Art Techniques & Principles

Design creative characters inspired by real people. Let Mike Mattesi show you how to use life drawing to discover the poses, features and personali...

Der Umgang mit Kräften gehört zum Grundinventar künstlerischer Verfahren. Im formgebenden und bewegenden Zugriff auf Material prägen sie sich konkr...

Liddy Scheffknecht zählt zum Kreis der experimentierfreudigsten bildenden Künstler*innen der jüngeren Generation in Österreich. Die Publikation Li...

A Closer Look is the new series title for the updated and refreshed National Gallery Pocket Guide range. The series has been enhanced with a strong...

This practical and inspiring book explains how to draw realistic hands and feet. With a focus on the importance of practice and observation, it loo...

The legendary Cabaret Fledermaus (1907–1913) in Vienna was renowned for its pioneering artistic design and program that were in line with Wiener We...

Edward Norgate, aristocratic friend of Charles I and the Earl of Arundel, made his mark in seventeenth-century England as musician, herald, and cou...

Will Eisner is one of the twentieth century's great American artists, a man who pioneered the field of comic arts. Here, in his classic Comics and ...

"Wojnarowicz is a spokesman for the unspeakable." —New York MagazineDavid Wojnarowicz, one of the most provocative artists of his generation, explo...

Josef Albers (1888–1976) was an artist, teacher, and seminal thinker on the perception of color. A member of the Bauhaus who fled to the U.S. in 19...

Alla Prima Skies and Seas is a thorough guide to this exciting technique whereby paint is applied quickly over previous washes and layers of pigmen...

Do you love to draw manga characters? Do you dream of creating and sharing your own fully realized manga stories but don’t know how to make it happ...

You learn something instantly every time you pick up a pencil. We are all artists as children, painting and drawing each day. Most of us stop when ...

‘Scrupulously fair’ The Times‘Meticulously researched’ ArtReview‘A must-read’ Australian Book ReviewThe Post-Impressionist artist and writer Paul G...

Hailed as a classic in music studies when it was first published in 1977, Early Downhome Blues is a detailed look at traditional country blues arti...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn Cork Dork, Bianca Bosker trained her insatiable curiosity, journalist's knack for infiltrating exclusive cir...

Anyone can create a masterpiece with just a pencil and paper!This easy-to-follow guide helps aspiring artists learn how to draw planes in just a fe...