For the five decades of their partnership, sisters Susan Collier and Sarah Campbell were at the forefront of textile design, with their vibrant hand-painted patterns. They first made their names with
So many creative businesses are run online these days. Whether it is used as an online shop, a marketing tool, or a portfolio, a good website is an essential tool for artists, photographers, designers
A movies storyboard is the crucial stage when the words of the screenplay becomes a visual narrative; its often the source of the iconic imagery of the finished movie, and it is always a key point in
The Ad Makers looks at the form where commerce and creativity collide most dramatically: the TV commercial. Focusing on the shooting and production elements of making a TV ad, this book aims at an aud
Having a website built can be complicated and expensive. For large businesses this is a necessary expense, but for an ever-increasing number of independents and small businesses it can easily be handl
Capture a likeness with pencil and paper Yes, you can draw! Draw Faces in Minutes sets out to show you how. Furthermore, by the end of it you should be able to create a lifelike portrait in only minut
Osamu Tezuka has often been called the Walt Disney of Japan, but he was far more than that. Packed with stunning images, many never before seen outside Japan, this book reveals why he is one of the ke
As a sophisticated and highly stylised art form, Manga presents a series of challenges for budding artists, from character and set design to creating dynamic page layouts, perfectly paced narrative an
The greening of business has become one of the dominant commercial issues of recent years, with eco-friendly mission statements proliferating and everyone aware of the urgent need to reduce their impa
Yes, you can draw! And this book will show you how. By the time you finish reading, youll have all the skills you need to sketch a convincing clothed figure in 15 minutes. Artist, life drawing expert,
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 char
Digital painting programs - notably Corel's painter - are now developed to the point that they can superbly emulate the whole gamut of conventional painting techniques. With a computer and a cheap gra
Typography is the most ubiquitous of the graphic arts, with all of us now having access to innumerable fonts and the typographic tools that can, in the right hands, li any text from the mundane to the
One of the most complex elements of design, colour is also what people respond to first on an emotional level, so an understanding of how it works, and how to make it work for you, is one of the most
They say theyre mans best friend, but dogs arent the easiest subject to draw. Help is at hand, however, in the form of Jake Spicers Draw Dogs in 15 Minutes. Drawing on his many years of teaching exper
For You to Create, Print and Colour Mandalas are one of the most popular aids to meditation, with people worldwide fi nding enlightenment through the simple task of bringing a sparse outline to colour
Helps you cut through landscape photography and shoot standout landscape pictures whatever time of year, showing not just the technical equipment that will make it easier to capture your vision, but a
Quickly make the most of the pictures you've taken Photographers often talk of the dry, mechanical term "workflow" but what they mean is using modern software from iPhoto to Lightroom to bring lightni
With its stylish design and lavish finish, this designer journal is the essential gift for every photographer, and is particularly suited for Lomographers. The journal is the ideal place for recording
Digital photography continues to offer more options than ever before, and this updated edition of Michael Freeman’s Complete Guide to Digital Photography contains all you’ll need to create beautiful i
