The Crowood Press

The Wildlife Artist's Handbook by Jackie Garner PAGES: 176 BINDING: Paperback SIZE: 280x220 mm INSIDE: 260 colour illustrations Recommended if you are a beginner who has never drawn wildlife, a keen improver or an experienced artists choosing wildlife as new subject matter. Art has always been inspired by the wildlife around us. Since earliest times we have been continually fascinated by both wild…

Etching, An Artist's Guide by Ann Norfield A practical handbook to the techniques of contemporary and traditional etching Published: 24/09/2019 Pages: 192 Binding: Paperback Sise: 280x220 mm Inside: 300 colour photographs and 27 diagrams Etching can seem mysterious and inaccessible, but this practical book guides you through the process to reveal the potential of this distinctive means of creating…

FIGURATIVE PAINTING WITH COLLAGE ROD JUDKINS Collage is an innovative and exciting technique that invigorates the artistic process through unusual associations and dislocated imagery. This practical book shows how collage can be used to portray the figure in new and challenging ways. Written for both novices and experienced artists, it explains the fundamental techniques used to manipulate differe…

Fine Art Screenprinting by Maggie Jennings Fine Art Screenprinting explains the thrilling process of pushing ink through a mesh to produce large areas of vibrant colour. With step-by-step examples, it explains the many and varied ways of creating your designs as prints. It also encourages you to experiment, to achieve exciting and unexpected results. Written for beginners and enthusiasts, it will…

'Making Woodblock Prints' - the ultimate informative book, perfect for beginners or experienced printmakers.  Each chapter shows different aspect of the process of making a print from the cutting, the tools required, the paper used, the inks, the type of press and finally the printing. The instructions are clear and detailed, the examples are inspirational and the whole text is well written, a per…

MIXED-MEDIA COLLAGRAPH PRINTS VICKY OLDFIELD This practical and well-illustrated book gives a full account of how to make bold, dynamic collagraph prints. It explains a range of techniques from drypoint to collagraph, as well as viscosity printing and mixed media. Packed with finished examples, it also celebrates printmaking as an art form in itself, not just as a process for producing multiples,…

Painting With Oils by David Howell PPRSMA An authoritative and beautiful guide to painting with oils 112 pages Paperback Size 280x220 mm 108 colour images Oils give a rich, majestic quality to a painting but may often be deemed too tricky or ambitious to try. This practical book puts the joy of painting with oils within reach of all who want to develop their skills. Examples of landscape, marine,…

TWENTY CONCEPTS IN WOODBLOCK PRINTING MERLYN CHESTERMAN ROD NELSON WIDTH: 172mm HEIGHT: 242mm PAGES: 144 This inspiring book introduces twenty concepts for printmakers to use to enhance their work ranging from abstraction to composition, and from symbolism to boundaries. It focuses on woodblock printmaking but the principles it covers can be applied to all graphical and pictorial arts. Mainly pict…