Bargain Arts & Crafts

This collection of recipes will soothe aches and pains, reduce tiredness, relieve anxiety and more. Among the essences are jasmine, lavender, rose, cedarwood, lemongrass and rosemary.

ISBN: 9780855328887

Published in association with The Artist magazine, this troubleshooting book for the practising artist features a series of projects showing how to rescue paintings that, for a variety of reasons, are not working satisfactorily. What do you do when a painting just isn't working? Rather than discard it, there are a number of ways in which it can be altered, corrected or improved, and this book aims to show you how. Full of practical hints, tips, studies and step-by-step demonstrations, it provides solutions to many of the most common painting problems that amateur artists encounter in their work. The book features the work of several well-known and popular artists who look at particular problems and provide practical guidance on how to rescue unsuccessful paintings, using watercolour, oils, pastels and acrylics. A wide range of subject matter is covered, including landscapes, seascapes, flowers, still life and people, and the different styles of the featured artists make for great variety and interest. The featured artists include: John Lidzey Gerald Green James Horton Ray Balkwill Olwen Tarrant David Curtis Darren Rees Jackie Simmonds Alastair Adams John Mitchell Peter Graham Hugo Grenville Barry Herniman Winston Oh Anuk Naumann

COVER PRICE £16.99

ISBN: 9780007184149

A complete guide to artists techinques and materials. A comprehensive artist's manual which includes examples of many different styles and treatments.

ISBN: 9781843098621

Basil Ede's thirty-six paintings, specially commissioned for this book, show us the birds in typical surroundings, making recognition easy. W.D Campbell's text amplifies the paintings by describing each bird for us, touching on its characteristics and peculiarities, its haunts, song, food and nesting habits. Hardback.154pp.Lovely colour plates.Forward by H.R.H Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

ISBN: 9780753709719

The Book of Touch and Aroma provides insights and step-by-step suggestions to help you reconnect your mind and body through the senses of touch and aroma. Beautifully illustrated and including simple techniques you can do at home, it is sure to inspire you to slow down and ‘stop to smell the roses’.

ISBN: 9780705430326

ISBN: 9781860194832

In a gallery of more than one hundred paintings this book offers some of the finest work of five of Britains foremost marine artists. In addition to their complete pictures, they offer insights into their work with sketches, drawings, caption notes and introductory essays. This exploration of the art of the tall ship is indispensable to those who love fine paintings, to the many followers of naval fiction and to anyone interested in Britains great maritime heritage.

COVER PRICE 20.00

ISBN 1856279197

Covers oil and waxed finishes, varnishing, stipling, graining, rag rolling, ebonizing, stenciling, spray finishing, and other techniques, and includes a guide to wood.

ISBN: 9781861609700

A guide to designing and making wooden toys which includes 24 projects for woodworkers of all abilities. There are toys ranging from a rocking panda to a teapot house, and none of them will take longer to make than a weekend. The book contains photographs and line drawings as well as easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions, to provide the reader with the clearest possible guide to building these toys. The toys featured include a kangaroo with her "Joey", an intricate foldaway clock, a miniature skittle alley, a ball-in-a-cube game and a lorry with a trailer. There are even a series of sand-operated toys including a windmill and a set of diving dolphins. As well as the projects themselves, there are chapters on tools and equipment, materials and safety.

ISBN: 9780946819430

This work combines the popular areas of flower and landscape painting. Flowers can be the focus of a painting or merely one of the elements. Either way, they add drama and colour and can lift an ordinary landscape to a higher level. The book covers all the basic techniques an artist needs to learn, together with how to paint the colour of flowers accurately. It encourages artists to develop their ability to compose a picure successfully, and offers suggestions for expanding personal creativity. Season, climate and mood are all discussed, and their is a section on personal organization - which materials to choose and how to prepare for an outdoor trip.

ISBN: 9780715302675

The aim of this book is to inspire amateur artists to create beautiful flower paintings in watercolour by developing their own style right from the start. With this in mind, the book contains plenty of instruction on essential watercolour techniques and methods, and includes the following key features: projects - practical projects, with a system of self-assessment to monitor progress; demonstrations - developing a painting step-by-step; exercises - additional exercises to put theory into practice; ideas - flowers with still life, in garden settings, close-up compositions, flowers in the landscape, flower portraits and studies; and inspiration - a wide selection of flower paintings to show different styles and techniques. The book features paintings by the author and a number of other well-known contemporary artists, including John Lidzey, Shirley Trevena and Ann Blockley. It adopts a "workshop" approach, with practical projects, exercises and step-by-step demos.

ISBN: 9780007121687

This is a practical guide to the Good Old Days. Rediscover the lost world of traditional household crafts with 'the grand master of self-sufficiency' ("Kitchen Garden") John Seymour. Master tried and trusted methods that have been honed over the centuries and learn to make butter and cheese, embroider, keep bees, decorate your home, and more. As Seymour himself once said "we must fill our homes and our lives with beautiful things again and cast out the mass-produced rubbish. This book shows that such things are possible." It contains all the practical advice you need to produce what you need for yourself. PUBLISHED PRICE £12.99

ISBN: 9781405322225

A visual feast of stunning illustrations and authoritative text. Fruit appears in art, mythology, and nearly every religious belief. The uses of fruit are varied: for food, drink, paint pigment, decoration, and medicine. The cultivation of fruit encouraged the development of plant propagation methods, grafting, hybridization, and selective breeding to produce ever improved varieties. In this book Blackburne-Maze challenges myths such as the story of Johnny Appleseed whose real name was John Chapman.


ISBN: 9781552977804

ISBN 1860199305

This introduction to the woodworking techniques needed in both carpentry and cabinet making includes information on: how to use and maintain tools for cutting, planing, shaping and veneering; wood turning and using machinery; and drawing and wood finishing.

ISBN: 9781861263216

A guide for all those who, for whatever reason, prefer to paint at home. With original ideas and practical projects, as well as expert advice on techniques, it is an inspiring book for beginners and experienced artists alike. For many people, indoors is the best location in which to paint - convenient, undemanding, safe, not subject to the weather and free from curious onlookers. But inspiration can sometimes run dry and the amateur artist may also need some instruction to help gain essential skills. Professional artist and writer Linda Birch takes the reader through the basics - establishing a simple home studio area, selecting the right medium and getting to grips with shape and form - before looking at a number of enjoyable projects in watercolour. These include: working from photographs; painting still lifes; creating the outdoors indoors; painting from your window - skies and roofscapes; and painting flowers, gardens, people and animals She also encourages readers to explore their experimental side by varying scale, using colour creatively and adopting a number of different styles. COVER PRICE £16.99

ISBN: 9780007151486

This best-selling title will be relaunched in June 05 with a fresh new cover design. Alwyn Crawshaw has a very loyal following among amateur painters, and this book provides an essential introduction to this exciting subject. Landscapes are a very popular and rewarding subject for painters of all abilities. Here well-known and respected TV artist Alwyn Crawshaw demonstrates all the basic techniques of painting landscapes in watercolour and oils. The book includes many practical exercises and step-by-step demonstration paintings of a variety of different landscapes, featuring mountains, snow, meadows and water. There are also useful sections on sketching, painting skies and trees, and how to add buildings, people and animals to your landscape paintings. Part of the essential Learn to Paint series, this book provides the best introduction to this fascinating subject.

COVER PRICE £9.99

ISBN: 9780007193981

The entire creative process unfolds, from the fibers to use to beautiful things to make. All the technical aspects are explained in detail, with special attention to fashioning a sheet of paper, step by step. Put all this knowledge to use on ten magnificent projects, including a Palm Paper Album, a Rustic Notebook with Textured Paper, an Accordion Book, and more.PUBLISHED PRICE £14.99

ISBN: 9781579904562

Practical advice on techniques, materials and equipment to help you pick up the basic skills.

COVER PRICE £7.99

ISBN: 9781842150535

Classic table designs from top craftsmen that will help you furnish every room in your home with elegance and style: from a Shaker sewing table to a display table for objects d'art, this book offers ten excellent reasons to spend quality time at the workbench. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced woodworker, the projects will provide plenty of challenges to increase your skills: a candlestand table; an end table; two coffee tables; a display table; a half-round console table; a hall table; a cherry kitchen table; a trestle table; Ten outstanding furniture projects accessible to woodworkers of any skill level, from a leading international craftsman and award-winning woodworking author. Taunton's new step-by-step Furniture Series is devoted to creating fine furniture for every room in the house - tasteful and refined designs, clear step-by-step instructions, detailed drawings and cut lists plus vivid colour photos.

ISBN: 9781561583423