Practical Guides | Techniques | Projects

Francesca Sterlacci & Barbara Arata-Gavere Softcover | 25.7 x 1.9 x 29.8 cm | 352 pp Laurence King | 2019 | 9781786271969 Pattern making, patternmaking, pattern cutting or flat patterning, are all words that describe the process of creating a two-dimensional diagram or template of a...

Thomas Makryniotis Softcover | 24.8 x 1.3 x 24.1 cm | 176 pp Batsford | 2015 | 9781849942935 Digital technologies in fashion are becoming more accessible and now any creative with a basic knowledge of fashion design and computing can create convincing still or animated 3D...

Betty Edwards  Softcover | 18.8 x 1.4 x 22.6 cm | 176 pp Souvenir Press | 2022 | 9781788167932 From the author of the world's most popular drawing instruction manual Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, this new book helps you discover a...

Steve Hoskins Softcover | 15.6 x 23.3 cm | 128 pp A & C Black | 2004 | 9780713663419 This book is aimed at the studio printmaker. It covers many issues about ink, such as history, colour, inks for different forms of printmaking, specialist...

Tanya Nagar Hardcover | 20.19 x 2.29 x 24.51 cm | 160 pp Ilex | 2019 | 9781781576427 The 50mm lens is for photography purists. It's cheap to buy, light to carry and gets amazing results. It also makes even the greatest photographers try just...

Finn Beales Softcover | 17.15 x 2.03 x 22.86 cm | 176 pp White Lion Publishing | 2020 | 9780711254701 Storytelling is a gift to photographers, letting you weave together characters, events, locations and subjects into a work of beauty greater than the sum of its...

Haje Jan Kamps Softcover | 19.69 x 1.27 x 26.04 cm | 176 pp Ilex | 2013 | 9781781575109  This is the definitive first book for owners of all cameras including compacts, DSLRs, smartphones and smartcameras. With easy-to-follow projects, you'll be encouraged to explore your...

Ben Hawkins Softcover | 19.3 x 2.54 x 23.5 cm | 256 pp Ilex | 2022 | 9781781578551  While digital cameras and smartphones have made photography more accessible than ever, knowing exactly how to take skilful, stunning photos isn't so straightforward.In this essential book for...

Hardcover in slipcase | 25.4 x 3 x 37.62 cm | 196 pp Hudson Hills | 2012 | 9781555953737 This beautifully produced book documents the creation of the world's largest photograph by six accomplished photographers- Jerry Burchfield, Mark Chamberlain, Jacques Garnier, Rob Johnson, Douglas...

Softcover | 13.97 x 1.68 x 21.59 cm | 316 pp Red Globe Press | 2009 | 9781403998880  It's tempting to skip over theory when you want to get on with the practice of video production. But understanding theory can actually give you the...

Eric Musgrave Softcover | 25.4 x 1.27 x 25.4 cm | 160 pp Batsford | 2014 | 9781849941631 Putting on a fashion show is not the preserve of big fashion houses. Anyone with creativity and some energy can put one on. There are some...

Hardcover | 23.77 x 3.53 x 31.01 cm | 352 pp Lannoo | 2020 | 9789401468077 SONG, a legendary fashion, art, and interiors concept store in Vienna was founded in the 1990s by Myung-il Song. As an early outpost of edgy design and emerging...

Softcover | 24.89 x 1.78 x 24.89 cm | 272 pp Liverpool University Press | 2017 | 9781786940278 John Higgins has been the artist or colourist on some of the most iconic comic books of recent years. Here, collected together for the first time,...

Mark Wigan Softcover | 16 x 1.5 x 23 cm | 184 pp AVA | 2009 | 9782940373949 Basics Illustration: Global Contexts is the fourth book in the Basics Illustration series. Comprehensive and inspiring, the book is packed with insightful and thought-provoking commentary. It introduces the...

Hardcover | 19.05 x 0.76 x 23.88 cm | 48 pp Abbeville Press | 2020 | 9780789213587 How Artists See Play  is designed to teach children the art of observation and increase their visual literacy. An interactive, inquiry-based book - great for both home and classroom...

Sandeep Jandu Softcover | 19.33 x 0.94 x 25.55 cm | 128 pp A & C Black | 2012 | 9781408131343 Packed with examples of work by contemporary makers, this book shows how to design and develop your own work using needlework, paper, print,...