BOOKS

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.

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

Peaceful themed images 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.

This new Sketchbook from teNeues is a nice big format hard cover slim book of 50 pages of 135gsm white craft paper. With exposed binding like our other notebook titles, this book will lay flat on your desk while sketching, drawing and colouring. 7-Train is a reproduction of an original screen-print by Brooklyn, NYC artist Jake Wallace.

A Beginner’s Guide to Chinese Brush Painting teaches this ancient art form in an easy-to-understand way – no prior experience necessary! As one of the oldest continuous artistic traditions in the world, Chinese brush painting has been used for thousands of years to create images that harness the imagination, and capture the inner spirit of a subject – be it an animal, landscape or tree. All you ne…

Now it’s easier than ever to create amazing art using acrylic paints! Paint pouring is the latest technique to take the art world by storm, and stunning and unique effects can be achieved by simply pouring acrylic paint onto a surface. Discover the qualities of acrylic paint and the variety of mediums, gels, pastes and resins that is available to create a huge range of fascinating effects. There’s…

Painting is one of the most rewarding ways of expressing yourself. It sparks creativity, engages the imagination and relaxes you, reducing stress levels and leaving you feeling mentally clear and calm. Most people assume that the ability to paint is a skill you either have or you don't, so although they would like to paint they lack the confidence to do so. But painting can be readily learned with…

Explore the deserts, mountains and souks of the Middle East, with best-selling author and artist David Bellamy. Following on from David’s highly acclaimed Arctic Light, this book provides an intriguing and often entertaining insight into South Arabia and the Swahili Coast, Jordan, Lebanon and Oman. It describes the history, culture, customs and geography of the region and the daily life of its inh…

A comprehensive and practical guide to painting watercolour buildings with atmosphere, character and accuracy, from renowned artist Nicholas Poullis. In this clearly explained and highly visual guide, master artist Nicholas Poullis shows you how to harness classic watercolour techniques to achieve paintings that are both accurate and inspiring. It is a masterclass of insight, technique and inspira…

Scissors and glue stick at the ready… inject a wealth of botanical beauty into your creative projects with this sumptuous collection of images from the Royal Botanic Garden Kew archive. Whether you're looking for vintage botanical ephemera to enhance your journal or scrapbook pages, want to make your own collage art, or simply have a range of botanical elements at your fingertips for gift-wrapping…

In Japanese Culture, the art of gift wrapping and the presentation of gifts is equally as important as the choice of the gift itself. Gift wrapping is an ancient and highly respected art form and beautiful, high-quality paper is essential to this creative endeavor. The fine-quality tear-out gift wrapping sheets feature twelve traditional and modern prints, suitable for craft projects as well as fo…

Chinese brush painting is a traditional style of painting that has evolved over many centuries. Artists use ink and colour pigments to paint onto rice paper or silk. An important characteristic of this kind of painting is holding and directing the brush in the right way to produce strokes that are delicate and refined. The four co-authors of this book – Sun Chenggang, Ning Xiangying, Ning Jialu an…

Please note this product is an online exclusive (not stocked in store). Please allow an additional 2-4 working days for this product to be shipped or ready for collection. Etival 300gsm watercolour pads are composed with 6 outlined sheets and 6 blank sheets. By following the included step-by-step tutorial, they are perfect for beginners who want to discover the pleasure of painting with watercolou…

Please note this product is an online exclusive (not stocked in store). Please allow an additional 2-4 working days for this product to be shipped or ready for collection. Etival 300gsm watercolour pads are composed with 6 outlined sheets and 6 blank sheets. By following the included step-by-step tutorial, they are perfect for beginners who want to discover the pleasure of painting with watercolou…

Please note this product is an online exclusive (not stocked in store). Please allow an additional 2-4 working days for this product to be shipped or ready for collection. Etival 300gsm watercolour pads are composed with 6 outlined sheets and 6 blank sheets. By following the included step-by-step tutorial, they are perfect for beginners who want to discover the pleasure of painting with watercolou…

Paint the classic subjects that inspired ancient Chinese masters. This book introduces the venerable art of painting with ink on rice paper using traditional techniques developed over a thousand years ago. It is ideal for a beginner hoping to practice a large variety of techniques and subjects. With this practical guide, you will learn to paint: - Towering landscapes - The elegant Four Gentlemen -…

This book is an excellent tool for learning to sketch on location. Through the "no drawing first" technique, readers will learn to use only watercolour and a brush to draw in notebooks, make quick urban sketches, keep visual journals and create compelling outdoor urban work. Designed like a workshop on the go, with more than fifty progressive exercises, this book invites you to experiment with wat…

This official Copic Guidebook offers the basic know-hows for Copic illustrations in a way easy to understand, in collaboration with an acclaimed artist Babiry. Explore the range of things that can be created with only 12 colours of the Copic range.

Learn Copic techniques from basics in the most enjoyable way! This book was written for anyone wanting to learn tips and tricks for Manga Illustration. Disclosed by internationally acclaimed professional illustrators Toru Terada and Garu Okada, who are enthusiasts of Copic.

Whether you're a seasoned artist or a complete novice, this step-by-step instructional book will take you through the 12 different alcohol ink painting techniques. From pouring, dripping, and blowing to blending, masking and brush painting, and more, you can practice and master them all. Learn about the fundamentals of alcohol inks, surfaces, colour theory etc and create stunning alcohol ink paint…

We all need a creative space: a blank canvas where we can doodle our masterpieces; a white page where we can jot down our innermost thoughts; a secret place where we can unleash our wildest imaginings and let them roam free for a while. And what could be finer than finding that creative space populated by flights of fancy that help stir those very doodles, scribbles and imaginings? The Creative Sp…