Art forms Books

Learn to create vividly realistic coloured pencil drawings in just a few lessons!A Beginner's Guide to Colored Pencil Drawing provides instructions for creating brilliantly realistic drawings featuring rich shadows, bright highlights, smooth...

This paper pack contains 100 high-quality, large (8.25 inch) origami sheets printed with beautiful colours from the rainbow on one side with coordinating colours on back.This origami paper pack includes:100 sheets of high-quality origami paper 12 unique...

This paper pack contains 500 high-quality, 15cm origami sheets printed with colourful and psychedelic patterns.This origami paper pack includes:500 sheets of high-quality origami paper 12 unique patterns Bright, vibrant colours Double-sided colour 15 cm...

This paper pack contains 100 high-quality, large (8.25 inch) origami sheets printed with beautiful traditional Japanese Chiyogami patterns.This origami paper pack includes:100 sheets of high-quality origami paper 12 unique Japanese Chiyogami...

These colourful note cards feature fun psychedelic patterns.With 12 cards in 6 unique designs, receiving a handwritten note in one of these will make your friends and family smile! Blank inside, these cards convey a heartfelt message for any occasion...

These colourful note cards feature Marbled patterns.With 12 cards in 6 unique designs, receiving a handwritten note in one of these will make your friends and family smile! Blank inside, these cards convey a heartfelt message for any occasion.This note...

The famous Japanese artist, painter, and printmaker, Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), is best known for his woodblock print series'Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji'. The artist behind the world-famous The Great Wave off Kanagawa, Hokusai...

Grab a pencil and dive into the exciting world of manga with step-by-step drawing tutorials and expert techniques.Drawing manga and anime-style art is an ever-popular preoccupation for artists, with the promise of intriguing characters, cute animals, and...

This fine-quality tear-out wrapping sheets features twelve traditional and modern prints, suitable for craft projects as well as for gift wrapping. The tasteful designs are suitable for any occasion, and offer a wide variety of color schemes and patterns...

Blank inside for your own message, these cards are perfect to convey a heartfelt message for any occasion. This note card set includes:16 folded blank note cards 9.5 x 11.5 cm 17 sealable envelopes 16 photographs of relaxing Japanese gardens Receiving a...

Blank inside for your own message, these cards are perfect to convey a heartfelt message for any occasion.This note card set includes:16 folded blank note cards (9.5 x 11.5 cm) 17 sealable envelopes 16 watercolour paintings of Japanese Cherry...

These kimono patterns were chosen to enhance the creative work of origami artists and paper crafters. The pack contains 12 patterns unique to this set, and every sheet is printed with coordinating colors on the reverse side to provide aesthetically...

Illustrator and character designer Lord Gris takes us on a guided tour of her world, where her anime-style characters exude emotion, attitude, mystery, and beauty that can be both bizarre and fragile.Her characters are already appreciated by over 750K...

This pack contains 100 high-quality origami sheets printed in colourful Sunflower Patterns with coordinating Yellow and Blues on the back - to inspire Peace Cranes for Ukraine.These paper patterns were developed to enhance the creative work of origami...

1982's ground-breaking sci-fi film Blade Runner presented a vision of the future so bold and breath-taking it remains at the forefront of pop culture. 35 years later, many of the world-renowned original cast and crew made a return to that world.Their...

An in-depth look into the transformation of visual culture and digital aestheticsFirst introduced by the German filmmaker Harun Farocki, the term operational images defines the expanding field of machine vision. In this study, media theorist Jussi...

A colour science expert's must-have colouring guide for manga and anime artists! Author Teruko Sakurai, Japan's leading colourist, applies her expert knowledge of colour to drawing effective anime and manga. Starting with the basics,...

From internationally recognized master penman Michael R. Sull comes an incredible volume of advanced techniques in several forms of penmanship.In Sull's Manual of Advanced Penmanship, this second offering from author and master penman Michael R. Sull...

This paper pack contains 500 high-quality small (10cm) origami sheets printed with colourful and traditional Japanese Kimono Patterns. These paper designs were developed to enhance the creative work of origami artists and paper crafters. The pack...

Zadok Ben-David is an award-winning artist who lives and works in London and is widely acclaimed for his sculptures, installations and public artworks. He explores themes linked to human nature and evolution.His work is often referred to as poetic and...

Learn how to confidently draw the human form from head to toe with this comprehensive, richly illustrated guide. Expert drawing instructor and storyboard artist Tom Fox knows exactly how to capture the figure in poses that are both dynamic and true to...

A selection of works spanning more than 10 years, highlighting some of author Anthony Coleman's favorite characters from cartoons to pop stars. I Like Drawingis part of Blurring Books' new series of publications,Limited Slim Publications.

Age 10+With How to Draw Manga Furries, you'll follow the lead of five professional Japanese artists as they show you how to bring dynamic fantasy characters to life - on the page or on screen!Furries are anthropomorphic characters - animals who...

Age range 14+Elevate your manga drawings to the next level with help from a Japanese professional!Manga drawing expert and author Ebimo is an action film junkie who taught herself to draw by studying martial arts films. In this book, she brings those...

This book makes it easy to create and admire wonderful Japanese-style paintings and portraits!Modern Japanese-style paintings are recognisable by their restrained use of three-dimensionality and perspective, reliance upon expressive lines, and the bold...

This practical guide is perfect for those looking to try this ancient art form for the first time!In this book, Japanese master artist Shozo Koike reveals the simple secrets of Sumi-e, offering step-by-step instructions with clear photographs and online...

The male form is the focus here-twisting, leaping and tumbling in dramatic action sequences! Master manga and anime artist Kyachi shows you the secrets professional Japanese artists use to create dynamic motion on the page. A series of detailed tutorials...

In Sketching Women, three professional studio artists (Kozo Ueda, PhD, Takahiro Okada, PhD and Minoru Hirota, PhD) join forces to show you how to sketch the female figure through 55 step-by-step drawing lessons. Each instructor will walk you...

In Sketching Men, veteran art instructor Koichi Hagawa, PhD explains how to quickly capture the dynamic male form through two distinct styles of sketching:Very rapid (1-3 minute) line drawings that capture the essence of the subject's posture...

Two superstars of anime and manga open their studio doors and spill their secrets in this private master class.Join Hisashi Kagawa, an animation director for Sailor Moon, and Yoshihiko Umakoshi, a character developer for My Hero Academia, as they show...

In The Complete Guide to Drawing for Beginners, experienced art instructor Yoshiko Ogura explains the basics of pencil drawing through a series of lessons that provide insights on artistic composition, simulating highlights and shadows, depicting...

The legendary Samurai, and the sharp-edged katanas they mastered, are the point of this thrill-seeking guide to drawing sword fights, battle scenes and skirmishes. The Complete Guide to Drawing Dynamic Manga Sword Fighters provides a highly...

Drape your manga creations in the wardrobe of your dreams, while learning techniques and tips used by professional illustrators to realistically render clothing and accessories of all types-from t-shirts, sweaters and skirts to belts, shoes and bags...

Japanese Sumi-e brush painting combines the techniques of calligraphy and ink painting to produce compositions of rare beauty. This art has its roots in the Zen Buddhist practices of mindfulness and meditation-serving as a means not just for describing...

Whether your character is jumping for joy, kicking and grappling with an opponent, or fighting to the death with sword in hand, this book provides all the essential techniques to draw more lifelike action figures in the classic Japanese manga style...

Thinking of getting a Japanese-style tattoo? Want to avoid a permanent mistake? Japanese Tattoos is an insider's look at the world of Japanese irezumi (tattoos).Japanese Tattoos explains the imagery featured in Japanese tattoos so...

From Mount Fuji to the temples of Kyoto, Japan Journeys offers a unique perspective on the country's most famous travel destinations. Art historian Andreas Marks has gathered together approximately two hundred...

In LithoMania, the Department of Gemstones and Jewellery at the Trier University of Applied Arts/Campus Idar-Oberstein explores new perspectives in the artistic engagement with precious stones.Here the students address ethical issues regarding the mining...

To mark the anniversary of the International Ceramics Fair and Seminar, renowned scholars were asked to write about selected European ceramics that had been traded by the fair's founder Brian Haughton.This book is a celebration of the fortieth...

In a country known for its lively azulejos (tiles) and clay crafts, local studio pottery in Portugal has remained practically unknown, yet throughout the last century a considerable number of potters and visual artists - from Portugal as well as Germany,...

ROCKstars presents works that focus on the 'eternal material' in jewelry: they are declarations of love, experimental snapshots, or rebellious works revolving around precious stones. At Campus Idar-Oberstein, newcomers to the gemstone...

Karl Fritsch (b. 1963), master of extravagant rings, returns with a publication that lures us deep into his world. Ruby Gold is a 'no-frills' pared-back book, without pagination, without essays. Instead it comprises eighty-one rings from the past twenty...

The Danner Prize is an award presented to distinguished artists from Bavaria. The 100th anniversary of its establishment is now cause to present the current award winners and other exceptional submissions in a large exhibition and this comprehensive...

A celebration of Enric Mestre's best creations and a perfect opportunity to discover or rediscover his timeless work. Includes essays by David Whiting and Romn de la Calle. Presented in English and Spanish.Despite the fundamental functions that...

This is an indispensable and enlightening text by one of the most renowned art historians and design theorists, about the work of the great Marjan Unger. The Dutch art historian and jewellery expert Marjan Unger died back in 2018, at...

Toni Greenbaum wittingly traces the life and work of Sam Kramer, one of the most eccentric American jewellery artists of the modern age. Presented in English. Kramer's strongly expressive, organic work and surreal workshops in New...

A publication on the extraordinary vessels and glazed by the Belgian company Amphora, with large scale photographs that allow an in-depth study of the hand-thrown vessels. Rogier Vandeweghe established himself as an independent potter in Sint...

Alongside stringency of form and precision of execution, Vigeland develops surprising variability in his handling of the material. From his beginnings in noble metals, which he used in his jewellery, his path led to an intensified and meanwhile almost...