Printmaking category: 146 books
by Kurt Meissner
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 1990
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 1990
With dozens of classic miniature Japanese woodblock prints and informative text, this Japanese art book is an essential for print collectors.
Of the many genres of ukio-e, perhaps the least known is that of the diminutive surimono produced by Utamaro, Kiyonaga, Hokusai, Hiroshige, and others....
by James P. Keenan, Patricia Garcia
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2013
BOOKPLATES: THE ART OF THIS CENTURY is a new annual directory of the world's top artists, engravers, and printmakers. The bookplate or "ex libris" is a personal mark of ownership that has been used by individuals and libraries for over 5.5 centuries. The bookplate is a label that shows pride...
Drawing on the Dream
Finding My Way by Art
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2017
How does a twenty-first-century woman living in rural southern Oregon enter the spiritual realm of the Dreamtime and what impact does it have on her life? Denise Kester is an artist and art teacher whose inner dream life is populated by a host of profound characters (brown bears, black crows, blue...
Japan Journeys
Famous Woodblock Prints of Cultural Sights in Japan
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2015
Presenting classic Japanese woodblock prints, Japan Journeys offers a unique perspective on the country's most famous travel destinations.
This stunning art book gathers together approximately two hundred Japanese woodblock prints depicting scenic spots and cultural icons that still delight...
by Gordon Leek
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
Have you ever been inspired to create your own t-shirt design? or had an idea for a pithy one liner you'd like to see on a shirt? In this 1600 word article you will be guided through the steps needed to create a simple t-shirt design using the Open Source (read free!) Vector Graphics application...
Handmade Personalized Photo Gifts
Over 75 Creative DIY Gifts and Keepsakes to Make From Your Photographs
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2014
Photographs always evoke strong emotions with those special moments caught on camera--this book shows you over 75 fabulous ways to display your photographs on virtually any surface!
Using the very latest trends, techniques and materials this books shows you how photos can be added to practically...
by Misha Ha Baka
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2017
The first in the series of digital paintings I created was I called Two Women Contemplating the Nature of the Universe: Print Operas. When I looked at it I was surprised to see two figures in the lower left hand corner looking up at the rest of the painting. They appeared to be female. Hence, the...
War Posters
The Historical Role of Wartime Poster Art 1914-1919
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2016
"Take up the sword of justice," commands a vengeful, blade-wielding sea goddess, while a ship resembling the Lusitania hovers on the horizon
"Keep all Canadians busy. Buy 1918 victory bonds," advises a poster bearing a pair of industrious beavers
"Must children die and Mothers...
by Sandro Jung
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2015
Drawing on the methods of textual and reception studies, book history, print culture research, and visual culture, this interdisciplinary study of James Thomson’s The Seasons (1730) understands the text as marketable commodity and symbolic capital which throughout its extended affective presence...
by Paul Farrell, Author
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2016
Discover a Great Britain unlike any you've ever seen before!
Acclaimed illustrator, graphic designer and print-maker, Paul Farrell takes us on a journey through Great Britain that will change the way we think about it forever. Encompassing its countryside, landmarks, and architecture, from...
Imprinting Identities
Illustrated Latin-Language Histories of St. Stephens Kingdom (14881700)
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2015
The book demonstrates how illustrated printed books played an active role in identity-building processes in the Hungarian Kingdom. It shows the influence of Latin-language histories of Hungary in the areas of imagery of the Hungarian political community, visual representations of Hungarian patron...
Senefelder on Lithography
The Classic 1819 Treatise
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2013
The invention in the late eighteenth century of lithography, or "writing on stone," reshaped the course of graphic arts. Some years later, the father of this world-changing technology, Alois Senefelder, published a description of the process. This English translation of the original German work, Vollständiges...
Engraven Desire
Eros, Image, and Text in the French Eighteenth Century
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
How do literary illustrations affect the way we read—or more subtly, what we read? Through a critical investigation of the role of engraving played in eighteenth-century French literature, Philip Stewart grapples with this question. In both its approach and its conclusions, his project marks a provocative...
Screen Printing At Home
Print Your Own Fabric to Make Simple Sewn Projects
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2014
Do you love the idea of printing your own fabrics at home but don't know where to start? This comprehensive guide to screen printing shows you just how easy it is to create beautiful, hand printed fabrics at your kitchen table.
Screen printing expert, Karen Lewis, demonstrates two screen printing...