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The Encyclopedia of Drawing Techniques by Hazel Harrison
$35.00 NZD
Category: Art - Techniques | Series: Search Press Classics
Detailed photographic sequences explore pencil, charcoal, pen and technical pen techniques, including shading, building up, blending, hatching, highlighting, stippling and more. Coloured pencils, chalks, pastels, and pen and ink are also covered with inspirational pictures across a full range of subject ...Show more
How to Draw Everything by Gillian Johnson
$35.00 NZD
Category: Art - Techniques | Reading Level: General Adult
A playful book by renowned illustrator and artist Gillian Johnson, "How to Draw Everything" encourages readers to overcome their fear of the blank page and inspire their inner artist. The book is not about drawing realistically; it's about taking your line for a walk and seeing where you end up!Inside a ...Show more
How to Draw Inky Wonderlands: Create Your Own Magical Adventure by Johanna Basford
$30.00 NZD
Category: Art - Techniques
Unleash your inner artist and learn to draw with 'queen of colouring' Johanna Basford. In this beautiful, accessible guide Johanna shares the fun, simple, no-skills-needed secrets to creating your own flora, fauna and fantasies inspired by her bestselling and beloved colouring books. With step-by-step ...Show more
Watercolour Techniques for Artists and Illustrators by DK
$48.00 NZD
Category: Art - Techniques
The only instructional book on watercolour you will ever need. Trying your hand at watercolour painting? Or looking to advance your range of artistic skills? Watercolour Techniques for Artists and Illustrators is for you. Beginning with the basics - such as honing your observational skills, choosing ...Show more
The Manga Artist's Handbook: Drawing Basic Characters by Junka Morozumi; Tomomi Mizuna
$25.00 NZD
Category: Art - Techniques
This book provides a revolutionary new 3-step tracing technique that beginning artists can use to quickly learn to draw manga characters just like a pro! Every page presents a classic manga pose, from walking and running to jumping for joy, in three different steps: 1. A simple outline of the body 2. ...Show more
Botany for the Artist by Sarah Simblet
$55.00 NZD
Category: Art - Techniques
This beautifully illustrated guide to botany in art explores the extraordinary world of plants and inspires you to try drawing them yourself. Understanding botany helps any artist draw plants better. In Botany for the Artist, celebrated artist Sarah Simblet takes you on a journey of discovery throu ...Show more
Mindful Artist: Sumi-E Painting: Master the Meditative Art of Japanese Brush Painting by Virginia Lloyd-Davies
$33.00 NZD
Category: Art - Techniques | Series: Mindful Artist Ser.
Mindful Artist: Sumi-e Painting teaches you to create your own beautiful, Japanese-inspired ink wash paintings while cultivating a mindful approach to making art. Centuries ago, Buddhist monks used black ink and brushes to practice mindfulness and create gorgeously harmonious works of art called "sumi-e ...Show more
Mastering Manga 2: Level Up with Mark Crilley by Mark Crilley
$48.00 NZD
Category: Art - Techniques
Manga is still a hot category, and recent manga instruction titles, especially Mastering Manga with Mark Crilley, are best-sellers. Crilley has a large following, with nearly 1 million followers on YouTube, as well as huge followings on his own website and online forum, making him far and away the most ...Show more
Colour Mixing Guide: Oils by Julie Collins
$20.00 NZD
Category: Art - Techniques | Series: Colour Mixing Guides
A clear, comprehensive guide to colour mixing for the artist using oil paints. It begins with simple colour theory and a colour wheel, with a template provided so that readers can paint their own; a vital step towards understanding colour. There is vividly illustrated guidance on complementary, warm and ...Show more
Calligraphy - A Guide to Handlettering by Margaret Morgan
$35.00 NZD
Category: Art - Techniques
If you've ever wanted to learn the techniques of hand lettering, Calligraphy gives practical advice and guidance on materials, tools, and proper methods. Containing four alphabets and 12 step-by-step projects, you'll be able to create stunning cards, calendars, letterheads, and wall hangings. Author and ...Show more
Turner's Apprentice - The Essential Manual for Watercolor Success by Tony Smibert
$40.00 NZD
Category: Art - Techniques
How can a modern painter go about learning the techniques and methods of a longdead master? Drawing on years of research and practice, this book shows you how. Tony Smibert brings us a virtual 'apprenticeship', sharing a method and approach of his own that emulates Turner and yet is contemporary, origin ...Show more
Frontiers Reimagined - Art That Connects Us 44 Artists 22 Countries by Sundaram Tagore
$65.00 NZD
Category: Art - Techniques
The phenomenon of globalization, with cultures colliding and melding as never before, offers rich and complex sources of inspiration for artists. Frontiers Reimagined examines the results of these cultural entanglements through the work of forty-four artists who are exploring the notion of cultural boun ...Show more