BOOKS

If you want to draw cats but don’t know where to start, this is the book for you! 10 Step Drawing: Cats will help you turn simple shapes into beautiful cat drawings in just ten steps. Each drawing starts with easy, geometric shapes and simple guide lines, and the cats are drawn in a variety of poses that typify the particular breed. Each drawing includes a helpful colour palette so readers can eas…

Learn to draw your favorite dog breeds, step by step, with Ten Step Drawing: Dogs by Justine Lecouffe The blank page can be daunting, but the fun and approachable books in the Ten-Step Drawing series offer a quick and easy starting point for any doodler, illustrator, or aspiring artist to be creative. Featuring illustrated tutorials for drawing a variety of different animals, flowers, plants, and…

If you want to draw your new phone, your coolest shades, or your favourite mug but don’t know where to start, this is the book for you! 10 Step Drawing: Everyday Things will help you turn simple shapes into beautiful everyday items in just ten steps. Create 60 different objects, from the contents of your medicine cabinet to the items that go out and about with you, by following the instructions. L…

If you love horses and ponies but don’t know where to start when drawing them, this is the book for you! 10 Step Drawing: Horses & Ponies will help you turn simple shapes into the perfect equine companion in just ten easy steps. Create over 50 different breeds in a variety of poses, from a rearing Hanoverian to a grazing Fell pony by following the step-by-step instructions. Learning to draw has ne…

If you love drawing people but don’t know where to start, this is the book for you! 10 Step Drawing: People will help you turn simple lines or shapes into lifelike images in just 10 steps. There are instructions for the individual elements of the face and body, as well as complete faces and people. With advice on basic equipment and colouring techniques, each drawing includes colour palettes so re…

Learn how to paint birds in watercolour without even trying! Using a simple ten-step process, learn how to draw a basic outline starting with simple shapes, then add washes of colour and fine details to complete your work. Arranged in three chapters based on skill level, this book features 25 lovely projects, each showing you how to paint a bird in ten steps. There are paint swatches for every bir…

Paint beautiful flowers and plants in 10 simple steps. If you love painting flowers and plants and you want to try your hand at watercolours, this is the book for you! With 10 Step Watercolour: Flowers and Plants you will discover a range of watercolour techniques from drawing basic shapes through layering washes to capturing texture and tone. Create 25 flowers and houseplants from a bunny ear cac…

The ultimate guide to watercolour mixes and dilutions, with over 3000 easy recipes. This book is a practical and inspirational manual that shows you a huge range of colour mixes in watercolour. The aim is to encourage you to get to know colours well and be motivated to explore and experiment with colour. Use this book as a handy reference when you want to know how to mix a specific colour, or as a…

Therapeutic, fun and relaxing with 32 pages of designs of intricate and delightful butterfly themed images to colour your way through. A4 size paper. 150gsm. Front cover may vary.

Intricate nature themed images in this stress relieving colouring book. Therapeutic, fun and relaxing with 32 pages of designs. A4 size paper.150gsm.

Gorgeous arrangements of many different flowers in this stress relieving colouring book. Therapeutic, fun and relaxing with 32 pages of designs. A4 size paper. 150gsm.

Intricate Zentangle themed images in this stress relieving colouring book. Therapeutic, fun and relaxing with 32 pages of designs. A4 size paper. 150gsm. Cover may vary.

Great drawings in just five minutes! Perfect for beginners. Professional architect and urban sketcher Liz Steel provides expert tips and inspiring sketches to help you learn to ‘read’ buildings and capture them on paper. Relish the challenge of recording urban spaces – from the domestic to the majestic – in just five minutes! This book can help artists of all abilities, especially novices, to unde…

Great drawings in just five minutes! Perfect for beginners! Whether you are sketching on the move or only have a few minutes to spare whilst standing in line, dust off your sketchbook with 5-Minute Sketching: People. This approachable handbook, full of bite-sized tips, will help you deconstruct figures and faces quickly and incorporate drawing into your everyday life. There are tips on how to focu…

Would you love to take your art in a new direction? In Abstract Art Painting, you will enter a realm of tactile, intuitive excitement, combining pastel and acrylic to achieve results as unique as you are. You’ll learn how to explore the use of color theory in abstraction and to use underpainting to bring structure and depth to your art. In addition you’ll begin to understand how to work in a serie…

Acrylic Revolution is your essential, all-in-one guide for acrylic painting techniques and more. It features over 101 ways to break through the boundaries of conventional painting and re-define the creative potential of this all-purpose medium. Every page provides insight on how to use acrylic paint in ways you never thought possible to create stunning visual effects and textures. Ten complete sec…

The unparalleled competition showcase for outstanding acrylic artists! Creative energy is the driving force of what it means to be an artist, and how an artist chooses to use that energy is what sets one apart from the others. The 6th competition book in the Best of Acrylic series, this volume delivers another bold and breathtaking show of the best in contemporary acrylic painting, selected from a…

Glyn Macey's irrepressible energy and imagination show through in every part of his work; and in this book he shares his techniques and methods with you. Learn to use your acrylic paints in unusual, creative and surprising ways to create open, inviting landscapes, breathtaking seascapes and urban scenes packed with life. • Nine atmospheric step-by-step projects • Dynamic, imaginative techniques •…

Award-winning artist Angela Gaughan shares with you a life time’s worth of experience in art. This book provides an insight into the distinctive techniques Angela Gaughan uses to achieve her amazingly detailed, life-like wildlife paintings. It is an inspirational guide to painting in acrylics; both for experienced artists who are interested in Angela’s methods, and those wishing to improve their s…

The lavish new book from bestselling author and renowned textile artist Moy Mackay. From concentrating mainly on the felting techniques described in detail in her previous books (Art in Felt & Stitch and Flowers in Felt & Stitch), this latest title by the prolific and popular felt artist now shows you how to find inspiration for your own felt painting creations. Delve into the catalogue of Moy’s b…

The inimitable Jean Haines guides you, step-by-step, through breathing life into your watercolour animal paintings. From domestic cats and dogs to wild lions and giraffes, bestselling artist and author Jean Haines shows the reader how to bring a touch of life to their animal artwork. Known for the vibrant colours and exciting, innovative painting techniques that she brings to her work, Jean’s late…

Jean Haines is arguably one of the world’s most accomplished and inspirational artists, and in this, her fifth book, she explores one of her most beloved subjects – flowers. Taking inspiration from her own beautiful garden in the English countryside where she lives, Jean takes you on an artistic journey that not only teaches you how to create gorgeous paintings, but also shares with you the joy to…

Accomplished artist Jean Haines shares her passion for watercolours in this wonderfully practical book. Known for her exciting techniques and love of colour, Jean takes you on an inspirational painting journey on which you’ll encounter, amongst other things, magical watercolour flow, glorious washes, sunbursts, and a magnificent ‘hotting it up’ finale. With her simple exercises, clear advice and e…