There has never been a better time to master textures! Knowing how to make your surfaces and textures look real is one of the most challenging aspects of creating art in colored pencil, even for experienced artists.
101 Textures in Colored Pencil provides artists with step-by-step instructions...
The Complete Color Harmony: Pantone Edition is the latest in Rockport Publishers' best-selling color series. Completely revised from start to finish this new edition, is written by Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute. And the color "moods" that she writes...
Through in-depth and informative text written by film journalist Ian Nathan, The Coen Brothers Archive re-examines the brothers' most famous work including Raising Arizona, Fargo, The Big Lebowski, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, No Country for Old Men and True Grit. Plus, some of their cult films, like...
The Libraries of the Royal Horticultural Society hold the world’s finest collection of printed material on gardens and gardening. This is a carefully curated selection of the best, most interesting, botanical paintings of exotic plants and flowers their collection has to offer.
100 Exotic...
LeatherWorks is a cool craft book that teaches you how to make 20 simple yet stylish leather projects in your own living room, from home to fashion accessories. The projects are presented in a contemporary lifestyle setting - most are made from scratch, with one or two using leather to upcycle old...
Decorate is the 100,000-copy global interior-design bestseller by writer, stylist and acclaimed blogger Holly Becker.
In Decorate Holly has worked with writer, editor and designer Joanna Copestick to bring together clever, creative and quirky advice from the world’s best designers and...
World's Best Beers is an expert's guide to the most popular drink on the planet, by one of Britain's foremost beer writers. Divided into handy sections, it's perfect for all beer--lovers, be they globe-trotting enthusiasts or armchair aficionados. In 'Beer Brewing' and 'Beer Styles', beer's noble...
Matt Whiley, AKA The Talented Mr Fox, traces the evolution of the modern bartender against the backdrop of cocktail history. Accompaniments and how they work in cocktails are fully explored, including fruit and aromatic bases such as pomegranate, kaffir, lime, sesame and star anise. It describes the...
Finding the perfect font is tricky, and in an increasingly digital age, the options seem endless. This handy volume takes the mystery out of font selection by displaying the entire alphabet and numerals for 1000 unique typefaces, making it easy for designers—or anyone who works with...
