Painting isn't as hard as it looks. And it's fun. Whether you're a total beginner or have been painting for years, this indispensable guide cuts through the jargon and provides clear, practical advice and tips to help develop your skills. Techniques and ideas are described and explained, inspiring you to make your own great paintings. Addressing the fundamentals of painting with watercolour, oil and acrylic, the book encourages you to explore the limitless possibilities painting has to offer....

Andy Warhol?–?Top of the Pops, devout Catholic,

silver-wig wearer and now the star of Where’s Warhol?

Spot Warhol in the corridors of the Bauhaus or the Sistine Chapel as he and his famous friends pop up in 12 spectacles of art history. Expand your art horizons and indulge in some celebrity spotting: all ages will enjoy this original take on a classic format.

An original approach to the art of drawing using pencil, with a spread-based accessible formula allowing the reader to understand key concepts quickly and easily

An inspiring book exploring all aspects of interior design in 100 engaging and beautifully illustrated entries.

This book explains, in simple steps and non-mathematical terminology, how to create repeat patterns in a line, on the plane, as tiles and as Escher-like repeats. The book also shows how to make 'wallpaper repeats', where the elements of the pattern merge into each other, apparently seamlessly. Using letters as the basic elements, the book demonstrates how all repeat pattern-making comes out of four simple operations: translation, rotation, reflection and glide reflection. It will provide the ...

The Book of the Tree is a celebration of trees in art featuring works by some of the world's leading artists, photographers and illustrators.

Follow-up to the successful Book of the Bird, Book of the Dog and Book of the Cat

Forget high definition or surround sound, this is how to take your enjoyment of film to the next level!   The Movie Kama Sutra offers creative sex positions - including the 'Potter's Wheel' (Ghost), 'King of the World' (Titanic) and, for the more sexually experimental, 'Cable Drop' (Mission: Impossible) - inspired by the most erotic moments in cinema history.

An inspirational and beautifully illustrated book that tells the stories of 80 plants from around the globe.