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Painter Christopher Pratt is one of Canada's most prominent painters and printmakers, a reputation that has solidified since the celebrated retrospective of his work at the National Gallery of Canada in 2005. The intense realism of his work is, at first glance, deceptively simple; but behind the recognizable images lie deeper meanings. Pratt's search for reality that is magical and mysterious gives these paintings their uncanny and haunting qualities. Ever since the day in the mid-1950s when Pra...

Over 20 modern one-of-a-kind projects. Print, Paint & Ink is perfect for everyone interested in learning to make their own stamps, prints, and painted accessories. With clear instruction and beautiful photography, authors Andie Powers and Emily Grosse of Assemble Shop & Studio will teach you all you need to know to create beautiful patterns, prints, and designs for a stylish home and life. Thanks to step-by-step directions and the included templates, the 21 projects in Print, Paint & Ink are per...

Explore your creative side with the cool tasks in this book! Rian Hughes will show you how to: Make words look like their meanings Use serifs to give your words 'funny feet' Create a maze made from letters Draw fancy initials and monograms Design logos And much more...so Get Lettering!

An easy-to-use practical guide to mixed-media printmaking including instructions for other printmaking techniques.Practical Mixed-Media Printmaking is an essential introduction to printmaking using a wide range of low-cost materials. This practical guide includes easy-to-follow instructions, hints and tips on all of the main printmaking techniques, as well as over 90 examples of works by contemporary printmakers and 19 profiles explaining the artists' methods and inspiration. As mixed-media prin...

Wood Engraving is a straightforward method of relief printmaking, whereby designs are drawn on to a hard wood such as boxwood. Areas of the design that are to remain white are then cut below the surface and the block is then rolled up with an oil-based printing ink, pressure applied and prints taken. Traditionally black ink is used, but it is possible to use coloured inks. Linocutting employs similar techniques, the end results are often bolder and more robust.

You don't have to be a fashion designer to create your own amazing fabrics! Fabric Printing at Home will show you how to print your own custom fabrics using everyday items from the kitchen and around the house! With tons of color photos, step-by-step instructions, and helpful hints, you will be crafting your very own fabric designs in no time! Learn to make print blocks, rubbing plates, stencils, and fabric resists from a wide range kitchen materials. See how your favorite fruits and veggies cre...

This catalogue lists and describes the work of John Martin, print-maker, and is designed to accompany an exhibition of his work in the York City Art Gallery in 1992. John Martin became famous in the 18th and 19th centuries for his adventurous, mezzotint engravings, using new techniques.

A master printmaker and a satirist in the tradition of Hogarth, Goya, Daumier, and Grosz. Since the 1940s, printmaker Warrington Colescott has trained his brilliant artistic eye on the fashions and foibles of human behavior. A satirist in the tradition of William Hogarth, Francisco Goya, Honore Daumier, and George Grosz, Colescott utilizes his sharp wit and vivid imagination to interpret contemporary and historical events, from the personal to the public, the local to the international. He is es...

Linocut is used to stunning effect by artists, illustrators and designers because of its strong graphic qualities, accessibility and versatility. Whether you are printing by hand on your kitchen table or on a press in a print studio, this book gets you started and goes on to explore the myriad creative applications of linocut. It encourages you to experiment with different approaches to image making and explores new ways of thinking about how linocut can be used. Nick Morley shares his experi...

Chen Haiyan (born 1955) is remarkable for her subversive rethinking of narrative in the populist and politicized medium of woodcut prints and the fine art of traditional brush painting. This volume surveys her surreal yet everyday imagery.