Archive for the ‘North Light’ Category

Layered, tattered & stitched by Ruth Rae

Layered, tattered & stitched by Ruth Rae, softback published by North Light Books in the USA. Available in the UK, ISBN 978-1-60061-188-9, price 15.99 from www.davidandcharles.co.uk
Inspired ideas with a unique flavour that will notch up your creativity. If you have ever become bored doing the same old thing with fabric, I’m sure you’ll find some [...]

Masterful Color by Arlene Steinberg

Masterful Color, Vibrant Colored Pencil Paintings, Layer by Layer by Arlene Steinberg, hardback published by North Light in the USA. Available in the UK, ISBN 978-1-58180-957-2, price 18.99 from www.davidandcharles.co.uk
This is a very good book for learning to use coloured pencils and improving your technique. I have seen others use the same layering and burnishing [...]

Drawing the Nude from Life DVD by Costa Vavagiakis

Drawing the Nude from Life DVD by Costa Vavagiakis published by North Light in the USA. Available in the UK, ISBN 978-1-60061-359-3, price 18.99 from www.davidandcharles.co.uk
Watch Costa as he draws the nude from life. Working mainly with pencil and pastel, he creates a realistic drawing of the model. I loved watching Costa map out the [...]

Mod Knots by Cath Milligan

Mod Knots by Cath Milligan, softback published by North Light Books in the USA. Available in the UK, ISBN 978-1-60061-1445, price 15.99 from www.davidandcharles.co.uk
I remember when a frined of mine got into macrame in the 70’s, well here it is looking fresh and new. Cath uses macrame to create jewellery and accessories that look bang up-to-date [...]

Drawing for the Absolute Beginner by M and M Willenbrink

Drawing for the Absolute Beginner by Mark and Mary Willenbrink, softback published by North Light Books in the USA. Available in the UK, ISBN 978-1-58180-789-9, price 12.99 from www.davidandcharles.co.uk
This is a useful guide for beginners with step-by-step instructions on scale, proportion, perspective and everything else you need to know to draw confidently. Examples include buildings, figures [...]