Arts, Architecture & Design Books

The portrait is one of the world's oldest artforms, but today's technology and culture mean it's time to take a fresh look at how today's portrait artists work outside the realms of realism and elevate their technique.The Instagram-friendly appeal of the...

Following the success of the established titles in this popular series, Sketching from the Imagination: Storytelling brings to life the characters, worlds, and tales of traditional stories and modern tales alike.50 professional storybook artists from...

More Space for Architecture features a fascinating selection of buildings and projects designed by Sheila O'Donnell and John Tuomey over a seven-year period, from 2015 to 2021. Unbuilt and unpublished designs act like stepping stones to trace a...

A re-edition of Robin Evans' classic essay anthology Translations from Drawing to Building and Other Essays, originally published by the Architectural Association (AA) in 1997. Featuring a new introduction, the book is the first in a new series of essay...

'I always thought I would get into painting, but I got waylaid by rock 'n' roll...' - Chrissie HyndeFeaturing oil paintings by Chrissie Hynde, Adding The Blue presents nearly 200 original artworks for the very first...

Who you gonna call...to eat?! Featuring more than 50 recipes inspired by the beloved Ghostbusters 1984 film and continuing into present day with Ghostbusters: Afterlife, this cookbook celebrates the bold personalities of Egon, Venkman, Zeddemore, and...

Facing China is an exploration of the portrait arts in China from the dynastic to the modern and contemporary, in painting, sculpture, photography, and video. The book focuses on truth and memory in the portraiture process, from encounters between...

Discover the ultimate collection of Ron Cobb's artwork from across his entire career (Alien, Star Wars, Back to the Future) in this comprehensive coffee table book.During his sixty-year career, Ron Cobb provided concept art for some of the biggest films...

Assassin-for-hire Ladybug (Brad Pitt) is filling in for a colleague and just wants an easy in-and-out mission for once. What he gets is far from it.There are four other assassins on this Japanese bullet train (Joey King, Brian Tyree Henry, Aaron...

An in-depth look at the making of Star Trek: First Contact, featuring rare and previously unseen production art and new and exclusive cast and crew interviews.Twenty-five years ago, Star Trek: First Contact saw Picard, Data, and the Enterprise crew go...

Celebrate your favourite coffee shop and one of the most iconic television series of all time with Friends: The Official Central Perk Cookbook!Gather your friends on your favourite couch and prepare over 50 recipes inspired by the iconic Central Perk caf...

The Art of Blade Runner: Black Lotus is a study and celebration of the artwork that went into making the first ever Blade Runner animated series.Respected co-directors Shinji Aramaki and Kenji Kamiyama provide an exclusive, in-depth interview that...

A must-have guide to Harry Potter's Platform 9 , packed with dazzling reproductions of props from the Harry Potter filmsEvery year on September first, young witches and wizards board the Hogwarts Express at Platform 9 and make the journey to Hogwarts...

Some months after Inara leaves Serenity, Mal and the crew learn the reason for her sudden departure: she is dying of a terminal illness. It is Kiehl's Myeloma, a rare form of blood cancer that's supposedly incurable.Through their shock and despair, they...

Joe Alves: Designing JAWS provides the production designer's view into the development of this world-renowned film. Included are Joe's stunning pre-production illustrations; handwritten location and production notes; on-set photographs; blueprints of the...

An in-depth special edition covering all 7 seasons of the fan-favourite, award-winning animated program.The magazine features behind-the-scenes interviews, character profiles, a detailed episode guide, and synopses for all the episodes, all lavishly...

This deluxe collector's edition presents interviews, features and unseen images from the fan favourite movie. Inside its pages is an in-depth look at how George Lucas expanded the saga with new environments such as Hoth and Cloud City, and new characters...

A Bittersweet Heritage unearths the slavery-tainted history of Britain's manors, ports, roads and countryside, and powerfully explains what this legacy means today.The 2020 toppling of slave-trader Edward Colston's statue by Black Lives...

Trouble never lies far from the race track. When a flash car belonging to a young boy racer fromEngland washes up in the Netherlands with a bag load of unusual cargo, it's evident there is morethan meets the eye happening at street races held in...

This top-secret cache reproduces highly sensitive intelligence that traces the Rebel Alliance from its formation through its tireless fight against the Empire and the First Order.From its earliest beginnings in covert opposition to Imperial operations,...

Since the debut of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, the Harry Potter film franchise has become one of the most popular and successful in the world. Beautifully crafted and presented in a deluxe, large-format with lavish production values, these...

The Art of Destiny 2, the follow-up to Titan's successful The Art of Destiny, is a celebration of the dynamic art and visual style that fans have come to love about Destiny. The world of Destiny is expansive and vibrant, encompassing planets within our...

Featuring production art and photography from the eagerly anticipated new filmChappie, starring Hugh Jackman and Sigourney Weaver!After being kidnapped by two criminals during birth, Chappie becomes the adopted son in astrange and dysfunctional family...

Discover the fun of shibori and the beauty of indigo dyeing in one book!This book presents a new spin on the beloved Japanese art of Shibori resist tie-dying using 100% natural indigo dyes and simple techniques that you can do at home.Add artistic...

Learn to create detailed female characters to include in your own comic strip or graphic novel! Professional manga and anime artist Kyachi offers aspiring artists an easy-to-follow approach to drawing manga women. For beginners, it can be intimidating to...

This guide introduces aspiring manga artists to drawing chibi characters-wide-eyed caricatures beloved for their cartoonish exaggeration. Drawing Cute Manga Chibi walks you through the steps needed to draw these adorable characters, while...

In 150 Favorite Crochet Motifs from Tokyo's Kazekobo Studio, Japanese knitwear designer Yoko Hatta shows you creative ways to use leftover yarn and your own sense of design to make hundreds of exciting crochet patterns. You'll find a range of motifs in...

Create interesting and expressive manga characters by learning the techniques of professional artists.Experienced manga artists Junka Morozumi and Tomomi Mizuna are your guides to the dazzling world of lifelike and expressive manga characters who...

Who better to walk you through the basics of creating action-packed manga than a professional Japanese illustrator and animator? Containing 40 detailed tutorials, How to Create Manga: Drawing Action Scenes and Characters will add a whole new set of...

This book shows you how to accurately render human faces and emotions to create complex characters and add compelling immediacy to your work. The ability to draw realistic and powerful facial expressions is essential for every manga artist. All artists...

Anatomy and art combine in this incredibly detailed manga drawing guide that offers an in-depth look at the human body. Manga artists of every level will benefit from this essential anatomical overview. Step-by-step instructions bring manga...

Like Japanese knitting before it, Japanese-style crochet is getting ready to sweep the globe!Japanese Wonder Crochet is the first major Japanese crochet book to be translated into English. It introduces crafters outside Japan to the wonderful...

Japanese homes speak to the soul and provide a contemplative environment from which to experience the world. Japan Style offers rare glimpses into twenty exquisite traditional homes in Japan. The lavish photographs in this volume demonstrate how Japanese...

1000 Japanese Knitting & Crochet Stitches is a treasure trove of needlecraft patterns and motifs for knitters and crocheters seeking to create and better understand the infinite variety of their craft. The classic compendium of Japanese stitches is...

Every page presents a classic manga pose, from walking and running to jumping for joy, in three different steps:(1) The simple outline of the body(2) The key elements of the character (like clothes, hair and facial expression) highlighted for easy...

250 Japanese Knitting Stitches contains the original collection of knitting stitches first published by Hitomi Shida in 1996. Copies of the original Japanese edition have been jealously coveted by knitters around the world, and now Tuttle...

Master origami artist Akira Yoshizawa was a true innovator who played a seminal role in the rebirth of origami in the modern world. He served as a bridge between past and present-between the ancient traditional craft and the development...

In shops, shrines, homes and gardens throughout Japan, at noisy festivals and in the most serene teahouses, you are likely to encounter the plump, smiling image of Otafuku-a mythic figure from Japan's distant past.With her twinkling eyes and rosy lips,...

An in-depth look at how tent cities and containers could possibly be the best short-term housing solution for displaced persons.In common with politicians, architects were caught unawares by the largest wave of migration since the end of the Second World...

The first publication to catalog the complete works of architect and arts advocate Alfred Preis, a Viennese modernist who fled Nazi-occupied Austria and transformed regional Hawaiian architecture, with his best-known project being the USS ArizonaMemorial...

"Funny and whimsical. There are wonderful asides ... It is also poignant." -The New York TimesAn utterly charming book by beloved Parisian artist Pierre Le-Tan, filled with dazzling illustrations and intriguing tales about often eccentric art collectors...

"Enthralling ... A great read."-Philippe de Montebello, former director, Metropolitan Museum of ArtOctober 16, 1943, inside the Vatican as darkness descends upon Rome. Having been alerted to the Nazi plan to round up the city's Jewish population the next...

Photographer Ed Hotchkiss traveled to neighborhoods from the north Bronx to Rockaway; from the teeming center of Queens to the western edge of midtown. This unexpected odyssey resulted in a group of photographs that reveals the true humanity on the NYC...

For long, spatial design has been seen as an action that could be performed by people and for people only. And today, even though some of the most meaningful projects of our times seem to challenge this concept, qualitative researches still struggle to...

Since the mid-1990s, when China allowed its architects to practice independently from government-run design institutes, a new kind of architecture, distinguished by unique regional characteristics, has emerged. China Dialogues is a rigorously selected...

As climate, culture, and technology evolve and become increasingly unpredictable, architecture's stasis becomes more incongruous. Werewolf explores an emerging but under-investigated branch of architecture that embraces the transformation of form,...

The Art of Kumiko is a step-by-step guide to creating a classic Japanese craft in the modern workshop with only minimal tools.Kumiko is a delicate and sophisticated art created by assembling small wooden pieces into beautiful patterns, and Matt...

What lies beyond the veil of death? Journey past this mortal coil and discover the secrets of the Shadowlands. Study the practices around death and dying on Azeroth, then follow a Broker through the groves of Ardenweald, over the gleaming towers of...