Art & Culture

Learn the basics of cartoon animation from acclaimed animator Preston Blair with Animation 1!  Join acclaimed cartoon animator Preston Blair as he explains and demonstrates the magic of cartoon animation. Learn to develop a cartoon character’s shape, personality, features, and mannerisms; how to create movements, such as walking, running, skipping, and sneaking; and tips on using lines of action and creating realistic motion. From cartooning basics to more advanced animation techniques, Animation 1 is a welcome introduction for artists ready to bring their drawings to life. Full of step-by-step sketches, tips, and drawing techniques, this is a comprehensive guide that no cartoon animation enthusiast should be without. Subjects covered in Animation 1 are:Tools & MaterialsConstruction of the HeadThe Stretch & Squash PrincipleFacial ExpressionsLine of ActionThe Skeleton FoundationHand ConstructionCharacter ConstructionThe “Pugnacious” CharacterThe “Cute” CharacterThe “Screwball” TypeThe “Goofy” CharacterMovement of Body MassesBirdsTaking FlightThe “Take”Movements of the Two-Legged FigureMovements of the Four-Legged FigureFront & Rear Views of MovementsThe SkipThe SneakThe Walk & The RunDialogue  Designed for beginners, the How to Draw & Paint series offers an easy-to-follow guide that introduces artists to basic tools and materials and includes simple step-by-step lessons for a variety of projects suitable for the aspiring artist. Animation 1 allows artists to widen the scope of their abilities, demonstrating how to animate a character, from character development to movement and dialogue.

Poly Styrene was many things: a pop star, a punk, a songwriter, a single mother, a woman of colour, a Hare Krishna convert and an artist, but she is best known as the singer of X-Ray Spex. Dayglo! is the definitive statement on Poly Styrene as an artist.

Tying into the 35th anniversary of the original Ghostbusters, this new collectible kit will be a must have for fans of the classic film.

A survey of the pixel typography present in the arcade video games of the seventies, eighties and early nineties, taking a close look at 250 different examples alongside essays on certain developments in the medium and its eventual end.

Analyses the visual approaches and techniques of 100 great artists, and shows readers how to weave some of this magic into their own paintings.

Crafters can relish a new project every week with this full-color guide. Offering a wealth of inspirational and meditative themes, the book presents 52 weekly words - relax, tranquil, spirit, dream, believe - accompanied by a radiant mandala design.

This book is a highly practical step-by-step guide to working with gouache. It not only teaches and inspires novice painters but also introduces more experienced artists to the advantages of using this much overlooked, but wonderful, medium.

A new study examining the life and work of Helene Schjerfbeck, the Finnish painter who influenced Bacon, Freud and Auerbach

Create 45 simple projects with a Scandinavian flavour, including home decorations, garlands and beautiful gifts.

Vol.2 continues offering yet more indispensable advice. Chapters cover issues ranging from creativity for good, how to decode creative DNA, embracing limitations, using humour or entertaining the right wrongs. Vol.2 offers holistic guidance on how to approach life and work in a mindful, smart way to make you a better designer, creator and thinker.

Bernie Krause is an American musician and bioacoustician. United Visual Artists is a studio founded by Matthew Clark in London in 2003. Gilles Boeuf is a Professor of Biology at the Sorbonne. He was chairman of the Mus¿ national d¿histoire naturelle, Paris, from 2009 to 2015, and is now chairman of the Scientific Council of the Agence fran¿se pour la biodiversit¿AFB). Hans Ulrich Obrist is a Curator and Artistic Director of the Serpentine Gallery, London. Michel Andr¿s a biotechnologies engineer and Director of the Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics. He is also a professor at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Barcelona.

Marianne North was a remarkable Victorian traveller and painter, who traversed the globe recording the world's flora with her paintbrush and writing her experiences in her journal. In 1879 she offered her painting collection numbering over 800 to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and at her own expense built a gallery to house them.

This book combines visual inspiration with tried and tested 'street smart' advice from leading professionals, providing everything the aspiring street photographer needs to create their own distinctive urban portfolio.

When drawing and sketching the human body, it is important to understand the anatomy behind it. This book takes you behind the skin to understand the skeleton and bone structure. In this book, Michel Lauricella presents both his artistic and systematic methods for drawing the body, to help you understand the anatomical detail. Morpho is also crafted to be easily referenced in your sketching journey. This book provides a simplified and practical vision of the human skeleton to help you in your drawing studies.In this small, portable guide, artist and teacher Michel Lauricella focuses on the essentials you need to know, creating a book that is highly usable and helpful for artists of all kinds.

Tips, techniques and projects for painting on rocks, applying colourful motifs of patterns, nature, animals, mandalas, dots and more.

The Lost Art of Handwriting is a captivating book by Brenna Jordan, published in 2019 by the renowned Adams Media Corporation. This book delves into the forgotten world of handwriting, a skill that is rapidly becoming obsolete in our digital age. Brenna Jordan, a respected author in the genre, beautifully explores the importance of handwriting and its impact on our lives. Despite being published in 2019, the book holds a timeless appeal, reminding us of the personal touch that handwriting brings to our communication. Published by Adams Media Corporation, this book is a must-read for anyone who appreciates the beauty and importance of handwritten words.

Another Day In The Life is introduced and narrated by Ringo Starr, with forewords by legendary movie director David Lynch and rock photographer Henry Diltz. Ringo shows us the world as seen through a Starr's eyes, in more than 500 observational photographs and rare images from the archives, and an original text of nearly 13,000 words.

Project: Collage is packed with great ideas for creating eye-catching collages, with 50 step-by-step projects to inspire you.

Published to accompany the first Francis Bacon retrospective in Paris for twenty years, this catalogue analyses Bacon's works from 1971 onwards in light of his relationship to literature. Bacon always vigorously opposed over-analysis of his paintings, preferring to interpret them in purely illustrative or symbolic terms; he admitted, however, that literature was a powerful stimulus to his imagination. The artist was inspired by the images conjured up by certain texts: Aeschylus' phrase 'the reek of human blood smiles out at me' in particular haunted Bacon, while his 1978 work Painting refers to T. S. Eliot's seminal poem The Waste Land. The inventory of Bacon's personal library has identified more than 1,300 books, ranging from Bataille and Conrad to Nietzsche and Leiris. Including twelve of Bacon's renowned triptychs, this lavish publication features eleven gatefolds and some sixty paintings created by Bacon between 1971 and his death in 1992. Reproduced here with analyses of Bacon's paintings in the light of some of his most admired authors, these specially commissioned texts reveal new ways of understanding some of the most powerful works in the modern canon.

This pack contains 200 high-quality origami sheets printed with colourful and attractive Kimono Patterns.

An engaging account that places Cezanne's drawings and watercolours at the heart of the artistic endeavour of one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.

The best-selling PALETTE colour-themed series remains one of the most successful and sought-after references for designers around the world. Its first four editions - Black & White (Vol. 1), Multicolour (Vol. 2), Gold & Silver (Vol. 3), and NEON (Vol. 4) - form the basis of a classic collection that continues to be relevant and reliable through the variety of compelling concepts and visuals featured; in-demand even though they are no longer in print. In keeping with the ever-changing demands of creative practitioners today without losing the essence of the original series, these four fan favourites will now be repackaged and made more accessible under the PALETTE Mini series, with future releases of editions 05 - 08 to follow. Redesigned rather than reprinted for easier and more efficient reading and collecting, PALETTE Minis will be packed with style and substance like their predecessors; serving as the intriguing, instrumental, and timeless sources of inspiration that they have always been.Colours have the ability to elicit a broad range of emotions and responses; forming a powerful and accessible language that can transcend all sorts of communication barriers. Multicolour (Vol. 2) takes a look at some of the best creative solutions around the world that feature multiple hues to engage viewers and evoke distinct sensations.

PALETTE¿¿victionary¿s best-selling colour-themed series¿¿has been one of the most sought-after references for designers around the world. In keeping up with the needs of digital-savvy creative practitioners today, the PALETTE mini series was launched at the end of 2019. Each mini edition is a redesigned version of its original with flip-friendly postcard-sized pages for convenience and includes new work for fresh inspiration. PALETTE mini 04: Neon comes after the first 3 titles (Black & White, Multicolour, Gold & Silver) with a dazzling collection of projects featuring clever uses of fluorescent hues. Showcasing spot colours, phosphorescent inks, and interesting printing techniques, this electrifying edition highlights the creative ways with which designers are setting visual culture aglow.

Learn how to embroider all the elements of a typical English country garden and then apply your knowledge to create twelve exciting projects to keep or give as gifts.

A masterclass on the art of directing from the Pulitzer Prize-winning (and Oscar and Tony-nominated) writer of Glengarry Glen Ross, Speed the Plow, The Verdict, and Wag the DogCalling on his unique perspective as playwright, screenwriter, and director of his own critically acclaimed movies like House of Games, State and Main, and Things Change, David Mamet illuminates how a film comes to be. He looks at every aspect of directing—from script to cutting room—to show the many tasks directors undertake in reaching their prime objective: presenting a story that will be understood by the audience and has the power to be both surprising and inevitable at the same time. Based on a series of classes Mamet taught at Columbia University''s film school, On Directing Film will be indispensible not only to students but to anyone interested in an overview of the craft of filmmaking."Passion, clarity, commitment, intelligence—just what one would expect from Mamet." —Sidney Lumet, Academy Award-nominated director of 12 Angry Men, Dog Day Afternoon, Network, and The Verdict

Discover the secrets behind creating the costumes for HBO's Game of Thrones in this definitive guide.

Identity Designed is an essential reference on brand identity design, including examples from today's top designers.

As the mother of hip-hop superstar Kanye West, Donda West has watched her son grow from a brilliant baby boy with all the intimations of fame and fortune to one of the hottest rappers on the music scene. And she has every right to be proud: she raised her son with strong moral values, teaching him right from wrong and helping him become the man he is today. In Raising Kanye, Donda not only pays homage to her famous son but reflects on all the things she learned about being his mother along the way. Featuring never-before-seen photos and compelling personal anecdotes, Donda's powerful and inspiring memoir reveals everything from the difficulties she faced as a single mother in the African-American community to her later experiences as Kanye's manager as he rose to superstardom. Speaking frankly about her son's reputation as a "Mama's Boy," and his memorable public outbursts about gay rights and President George W. Bush, Donda supports her son without exception, and here she shares the invaluable wisdom she has taken away from each experience -- passion, tolerance, patience, and above all, always telling the truth. Ultimately, she not only expresses what her famously talented son has meant to her but what he has meant to music and an entire generation.