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| Arteffects
Drysdale Green, J
Pub. Watson Guptill Price £19.95
Explore creative effects with inks, watercolour, acrylics, oils, pastels and other materials. With more than 400 visual examples, this is a very useful reference and a sourcebook of ideas for your own explorations of design ideas with different art mediums. |
| Creative Collage Techniques
Leland, N and Williams, V
Pub. North Light Books Price £14.99
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| The Instant Printmaker; Printing methods to try at home and in the studio
Petterson, M
Pub. Collins & Brown Price £17.99
Printmaking is a fascinating medium that produces exciting design ideas we can all use in various ways, and this book makes it hard to resist having a go. Clear step-by-step photographs and instructions demonstrate basic and advanced techniques using minimal equipment, with design ideas and many beautiful examples of prints throughout to offer further ideas and inspiration. |
| Rennie Mackintosh Inspirations in Embroidery
Wood, D
Pub. Batsford Price £17.99
The timeless classic motifs of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Glasgow Style are explored, with each chapter focussing on a different element of Mackintosh's work - giving designs, techniques and projects for interpreting the elements in hand embroidery, machine embroidery, patchwork, applique, felt and fabric dyeing. |
| Creative Computer Tools For Artists
Pollark, J
Pub. Watson Guptill Price £16.95
Written primarily for artists using painting and drawing, this book provides a useful introduction for exploring design ideas in any medium, using computer software such as Adobe Photoshop. Covers topics such as manipulating an image, working with layers, combining images, scanning sketches and using digital effects. A useful book for using design elements in conjunction with today's technology. |
 | The Workbook, A key to personal work compiled for the Embroiderers' Development Scheme
Embroiderers' Guild
Pub. Embroiderers' Guild Price £12.50
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