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Vampires
by Scott Purdy

Publisher: Impact
Edition: Paperback

ISBN: 9781600619687

Ten gradual step by step projects show how to conceptualise, draw and paint a great selection of fantasy art vampires. Projects include all vampire classics – from the legendary Dracula to modern pop-culture icons such as a Goth Vampire and a High School Cheerleader vampire. First part of the book provides general guidelines on basic concepts, art techniques and vampire lore – accompanied throughout by Scott's highly impactful art. For anyone who draws and paints fantasy art, but particularly teenage/twenty-somethings who really 'dig' vampires and vampire-related culture.

Price: £14.99

Paint It! Buckingham Palace
by Geoff Kersey

Publisher: Search Press
Edition: Paperback

ISBN: 9781844485666

Can’t paint? Don't know what to paint? The Paint It series is the answer. Leading artists present a range of popular subjects and each Paint It contains one step-by-step demonstration, the full-sized finished picture, plus an A3 tracing of the picture outline – so you don’t need any drawing skills at all. Just transfer the subject image on to the painting surface, then follow the stage photographs, which clearly illustrate what you should do next. All the authors use some interesting techniques to create their pictures, with many tips and ideas for using colour, creating distance, mixing greens and more, so even more experienced artists will find something new here.

Price: £3.99

Paint It! North Carolina Barn
by Terry Harrison

Publisher: Search Press
Edition: Paperback

ISBN: 9781844485659

Terry Harrison has chosen a barn that is typical of those found in the High Country of North Carolina, with its rusty domed roof and warm, rich, russet colours, for this step by step demonstration. Just transfer the subject image on to the painting surface, then follow the stage photographs, which clearly illustrate what you should do next.

Price: £3.99

Paint It! Mountain Stream
by Arnold Lowrey

Publisher: Search Press
Edition: Paperback

ISBN: 9781844485673

Art at your fingertips! Pull-out the full-size tracing, and paint this beautiful landscape following Arnold Lowrey's comprehensive step-by-step instructions. No drawing skills required; just supply the paper and paint!

Price: £3.99

Landscape Painting
by Mitchell Albala

Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Edition: Hardback

ISBN: 9780823032204

The landscape is unique among subject matter-in its grandeur, complexity and colour dynamics. The landscape painter is continually challenged to find ways of translating these qualities into a convincing representation of space and light. This is a concise, practical guide to landscape theory and practice. It is designed to assist in working with what are the greatest challenges for the landscape artist, most notably simplifying complex material, selecting strong compositions and translating colour and light. Lessons are based on observation rather than imitation and applicable to both plein air and studio practice.

Price: £22.99

Ready to Paint The Masters: Monet
by Noel Gregory

Publisher: Search Press
Edition: Paperback

ISBN: 9781844484553

In this beautiful book, Noel Gregory shows how to reproduce four famous paintings by Claude Monet and one inspired by the master, using acrylic paints and following the step-by-step photographs and detailed instructions. The reusable tracings make replicating Monet's free, expressionistic works simple by showing you the basic shapes with which to experiment; and Noel's infectious enthusiasm for the subject makes the book easy and accessible.

Price: £9.99

Cartooning: Everything You Need To Know
by Franklin Bishop

Publisher: Search Press
Edition: Paperback

ISBN: 9781844485567

Discover how to create great cartoons in a wide range of styles and media, from comic-book line art to digital manga. More than 100 step-by-step sequences demonstrate all the skills you will need, from sketching basic body shapes using pencil and paint to computer rendering techniques. Learn how to exaggerate and distort your characters to a great comic effect; render funny expressions and body language; add backgrounds, lettering, and speech balloons. Includes advice on finding inspiration and developing your own style, insider tips from a professional cartoonist, and information on presenting and selling your finished artwork.

Previously sold as The Cartoonist's Bible.

Price: £9.99

Ready to Paint the Masters: Van Gogh in Acrylics
by Michael Sanders

Publisher: Search Press
Edition: Paperback

ISBN: 9781844484546

The Ready to Paint The Masters series shows readers how to paint in the style of their favourite painter. Michael Sanders shows how to reproduce three famous paintings by Vincent Van Gogh, using step by step photographs and detailed instructions. He then paints two further compositions of his own, using the style and techniques of Van Gogh. Six tracings are provided for readers to pull out and transfer on to the painting surface: one for each project plus a bonus tracing. Michael Sanders has studied and reproduced many of Van Gogh's works as an artistic exercise, and has gained insight into the painter's methods, right down to individual brush strokes. Lovers of Van Gogh's amazing paintings can now learn how to paint their favourites using acrylic paints.

Price: £9.99

Ready to Paint: New York in Watercolor
by Geoff Kersey

Publisher: Search Press
Edition: Paperback

ISBN: 9781844484720

The Ready to Paint series provides six tracings for readers to pull out and transfer on to watercolour paper. There is one for each of the five step-by-step demonstrations, plus a bonus tracing of the inspirational painting in the Introduction section. Geoff Kersey is an expert draughtsman and his skilful drawings of famous New York scenes provide the basis for five detailed and realistic paintings. The clear step-by-step photographs explain the painting process in great depth and make it easy for readers to reproduce all of the projects, which include iconic scenes such the Statue of Liberty, Central Park and the Brooklyn Bridge.

Price: £8.99

How to Draw and Paint Dragons
by Tom Kidd

Publisher: Search Press
Edition: Paperback

ISBN: 9781844485413

earn how to use and combine the anatomy of actual living species such as reptiles, horses, birds and bats to create believable and beautiful dragon art. From drawing a complete anatomical skeleton, applying muscle groups and scaly textures, to capturing the personalities and markings of different species, and creating dynamic and captivating poses – you will master the skills needed to bring these fantastic creatures to life. Includes time-saving templates to scan and trace.

Price: £12.99

Terry's Top Tips for Acrylic Artists
by Terry Harrison

Publisher: Search Press
Edition: Spiral Bound

ISBN: 9781844484638

Award-winning author and leading artist Terry Harrison provides over 100 top tips for painting in acrylics in a small, spiral-bound format that artists will find convenient to use while painting. Terry takes the mystery out of painting with quick, clever tips that are easy to follow and effective, covering topics from what to buy and how to transfer images to using watercolour and oil techniques with acrylics, using additives such as texture paste or even eggshells and sawdust, and painting skies, fields, foregrounds, trees, mountains, water, buildings and more.

Price: £9.99

How to Paint: Watercolour Washes
by Fiona Peart

Publisher: Search Press
Edition: Paperback

This book will help you bypass Fiona's years of experimenting, and inspire you to use water colour in its simplest yet most effective way, by laying washes. This creates beautiful layers of delicate colour, which enables you to create successful paintings.

Price: £8.99

Ray's Top Tips
by Ray Campbell Smith

Publisher: Search Press
Edition: Hardback

Ray Campbell Smith's many admirers will want to buy this concise round-up of his top tips. The book covers all aspects of watercolour painting in 85 easy to follow tips and offers expert advice in an accessible form, with over 140 beautiful and instructive illustrations. The practical spiral-bound format allows you to access the tips while painting.

Price: £9.99

Watercolour Landscapes Tips & Techniques
by Richard Bolton et al

Publisher: Search Press
Edition: Paperback

Packed with essential tips, practical advice and detailed demonstrations, with simple instructions and helpful hints showing how to capture all the elements required to create beautiful landscape pictures.

Price: £19.99

Draw Gothic
by Gecko Keck

Publisher Search Press
Edition Paperback

An invaluable drawing guide for anyone interested in Gothic art, motifs and symbols. Learn about the materials you need and basic drawing techniques such as shading and perspective, and use them to create the dark, mysterious atmosphere of the Gothic world - from haunting figures, filled with deep, romantic melancholy, to magical motifs and symbols. Whether you are new to drawing or simply wish to improve your existing skills, there are numerous ideas and projects in this book to guide and inspire you, plus expert tips and background information to aid your own research and creative work.
Price: £8.99

Raw Colour with Pastels
by Mark Leach

Publisher: Batsford
Edition: Paperback

A pure-pigment medium, pastels can give you the brightest, freshest colour. Professional artist and experienced teacher Mark Leach has used pastel to translate beautiful landscapes into striking, minimalist paintings with simple form and strong blocks of colour, while still retaining a sense of location and place. His simple techniques demonstrate how to move away from realism and towards using abstract painting to express mood and feeling. The book includes tips on colour, texture, what to paint and when to paint it, and sketchbook advice. The author shows how to use pastels to produce artworks that are both beautifully colourful and evocative.

Price: £14.99

Colored Pencil Painting Bible
by Alyona Nickelsen

Publisher: Watson-Guptil
Edition: Paperback

Artists everywhere will be dazzled by the amazing new techniques created by Alyona Nickelsen and presented in Colored Pencil Painting Bible for the very first time. Layering, translucent effects, using odourless solvents to achieve rich, luminous colour and eye-popping ultra-realistic effects; Nickelsen’s innovations will delight readers and detailed step-by-step demonstrations bring her striking results within reach for every artist. Take coloured pencils beyond the ordinary with Colored Pencil Painting Bible!

Price: £14.99

Three Color Painting
by Stan Kaminski

Publisher: Watson-Guptil
Edition: Paperback

In this user-friendly and truly liberating book Stan shows how numerous shades can be achieved and stunning paintings created using just three paint colours – alizarin crimson, ultramarine blue and yellow ochre – plus white. Stan takes the reader through 20 demonstration paintings and explains not just how to paint, but the thought process involved in doing so. The demonstrations are divided into two sections: those using watered-down gouache, to create watercolor-style paintings and those using thick gouache, in the style of oil paintings. Using his techniques, he says, even a complete beginner will get a great result at the first attempt and the experienced artist will improve his painting.

Price: £16.99

Dynamic Acrylics
by Soraya French

Publisher: HarperCollins
Edition: Hardback

One of the major new trends in textile art: achieving transparency and translucency through design and with the use of new, harder materials - acrylic, perspex, acetates, fibre optics, gels and resins - in combination with stitch and fabric. The author takes you through the design process for achieving transparency in texiles and then introduces you to the materials, from paper and fabric to acetates, acrylics, perspex, resins and metals. She also explains how to create the illusion of translucency through layers, reflections, shadows, lighting and stitch techniques. The techniques for combining stitch and cloth with these harder materials are covered in detail, along with stunning images of the latest transparent textile art. To get you started, there are projects to make a piece of jewellery, a three-dimensional object and a textile piece combined with lighting.

Price: £18.99

Painting Boats & Coastal Scenery
by Robert Brindley

Publisher: Crowood
Edition: Paperback

Boats and coastal scenery have always inspired artists. This book celebrates that inspiration and explains many aspects of painting the coast, from creeks and tidal !rivers to bustling beach scenes, boats and harbours, with a strong emphasis on capturing light, mood and atmosphere. Using watercolour, oil and pastel, it looks in detail at the painting process and encourages both novice and experienced artists alike to venture forth to capture the drama and beauty of the coast and sea.

Price: £18.99

Face Parts
by Simon Jennings

Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
Edition: Hardback

Face Parts is the ultimate visual reference of portraiture, with over 850 illustrations, making it an invaluable sourcebook. It includes an essential photographic reference source for a variety of poses and features. This book will help you to shape your own approach and individual style, and allow you to better understand and portray the human face.

Price: £14.99

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