A behind the scenes look at the way that individual printmakers work: inspirations, strategies, techniques and problem solving.

Cultural Writing. Art. Essays. MAGICAL SECRETS ABOUT THINKING CREATIVELY: THE ART OF ETCHING AND THE TRUTH OF LIFE by Kathan Brown is a new volume in the Magical Secrets series published by Crown Point Press in San Francisco. What are Magical Secrets? They are ways of setting yourself up for thinking creatively, for a sudden understanding, something like a miracle. Kathan Brown learned the Magical Secrets in this book by helping artists of extraordinary acclaim make etchings. She founded Crown Point Press, now probably the world's most influential etching publisher, in 1962. In this book, you'll meet sixteen artists who will be remembered by future generations. Kathan Brown knows them well, and with pictures and graceful, inviting prose she shares with you their ways of working, thinking, and being.

This beautiful book showcases the work of the members of the prestigious Royal Watercolour Society, including Ken Howard, Sonia Lawson and many other fine and well-known contemporary watercolour painters. Each artist discusses their inspiration and gives their best practical advice for working in this medium, offering a fascinating insight into the methods and techniques of the professional artists. Have you ever wondered how an artist starts a piece, what keeps them working at it, how they make marks and mix colour or when they know a painting is finished? This intimate exploration of the daily creative striving of the artist and their patient technical procedures will fascinate professional and aspiring artists, collectors and anyone with a general interest in painting.

An essential guide to creating and marketing a printmaking business Learn to Earn from Printmaking explores how you can turn a relaxing and creative hobby into an enjoyable small business enterprise. It will take your creative printmaking skills and teach you all you need to know about selling your work, marketing yourself and your business, teaching successful courses and creating a life where being a printmaker pays the bills (or at least your materials bill!). Learn to Earn from Printmaking is packed full of practical tips and information and covers: The products that you could create through printmaking A range of ways to sell your prints and printed products Methods for promoting yourself and your work Advice on running your own business How to run great printmaking courses and workshops Tips and insights from practising printmakers Plus much, much more! This book is suitable for new printmakers looking to earn a living from their prints and other products, recent printmaking graduates, anyone selling their work for the first time, established printmakers looking to teach courses and any artist wishing to promote themselves and sell more work. Learn how to earn a living from printmaking and enjoy yourself along the way! About the Author: Susan Yeates is a printmaker, tutor and author. She has published three books including the Amazon no. 1 bestseller Learning Linocut, which provides a comprehensive introduction to relief printing. www.introductiontoprintmaking.com | www.magenta-sky.com

Integrates the vital contributions of women as printmakers, printsellers and print publishers into the history of eighteenth-century art.

Reveals the secret methods and techniques used by printmakers to achieve unique and exciting visual effects.

"Magical secrets are quickly grasped. They open doors to fresh ways of seeing and understanding. Artists use aquatint, a form of etching, to create delicate washes, velvety blacks, and intricate layers of color impossible in other art media. In this book, the third in a series about etchings, Emily York discusses 46 aquatints by 32 artists, with special attention to fascinating sequential works by Richard Diebenkorn and Al Held. Emily York is a master painter at Crown Point Press, a publishing workshop where artists have been creating etchings since 1962. She ties processes directly to art, and with clear writing and abundant illustrations explains the aquatint processes of spit bite, sugar lift, soap ground, and water bite. She also details steel-facing and multiple-plate printing, and gives step-by-step instructions for making your own aquatints. Anyone who cares about art will enjoy this book, and anyone who makes etchings will find it indefensible. The included DVD demonstrates the processes, and the accompanying website provides ongoing information about printmaking."--Publisher's description.