Printmaking

Deliciously fresh and visual, with specially commissioned photographs and written by a vibrant, innovative group working and teaching at the very epicentre of the contemporary screenprinting scene, this book is the complete modern guide for screenprinters of all levels of knowledge and skill, and will have a vital presence in their studios and workshops.

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William Morris was a renowned artist, textile designer and activist. Associated with the founding of the Arts and Crafts Movement, his work has an appeal that is still felt today. Featuring 12 celebrated pieces from the collection of the William Morris Gallery, this mini calendar showcases the beauty and flair of the Morris & Co aesthetic, featuring a selection of wallpapers and fabrics designed by Morris himself, as well as renowned colleagues and contemporaries John Henry Dearle, Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo, and daughter May Morris. Included within are vibrant designs such as Lily and Pomegranate, Compton, Yare and Daffodil. Informative text accompanies each work and the datepad features previous and next month’s views. Printed on FSC-certified paper, with plastic-free packaging.

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Master the basics and beyond of linocutting with expert tutor and artist, Susan Yeates.

Linocut and screenprinting have undergone a resurgence in recent years. This book teaches the basic techniques for learning to make your own prints under the guidance and tutelage of expert teacher and artist Susan Yeates.

Susan, who also runs the popular 30 Day Sketchbook Challenge, and authored the title Sketchbook Challenge (9781800920453), explains the rudiments of linocutting, and guides you through ten practical and attainable projects including greeting cards, artworks to frame, labels for jam jars, seed packets and bags or tea towels to print and give as personalised presents.

There are handy tips and suggestions throughout the book and each project begins with a list of tools and materials needed.

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Try printmaking without a press―the Gelli way!

• 32 projects for cards, quilts, journals, totes, wearables, and more
• Complete guide to the revolutionary Gelli (R) press, a versatile and easy printmaking option for paper and fabric crafters
• Gelli plates are durable, reusable, portable, flexible, and wash off quickly with water
• Create one-of-a-kind artwork with amazing colors and textures, including colorful backgrounds, layered monoprints, and borders
• Make your own printing plates, stamps, texture tools, stencils, and masks
• Economical, versatile printmaking options for both experts and beginners

Discover the amazing Gelli (R) plate―a revolutionary printing surface that makes it easy to create beautiful, one-of-a-kind artwork with amazing colors and textures!

This book shows you how to use gelatin printing to create 32 stunning designs of layered prints, decorative pages for art journals, fabric for quilting, handmade greeting cards, and more! This expanded edition also contains an updated art gallery featuring the latest Gelli (R) plate techniques.

Gelatin printing is the perfect medium for beginners and experts alike. There’s no need for an expensive or bulky press. Durable and reusable Gelli (R) plates are easy to clean with water, so you can quickly change paint colors and move on to your next project. Wonderful results can be obtained quickly, and simple variations give each print its own unique personality.

Gelli Printing, Expanded Edition teaches you all the basics you need to know on supplies, how to get started, and the best techniques for making colorful backgrounds, textured pages, multiple layers, and basic borders. Get inspired to create your own Gelli masterpieces with 32 original projects. You’ll also learn how to use stencils, stamps, masks, and found objects to create interesting and innovative works of art!

Discover the versatility of the amazing Gelli plate and learn all the latest techniques, with Gelli Printing, Expanded Edition!

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Meet the artist whose majestic breaking wave sent ripples across the world. Hokusai (1760–1849) is not only one of the giants of Japanese art and a legend of the Edo period, but also a founding father of Western modernism, whose prolific gamut of prints, illustrations, paintings, and beyond forms one of the most comprehensive oeuvres of ukiyo-e art and a benchmark of japonisme. His influence spread through Impressionism, Art Nouveau, and beyond, enrapturing the likes of Claude Monet, Berthe Morisot, Edgar Degas, Mary Cassatt, and Vincent van Gogh.

Hokusai was always a man on the move. He changed domicile more than 90 times during his lifetime and changed his own name through over 30 pseudonyms. In his art, he adopted the same restlessness, covering the complete spectrum of Japanese ukiyo-e,“pictures of the floating world”, from single-sheet prints of landscapes and actors to erotic books. In addition, he created album prints, illustrations for verse anthologies and historical novels, and surimono, which were privately issued prints for special occasions.

Hokusai’s print series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji, published between c. 1830 and 1834 is the artist’s most renowned work and, with its soaring peak through different seasons and from different vantage points, marked the towering summit of the Japanese landscape print. The series’ Under the Wave off Kanagawa, also known simply as The Great Wave, is one of the most recognized images of Japanese art in the world.

This TASCHEN introduction spans the length and breadth of Hokusai’s career with key pieces from his far-reaching portfolio. Through these meticulous, majestic works and series, we trace the variety of Hokusai’s subjects, from erotic books to historical novels, and the evolution of his vivid formalism and decisive delineation of space through color and line that would go on to liberate Western art from the constraints of its one-point perspective and unleash the modernist momentum.

About the series

Born back in 1985, the Basic Art Series has evolved into the best-selling art book collection ever published. Each book in TASCHEN’s Basic Art series features:

a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance

a concise biography

approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions

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A landmark publication of a major new discovery of over 100 drawings by foremost Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai. Acquired by the British Museum in 2020, these previously unpublished drawings had been forgotten for over 70 years.

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) is considered by many to be Japan’s greatest artist. During his seventy-year career, he produced a considerable oeuvre of some 3,000 colour prints, illustrations for over 200 books, hundreds of drawings and over 1,000 paintings. These 103 exciting and exquisite small drawings were made for an unpublished book called Great Picture Book of Everything – featuring wide-ranging subjects from depictions of religious, mythological, historical and literary figures to animals, birds, flowers and other natural phenomena, as well as landscapes. They are dominated by subjects that relate to ancient China and India, and also Southeast and Central Asia. Many subjects found in the collection are not found in previous Hokusai works, including fascinating imaginings of the origin of human culture in ancient China.

This beautifully produced book draws on the latest research, illustrating the complete set of drawings, published for the first time.

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Everyone loves the cool graphic look of the classic ransom note, and letters cut from newspapers make any message a little edgy yet playful.
Now The Ransom Note Sticker Book makes it easy to spell out anything you like and capture that unique look. Thousands of stickers – A to Z, plus accents, numerals, and punctuation – in a host of fonts and typefaces are ready for your messages.
You can use them to add colour to your journals, you can name your stuff, or you can give a valentine’s card a mysterious anonymous touch… Stationery, wrapping paper, and collages will all benefit from these alphabets, and they make the perfect gift for the crafter, journal-keeper or scrap-booker.

With a grungy, vintage letterpress vibe, the letters irresistibly recall the age of print newspapers – and the collection includes type ornaments, woodblock illustrations and a range of accents for elegant, multilingual ransom notes.

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