Secondhand Art Books

A comprehensive directory of sketching and drawing techniques for able and aspiring artists, 5-Minute Sketching: People will help you to dust off your sketchbook and loosen up your creativity in...

Are you bored of painting tasteful landscapes, light seascapes and delicate still-lifes? Or are you labouring under the misconception that that is simply all watercolour is good for? Maybe you're...

Water-soluble (Aquarelle) pencils and pastels, when used with inventive and imaginative techniques, can produce a wide range of textures, patterns and effects. They are a versatile media, which can be...

The methods of merging soft luminous washing with the sharp, crisp definite markings penwork, are made e asy with this book. Each stage of the painting process is il lustrated...

Water-soluble coloured pencils and water-soluble graphite are excellent mediums for both the beginner and the experienced artist. They are user-friendly, clean, relatively inexpensive and easy to use. The coloured pencil...

This series considers artists and their work against the background of the social, political and historical world in which they worked, examining issues of race, class, gender and psychology. It...

Seit dem Goldenen Zeitalter der Malerei in Danemark im fruhen 19. Jahrhundert hat der Realismus in der Kunst des Nordens stets eine besondere Rolle gespielt. Gemeinsam, zumeist im Freien und...

This volume covers art, architecture, dance, music, theatre and literature from pre-history to the present. Over 3000 entries explain all the major and many minor art-forms and their terminologies, list...