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Plein Air Painting with Oils: A Practical & Inspirational Guide to Painting Outdoors
Haidee-Jo SummersLearn the techniques and inspiration of painting outdoors with this award-winning artistExplore the world of painting with oils en plein air and e...
View full detailsCreativity Through Nature: Foraged, Recycled and Natural Mixed-Media Art
BatsfordA passionate and purposeful book on finding real creativity through nature. An essential book for our times and all artists at whatever level. In h...
View full detailsThe Organic Painter: Learn to paint with tea, coffee, embroidery, flame, and more
Carne GriffithsBored with the same old paints? The Organic Painter introduces innovative techniques for using non-traditional "paint" derived from materials like...
View full detailsFabulous Figures (I Heart Drawing)
Jane DavenportFor aspiring artists, drawing people can be intimidating—but it doesn’t have to be. Over years working as a fashion illustrator, Jane Davenport dev...
View full detailsDraw Like the Masters
Art Department LLCSince the very first artists began creating masterpieces, students have been hoping to learn the secrets of their craft. Copying drawings by the ma...
View full detailsCrap Hound - Cats
LiartownUSAEdited and designed by Sean Tejaratchi, Crap Hound is the seminal mixture of social commentary and somewhat overindulgent graphic design. Sean de...
View full detailsCrap Hound - Additions 2020
LiartownUSAEdited and designed by Sean Tejaratchi, Crap Hound is the seminal mixture of social commentary and somewhat overindulgent graphic design. Between ...
View full details(sale) Mark Crilley's Ultimate Book of Drawing Hands
Mark CrilleyDiscover the simple secrets to drawing amazing hands, from popular YouTube instructor Mark CrilleyWhether you’re drawing superheroes, manga an...
View full detailsHow to Draw Hands and Feet
Mark BerginThough the structure of human hands and feet are complex, drawing them can be simple. Using step-by-step instructions for each project, this guide ...
View full detailsGel Plate Printing for Mixed-Media Art
Schiffer PublishingGel plate printing, an accessible but often-overlooked tool, gives artists of any level a way to add exceptional qualities to their work. Here, mix...
View full detailsExplorations with Collage!
Schiffer PublishingA digital collage technique layers together virtual images into a new piece of art, ready for mixed-media and collage makers to use as an eye-openi...
View full detailsGuild of Master Craftsman Cross Stitch Book
Texas Bookman12 projects to make are colorful, inspiring, and make great gifts for loved ones or additions to your own home. Designs include: buttons, badges, h...
View full detailsDIY Tie-Dye: 35 Easy Projects For Everyone Book
Texas BookmanGet ready to master the classics, but also go beyond the basics to discover new patterns, techniques, and possibilities for DIY home decor, clothin...
View full detailsTiny Stitches: Buttons, Badges, Patches, and Pins to Embroider
Texas BookmanDiscover the magical world of Irem Yazici’s embroidery. Flowers, moons, and UFOs are just a few of the 50 motifs presented in Tiny Stitches. Wear y...
View full detailsFresh Paint: Discover Your Unique Creative Style Through 100 Small Mixed-Media Paintings
Art DepartmentDiscover and deepen your creative style through the process of creating 100 small mixed-media paintings.In Fresh Paint, creative influencer, worksh...
View full detailsCreative Acrylics: A Step-by-Step Beginner’s Guide
Art DepartmentDiscover how easy, satisfying, and fun it is to create with acrylic paints and mediums in Creative Acrylics.Acrylics are one of the most versatile,...
View full detailsThe Art of Paint Pouring- Swipe, Swirl, Spin
Art DepartmentLearn even more paint pouring techniques with The Art of Paint Pouring: Swipe, Swirl & Spin.In The Art of Paint Pouring, you learned the basics...
View full detailsMixed Media Color Studio: Explore Modern Color Theory to Create Unique Palettes and Find Your Creative Voice
Quarry BooksDiscover innovative painting and mixed-media art techniques the most inspired way possible: through rainbows of color! In Mixed Media Color Studio,...
View full detailsCreative Alcohol Inks: A Step-by-Step Guide to Achieving Amazing Effects
Quarry BooksPour and paint your way to stunning fluid effects. In Creative Alcohol Inks, artist and Instagrammer Ashley Mahlberg of @inkreel shares step-by-ste...
View full detailsA Diary of the Plague Year: An Illustrated Chronicle of 2020
Elise, EnglerAn extraordinary illustrated chronicle of 2020 that captures this indelible year in America in all its tragic, surreal, epic, and (sometimes) comed...
View full detailsPainting Land & Sea: Master the Art of Painting in Oil (How to Draw & Paint)
Walter Foster PublishingVernon Kerr invites you into his artistic world and shows you how to recreate an array of beautiful seascapes and landscapes in oil, with tips on c...
View full detailsOil Painting Essentials
Gregg KreutzFrom the author of the classic Watson-Guptill best seller Problem Solving for Oil Painters comes an essential guide demonstrating the universal oil...
View full detailsProphet against Slavery
David LesterThe revolutionary life of an 18th-century dwarf activist who was among the first to fight against slavery and animal cruelty.Prophet Against Slaver...
View full detailsPicket Line
Breena WiederhoeftBefore you pick a side, you have to draw a line. Picket Line is the Xeric award-winning graphic novel by Breena Bard (published as Breena Wiederhoe...
View full detailsMarch: Book Three
Top Shelf ProductionsWelcome to the stunning conclusion of the award-winning and best-selling MARCH trilogy. Congressman John Lewis, an American icon and one ofthe key ...
View full detailsPaint Alchemy: Exploring Process-Driven Techniques through Design, Pattern, Color, Abstraction, Acrylic and Mixed Media
Ms. Eva Marie Magill-OliverExperience wonder and excitement as you mindfully take your painting technique to the next level: It’s Paint Alchemy.Part of the new Alchemy series...
View full detailsArtists' Letters: Leonardo da Vinci to David Hockney
Michael BirdA treasure trove of carefully selected letters written by great artists, providing unique insight into their characters and a glimpse into their li...
View full detailsThe Ultimate Fluid Pouring & Painting Project Book: Inspiration and Techniques for using Alcohol Inks, Acrylics, Resin, and more
Jane MonteithDiscover and master the fun, creative, and colorful methods of fluid pouring and painting with 10 projects, customizable to your personal vision an...
View full detailsI Know an Artist: The inspiring connections between the world's greatest artists
Susie HodgeDiscover the fascinating connections between the world's greatest artists. I Know an Artist introduces some of the most inspirational stories of fr...
View full detailsPaint Like The Masters: An excellent way to learn from those who have much to teach
Art Department LLCCopying the works of the great painting masters is not a simple exercise in mimicry. It is a formative practice for artists of all levels who desir...
View full detailsArt of the Western World
Art Department LLCIn this magnificently illustrated and comprehensive book, readers will take one of the most beautiful journeys our world has to offer: an explorati...
View full detailsPicasso and the Painting That Shocked the World
Art Department LLCWhen Picasso became Picasso: the story of how an obscure young painter from Barcelona came to Paris and made himself into the most influential arti...
View full detailsStamp It!
Art Department LLCWant to create a stylish, hand-printed look on your crafts—but find traditional printmaking intimidating? Then stamp it! Ten top designers, each wi...
View full detailsBecoming Andy Warhol
Art Department LLCCelebrated during his lifetime as much for his personality as for his paintings, Andy Warhol (1928–87) is the most famous and influential of the Po...
View full detailsThe Painter's Workshop: Creative Composition and Design
Art Department LLCMake good composition and design the cornerstone of your work - ensuring better paintings from the start. Pat Dews provides 12 hands-on demonstrati...
View full detailsCreative Foundations: Scrapbook and Mixed Media Techniques
Art Department LLCInternationally recognized artist and teacher Vicki Boutin takes the all mystery out of those scrapbook and mixed-media techniques you thought you ...
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