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The Art Forger

A Novel

by B. A. Shapiro ...

A BOSTON GLOBE BEST CRIME BOOKA gripping art-world thriller about a struggling painter who agrees to forge a stolen Degas masterpiece, only to uncover a dangerous secret buried in the painting’s history.“Gripping.” —O, The Oprah MagazineAlmost twenty-five years after the infamous art heist at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum—still the largest unsolved art theft in history—one of the stolen ... Read more

$11.99 USD

A BOSTON GLOBE BEST CRIME BOOKA gripping art-world thriller about a struggling painter who agrees to forge a stolen Degas masterpiece, only to uncover a dangerous secret buried in the painting’s history.“Gripping.” —O, The Oprah MagazineAlmost twenty-five years after the infamous art heist at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum—still the largest unsolved art theft in history—one of the stolen
... Read more
The Prince Who Would Be King

The Life and Death of Henry Stuart

by Sarah Fraser ...

Henry Stuart’s life is the last great forgotten Jacobean tale. Shadowed by the gravity of the Thirty Years’ War and the huge changes taking place across Europe in seventeenth-century society, economy, politics and empire, his life was visually and verbally gorgeous.NOW THE SUBJECT OF BBC2 DOCUMENTARY The Best King We Never HadHenry Stuart, Prince of Wales was once the hope of Britain. Eldest son ... Read more

$10.99 USD

Henry Stuart’s life is the last great forgotten Jacobean tale. Shadowed by the gravity of the Thirty Years’ War and the huge changes taking place across Europe in seventeenth-century society, economy, politics and empire, his life was visually and verbally gorgeous.NOW THE SUBJECT OF BBC2 DOCUMENTARY The Best King We Never HadHenry Stuart, Prince of Wales was once the hope of Britain. Eldest son
... Read more
Printmaking Bible, Revised Edition

The Complete Guide to Materials and Techniques

by Ann d'Arcy Hughes, Hebe Vernon-Morris ...

At over 400 pages and packed with 1000 full-color photos and illustrations, this is truly the category-defining book on the subject of printmaking.Perfect for students and casual and professional artists, with lots of great reference information for print collectors as well, this is the ultimate guide to the ins and outs of every variety of printmaking practiced today.In addition to in-depth step ... Read more

$21.41 USD

At over 400 pages and packed with 1000 full-color photos and illustrations, this is truly the category-defining book on the subject of printmaking.Perfect for students and casual and professional artists, with lots of great reference information for print collectors as well, this is the ultimate guide to the ins and outs of every variety of printmaking practiced today.In addition to in-depth step
... Read more
Modern Printmaking

A Guide to Traditional and Digital Techniques

by Sylvie Covey ...

A fully illustrated instructional printmaking book presenting step-by-step examples alongside representative works from thirty top contemporary printmaking artists.Printmaking is flourishing in the modern era, appealing to both traditional artists as well as those interested in graphic design and digital techniques. This all-in-one guide is both technical and inspirational, examining the history ... Read more

$12.99 USD

A fully illustrated instructional printmaking book presenting step-by-step examples alongside representative works from thirty top contemporary printmaking artists.Printmaking is flourishing in the modern era, appealing to both traditional artists as well as those interested in graphic design and digital techniques. This all-in-one guide is both technical and inspirational, examining the history
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Print Workshop

by Christine Schmidt ...

This is a book for low budgets and high ambition. Read it and you will learn how to put images of things onto other things. You will start by rolling up your sleeves. Your shirt will be stained anyways. At some point, you will harness the power of the sun.Go ahead, look inside. You will see that you do not need a fancy studio to print a T-shirt or a picnic blanket. There is no specialized machine ... Read more

$13.99 USD

This is a book for low budgets and high ambition. Read it and you will learn how to put images of things onto other things. You will start by rolling up your sleeves. Your shirt will be stained anyways. At some point, you will harness the power of the sun.Go ahead, look inside. You will see that you do not need a fancy studio to print a T-shirt or a picnic blanket. There is no specialized machine
... Read more
The Gelli Arts® Printmaker's Handbook

Exploring Color, Image Transfers, and Layering Techniques for Creating Art with Gel Plates

by Jessica Russo Scherr ...

The ultimate guide to creating gorgeous mixed-media art with gel plates!Gel plate printing is an approachable new way of making creative mono prints without a press. Using the flexible printing plates, artists can use paints, inks, stencils, and different textures to create mixed-media prints. Now, noted artist and instructor Jessica Russo Scherr shares her groundbreaking secrets for bringing ... Read more

$17.54 USD

The ultimate guide to creating gorgeous mixed-media art with gel plates!Gel plate printing is an approachable new way of making creative mono prints without a press. Using the flexible printing plates, artists can use paints, inks, stencils, and different textures to create mixed-media prints. Now, noted artist and instructor Jessica Russo Scherr shares her groundbreaking secrets for bringing
... Read more
Spring Unfurled

part of a beautiful seasonal quartet from beloved illustrator and print-maker Angela Harding

by Angela Harding ...

'Spring, at all its stages, has an energy that engages us with the outside world.''Seasonal change has always been a great inspiration for my artwork. I love the changing light that brings new colours and smells. The seasons are nature's clock, bringing birds from distant shores to nest and breed in our gardens. So it is hard to say exactly when one season stops and the other begins; the changes ... Read more

$3.99 USD

'Spring, at all its stages, has an energy that engages us with the outside world.''Seasonal change has always been a great inspiration for my artwork. I love the changing light that brings new colours and smells. The seasons are nature's clock, bringing birds from distant shores to nest and breed in our gardens. So it is hard to say exactly when one season stops and the other begins; the changes
... Read more
Living with Pattern

Color, Texture, and Print at Home

by Rebecca Atwood ...

A design book filled with beautiful photography and clear ideas for how to use pattern to decorate your home. If you focus on pattern, from texture and color to furniture and textiles, everything else will fall into place.Pattern is the strongest element in any room. In Living with Pattern, Rebecca Atwood demystifies how to use that element, a design concept that often confounds and confuses, ... Read more

$12.99 USD

A design book filled with beautiful photography and clear ideas for how to use pattern to decorate your home. If you focus on pattern, from texture and color to furniture and textiles, everything else will fall into place.Pattern is the strongest element in any room. In Living with Pattern, Rebecca Atwood demystifies how to use that element, a design concept that often confounds and confuses,
... Read more
Learn to Earn from Printmaking

by Susan Yeates ...

Learn to Earn from Printmaking explores how you can turn a relaxing and creative hobby into an enjoyable small business enterprise. It will take your creative printmaking skills and teach you all you need to know about selling your work, marketing yourself and your business, teaching successful courses and creating a life where being a printmaker pays the bills (or at least your materials bill!) ... Read more

$5.66 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn to Earn from Printmaking explores how you can turn a relaxing and creative hobby into an enjoyable small business enterprise. It will take your creative printmaking skills and teach you all you need to know about selling your work, marketing yourself and your business, teaching successful courses and creating a life where being a printmaker pays the bills (or at least your materials bill!)
... Read more
Linocut

A Creative Guide to Making Beautiful Prints

by Sam Marshall ...

A step-by-step guide on how to create personal and contemporary linocut prints.A linocut is a relief print created by carving a design into a printing block. It is the uncut surface, not the carved away areas, that gives you your image when you roll it with ink, lay paper on top then apply pressure to produce a print.With 18 easy-to-follow projects that can be adapted to suit your own ideas, ... Read more

$15.38 USD

A step-by-step guide on how to create personal and contemporary linocut prints.A linocut is a relief print created by carving a design into a printing block. It is the uncut surface, not the carved away areas, that gives you your image when you roll it with ink, lay paper on top then apply pressure to produce a print.With 18 easy-to-follow projects that can be adapted to suit your own ideas,
... Read more
Early Japanese Railways 1853-1914

Engineering Triumphs That Transformed Meiji-era Japan

by Dan Free ...

Early Japanese Railways 1853-1914 is a cultural and engineering history of railway building in Japan during the Meiji era.The importance of early railways in the industrialization of the United States and Europe is a fact all of us are familiar with. To witness the amazing parallel development of the railways in Japan, happening at much the same time as America was connecting its vast hinterland ... Read more

$10.43 USD

Early Japanese Railways 1853-1914 is a cultural and engineering history of railway building in Japan during the Meiji era.The importance of early railways in the industrialization of the United States and Europe is a fact all of us are familiar with. To witness the amazing parallel development of the railways in Japan, happening at much the same time as America was connecting its vast hinterland
... Read more
Block Print Magic

The Essential Guide to Designing, Carving, and Taking Your Artwork Further with Relief Printing

by Emily Louise Howard ...

An essential guide to linoleum block printing techniques, with seventeen step-by-step projects and insights from some of today's most talented printmakers.Block Print Magic is the perfect reference for a wide range of printmaking enthusiasts. The easy-to-follow illustrated instruction takes you through every step of the process, beginning with choosing and caring for tools and setting up a studio, ... Read more

$16.91 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

An essential guide to linoleum block printing techniques, with seventeen step-by-step projects and insights from some of today's most talented printmakers.Block Print Magic is the perfect reference for a wide range of printmaking enthusiasts. The easy-to-follow illustrated instruction takes you through every step of the process, beginning with choosing and caring for tools and setting up a studio,
... Read more
How to Doodle Easy and Cute Stuff: A Simple Step-By-Step Guide with Doodle Ideas and Easy Drawings for Your Notebooks, Bullet Journal, Gifts, Cards and More!

by Sarah Petra Moro, Sonia Firestone ...

IS IT JUST A DISTRACTION OR A MENTAL "SUPER-POWER"?"Applied Active Psychology" Scientist GroupReveals Massive Mental Benefits of 'Doodling' For Children and Adults…FIND OUT WHAT THEY ARE ANDA STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO START USING THEM!Research done by the "Applied Active Psychology" scientist group a few yearsago proved that doodling while listening can cause up to 29% memory increase, and that says ... Read more

$6.29 USD

IS IT JUST A DISTRACTION OR A MENTAL "SUPER-POWER"?"Applied Active Psychology" Scientist GroupReveals Massive Mental Benefits of 'Doodling' For Children and Adults…FIND OUT WHAT THEY ARE ANDA STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO START USING THEM!Research done by the "Applied Active Psychology" scientist group a few yearsago proved that doodling while listening can cause up to 29% memory increase, and that says
... Read more
Mit ein wenig Druck

Vom Linolschnitt zum Linoldruck - Ein kleiner Erfahrungsbericht vom Schneiden und Drucken

by Dietmar Schumacher ...

Der Linolschnitt ist eine über einhundertfünfzig Jahre alte Schneidetechnik, die Druckplatten für Linoleumdrucke liefert. Dieses kleine Büchlein gibt Ihnen wichtige Ratschläge zum Schneiden und Drucken. Sie erhalten Hinweise zur Planung, Vorbereitung und Umsetzung von Linolschnitten. Sowohl die Schnitt- als auch die Drucktechniken werden Ihnen von einem Autodidakten im Pensionsalter vorgestellt, ... Read more

$7.99 USD

Der Linolschnitt ist eine über einhundertfünfzig Jahre alte Schneidetechnik, die Druckplatten für Linoleumdrucke liefert. Dieses kleine Büchlein gibt Ihnen wichtige Ratschläge zum Schneiden und Drucken. Sie erhalten Hinweise zur Planung, Vorbereitung und Umsetzung von Linolschnitten. Sowohl die Schnitt- als auch die Drucktechniken werden Ihnen von einem Autodidakten im Pensionsalter vorgestellt,
... Read more
Complete Printmaker

by John Ross, Claire Romano, Tim Ross ...

This revised and expanded edition takes the reader step by step through the history and techniques of over forty-five print-making methods.From the traditional etching, engraving, lithography, and relief print processes to today’s computer prints, Mylar lithography, copier prints, water-based screen printing, helio-reliefs, and monotypes, The Complete Printmaker covers various aspects of fine ... Read more

$31.99 USD

This revised and expanded edition takes the reader step by step through the history and techniques of over forty-five print-making methods.From the traditional etching, engraving, lithography, and relief print processes to today’s computer prints, Mylar lithography, copier prints, water-based screen printing, helio-reliefs, and monotypes, The Complete Printmaker covers various aspects of fine
... Read more
Munch

by Patrick Bade ...

Der Name „Edvard Munch“ ruft bei den meisten Menschen eine bestimmte visuelle Assoziation hervor: Ein schädelhaftes Gesicht, angstverzerrt, einen stummen, durchdringenden Schrei des Grauens ausstoßend, während im Hintergrund eine feurige, blutrote Sonne untergeht. Der Schrei hat sich im letzten Jahrhundert zu einem ikonischen Sinnbild für die Existenzangst des modernen Menschen entwickelt. Der ... Read more

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Der Name „Edvard Munch“ ruft bei den meisten Menschen eine bestimmte visuelle Assoziation hervor: Ein schädelhaftes Gesicht, angstverzerrt, einen stummen, durchdringenden Schrei des Grauens ausstoßend, während im Hintergrund eine feurige, blutrote Sonne untergeht. Der Schrei hat sich im letzten Jahrhundert zu einem ikonischen Sinnbild für die Existenzangst des modernen Menschen entwickelt. Der
... Read more
Toulouse-Lautrec

by Nathalia Brodskaya ...

Toulouse-Lautrec begann noch während seines Studiums das Pariser Nachtleben zu erkunden; es sollte ihm zur wichtigsten Quelle der Inspiration werden und schließlich auch zur Beeinträchtigung seiner Gesundheit führen. Das Paris der 1890er Jahre mit seinen schillernden Charakteren kann man nur durch die Augen Lautrecs wahrnehmen. Die erste bedeutende Persönlichkeit des Pariser Nachtlebens, der ... Read more

$6.47 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Toulouse-Lautrec begann noch während seines Studiums das Pariser Nachtleben zu erkunden; es sollte ihm zur wichtigsten Quelle der Inspiration werden und schließlich auch zur Beeinträchtigung seiner Gesundheit führen. Das Paris der 1890er Jahre mit seinen schillernden Charakteren kann man nur durch die Augen Lautrecs wahrnehmen. Die erste bedeutende Persönlichkeit des Pariser Nachtlebens, der
... Read more
Dürer

by Victoria Charles ...

Dürer is the greatest of German artists and most representative of the German mind. He, like Leonardo, was a man of striking physical attractiveness, great charm of manner and conversation, and mental accomplishment, being well grounded in the sciences and mathematics of the day. His skill in draughtsmanship was extraordinary; Dürer is even more celebrated for his engravings on wood and copper ... Read more

$10.43 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Dürer is the greatest of German artists and most representative of the German mind. He, like Leonardo, was a man of striking physical attractiveness, great charm of manner and conversation, and mental accomplishment, being well grounded in the sciences and mathematics of the day. His skill in draughtsmanship was extraordinary; Dürer is even more celebrated for his engravings on wood and copper
... Read more
Hiroshige et œuvres d'art

by Mikhail Uspensky ...

Si le ravissant « Pays du soleil levant » devait, lors d’une de ces éruptions volcaniques qui le menacent d’extinction, sombrer à jamais dans les profondeurs de l’océan, il continuerait de vivre pour nous à travers le trait magique d’Utagawa Hiroshige. En contemplant ses paysages, les ailes légères de l’imagination nous portent vers un pays d’averses et de crépuscules – une scène féerique, où l ... Read more

$10.43 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Si le ravissant « Pays du soleil levant » devait, lors d’une de ces éruptions volcaniques qui le menacent d’extinction, sombrer à jamais dans les profondeurs de l’océan, il continuerait de vivre pour nous à travers le trait magique d’Utagawa Hiroshige. En contemplant ses paysages, les ailes légères de l’imagination nous portent vers un pays d’averses et de crépuscules – une scène féerique, où l
... Read more
Munch

by Patrick Bade ...

Edvard Munch, born in 1863, was Norway's most popular artist. His brooding and anguished paintings, based on personal grief and obsessions, were instrumental in the development of Expressionism. During his childhood, the death of his parents, his brother and sister, and the mental illness of another sister, were of great influence on his convulsed and tortuous art. In his works, Munch turned again ... Read more

$6.92 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Edvard Munch, born in 1863, was Norway's most popular artist. His brooding and anguished paintings, based on personal grief and obsessions, were instrumental in the development of Expressionism. During his childhood, the death of his parents, his brother and sister, and the mental illness of another sister, were of great influence on his convulsed and tortuous art. In his works, Munch turned again
... Read more
Voeux d'artistes - Galerie Convergence

by Alain Branchet ...

Jean et Jeannette Branchet ont ouvert la galerie Convergence à Nantes en 1975 et l'ont fermée en 2000. Durant ces 25 années, ils ont été amené à rencontrer et à exposer des dizaine d'artistes parmi lesquels certains sont devenus leurs amis. Ce livre regroupe les voeux de bonne année de 66 artistes. Une centaine d'oeuvres originales et des multiples sont répertoriés, souvent accompagnés d'un petit ... Read more

$8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Jean et Jeannette Branchet ont ouvert la galerie Convergence à Nantes en 1975 et l'ont fermée en 2000. Durant ces 25 années, ils ont été amené à rencontrer et à exposer des dizaine d'artistes parmi lesquels certains sont devenus leurs amis. Ce livre regroupe les voeux de bonne année de 66 artistes. Une centaine d'oeuvres originales et des multiples sont répertoriés, souvent accompagnés d'un petit
... Read more
Joseph Mallord William Turner et œuvres d'art

by Eric Shanes ...

Joseph Mallord William Turner (Londres, 1775 – 1851) A 15 ans, Turner exposait déjà une Vue de Lambeth. Il acquit très tôt la réputation d'un aquarelliste extrêmement habile. Disciple de Girtin et de Cozens, il montra par son choix et la façon de présenter ses thèmes une imagination pittoresque qui semblait le destiner à une brillante carrière d'illustrateur. Il voyagea, d'abord dans son pays ... Read more

$10.43 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Joseph Mallord William Turner (Londres, 1775 – 1851) A 15 ans, Turner exposait déjà une Vue de Lambeth. Il acquit très tôt la réputation d'un aquarelliste extrêmement habile. Disciple de Girtin et de Cozens, il montra par son choix et la façon de présenter ses thèmes une imagination pittoresque qui semblait le destiner à une brillante carrière d'illustrateur. Il voyagea, d'abord dans son pays
... Read more
A View from the South

The Narrative Art of Boyd Saunders

by Theron Thomas Dewey II ...

A celebration of the prolific artist's heartfelt devotion to the people and places of the American SouthA View from the South: The Narrative Art of Boyd Saunders is the first comprehensive examination of the life and art of one of America's premier printmakers. In this celebration of an enduring and widely acclaimed career as an artist, Thomas Dewey II chronicles Saunders's work not only as a ... Read more

$22.67 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A celebration of the prolific artist's heartfelt devotion to the people and places of the American SouthA View from the South: The Narrative Art of Boyd Saunders is the first comprehensive examination of the life and art of one of America's premier printmakers. In this celebration of an enduring and widely acclaimed career as an artist, Thomas Dewey II chronicles Saunders's work not only as a
... Read more
Japanese Woodblock Prints

Artists, Publishers and Masterworks: 1680 - 1900

by Andreas Marks ...

Japanese woodblock prints, or ukiyo-e, are the most recognizable Japanese art form. Their massive popularity has spread from Japan to be embraced by a worldwide audience. Covering the period from the beginning of the Japanese woodblock print in the 1680s until the year 1900, Japanese Woodblock Prints provides a detailed survey of all the famous ukiyo-e artists, along with over 500 full-color ... Read more

$32.39 USD

Japanese woodblock prints, or ukiyo-e, are the most recognizable Japanese art form. Their massive popularity has spread from Japan to be embraced by a worldwide audience. Covering the period from the beginning of the Japanese woodblock print in the 1680s until the year 1900, Japanese Woodblock Prints provides a detailed survey of all the famous ukiyo-e artists, along with over 500 full-color
... Read more

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