By Mark Linley

If you can write your name, you have enough touch to learn to draw. Let Mark Linley inspire you to pick up your pencil and create a magical masterpiece. His positive approach secures quick, accurate results and ever-growing confidence. Learn to look properly and get the basic outlines correct; include the key features but simplify what you see; understand how shading (such as dot stipple or cross-hatching) can transform a sketch; get the eye level right and see how a grid helps with the composition. Whatever you want to draw a beautiful holiday scene, a lifelike portrait of your family or favourite pet, or even a funny cartoon to illustrate a birthday card. Mark Linley shows, in this new edition of his bestselling book, everything you need to succeed.

By Suzanne McNeill

Discover the amazing Gelli plate; a revolutionary printing surface that makes it easy to produce beautiful, one-of-a-kind artwork with amazing colours and textures. This book shows how to use gelatine printing to create stunning layered prints, pages for art journals, fabric for quilting, greeting cards and much more. Gelli printing is the perfect medium for beginners and experts alike, plus there s no need for an expensive or bulky press. Durable and reusable, Gelli plates are easy to clean with water, so you can quickly change paint colours and move on to your next project. Wonderful results can be obtained quickly, and simple variations give each print its own unique personality.