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A comprehensive guide of the world of spray paint that includes the process of each art form, as well as tricks of the trade from artists around the world.

(Hardback)

A comprehensive reference guide to help you master more than 200 mixed media concepts and techniques.

(Hardback, Special edition)

From the 12th-century spoon used for the anointing at the coronation to the platinum crown created for Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in 1937, the story of the Crown Jewels is that of the English monarchy itself. This book tells the story of the development of the collection from the medieval period onwards.

(Paperback)

It's time to get messy with your art! Featuring easy step-by-step painting projects, tips for how to have fun with the process, and lots of creative inspiration, The Grown-Up's Guide to Painting with Kids is the must-have fluid art book for adults and children of all ages.

(Paperback)

The Little Book of Sketching will help aspiring artists sketch their way through life with just a pencil and some paper.

(Hardback)

Take a truly magical mystery tour with this sparkling compendium of magic and trickery from medieval thaumaturgies to 20th-century showmen. Featuring hundreds of rarely seen vintage posters, photographs, handbills, and engravings, The Magic Book follows this special performing art from the 1400s to the 1950s.

(Paperback)

An illustrated survey of the sari, the unique south Asian textile tradition. The book analyzes sari design, giving a guide to the symbols, patterns and motifs used, with their origins and how they have evolved. It covers the entire Indian subcontinent and thousands of different sari types.

(Hardback)

The beauty of shells has captivated humans since the earliest times. These gifts of nature have been put to an array of uses - sharpened into tools, ground to make medicines, blown to make music. But above all, the beauty of shells has fired the imagination of artists and craftsmen through the ages.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

A guide for bead lovers, collectors and scholars. Beautifully packaged with a new cover, it is suitable for bead obsessives and aficionados.

(Hardback)

Meet Vincent van Gogh, the tortured genius of 19th-century art. This lush tome collects all his 871 paintings, alongside writings and essays, charting the life and work which continues to tower over art to this day. From Sunflowers, The Starry Night, to Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear: celebrate an artist uniquely dexterous in the representation of texture and mood, light and place.

(Hardback)

This catalogue raisonn of Velzquez's complete works features brand new photography of recently restored paintings. In extra-large format and with numerous details, and a fold-out, the book celebrates the painter's insight, humanity, and brilliant technique.

(Paperback)

Fulco di Verdura was one of the outstanding jewelers of the 20th century. This book analyses and evaluates Verduras jewelry designs. It features historical photographs of the celebrities who were his ardent fans. It also shows the range and glittering beauty of his highly original pieces.

(Hardback)

Phaidon's 'Vitamin' series has long proved an extraordinarily accurate predictor of tomorrow's stars. This latest instalment is a cutting-edge and indispensable survey of the very best of contemporary drawing, as chosen by a panel of the world's leading art experts

(Hardback, Multilingual edition)

Walton Ford's large-scale watercolors of animals make up a unique anthropomorphic universe rich in sly jokes and hidden meaning. The most comprehensive survey of Ford's oeuvre to date, this publication features 40 new works, more than 120 additional pages, and a new essay by the artist.

(Hardback)

A generously illustrated collection of essays on drawing as a vital intellectual, artistic, and life practice--by the artists of the Royal Drawing School.

(Hardback)

If you thought these paintings were familiar, look again, and look closer. Part art history, part detective work, this fascinating collection explores 100 world-famous works of art through enlarged details, revealing the fashions and lifestyles, the loves and intrigues, politics and people that truly make a masterpiece.

(Hardback)

Two creative masterminds and universal themes of love, guilt, revenge, and redemption come together in this exceptional edition of William Blake's 102 illustrations for Dante's The Divine Comedy. The XL-sized volume includes 14 fold-out spreads, two introductory essays tracing Dante's legacy in the visual arts, and excerpts from the Commedia itself.

(Paperback)

All textiles epitomize the cultures that make them, from the silk brocade saris of India to North American patchwork quilts. Interestingly, societies separated by vast distances have developed similar solutions to design and construction while producing a dazzling diversity of styles.

(Paperback)

Draw a range of 50 beautiful botanical subjects, including flowers, plants and fruits, in just 10 simple steps each!

(Paperback)

Learn to draw over 50 fabulous felines in an illustrated style, with just 10 simple visual steps.

(Paperback)

Learn to draw over 50 delightful dogs in an illustrated style, with just 10 simple visual steps.

(Paperback)

Turn simple shapes into amazing images of horses and ponies in just ten steps. Learn how to draw different breeds in a variety of different poses one step at a time.

(Hardback)

Presents the stories and designs of the leading contemporary jewellery designers working across the globe today.