We know that you’ve got a bit of a wild side, that why we’ve got some fabulous deals on wonderfully inspirational wildlife photography books with our 10% off deal live until 12 Dec. Wonderful prices on books with great pictures of lions and tigers and…yes, there are a few robins as well.
You can even get a great bargain on the book for the London Natural History Museum exhibition that everyone is talking about the Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Portfolio 21. We’re talking 160 pages of up close and personal beautiful imagery and just£18 this week until 12 Dec, it’s difficult not to
In honour of the mayhem that is ‘Black Friday’ we’ve got a ma-husive 50% off sale on ALL of our David and Charles Books. That includes great works on painting, photography and drawing. There are almost 200 items in the sale, but here are some of our top picks. Sale ends Sunday 27 November, so get in quick!
Claudia Nice is nice, so nice she’s willing to share all (well some) of her top tips for drawing and painting all different types of trees in her book, Drawing and Painting Trees in the Landscape. Whether you’re out in the wild or sketching from photos, this bestseller has all the step by step instructions you’ll need to get every leaf, branch and twig just the way you want it.
Winter is most definitely upon us and as the nights draw in and the days grow cold it’s ever so tempting to slump in to the sofa and hibernate until the daffs come out in March. But it’s undeniable that the early morning frost, icicles, and low lying sun can bring a whole new dimension to the most everyday of surroundings. Bare branched trees offer rare opportunities to capture wildlife in the fold, weather pushes the rivers to their brinks and a single snow flurry can completely transform any landscape into a veritable feast of imagery for keen photographers.
Guy Edwardes' Snow Drops
1. 100 Ways to Take Better Nature & Wildlife Photographs
Watch this space for a review on Angelic Visions, a new instructional art book coming to RUBooks soon but in the mean time, take a look at this great video clip of the artist, Angela Sasser, in action.
Learn step-by-step how to create bodies, heads, limbs, wings and details, including flowing clothing and background elements and a whole lot more in Watercolour, ink and pencil. Beautiful final projects will inspire you to push the limits of your imaginations. Step-by-step processes are the focus of this book from simple poses and views to more complex scenes. You will find sidebar feature tips, frequently asked questions, solutions to common mistakes, information about angels and more.
The pioneering British photographer Eadweard Muybridge (1830-1904) is the subject of a major retrospective at Tate Britain opening on 8th September. Bringing together around 150 works, this exhibition will demonstrate how Muybridge broke new ground in the emerging art form of photography.
From his iconic images of animals and humans in motion to depictions of the sublime landscapes and life of the dynamic America of the later nineteenth century, the exhibition will explore the ways in which Muybridge created and honed his remarkable images that continue to resonate powerfully with artists and photographers.
Eadweard Muybridge proves a horse can fly
Muybridge was the first person to demonstrate that a horse lifts all its hooves in the air at the same time when it is galloping along, something that it was impossible to see with the naked eye and was proved through his method of using multiple cameras to take motion shots. His ‘time-lapsed’ photographic work is fascinating and extremely useful to artists, showing as it does the exact position of a body and its limbs – whether animal or human - at various points when it is moving.
The latest catalogues from RUBooks are here with a great selection of books and products related to art and photography. Simply click on the graphics below to view the catalogues online with our page turning technology. Don’t forget that there is a much bigger selection of art and photography related products at RUBooks, so take a look!
Don’t forget, you can still win £50 in our great competition, just click the link below, fill in your details and cross your fingers, it’s that simple… GOOD LUCK!
Just a quick post to highlight the British International Comics Show 2010. There are going to be some great names at the show and members of the RUBooks Blog Team are going to be there to bring you some great images and an insight on the show. Keep an eye on our blog as we bring you a great competition, with a prize from one of the big names at the show…..
Watch this space! For all those who want to dip their toe into the world of fantasy art, we have some great fantasy art titles available at RUBooks to get you started.
Being an artist myself, I take a my hat off to those of you who paint using watercolour. I find the medium really hard to control and after many attempts find myself using acrylic paint for traditional work and the graphics tablet with Photo-shop for my digital painting. After this weekends trawl of the net, I wanted to highlight this video clip. With summer upon us and the urge to get out and about painting, using those long summer days, I thought this clip really highlighted the confidence and skill needed to get out there and paint using watercolour.
Here at rubooks we have some great watercolour how-to books to help you get started in watercolour. We even have the tools to get you started.
Here at the RUBooks Blog we are passionate about art and photography and as someone particularly interested in art, I often trawl the net looking for material, snippets of information, video clips, galleries, other artists, articles to help me improve my skills and the latest news, the list can be endless. It’s amazing what you can come up with and I have here a great little jem from the artist Charles Evans I wanted to share with you. A vidoe clip of Charles in action painting with oils.
I love these clips, as you see the artist in action, face to face, so enjoy…
We are also some great books at RUBooks and below is a small sample of the books we have available from Charles Evans at great prices.
