Art books and photography books we stock

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Art history and colour

Learning to Look at Paintings teaches you to read composition and colour, and The World According to Colour is a cultural history of colour.

Painting and printmaking

Oils in 10 Steps is a ten-lesson oil painting course, and Block Print for Beginners covers lino carving.

Photography

The Hot Shoe Diaries teaches flash lighting, and The Joy of iPhotography helps phone photographers. Safari lovers can try Wildlife of East Africa or Nick Brandt: Inherit the Dust.

Fashion

Metric Pattern Cutting for Women’s Wear and Pattern Cutting suit fashion students.

Music

Adult Piano Adventures Book 1 is a beginner piano course, and The Classical Music Book introduces classical composers.

Theatre and play scripts

The Train Driver and The Effect are full plays, and The Principles of Movement is a course for performers.

Creativity and design

The Artist’s Way is a creative recovery programme, and Basics Interior Design 01 introduces retail design.

Students

Visual Arts for the IB Diploma supports the International Baccalaureate (IB) course.

How to choose

Learning a skill? Pick a how-to book with exercises over an art history title. Buying a gift? Illustrated art books such as Pixar Museum and The Wes Anderson Collection: Bad Dads suit coffee table display. For textbooks and play scripts, match the ISBN, author and edition on the product page to your course list or cast list. If a book is in print with the publisher, we will try to source it for you.

Looking for colouring books? See Crafts, Hobbies and Home. Pair painting guides with art supplies, read musicians’ and designers’ life stories in Biographies and Memoirs, or browse all books.