces, characters and people on the move. This interactive journal features a mix of 100 prompts, playful activities and step-by-step projects on the theme of people to help you explore your creativity...

Award-winning artist Nita Engle's breakthrough approach to watercolour shows readers how to combine spontaneity and control to produce glowing, realistic paintings. Her method begins with action-filled exercises that demonstrate how to play with paint,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781925968422Author Kale JamesFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Avenue House Press Pty LtdPublisher Avenue House Press Pty LtdWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486483597Author Frank J. LohanFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

Watercolour is a wonderful medium, but it does sometimes seem to have a "mind of its own," refusing to do quite what is required. The keys to success are good planning, constant practice and a thorough understanding of your materials, so if you are new...

The Insect Artist offers a complete course in illustration and lifelike artwork. The 15 projects are designed to build on one another, beginning with techniques that strengthen drawing and acrylic painting skills. More advanced projects focus on design...

Drawing on the success of her breakout book Conscious Creativity, artist Philippa Stanton dares you to throw away technique and open the door to free creative movement with this hands-on workbook. Acknowledging the power of chance and experimentation,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486432083Author Joseph D'AmelioFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486255064Author Harold SpeedFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...