The Artist’s Manual: The Definitive Art Sourcebook: Media, Materials, Tools, and Techniques
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Take your creativity to the next level with the ultimate artist’s bible!
Covering everything from how to draw and paint to ceramics, sculptures and printmaking, you’ll get the most out of your passion for art with this beautifully illustrated artist’s handbook. It also includes newer areas such as digital art and animation – perfect for modern artists!
Discover everything you need to help you release the artist within! This essential art book includes:
– All areas of visual art; including drawing, painting, 3D art, printmaking, textiles, and digital arts including photography
– Each section is written by an acknowledged expert in that field – both practising professionals and university-level teachers
– Comprehensive coverage of equipment and tools, including step-by-step sequences, where appropriate on how to use
– Techniques are illustrated in step-by-step sequences by professional artists, with basic skills leading on to more advanced techniques
Whether you’re dipping in to find a specific painting technique or browsing for artistic inspiration, this artist’s reference book covers all the elements of painting and drawing. Brush up on the art basics like choosing the right tool, mixing watercolours, and preparing a canvas. Take your skills further and learn how to glaze a pot, try out 3D printing and mosaic, or create a digital collage.
The Artist’s Manual will help you become a more confident, creative artist. Equipment, materials, and methods are fully explained and beautifully illustrated. Perfect for artists of every skill level, you’ll be creating your own masterpieces in no time with this guide to art. It’s a must-have for every artist’s studio!
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Additional information
| Publisher | DK, 1st edition (11 Nov. 2021) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Hardcover | 312 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0241483859 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0241483855 |
| Dimensions | 20.3 x 2.6 x 24.1 cm |
by nicole m
I bought this as a gift for a friend who is just beginning hi art journey but had a flick through before wrapping it and learned SO much even as a relatively experienced artist.
Really beautifully illustrated, I’d thoroughly recommend this book, it has tons of information ( even how to set up a studio).
by Anna
This was bought for my16 year old grandson who enjoys art, he seemed very pleased with the book, as it shows different mediums.
by Rachel Dwane
Very interesting book, i bought this book to assist me with being an art student. Pleased with purchase, thanks
by G V.
When you’ve been ‘doing art’ for a while you think you know lots but this book gave me so many new insights and answers to questions I didn’t know I had. It touches on all disciplines and gives you a starting block to try new things. It’s a one-size fits all starter’s manual for all media but is useful for all levels as it fills in lots of gaps. Very thorough. I can’t recommend it enough. (Gill Varle, artist & interior stylist).
by Bookmuncher
I purchased the KINDLE version: An excellent art foundation/GCSE/short art course guide book for those who wish to study fine art and develop their skills/personal visual language in different media. I study drawing, painting, printmaking with online short courses and found this book an essential guide.
by SM
A great guide and well put together, with so much information on many aspects of art, weather it being studying, work or an expanding hobby, this helps in covering areas such as drawing, paint, design, sculpture, which tools and materials to use, creation and colour, starting points to setting up space or a studio, using technology of different kinds to produce digital graphics, photography and more. This is for anyone weather your just starting or your a professional. It’s a nicely paced beautiful book, with an index and nice layouts to lots of steps to the art world, a fantastic read which I found helped me to get back at drawing again. With plenty of images, insights and knowledge, this has to be the best guide books I have ever come across and do recommend, a book to have by you and rediscover again and again, also have the digital copy. -Brilliant.
by Amazon Customer
There’s a lot in it! I have similar books but none of them are as detailed as this one. It also covers a lot more areas and subjects. There was some slight damage to the cover.
by Marina M. Mitchell
A very concise, insightful, informative and visually stunning book both for artists and for general public who are interested in the process of art making.