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Join illustrator Djamila Knopf on a magical journey through her life and art, including her Japanese inspiration and storytelling techniques.Illustrator Djamila Knopf leads us through her world, where anime-influenced characters, exquisite settings, and...

Explore the intriguing work of artist Zheng Wei Gu, whose manga-inspired drawings are as gritty as they are surreal.Digital artist Zheng Wei Gu (AKA Guweiz) shares his anime-inspired world in this beautifully produced and insightful book, leading you...

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...

Absorb the extensive illustrative knowledge of Simone Grnewald and learn to create your own engaging characters and scenes.Learn about key elements of character art from traditional and digital illustrator, Simone Grnewald. Simone, also known as...

Sketch with Asia is the first major publication from online Manga art phenomenon, Asia Ladowska. Asia blends her experience in hyper-realism with her passion for Manga, creating a style she is well-loved and recognized for. In this book she shares more...

'This is a way of putting my life out there, because if I were to write a memoir, there'd be five volumes before I got to The Beatles. So I'm going at it this way, through photographs and quotes. And this is, I feel, a better way for me to do it.' -...

Authorship critically examines emergent themes in contemporary architecture by revisiting the seemingly defunct notion of design authorship. As we revel in the death of the master architect, how do we come to terms with the shifting role of creativity in...

The Women of the World Calendar features 12 women of colour who are rewriting the rules. At a time when women are grabbing the spotlight, it's also the moment for a calendar that inspires the current and next generation of women who go against the grain...

This month to-view calendar features 12 inspirational recipes from across the globe to inspire you in the kitchen and impress your friends and family. This calendar is beautifully illustrated on every page with unique and exclusive artwork. Each recipe...

The all-new Women of the World Calendar features 12 women of colour who rewrote the rules. In a time when women are grabbing the spotlight, it's also time for a calendar that inspires the current and next generation of women who go against the grain by...

Beautiful bold illustrations fill your kitchen with the colours of the world, while the vegetarian recipes will inspire any chef to produce the delicious smells and tastes of Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.Each year a new artist is...

An increasing proportion of exhibitions are curated by artists rather than professional curators. In this ground-breaking book Alison Green provides the first critical history of visual artists curating exhibitions. The artist emerges as someone who...

From ceramic cockatoos and hand-painted china to splendid silverware and historic paintings, Collecting for the Nation illustrates a broad sweep of Australian history and culture through the stories of the artworks in The Australiana Fund's unique...

Why have some of the most interesting artists of our time committed themselves to some of the most devastating conflicts on Earth?Why are some of the most interesting artists of our time committed to engaging with conflict and exploitation around the...

An illustrated survey of artist hoaxes, including impersonations, fabula, cryptoscience, and forgeries, researched and written by an expert "fictive-art" practitioner.In her groundbreaking book, internationally recognized multimedia artist and writer...

Perspective drawing is the foundation for creating art that pops off the page. This is the ultimate guide to helping aspiring artists understand and develop techniques to draw confidently using the power of perspective. While mastering perspective can...

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...

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...

The photography industry is advancing and changing more - and more quickly - than ever. Right along with changes in camera technology, photographers are witnessing shifts in the business landscape that can be a challenge to understand and navigate,...

Chaotic, The Great is not your regular monster or a member of the supreme elite, Chaotic the great is much more than you can imagine. Witness the origin of a Hero unlike any other hero you think you ever came across. No Spoilers, Don't miss out!

In this illustrated children's book, a whimsical cartoon character named Little Katya welcomes young to the wonderful possibilities represented by the Elements of Art: line, shape, form, space, color, value, and texture. The clear, light-hearted text and...

Dance Baggage was written for aspiring professional dancers but, can be informative and grounding for anyone. This book offers a small peek into some of the trials and triumphs of a life in dance. Using biblical perspectives, the author shares practical...

Creative Slideware is a browsable reference guide written for anyone who needs to build an engaging and memorable presentation using PowerPoint or Google Slides. It combines principles of design with examples of how to construct storyboards and evaluate...

Ben Davis is one of the leading contemporary art critics in New York. His work has been heralded by the New York Times, the New York Observer, the Village Voice, the New Yorker and many other art publicationsIn the tradition of John Berger, Ben Davis...

In a sweeping survey of art from the dawn of the bourgeois era to the present day, John Molyneux explains what makes artistic production under capitalism unique, moving, and possibly revolutionary.To the question of 'what is art' - it is often simply...

On the occasion of its fortieth anniversary, The New Criterion has brought together a plump chrestomathy of essays demonstrating its range and acuity as America's foremost review of culture and the arts. With contributions by Bruce Bawer, Anthony...

The Necessity of Sculpture brings together a selection of articles on sculpture and sculptors from Eric Gibson's nearly four-decade career as an art critic. This book covers subjects as diverse as Mesopotamian cylinder seals,...

The book is structured into twenty-nine essays, each dedicated to a pair of urbanistic concepts.Discussing historical and contemporary, interpretive and designerly approaches to urbanity, the notions composing the 29 pairs relate dialectically, as...

The First Book on this Exciting New Art Form! Paint Pouring is a form of abstract art that uses acrylic paints with a runny (fluid) consistency. The acrylic paints react with each other when combined to make interesting and visually organic...

Signal is an ongoing book series dedicated to documenting and sharing compelling graphics, art projects, and cultural movements of international resistance and liberation struggles. Artists and cultural workers have been at the center of upheavals and...

How to Achieve Style and SustainabilityGreen Interior Designis the most comprehensive guide to sustainable building, designing, and decorating on the market. This beautifully illustrated guide covers every detail of your home - from the drywall to the...

A Newly Revised Edition of the Go-To Guide for Any Animation Artist!"Your Career in Animation is the most comprehensive and valuable book on animation careers that you'll ever need." -Bill Plympton, Animator / ProducerWhether you want to break into the...

An entertaining and informative read, The Joy of Art offers the reader:A working art vocabulary to help you identify and explain what you're looking at Answers to many of the questions you may have about visual art in general A summary of the basic...

A sophisticated examination of today's contemporary art market from an art dealer's point of view, this new book focuses on recent changes in the quickly evolving market. With an emphasis on how the market responded to the global recession that began in...

This collection brings together for the first time many of the influential Marxist art-historian Andrew Hemingway's most important works on Romantic landscape painting. With a careful eye for both the ideological and aesthetic aspects of a wide range of...

Expanding on the philosophy and methods of The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling, John Muir Laws and Emilie Lygren have developed the first-ever comprehensive book devoted to helping educators use nature journaling as an inspiring teaching tool...

The Lives of Images, edited by Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa, is a set of contemporary thematic readers designed for educators, students, practicing photographers, and others interested in the ways images function within a wider set of cultural practices. The...

The Lives of Images, edited by Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa, is a set of contemporary thematic readers designed for educators, students, practicing photographers, and others interested in the ways images function within a wider set of cultural practices. The...

An economic and cultural revolution has shaken the photobook world in the last five years: self-publishing. Operating as their own publishers, a generation of photographers have had an instrumental role in today's photobook renaissance. Self Publish, Be...

David Wojnarowicz's use of photography, often done in conjunction with writing or painting, was extraordinary-as was his way of addressing the AIDS crisis and issues of censorship and homophobia. Brush Fires in the Social Landscape or community...

A collection of beautifully poignant and moving poems and artwork from a talented artist who spent a summer interacting with the animals on an organic meat farm. In the summer of 2019, artist and poet Linnea Ryshke worked as a labourer at an organic...

Tap into your natural ability to create!* Engaging, proven exercises for developing creativity * Priceless resource for teachers, artists, actors, everyoneArtist and educator Corita Kent inspired generations of artists, and the truth of her words "We can...

A practical, hands-on guide for using tarot to connect with your ancestors and gain access to their insights for healing, self-protection, and personal powers. With a tarot deck in hand, readers will learn how to identify and access ancestral gifts,...

BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER"Brings Isabella Stewart Gardner fully, intimately alive-irrepressible and avid for life. In this richly compelling novel, Emily Franklin beautifully conjures this extraordinary woman and her world."-Claire Messud, author of The...

The first book by highly respected contemporary artist, Lincoln Perry. For readers of What Are You Looking At?: The Surprising, Shocking, and Sometimes Strange Story of 150 Years of Modern Art, the classic Ways of Seeing, How to See: Looking, Talking,...

The first book on a fascinating mysterious death with art as big business at the center. Indiana's work is loved even by those unfamiliar with his name. Expect major review attention from mainstream and art news media. Robert Indiana's life, work and...

Art about glaciers, queer relationships, political anxiety, and the meaning of Blackness in open space-Borealis is a shapeshifting logbook of Aisha Sabatini Sloan's experiences moving through the Alaskan outdoors.In Borealis, Aisha Sabatini Sloan...

Praise for John Dermot Woods: Electric Literature 25 Best Novels of 2014 "Poignant and unsettling, and much like a good short story collection these tales resonate long after the book is closed."-Largehearted Boy "An accomplished artist and writer, in...