Sketchbook Explorations

Author : Shelley Rhodes
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-06
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781849944809

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Sketchbook Explorations by Shelley Rhodes Pdf

A practical and inspirational guide to help embroiderers and textile artists make the most of sketchbooks to inform their creative work. The artist’s sketchbook offers an exciting platform to explore a host of mixed media techniques. Using a combination of paper, textiles, found objects, pencil, ink and paint, Shelley Rhodes shows how a sketchbook can act as an illustrated diary, a visual catalogue of a journey or experience or as a starting point for more developed work. Whether out on location or in the studio, Rhodes explores every stage of the creative process, from initial inspiration to overcoming the fear of a blank page, manipulating paper and images and incorporating ‘found’ objects to build a sketchbook that is both beautiful and inspiring. Sketchbook Explorations is the ideal companion for everyone from the beginner to the more experienced artist looking for exciting techniques to expand their repertoire in mixed media. The book explores: Why work in sketchbooks? The importance and joy of working in a sketchbook. Ways of recording and investigating ideas that inspire. Techniques in mixed media from found objects and layers to three-dimensional sketching. Creating on location. Using electronic devices to develop ideas.

Author : Shelley Rhodes
Publisher : Batsford Books
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-16
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781849947374

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Fragmentation and Repair by Shelley Rhodes Pdf

Discover the rich creative possibilities of fragmentation and repair in textile art. Fragmentation and repair are two of the biggest buzzwords in textile and mixed-media art. In this fascinating book, renowned artist Shelley Rhodes explores both concepts, with a wealth of fresh ideas and practical advice. Drawing on her own practice, Shelley explains how she reconstructs and reassembles cloth, paper and other materials to create new pieces, often incorporating found objects and items she has collected over the years to add depth and emotional resonance. From piercing and devoré to patching and darning, techniques include: Fragmentation of materials, text and image. Repair using darning and patching along with pins, tape, adhesive and plaster. The Japanese concepts of wabi-sabi (finding beauty in imperfection) and mottainai (using every last scrap). Using salvaged and recycled materials, and repurposing household items. Methods of distressing and manipulating surfaces including weathering, abrasion, burning, piercing, staining and burying. Collage, working in a series and collecting fragments. Beautifully illustrated with Shelley's own pieces alongside those of other leading artists, this fascinating book is the ideal companion for any textile artist wanting to bring notions of fragility, fragmentation and repair into their own work.

Author : James Gulliver Hancock,Hennie Haworth,Stuart Hill,Sarah King
Publisher : Walter Foster Jr
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-03
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781633224841

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The Art of Map Illustration by James Gulliver Hancock,Hennie Haworth,Stuart Hill,Sarah King Pdf

The Art of MapIllustration combines practical instruction with inspirational art and photographs to both enliven and educate aspiring map artists.

Author : Karen Haller
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-29
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780241352861

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The Little Book of Colour by Karen Haller Pdf

A SUNDAY TIMES DESIGN BOOK OF THE YEAR _________________________________________ The definitive guide for harnessing the power of colour to improve your happiness, wellbeing and confidence Wouldn't you like to boost your confidence simply by slipping on 'that' yellow jumper? Or when you get home after a stressful day, be instantly soothed by the restful green of your walls? The colours all around us hold an emotional energy. Applied Colour Psychology specialist, Karen Haller, explains the inherent power of colour; for example, looking closely at the colours we love or those we dislike can bring up deeply buried memories and with them powerful feelings. A revolutionary guide to boosting your wellbeing, The Little Book of Colour puts you firmly in the driver's seat and on the road to changing the colours in your world to revamp your mood and motivation. Illuminating the science, psychology and emotional significance of colour, with key assessments for finding your own true colour compatibility, this book will help you to rediscover meaning in everything you do through the joy of colour. Get ready to join the colour revolution, and change your life for the better.

Author : Helen Wells
Publisher : Quarry Books
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-14
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781631598357

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Expressive Sketchbooks by Helen Wells Pdf

Expressive Sketchbooks shares a host of creative ideas and prompts, tools and techniques, methods for working around obstacles and barriers, and tons of visual inspiration to help you grow in your sketchbooking practice. An expressive sketchbook is a place for you to explore, express, and enjoy your own innate creativity on your own terms. It is a safe playground for the imagination—a place to mess about, play, and experiment—and to gain confidence in your abilities as you develop your skills. Expressive Sketchbooks offers techniques and creative exercises that incorporate mark making, watercolor, mixed media, collage, words and text, and more. It unpacks some of the obstacles and barriers that you may face along the way and offers wisdom and encouragement to help you decide why and how to start your sketchbook and how to develop and expand your artistic practice. This book is packed with ideas and exercises, including: Exploratory drawing exercises How to utilize color in your sketchbook How to create dynamic and varied sketchbook pages How to find inspiration in nature and in your everyday life Ways to mix media and art supplies Ways to kickstart your creativity How to find and develop a process that feels personal to you Through this book, you'll find out what lights you up, what makes you curious and fascinated, and what makes you expansive. Discover how to magnify your creativity and enliven your art skills by using an expressive sketchbook as your daily companion.

Author : Textile Study Group
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1916346804

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Insights by Textile Study Group Pdf

Author : Danny Gregory
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-28
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781440320255

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An Illustrated Journey by Danny Gregory Pdf

Features selections from the sketchbooks of forty artists, illustrators, and designers that capture their travels around the world in drawings and paintings.

Author : Amaia Arrazola
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-03
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781462921621

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Tokyo Travel Sketchbook by Amaia Arrazola Pdf

Tokyo Travel Sketchbook traces the journey of illustrator and graphic designer Amaia Arrazola on a four-week trip through the beating heart of Tokyo. When Arrazola accepts a month long artist's residency in the Japanese capital, she has little idea of what to expect but gamely packs her paints and pencils and seizes the opportunity to create an illustrated diary of her time there, filling the pages of her sketchbooks with curious images of life in the world's largest city. This book provides readers with a unique vision of Japan's capital, as seen through the eyes of an artist. Arrazola immerses herself in the cult of Hello Kitty and the pop-eyed charms of "Kawaii" cute culture, while conveying the collision of traditional and modern Japanese culture in the female Samurais she meets and draws. The city's cultural curiosities come alive in a metropolis that is ever on the go, as she browses sex shops, drinks pink coffee, eats spaghetti sandwiches and photographs subway sleepers. Throughout her explorations, Arrazola uses the concept of wabi sabi as a guiding principle--coming to see her own life and artworks as examples of "flawed beauty" and imperfectly perfect Zen design. The result is a fresh, often funny, one-of-a-kind look at a city that works hard and plays hard--in many surprising ways. At the heart of Tokyo Travel Sketchbook are two contradictory Japans--the glittering neon world of a high-tech ultramodern society existing side-by-side with a nation where ancient tradition holds sway and where the unadorned, the simple and the silent are prized and celebrated as much as the new, the fashionable and the trendy. These competing realities make for a memorable visual journey and a stunning souvenir of a stranger's brief stay in a strange land. From smoking laws to high-tech toilets, Arrazola finds beauty in the weirdness and imperfection of this modern metropolis. *Recommended for readers ages 14 & up*

Author : Eloise Renouf
Publisher : Quarry
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781592538379

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20 Ways to Draw a Tree and 44 Other Nifty Things from Nature by Eloise Renouf Pdf

DIVThis inspiring sketchbook is part of the new 20 Ways series from Quarry Books, designed to offer artists, designers, and doodlers a fun and sophisticated collection of illustration fun. Each spread features 20 inspiring illustrated examples of a single item, such as a tree, tulip, shell, owl, peacock feather, mushroom, cloud, or berry.–with blank space for you to draw your take on “20 Ways to Draw a Tree.” /divDIVThis is not a step-by-step technique book--rather, the stylized flowers, trees, leaves, and clouds are simplified, modernized, and reduced to the most basic elements, showing you how simple abstract shapes and forms meld to create the building blocks of any item that you want to draw. Each of the 20 interpretations provides a different, interesting approach to drawing a single item, providing loads of inspiration for your own drawing. Presented in the author’s uniquely creative style, this engaging and motivational practice book provides a new take on the world of sketching, doodling, and designing. /divDIVGet out your favorite drawing tool, and remember, there are not just 20 Ways to Draw a Tree!/div

Author : Steven Heller,Lita Talarico
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Graphic arts
ISBN : 0500289689

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Typography Sketchbooks by Steven Heller,Lita Talarico Pdf

Arranged by designer, it reveals how nearly 120 of the world's leading designers and typographers continually strive to find new and exciting ways of communicating through letters and words, and provides fascinating insights into their work.

Author : Deborah Velasquez
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781631592805

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Drawing in Black & White by Deborah Velasquez Pdf

Learn to work with only positive and negative lines and master the basics of composition, balance, and harmony with Drawing in Black & White.

Author : MIND
Publisher : Michael O'Mara
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1782438009

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The Wellbeing Journal by MIND Pdf

Developed in partnership with Mind, the mental health charity, each page of this gorgeous journal has been thoughtfully crafted and includes activities, colouring, drawing prompts, contemplative quotes and lots of space for you to write about your own thoughts, feelings and experiences.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9353099749

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Why Do Sunflowers Love the Sun? by Anonim Pdf

Author : Kevin Brophy
Publisher : Melbourne Univ. Publishing
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0522850561

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Explorations in Creative Writing by Kevin Brophy Pdf

These essays, stories and fragments are about writing. They explore the dilemmas of living as a writer, the subtleties and inspirations of reading as a writer, and the contradictions created when a writer tries to teach others how it is done.

Author : Jill K. Berry,Linden McNeilly
Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781627880312

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Map Art Lab by Jill K. Berry,Linden McNeilly Pdf

Explore the world of cartography with this collection of creative map-related projects—for artists of all ages and experience levels. This fun and creative book features fifty-two map-related activities set into weekly exercises, beginning with legends and lines, moving through types and styles, and then creating personalized maps that allow you to journey to new worlds. Authors Jill K. Berry and Linden McNeilly guide you through useful concepts while exploring colorful, eye-catching graphics. Maps are beautiful and fascinating, they teach you things, and they show you where you are, places you long to go, and places you dare to imagine. The labs can be used as singular projects or to build up to a year of hands-on creative experiences. Map Art Lab is the perfect book for map lovers and DIY-inspired designers. Artists of all ages and experience levels can use this book to explore enjoyable and engaging exercises. “Learn about cartography, topography, legends, compasses, and more in this adventurous DIY map book.” —Cloth Paper Scissors Magazine “Every art teacher should have a copy of this book.” —Katharine Harmon, author of The Map as Art: Contemporary Artists Explore Cartography