Vintage-looking dream-like textures can open up a whole new world in your photography. However there is much much more to working with textures than simply merging them with an image via Photoshop. In this gorgeous new guide from texture guru Sarah Gardner youll learn everything there is to know about how to maximize the potential of these exciting tools. In addition to hundreds of beautiful example images this book is also packed with practical advice on what makes a good texture & how & when to use them. How an image is initially captured & processed has a significant impact on the effect a texture will have so youll also learn what to consider when composing & shooting (rather than simply relying on post-processing) & how to use lighting & background considerations effectively for later work with textures. Workshop notes & a supplemental website will help you put Sarahs techniques into practice immediately. Beautiful enough to sit on your coffee table yet practical enough to store near your computer this book will show you everything you need to know to get that coveted vintage-feel in your images whether youre a casual family snapper or a seasoned professional. ...

Winner of the Illustrated Book of the Year award in 1994 The Art Book has been an outstanding success & has become a well-known landmark in the art book world. Now published in over twenty different languages & in a miniature edition it has received rave reviews from numerous newspapers & magazines & has made many appearances on the bestseller lists. Complemented by The 20th Century Art Book & The American Art Book its unique approach brings art alive. An A to Z guide to 500 great painters & sculptors from medieval to modern times it debunks art-historical classifications by throwing together brilliant examples of all periods schools visions & techniques. Each artist is represented by a full-page colour plate of a definitive work accompanied by explanatory & illuminating information on the image & its creator. Glossaries of artistic movements & technical terms are included making this a valuable work of reference as well as a feast for the eyes. By breaking with traditional classifications The Art Book presents a fresh & original approach to art: an unparalleled visual sourcebook & a celebration of our rich & multi-faceted culture. ...

The art book that has introduced millions of people around the globe to art An accessible informative & fun A
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This specially designed card box with sliding tray contains artwork from Phaidons hugely successful iconic best-seller The Art Book: New Edition. On the front of each card is an image from The Art Book; on the back the accompanying text from the book gives information both about the work of art & its creator (each of the greeting cards is blank inside) Blue selection

Includes:: works by Fra Angelico Botticelli Brancusi Carracci Chagall Derain Gauguin Hopper Ingres Klee La Tour Marc Millet Miro Monet Nauman Oldenburg Pontormo Rego & Rossetti among others. Red selection

Includes:: works by Alma Tadema Audubon Basquiat Bonnard Caravaggio Degas Van Eyck Gilbert & George Goya Heron Klimt Morisot Pisarro Richter Seurat Thiebaud Tissot Turner & Waterhouse among others. A perfect gift for every occasion The Art Box means that you can share your favourite artworks with friends & family.



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This edition of The Art Book presents a new way of looking at art with children. It's an A
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This specially designed card box with sliding tray contains artwork from Phaidons hugely successful iconic best-seller The Art Book: New Edition. The Art Box is fun informative & beautifully presented. Each postcard contains text from the bestselling The Art Book giving detailed descriptions on the work of art & its creator. The Art Box contains 100 postcards making art truly accessible. It is a perfect gift for every occasion allowing you to share your favourite artworks or display pieces at home. ...

Fiber artists art-to-wear designers & art quilters have a broad range of surface design products to choose from & can use a wealth of technique combinations to create art cloth. But while many artists know how to do one or two surface design processes few know how to combine processes on one surface effectively. In this title signature artist Jane Dunnewold teaches you methods for creating rich texture color & pattern integrated into an artistic whole. Art Cloth" offers up-to-date techniques & adds valuable new information from Janes years of teaching & experience as an artist. In addition to detailed step-by-step wet-media surface-design techniques Jane guides & inspires artists to new heights of creativity through sidebars with design tips exercises & project ideas that support the technical information." ...

This is a glorious colouring book with that details from 15 famous paintings to colour in. Produced in association with the National Gallery it

Includes:: full colour reproductions of each picture & tips for colouring in. There are also two pages of stickers of famous works of art & a sticker gallery to stick them in. Warning! Not suitable for children under 36 months because of small parts. Choking Hazard.

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This beautifully illustrated book is a celebration of Art Decos expression through the graphic arts & illustration. Divided into three sections
- the movement its fashion & advertising
- the reader gains great insight into the artists & innovators that helped popularize the Art Deco movement such as Georges Barbier Erte Cassandre & Paul Colin. While the main focus for this intriguing book is centred on graphic art numerous examples of other forms of Art Deco are also featured. Nestled among the posters & paintings sculpture objets dart & jewellery assert their similarity whether through line form or theme. These echoes serve to show the creativity fertility of the period as styles & ideas traversed artistic media.

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Originating in early twentieth-century France Art Deco is a pastiche of artistic styles influenced by Cubism & Futurism Egyptology & the Orient Ballet Russes & the Bauhaus. Alistair Duncans exhaustive work surveys one of the most exhilarating periods of decorative art illuminating the cultural fabric of the period & discussing some of the centurys most influential artists & craftsmen & their works. From Edgar Brandts ornate ironwork for ocean liners to Rene Laliques celebrated perfume bottles to the Chrysler Building Art Deco" takes us on a dazzling tour of one of the centurys most vital decorative movements. Antique Collector praises the book as "lavishly illustrated with photographs of interiors as well as individual pieces...an invaluable book for collectors." 194 illus. 44 in color" ...