A practical reference book that explores the drawing and painting processes and discusses encaustic, egg tempera, fresco, oil, watercolour and acrylic techniques.

A dynamic new method of teaching painting to beginners, involving using the full range of colours on the palette from the very first lesson.

A richly illustrated guide for both students and professionals to the application of colour to graphic design, illustration, painting and textile art.

John Torreano uses a technique of demonstration, questions and answers to explain how to translate a three-dimensional object, landscape or figure in front of you onto the two-dimensional plane of a piece of paper.

A visual handbook for artists and designers who need to express ideas through drawing, with a wealth of drawings by the great masters of the medium.

An ideal book for students embarking on courses in graphic design, fine art and illustration as well as allied courses, with a wide range of illustrations drawn from all areas of art and design.

Introduces the student to fundamental printmaking techniques including relief, intaglio, collagraph, lithography, screen print and monoprint and shows how they can be used to achieve cutting-edge results

Widely considered the most comprehensive introduction to ceramics available, with step-by-step illustrations of ceramic techniques and profiles of key ceramists.

This introductory book describes the basic processes of handbuilding, wheel throwing, plaster mould making, decoration, glaze application and firing techniques in a simple, easy-to-follow narrative