Lord of the Rings Prints Bundle

$49.95 AUD

Category: Art & Photography

The Dread Vale Print by Steve Hickman

$19.99 AUD

Category: Art & Photography

Battle Before the Gate Print by Steve Hickman

$19.99 AUD

Category: Art & Photography

Citadel at Sunrise Print by Steve Hickman

$19.99 AUD

Category: Art & Photography

Invisible Thief Print by Steve Hickman

$19.99 AUD

Category: Art & Photography

Watcher at the Gate Print by Steve Hickman

$19.99 AUD

Category: Art & Photography

Heaven Is Within You by Steve Kenyon

$9.99 AUD

Category: Art & Photography

Outback Creative: Volume 1 by Ranald McMaster

$40.00 AUD

Category: Art & Photography

'Outback Creative' - the premier self-titled artwork book, was created to preserve the energy and the power of the original members in the collective. The images are accompanied by didactics (little stories), which add another dimension to the works, giving an unsual insight into the thoughts and ideas behind them. ...Show more

The Whole Picture: The Colonial Story of the Art in our Museums & Why we Need to Talk About it by Alice Procter

$39.99 AUD

Category: Art & Photography

If you think art history has to be pale, male and stale - think again.Should museums be made to give back their marbles? Is it even possible to 'decolonise' our galleries? Must Rhodes fall? From the stolen Wakandan art in Black Panther, to Emmanuel Macron's recent commitment to art restitution, and Beyo nc and Jay Z's provocative music video filmed in the Louvre, the question of decolonising our relationship with the art around us is quickly gaining traction. People are waking up to the seedy history of the world's art collections, and are starting to ask difficult questions about what the future of museums should look like. In The Whole Picture, art historian and Uncomfortable Art Tour guide Alice Procter provides a manual for deconstructing everything you thought you knew about art, and fills in the blanks with the stories that have been left out of the art history canon for centuries. The book is divided into four chronological sections, named after four different kinds of art space: The Palace The Classroom The Memorial The Playground Each section tackles the fascinating and often shocking stories of five different art pieces, including the propaganda painting that the East India Company used to justify its control in India; the Maori mokomokai skulls that were traded and collected by Europeans as 'art objects'; and Kara Walker's controversial contemporary sculpture A Subtlety, which raised questions about 'appropriate' interactions with art. Through these stories, Alice brings out the underlying colonial narrative lurking beneath the art industry today, and suggests different ways of seeing and thinking about art in the modern world.The Whole Picture is a much-needed provocation to look more critically at the accepted narratives about art, and rethink and disrupt the way we interact with the museums and galleries that display it. ...Show more

Brush Writing - Calligraphy Techniques for Beginners by Ryokushu Kuiseko

$49.99 AUD

Category: Calligraphy

For many a deep and lasting interest in Japanese culture, its people and its language, begins with a fascination for beautifully drawn characters produced by a master calligrapher. Compared with the squarish, regular representation of Chinese characters reproduced in books, newspapers, and magazines by modern printing techniques, the appealing brush strokes of a handwritten Japanese scroll, letter, or menu is often considered a work of art, and associated with the aesthetic and mystical. Brush Writing is dedicated to such enthusiasts of Japanese calligraphy who have searched for a basic and introductory guide in English to this traditional and challenging Eastern art. Any learner of Japanese will almost certainly find this book an invaluable aid to writing kanji, a subject that is rarely dealt with. adequately in language textbooks, as well as providing fundamental clues to decipher handwritten Japanese. Through nearly fifty model characters, Brush Writing teaches the basic techniques of writing almost any kanji. For each character, we have clearly shown the correct stroke order, major readings in romanized Japanese, and meanings in English. Advice on balance and other practical tips on writing kanji have also been included. Equally important to all non-native learners of Japanese, this book explains the secret of writing attractive hiragana, the key, in fact, to ensuring that handwritten Japanese is clearly legible and leaving the impression that it was penned by an adult Japanese hand. But it does not end there. Brush Writing is more than a kanji guide for students of the Japanese language. After working through the systematic instructions carefully explained in this volume, anyone, with an appreciation of the beauty and art of quality brush work, should find little difficulty in creating fine calligraphy of their very own, even if the meanings of the shapes themselves remain a mystery. This volume begins with a comprehensive, but brief introduction to the history of Chinese and Japanese characters to satisfy the curiosity of the enthusiast. For novice calligraphers, not only have we explained how to use the necessary materials and equipment, such as brushes, paper, and sumi ink, but we have also appended a list of stores selling calligraphic supplies throughout the United States. For Japanese language students and aspiring calligraphers alike, Brush Writing is the perfect introduction to the art and technique of shodo, Japanese calligraphy. ...Show more

Drawing Funny: A Guide to Making Your Terrible Little Cartoons Funnier by Oslo Davis

$14.99 AUD

Category: Art & Photography

I hate to be the bearer of bad news but you can't learn cartooning, and it can't be taught.' And so begins Oslo Davis' illustrated book on how to draw gag cartoons. Talk about shoot yourself in the foot But he's kidding, kind of. There are reasons why your terrible cartoons are not funny, and Oslo is ve ry happy to point them out. He's also prepared to give you some advice, for what it's worth, using examples selected from more than twenty years' drawing for newspapers and magazines worldwide. Drawing Funny is a how-to guide for people who might never draw a cartoon in their life but always read the cartoons first in the New Yorker and want to know how it's done. ...Show more

Marvelous Mermaids by Jane Davenport (Illustrator)

$37.99 AUD

Category: Art & Photography | Series: I Heart Drawing Ser.

Internationally known illustrator and bestselling author Jane Davenport takes artists on a journey through the mysterious world of mermaids, explaining everything from accurately drawing the figure to creating convincing habitats with mixed-media techniques. Make a magical mermaid splash Following her bestselling I Heart] Drawing: Fabulous Figures, Jane Davenport dives deep into the ocean to explore the wondrous world of mermaids. She shows how to draw and paint these sensuous sirens, with their perfectly proportioned figures, shimmering scales, and all. Jane's evocative instruction touches on every aspect of this fantasy realm: Oceans of Color: Paint beautiful backgrounds in which your mermaids can dwell.Go with the Flow: Convincingly draw these sinuous creatures in undulating poses.Mermaid Hair Don't Care: Paint the flowing tresses that are every mermaid's trademark.Keep Urchin Up: Depict mesmerizing facial features. Jane also provides unique suggestions for making an "upscale" mermaid art journal, gives a month's worth of creative prompts for Mer-May (or any day), and offers ideas for stunning collages. ...Show more