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Rubens by Kristin Lohse Belkin
Category: Art and Photography | Series: Art & Ideas S.
An account of Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) which encompasses the full range of the artist's work and sets it within the historical and religious context of northern Europe in the early 17th century.
Tate: the Photographer's Ideas Book by Lorna Yabsley
Category: Photography | Series: The\Art Ideas Bks.
Let your creativity run wild and breathe new life into your photography.Bored of bokeh? Fed up with f-stops? Then it's time to refresh your creativity with a lively exploration of photography at the cutting edge. There's always a new angle with which to shoot your subject, a different light to capture, ...Show more
The Art of Colonial Latin America by Gauvin Alexander Bailey
Category: Art | Series: Art & Ideas S.
A lively account of the interaction between European and indigenous artist that took place during more than 300 years of Spanish and Portuguese colonial influence in Latin America (c. 1492-1820). The book offers a fascinating insight into viceregal, missionary and civic architecture, as well as painting ...Show more
The Collage Ideas Book by Alannah Moore
Category: Art and Design | Series: The\Art Ideas Bks.
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; digital and handproduced can be combined. What you can cr ...Show more
The Gothic Revival by Chris Brooks
Category: Art | Series: Art & Ideas S.
At the height of the Victorian period, a craze for Gothic style swept England and spread far beyond. Gothic architecture, associated with the social and cultural ideals of the Middle Ages, was seen as a means of remaking the modern world. In this exposition, Chris Brooks unravels the layers of meaning t ...Show more
The Usborne Complete Book Of Art Ideas Reduced Spiral Bound by Usborne
Category: Activity Books | Series: Art Ideas Ser.
Filled with original ideas for painting, drawing and collage, this inspiring book will help novices of all ages to develop their art skills.
The Usborne Complete Book of Drawing (HB Spiral Bound) by Alastair Smith
Category: Activity | Series: Art Ideas
This is a comprehensive and inspiring guide to drawing and painting, ranging from people and animals to dinosaurs and buildings. Whatever their level of skill, each idea will inspire readers and give technical information on how to improve their standard of drawing. The reference section provides detail ...Show more
The Watercolour Ideas Book by Joanna Goss
Category: Art and Design | Series: The\Art Ideas Bks.
Many artists first learn to paint in watercolour. But this flexible, dynamic medium has an immediacy that is perfect for experimentation. Discover textures, applications, techniques, combinations of materials, and new ways of tackling the medium you love. Rub it, dab it, scratch it, scrunch it. Cut it ...Show more
To Make and Do (1000 Things) by Fiona Watt
Category: Children's | Series: Art Ideas
This activity book is brimming with 1000 ideas for things to make and do. Easy instructions, some step-by-step, describe how to create amazing drawings, paintings, collage and 3D models.
Turner, Art and Ideas by Barry Venning
Category: Art | Series: Art & Ideas S.
From humble beginnings as the son of a London barber, J.M.W Turner (1775-1851) came to dominate British landscape painting in the first half of the 19th century. Turner achieved professional success and the admiration of his peers at a young age, and gained the place in the canon of European painting th ...Show more
Usborne Book of Face Painting by Usborne
Category: Children's Reference | Series: Art Ideas Ser.
Vivid photographs and easy to follow step-by-step instructions show you how to create loads of fantastic different face-painting looks! Learn how to paint your face like a ghoul, a snake, a sugar mouse, a rabbit, and many more brilliant designs! This title includes information on techniques and equipmen ...Show more
Usborne Book of Lots of Things to Draw (Art Ideas) by Fiona Watt
Category: Picture Books | Series: Art Ideas
This new title is crammed with fabulous art ideas that will captivate budding artists everywhere. It contains fifty art ideas including a scaly crocodile drawing, a chalky snowman, potato-printed dinosaurs and moonlit fairy sketches. Every spread contains clear step-by-step instructions that aspiring ar ...Show more