Ilex Press imprint: 112 books
The Art of the Cocktail
From the Dali Wallbanger to the Stinger Sargent, cocktails with an artistic twist
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2019
Discover 50 cocktails inspired by famous artists, their art and their favourite tipples.
Shake up delicious art-inspired drinks, from the absinthe-fuelled Pablo Pisco Sour to the verdant Henry Mojito, and discover evocative cocktails that will transport you straight to Toulouse-Lautrec's Moulin...
The Landscape Photographer's Field Guide
Capturing the Great Outdoors with your Digital SLR Camera
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2011
Landscape photography remains one of the most popular genres for enthusiast and commercial photographers alike, but all of the books on the market are large in format and unsuited to use in the field. This latest addition to Ilex's popular Field Guide series meets this need perfectly, with Carl Heilman's...
The Creative Person's Website Builder
How to Make a Pro Website Yourself Using Word Press and Other Easy Tools
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2013
Your website is the face that your creative endeavours show to the world, and you owe it to yourself to make it the most inviting and user-friendly site on the web. With The Creative Person's Website Builder, you'll learn how to create a site from scratch, or massively improve what you already have,...
Erotic Comics
A Graphic History, Vol 1 (PB)
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2011
Crammed full of exquisite art from around the world, with fascinating background stories about the artists, editors and publishers, Erotic Comics: A Graphic History examines how this much maligned artform developed into a publishing phenomenon that spans the globe. Volume 1 delves deep into comic...
Draw Faces in 15 Minutes
Amaze your friends with your portrait skills
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2014
Yes, you can draw! And Draw Faces in 15 Minutes will show you how. By the time you finish this book, you'll have all the skills you need to achieve a striking likeness in a drawn portrait.
Artist and life drawing expert Jake Spicer takes you through a series of carefully crafted tutorials,...
DRAW
A Fast, Fun & Effective Way to Learn
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2018
Jake Spicer wants you to learn how to draw.
This is his complete course in drawing, suitable for complete beginners as well as experienced artists, and designed to help you fit drawing into your lifestyle.
Tried-and-tested exercises, ranging from five-minute sketches to dedicated sessions...
A Brief History of Manga
The Essential Pocket Guide to the Japanese Pop Culture Phenomenon
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2014
Manga is more than a genre in the comics field: it is a vital creative medium in its own right, with hundreds of millions of readers worldwide, a host of graphic styles, and a rich history now spanning seven decades.
Now for the first time, that history is told by an award-winning expert in...
Character Design from the Ground Up
Make Your Sketches Come to Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2014
All stories have characters, and whether its a film, game, book, or comic, all characters need to be designed. Character design has become a distinct discipline in the entertainment industry, and character designers are employed by film and game companies across the globe to bring life to scripts...
by Mike Goodridge
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2012
Ultimately responsible for the creative content on screen, directors are the captains of the ship on every film. All actors and heads of department report to them. Some directors are also writers, employing unique styles of dialogue and characterizations. Others, like Pedro Almodóvar, create inimitable...
by Geoffrey Macnab, Sharon Swart
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2013
Responsible for hiring all members of cast and crew from the director onwards, the producer's role is central to the making of any film and responsibilities can include everything from script development to securing financing to masterminding a film's marketing campaign. While few film producers are...
Lens on Life
Documenting Your World Through Photography
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2012
Mostly candid and spontaneous, documentary photography serves to preserve a moment in time. In Lens on Life, celebrated documentary photographer Stephanie Calabrese Roberts inspires you to explore, shoot, and share documentary photographs, guiding you as you define your own style.
Illustrated...
Black & White Photography
The timeless art of monochrome in the post-digital age
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2017
Beautifully illustrated and far-reaching in scope, this guide is destined to be a standard reference for years to come. Alongside the work of author Michael Freeman, you'll find the classic photography of renowned black and white photographers such as Ansel Adams, Ian Berry, Bill Brandt, Edward Curtis,...
by Deborah Nadoolman Landis
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2012
Actors often say they only really assume the identity of their character when they have donned the costumes painstakingly created for them by the costume designer. In this volume of the FilmCraft series of books, 16 of the world's leading costume designers come together to share their inspiration...
by Mike Goodridge, Tim Grierson
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2012
As chief collaborators with the directors on a film, cinematographers are artistic masters in their own right. In Cinematography sixteen of the world's greatest "painters of light" share their insights, anecdotes, and technical achievements through a series of exclusive interviews. Fascinating...