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Crochet Step by Step
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Crochet Step by Step

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Get hooked on crocheting with this crochet book for beginners! Filled with step-by-step illustrations for an easy-to-follow and fully visual experience, this foolproof guide will have you starting your first crochet project right away! If you’ve always wanted to learn how to crochet but thought it would be too tough, this is the ultimate book for you! From choosing the right hooks and crochet yarn to basic stitches and patterns, Crochet Step By Step explains all the tools, materials, and techniques you’ll need to get started. You’ll be making scarfs, blankets, baby hats, and cushions in no time! Inside the pages of this illustrative crochet reference guide, you’ll find: • Over 100 key techniques and 20 easy projects to get you started • Clear step-by-step photography and easy-to-follow instructions • Advice on what materials you need and how to use them • An introduction to color theory and how to combine colors for optimum effect Even if you’ve never held a crocheting needle in your hand, the detailed illustrations and instructions will transform you into a crochet master! There are more than 100 techniques and crochet patterns to try, each explained step by step, with clear terms and methods. This basic crochet book includes a concise explanation of stitch symbols and abbreviations together with clear guidelines on how to read crochet patterns. There are 20 projects to practice what you’ve learned about stitches, techniques, and tools, so you can go from a novice to an expert crocheter! There's also helpful advice on which color combinations to use for beautiful results. On Your Marks. Get Set. Stitch! This newly updated edition includes a fresh design and brand-new photography that shows the stitches with gorgeous clarity. Gorgeous photos of finished projects will inspire you to pick up your crochet hook and get creative! It’s the perfect gift for anyone who wants to learn how to crochet. Complete the Series: Fully illustrated and easy to use, the DK Step by Step series covers all the essential skills and techniques you need to succeed in all sorts of hobbies, whether you’re a newbie or not. Once you’ve mastered the art of crocheting with Crochet Step by Step, why not learn how to master key carpentry skills in Woodwork Step by Step?
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Artist's Drawing Techniques: Discover How to Draw Landscapes, People, Still Lifes and More, in Pencil, Charcoal, Ink, and Pastel
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Artist's Drawing Techniques: Discover How to Draw Landscapes, People, Still Lifes and More, in Pencil, Charcoal, Ink, and Pastel

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The ultimate complete drawing course to help you take your sketches to a higher level. Packed with inspiring workshops and advice from practicing artists, this art lesson book will help you sharpen your drawing skills in a range of media. Here’s what you’ll find inside the pages of this artist’s guide to drawing: • Includes more than 90 detailed step-by-step workshops for pencil, charcoal, pen and pastel techniques • A comprehensive range of techniques makes it suitable for beginners or more experienced artists • Techniques are approached with progression in mind, so readers can learn the basics then move on to new creative challenges Every aspect of drawing is explained in incredible detail in this drawing reference guide. It starts with the basics of drawing — like learning how to draw and choosing a subject — and works all the way through to mounting your finished masterpiece. Learn more than 80 drawing techniques, from cross-hatching and stippling to blending and using colored pencils. Develop your own artistic style and grow as an artist by following the step-by-step drawing tutorials through beginner, intermediate and advanced art projects. Artist's Drawing Techniques will help you tap into your creative potential and unlock new talents, whether you’re a complete beginner or seasoned artist.
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The Tailoring Book: Measuring. Cutting. Fitting. Altering. Finishing
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The Tailoring Book: Measuring. Cutting. Fitting. Altering. Finishing

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Whether you want to alter a vintage jacket or create a full-tailored suit, this tailoring reference guide has everything you need to produce elegant, bespoke garments that last a lifetime. With over 80 step-by-step techniques on measuring, cutting, altering, and finishing, this is the only book you will need to create and alter a tailored garment. Alison Smith MBE is one of the world's leading tailoring experts, and in her new book, she reveals trade secrets and all the practical know-how necessary to master this heritage craft. The Tailoring Book is the latest title in Smith's best-selling sewing series. It covers everything from choosing patterns and fabrics to fitting and construction, including techniques that can be applied to both womens- and menswear. With this book, you can learn how to: -Tailor garments by selecting the right tools to create a toile and picking the perfect hand stitch. -Follow 10 detailed garment projects to create shirts, jackets, coats, and trousers -Master the techniques of tailoring with step-by-step instructions and downloadable patterns that guide you through every part of the process This book includes key equipment and techniques, garment projects with clear step-by-step processes and downloadable patterns, and tips on repairs and alterations. It takes the reader from the basics through to couture techniques.
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Mandalas

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Grab your best pencils, forget daily worries and set off to discover the relaxing world of mandalas! Colour after colour, a variety of mandalas emerge on an elegant black background. Coloured pencils, markers, pastels: use the technique of your choice! The only thing you have to do is unleash your creativity.

Author: Collective
Publisher: Dessain et Tolra
Number of pages: 48
ISBN: 9782295014825
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All the Animals: How to Draw Books for Kids with Dogs, Cats, Lions, Dolphins, and More
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All the Animals: How to Draw Books for Kids with Dogs, Cats, Lions, Dolphins, and More

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Learn to draw with fun 5-minute drawing lessons for kids—great for young artists, birthday gifts, homeschool art lessons, and elementary art classes! Perfect for budding artists and kids who have never drawn before, this beginner drawing book will teach your kid how to draw their favorite animals in no time! Author and professional artist Alli Koch's kid-friendly, mini drawing lessons will help your child practice their basic art skills and teach them how to draw with confidence. This one of the best how to draw books for kids 7-12, but kids as young as 5 with an interest in art will be able to easily follow along as well. No experience required! Easy-to-Follow Instructions: Simple steps and diagrams from start to finish 40+ Cool Projects: Learn how to draw animals from the farm, forest, jungle, and sea, including everything from a llama to a dolphin to a kangaroo Layflat Binding: Making it easier for kids to keep the book open as they follow along Perforated Pages and Premium Paper: Easily removable pages that are thick and sturdy 9 x 9 Size: Big pages so your kid has no problem seeing each step
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Color in reverse watercolor florals
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Color in reverse watercolor florals

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Filled with inspiring artwork featuring flowers, plants, abstract designs, and more, this book features sturdy paper and one-sided pages to cut out and display, pen and watercolour tips and techniques, short primers on tools, as well as colour theory, patterns, tracings and designs that you may want to use in your own artwork within the book.

Simply find relaxation and creative inspiration as you draw over the watercolour artwork with the drawing tool of your choice, or cut out the pages and use them as gifts, home decor, cards for loved ones, and more.

Author: Heinke Nied
Publisher: Quarry Books
Number of pages: 96
ISBN: 9780760383278
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Draw 50 Animals
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Draw 50 Animals

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DRAW 50 ANIMALS is a step-by-step, easy-to-use drawing book that will help kids and adults alike develop their technical drawing skills and build a repertoire of animal subjects. Fifty furry, scaly and feathered friends are here for aspiring young artists to learn how to draw, including a lion, a giraffe, a dinosaur, a penguin, a bunny, a shark, and much more. It's easy to bring these animals to life the Draw 50 way. Over the past thirty years, celebrated author Lee J. Ames' distinctive drawing method has proven to be successful for those wishing to draw everything from animals to airplanes. The books in the Draw 50 series have sold more than 5 million copies and have shown artists from beginning to advanced levels how to draw.
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Pacific Northwest Line Drawing
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Pacific Northwest Line Drawing

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This book of simple step-by-step line drawings from beloved art teacher Peggy Dean of The Pigeon Letters will deepen your appreciation for the wonders of the Pacific Northwest. Learn to draw 150 Pacific Northwest natural wonders (plus iconic landmarks) in just a few simple steps each! Rooted in love for the PNW, this no-skills-necessary how-to-draw book will encourage users to stop and notice the beauty that surrounds them. Here you’ll learn the basics of line drawing as well as facts about the ecology, plants, wildlife, and landmarks of this amazing region. Inside you'll find: Native plants like salmonberries, sword ferns, and Pacific rhododendron Majestic trees like the Western red cedar and Douglas fir Mysterious mushrooms like the chanterelle and morel Iconic animals like otters and orcas Bucket-list birds like the Northern spotted owl and tufted puffin Popular landmarks like the Space Needle, Mount Rainier, and Crater Lake Line drawing is a meditative, easy-to-master art form featuring illustrative, doodle-like designs. Peggy, who has deep roots in the Pacific Northwest, teaches you how to start with the simplest doodles, building into more elaborate, delicate illustrations. These simple line drawings will allow you to branch out and have fun with your own personal style, as well as inspire you to add flourishes to other projects. Drawings are ordered from simple to advanced, and by category (flora, fauna, landmarks). If you enjoyed Ed Emberley as a child, you’ll love this book of simple step-by-step line drawings with space to practice!
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Figure Drawing: a Complete Guide
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Figure Drawing: a Complete Guide

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Learn to draw the human form with this comprehensive figure drawing guide featuring technical advice, instruction for beginners, and helpful reference illustrations and diagrams. This extensive guide to figure drawing offers everything you need to know to get started, with in-depth studies of human anatomy by master artist Giovanni Civardi. Bringing together seven books from the successful Art of Drawing series, this compilation includes: • Drawing Techniques • Heads and Faces • Sketching People • Understanding Human Form and Structure • The Nude • Drawing Hands and Feet • Drawing Clothing on Figures Civardi's technical advice and practical tips, accompanied by his own outstanding drawings, make this essential drawing guide an invaluable resource for any portrait artist.
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Seamless Embroidery: 42 Projects and Patterns to Explore the Magic of Repeating Designs
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Seamless Embroidery: 42 Projects and Patterns to Explore the Magic of Repeating Designs

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??From beautiful botanical latticework to chickens laying eggs, here are 42 inspired patterns and creative projects embracing the endless possibilities of designs that connect and repeat.? With twenty-one new guided embroidery patterns and corresponding projects, crafters old and new will find in this book a fresh set of decorative stitchwork by cherished designer Yumiko Higuchi to follow or be inspired by. Stitch flowering apple trees, colorful intertwining ribbons, carousel horses, budding plants, European-style houses all lined up in a row, and more—all in the spirit of weaving together seamlessly repeating patterns suitable for projects small and large. The guided projects for each pattern play on the fun, whimsical nature of the repetitive motifs. Fabric book covers with fences and fall-colored trees, a decorative vine crown, roses trailing down the sides of a tote bag, intricate floral bracelets—these projects and more will give any crafter plenty of creative space to bring these beautiful designs into their home. Each pattern and project comes with step-by-step instructions displayed in beautiful full-color photography, including stitch types, thread colors, stitch order, and various material suggestions. Whether coming to embroidery for the first time or approaching it as a longtime friend, all crafters will find joy in these charming, connecting designs.
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Freehand Figure Drawing for Illustrators
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Freehand Figure Drawing for Illustrators

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Draw the Human Figure Anywhere, Anytime For today’s in-demand comic creators, animators, video game artists, concept designers, and more, being able to quickly draw the human figure in a variety of action-packed poses is a requirement. But what do you do if you don’t have models or photographic reference readily available? In Freehand Figure Drawing for Illustrators, artist and instructor David H. Ross provides an alternative solution, showing you how to master freehand figure drawing without visual reference by using a modern twist on the classic technique of blocking out the human figure in mannequin form. Step-by-step lessons guide illustrators from basic poses (standing, running, jumping) to extreme motions (throwing punches, high kicking). For on-the-go artists, Freehand Figure Drawing for
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Drawing for the Absolute Beginner
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Drawing for the Absolute Beginner

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This inspiring book makes drawing in a realistic style easier than you may think and more fun than you ever imagined! Authors Mark and Mary Willenbrink (Watercolor for the Absolute Beginner) cover it all?from choosing materials and the correct way to hold your pencil, to expert advice on the tricky stuff, like getting proportions and perspective right, drawing reflections, and designing strong compositions. (It's not as scary as it sounds?not with Mark and Mary as your guide!) At the heart of this book, a series of fun, hands-on exercises help you practice and perfect your strokes?24 mini-demos lead up to 9 full step-by-step demos. Each exercise builds on the previous one as you develop your skills, build your confidence, and enjoy yourself along the way. The lessons you learn by drawing simple subjects such as coffee mugs, clouds and trees will help you take on progressively more challenging matter like animals, still lifes, landscapes and portraits?the kinds of subjects and scenes you've always dreamt of drawing. This book is just the ticket for budding artists of any age. It's never too early and never too late to discover the pure joy of drawing!
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The Complete Watercolorist's Essential Notebook
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The Complete Watercolorist's Essential Notebook

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This special 10th-anniversary collection combines two of the best-loved North Light watercolor guides available: The Watercolorist's Essential Notebook and The Watercolorist's Essential Notebook: Landscapes. Clarifying and simplifying the various aspects of painting with watercolor, Gordon MacKenzie's The Complete Watercolorist's Essential Notebook will encourage and challenge you with new possibilities. Rather than a list of rules, this is a collection of principles, concepts and general information designed to expand your creative process. Mackenzie shares with you tips, techniques, ideas and lessons for a sure path to creative fulfillment and better watercolor paintings.
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Kawaii : 50 marque-pages à colorier

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Grab your favourite coloured pencils and add a bit of red, a shade of pink, a touch of green, a hint of yellow and small spots of blue and purple to these 50 beautiful bookmarks. Coloured pencils, markers, pastels: use the technique of your choice! All you have to do is unleash your creativity.

Author: Collective
Publisher: Dessain & Tolra
Number of pages: 100
ISBN: 9782295015174
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Le Grand traité de l'Aquarelle
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Le Grand traité de l'Aquarelle

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Un guide de référence moderne et profondément ancré dans la pratique.

À travers 264 pages richement illustrées, ce traité propose un véritable voyage au cœur de l'aquarelle: pigments, gestes, outils, conservation, transparence, finitions et erreurs à éviter.

S'adressant autant aux débutants curieux qu'aux artistes expérimentés, l'ouvrage conjugue rigueur, passion et pédagogie dans une approche claire, vivante et structurée.

Vous y découvrirez:

• 350 images, schémas et photographies

• 22 exercices et observations guidées

• 17 tableaux de référence

• Une mine d'astuces, de tests empiriques et de savoir-faire rares

• Une maquette inspirante, conçue comme un carnet de bord

• Un livre intemporel, visuel et généreux, pour approfondir son art avec sens et liberté.

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How to Draw People : Step by Steo Lessons for Figures and Poses
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How to Draw People : Step by Steo Lessons for Figures and Poses

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The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Drawing Figures! To draw an anatomical figure, you don't need a stack of weighty anatomy books. Just take it step by step! In How to Draw People, author Jeff Mellem teaches beginning artists how to draw the human figure, from stick figure to anatomically accurate person, in clear, easy-to-follow lessons. More than just a reference, this book provides the step-by-step instruction to teach you to draw the human figure and the anatomical knowledge to draw it realistically. In each chapter, called "levels," you'll learn core concepts for drawing the human figure. Each new chapter builds on the previous one to give you the skills you need to add complexity to your drawing. By the end of each chapter, you will be able to draw the figure with greater detail. By the end of Level 5, you will be able to draw an expressive figure with defined muscle groups in a variety of poses both real and imagined. • Clear goals to progress from stick figure to anatomically correct • Exercises and assignments to practice new skills • Level-Up Checklists in each chapter to assess your skills before moving on With clear step-by-step demonstrations and check-ins along the way, How to Draw People is the beginner's guide to drawing realistic figures.
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Draw Your Day
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Draw Your Day

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An instructive guide to creating an illustrated journal based on artist and Instagram sensation Samantha Dion Baker's unique creative process, featuring information on materials, creative inspiration and instruction, prompts, and helpful tips and tricks. Samantha Dion Baker is a widely admired and followed artist on Instagram, where she shares her "sketch journal," an illustrated daily record of her life, drawn in a fresh, modern style. In Draw Your Day, Baker guides you through her inspirational practice and provides guidance for starting your own. Part instructional guide and part encouraging manifesto about how making art--even art that's not museum-worthy--can make your life more mindful and meaningful, Draw Your Day is ideal for both seasoned artists looking for fresh inspiration, as well as aspiring artists who need a friendly nudge to get started.
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Get started: Crochet
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Get started: Crochet

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Colour Mixing Companion, The
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Colour Mixing Companion, The

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Make great color choices and mixes in watercolor, oils and acrylics with master artists and bestselling author Julie Collins. With over 1,800 swatches, so you'll never be at a loss for the perfect color blend again. This portable, pocket-sized companion is a clear, comprehensive guide to color mixing in the 3 most popular mediums: watercolor, acrylics, and oils. Introducing simple color theory and the color wheel at beginner’s level, paint your own with the template provided. Over 1,800 swatches demonstrating the wide scope of mixes that can be achieved in each medium Templates and guidelines for creating your own indispensable colour wheels Invaluable information on the rudiments of color, including tonal values, working with a limited palette and understanding local color. The Colour Mixing Companion is a beautifully presented and practical guide to understanding and mixing colors for artists and hobby painters; from beginners to more experienced painters.
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A Modern Guide to Granny Squares
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A Modern Guide to Granny Squares

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A collection of forty creative designs for easy and colorful crochet blocks. Not your usual granny squares! Celine Semaan has designed more than contemporary and colorful 6" x 6" blocks to get your creativity flowing. Blocks are the best way to try out new stitches and color combinations, and they can then be used to make four projects, including a blanket, pillow, and wall hanging. There is a basic overview on color theory, more than forty granny square patterns, each with: written instructions, chart, and detailed photos, showing stitch detail.
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Urban watercolor sketching: A guide to drawing, painting, and storytelling in color
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Urban watercolor sketching: A guide to drawing, painting, and storytelling in color

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A guide that shows painters, drawers, doodlers, and urban sketchers how to bring their drawings to life with colorful, bold, yet accessible painting methods. Watercolor sketching is a rapidly emerging technique that enlivens sketches done in pen or pencil with the expressive washes, glazes, and luminous hues of watercolor . This lushly illustrated resource teaches artists on the go how to sketch with watercolor, rendering subjects efficiently and without inhibitions. Readers are guided through all aspects of the medium, from fundamental techniques including wet-on-wet, glazing, and washes; materials and supplies; and little known tips and tricks for getting the most out of watercolor (for example, just sprinkling a little salt on your painting creates a texture that's impossible to achieve with a brush.) A strong focus color theory provides a solid foundation for enhancing drawings with vibrant hues.
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Everyday Crochet: The Complete Beginner's Guide
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Everyday Crochet: The Complete Beginner's Guide

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Learning crochet has never been easier! You’ve seen gorgeous crochet items online and in boutique shops, and you’d love to learn to create them yourself. Now’s your chance! Packed with hundreds of inspirational color photos and easy-to-follow instructions, this fun guide teaches you how to hook your way to a wonderful new skill. In it, you get: Expert advice on choosing your hook, yarn, and other helpful tools. Stitch-by-stitch lessons for dozens of pretty and practical stitches. Illustrated instructions for shaping your work with increases and decreases. Guidance on reading crochet patterns and decoding crochet charts. Troubleshooting tips for avoiding common crochet mistakes. Over 15 stylish projects and patterns that build on what you’ve learned.
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Draw Yourself Calm
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Draw Yourself Calm

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Discover the relaxing, mindful practice of slow drawing Whether you enjoy drawing and doodling or are looking for a way to de-stress, boost creativity, and reconnect with what matters most, this appealing guide will invite you in to the soothing art of slow drawing. With 25 nature-inspired patterns designed to relax the mind, Draw Yourself Calm provides a welcome break from our stressful, always-on world. Ditch perfectionism, tune in to the moment, and nurture yourself creatively and spiritually – one line at a time.
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Embroidery
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Embroidery

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DK brings you an all-encompassing embroidery book on needlework, stitches and more!  Whether you are an embroidery beginner wanting to learn the basics or an accomplished crafter seeking to perfect your technique, this all-encompassing embroidery stitch book has something for everyone to love! Embroidery Stitches Step-by-Step covers every aspect of the craft: materials and mounting techniques, fabrics and frames, along with more than 200 stitches illustrated and explained with easy-to-follow instructions. With an at-a-glance gallery to help you find the perfect stitch for your next project, this tried-and-trusted modern classic is a must-have for stitchers of all ages and abilities. Dive straight in to discover:  - Over 200 decorative stitches with practical ideas on where to use them - A comprehensive stitch gallery allowing readers to quickly find the stitches they’re interested in  - Featuring several handy how-to guides and basic embroidery considerations for beginners   Full of top tips on which threads, needles and fabrics work best with which stitches, this design book is sure to unleash your potential and inspire your creativity like never before!  Whether you are an embroidery beginner looking for a clear and easy-to-follow guide to a plethora of beautiful stitch types or an accomplished crafter seeking to perfect your technique and pattern design, this all-encompassing embroidery stitch book has something for everyone to love.  From materials to mounting techniques, fabrics to frames, this easy-to-navigate needlework book has more than 200 stitches explained in excellent detail, with a practical stitch gallery providing readers with a clear view of each stitch, suitable for both beginners and proficient stitch enthusiasts. It’s time to perfect your patterns and clean up your cross stitch with this embroidery starter kit that’ll redefine textile art as you know it! At DK, we believe in the power of discovery. So whether you fancy taking up a new skill or simply find sanctuary in sewing, unleash your creativity and craftiness with this modern embroidery book. When you’ve finished Embroidery Step By Step why not also try Sew Step by Step, a complementing title as part of DK’s Step by Step series. Unleash your creative potential with a plethora of stunning stitches! Proving the perfect embroidery gift for the stitching lover in your life, embark on embroidery projects and create inspiring stitches to treasure forever. An inspirational and practical guide to more than 200 embroidery and needlepoint stitches.
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Drawing- A Complete Guide: Nature
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Drawing- A Complete Guide: Nature

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Learn to draw the natural world in this fascinating and accessible guide by master-artist Giovanni Civardi. Beginning with the key drawing methods and materials you'll need to start your artistic journey, along with advice on drawing perspective and light and shade, learn to sketch country scenes, fruit, vegetables, animals and more. Throughout you'll find hundreds of helpful and practical illustrations and diagrams, along with stunning examples of Civardi's work that exemplify his favourite techniques for capturing the natural world. This is the perfect book for both beginner and experienced artists looking for an inspirational, no-nonsense introduction to drawing natural subjects. This comprehensive guide brings together seven books from Search Press' successful Art of Drawing series: Drawing Techniques; Drawing Perspective; Drawing Scenery; Drawing Light & Shade; Flowers, Fruit and Vegetables; Drawing Pets; and Drawing Wild Animals.
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The Field Guide to Drawing and Sketching Animals
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The Field Guide to Drawing and Sketching Animals

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This lively and engaging book fuses science with art, providing the reader with the skills, techniques and knowledge they need to create sketches of animals filled with life and movement.

Author: Tim Pond
Publisher: Search Press
Number of pages: 176
ISBN: 9781782215127
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Artist's Painting Techniques: Explore Watercolors, Acrylics, and Oils. Discover Your Own Style. Grow as an Artist
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Artist's Painting Techniques: Explore Watercolors, Acrylics, and Oils. Discover Your Own Style. Grow as an Artist

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Whether you're trying your hand at painting for the first time or honing your artistic ability, Artist's Painting Techniques is the handiest guide to teach you how to paint. Starting with the basics such as observational skills and learning how to draw, Artist's Painting Techniques will guide you into working with watercolors, acrylics, and oil paints. Discover everything you need to know about tone, color, pattern, brushwork, and composition to create your own masterpieces with confidence. Learn a range of key watercolor, acrylic, and oil painting techniques, including laying a flat wash, painting fur, and creating impasto sculptural effects. Embark on exciting artistic exercises and projects to discover your style and grow as an artist. Follow the fully illustrated step-by-step guides and get inspiring advice and encouragement from practicing artists. Kickstart your creativity and develop your own style with Artist's Painting Techniques.
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Hot Girl Crochet : 15 Easy Crochet Projects from Bags to Bikinis
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Hot Girl Crochet : 15 Easy Crochet Projects from Bags to Bikinis

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The perfect guidebook for beginners, Hot Girl Crochet offers 15 super cool and easy projects from Danish contemporary crochet star Rose Svane so you can learn howto crochet your own clothes, accessories, and homeware. Rose built her popular brand off stylish crocheted clothing and accessories that earned her international attention, Instagram fame, and customers like Internet icon Emma Chamberlain, Maddie Ziegler, and Meadow Walker. Her designs have been featured in Cosmopolitan and copied by people all over the world. In Hot Girl Crochet, Rose shares step-by-step instructions to re-create her signature crocheted looks at home. Readers can make: A bucket hat A crocheted bikini A checkered lampshade A leftover yarn sweater A cross-body bag A beach skirt Featuring the woven, dreamy look that Rose is known for, each project can be customized and brought to life by beginners and practiced crafters alike. Includes Color Photographs
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The Complete Color Harmony Pantone Edition
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The Complete Color Harmony Pantone Edition

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The only color guide a designer will ever need; The Complete Color Harmony, Pantone Edition has been completely updated with Pantone colors and new text. The Complete Color Harmony: Pantone Edition is the latest in Rockport Publishers' best-selling Color series. This edition has been completely revised from start to finish, and now features new text by Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute. And the color "moods" that she writes about in each chapter are based and matched with Pantone colors. The book expands on previous editions for the most comprehensive color reference to date. This edition includes information on creating special effects, as well as an entirely new section devoted to the psychology of color. Eiseman helps readers determine their best color choices and suggests why some colors may inspire their creativity while others don't. The book includes new color palette sections along with expanded and updated color trends.
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Mandalas : papillons
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Mandalas : papillons

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Déployez vos ailes en coloriant. Remplis de glorieuses créatures volantes planant dans des cercles cosmiques colorés, les Mandalas papillons offrent une voie unique vers la croissance et le développement personnel. À l'intérieur de ce livre à colorier transformateur se trouvent 32 activités artistiques conçues pour vous aider à accepter le changement et à cultiver votre plein potentiel. Rejoignez la talentueuse artiste Jess Volinski dans ce voyage à la découverte de soi grâce à des conceptions innovantes et ludiques, parfaites à colorier à l'aide de votre matériel artistique préféré.

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Mandalas anti-stress
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Mandalas anti-stress

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Les mandalas représentent la globalité. Ces diagrammes cosmiques de l'univers servent de symboles graphiques de notre subconscient. Réaliser de magnifiques mandalas peut aider à stabiliser, intégrer et réorganiser notre vie intérieure.

Découvrez le pouvoir ésotérique du mandala grâce aux 30 illustrations relaxantes et créatives, présentées dans Mandalas Anti-stress. L'artiste de talent Valentina Harper nous offre un univers de cercles sacrés dans ce livre de coloriage inspirant pour adultes.

Vous n'avez pas besoin d'avoir les habiletés d'un artiste pour personnaliser ces dessins d'une riche complexité. Chacune des illustrations magnifiquement détaillées est conçue pour faire de l'expérimentation créative. Valentina offre des conseils faciles étape par étape sur la manière de colorier ses dessins. Et en prime, l'auteure de livres d'artisanat à succès, Marie Browning, se joint au plaisir en présentant de superbes exemples de coloriages.

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Manga Art Secrets
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Manga Art Secrets

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Everything you need to become a manga artist, with step-by-step instructions, exercises, and tips and tricks and feature spreads from other artists. With the interest in manga-style art now stronger than ever - its influence can be seen in the Pixar films Frozen, Wreck-It Ralph and other movies - this is the perfect book to slipstream into manga drawing. Packed full of step-by-step sequences for face, body, and poses, you too can draw in the manga-art style. Learn how to draw figures in the characteristic style of your favourite characters by building a portfolio of drawings. At the end of each chapter is a series of practice exercises where you're encouraged to trace or freehand draw subjects from earlier on. You'll end up with a portfolio of sketches charting your artistic development. There is also an inspirational artists-in-residence section, where cool artists share their manga-art secrets and showcase their own art.
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Origami Paper 500 sheets Chiyogami Designs 6" 15cm
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Origami Paper 500 sheets Chiyogami Designs 6" 15cm

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10 étapes pour dessiner des animaux adorables : plus de 50 petites bêtes mignonnes en pas-à-pas !

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Apprenez à dessiner de nombreux animaux vraiment très attachants ! . Girafe, grenouille, bébé manchot : choisissez parmi 50 animaux dans des poses toutes plus mignonnes les unes que les autres et découvrez comment les reproduire facilement en moins de 10 étapes.. Grâce à ce livre et à un crayon ou deux, parcourez la variété de la faune des savanes, des montagnes ou de la banquise !.
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Peindre la mer à l'aquarelle : 20 tutoriels en pas à pas pour des marines magnifiques

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Vingt tutoriels détaillés en pas à pas pour peindre et reproduire divers paysages marins. Une introduction présente les fournitures nécessaires.
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Kawaii Origami for Kids Kit: Create Adorable Paper Animals, Cars and Boats! (Includes 48 folding sheets and full-color instructions)
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Kawaii Origami for Kids Kit: Create Adorable Paper Animals, Cars and Boats! (Includes 48 folding sheets and full-color instructions)

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Kids will have endless fun folding these adorably cute origami paper models! Naoko Ishibashi is Japan's most popular designer of origami models for children, and the 20 models in this kit are all incredibly cute and very easy to fold! Most of the models require fewer than 20 steps and can be folded up in minutes using the 48 6" x 6" sheets of paper that are included. Folding paper animals, cars, boats and planes offers kids a chance to have fun while engaging their minds and developing their motor skills. They get a tremendous sense of accomplishment by folding and playing with these charming models, which look fantastic when displayed! Folding papers and instructions are provided for 20 different models: Cute aquatic animals including a curly-tailed seahorse and a spotted sunfishAdorable mammals including a playful seal and a bashful mouseOther kawaii creatures like an easygoing jellyfish, a pensive owl and slow-but-steady turtleA Chinese junk, a sailboat and a cruise ship, plus a zippy bus, car and airplaneAnd many more!
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Le Tricot en 300 points

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This book presents 300 knitting stitches with detailed, step-by-step instructions, diagrams for easy knitting and photos for visualising the results. Includes a complete presentation of materials and supplies. A practical-sized book you can easily slip into a workbox so that you always have it on hand!

Author: Collective
Publisher: Marabout
Number of pages: 256
ISBN: 9782501161558
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Modelage en argile naturelle autodurcissante N. éd.

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Modelage en argile naturelle autodurcissante Prenez plaisir en manipulant la terre ! Empreinte végétale, déco de table, aimant, bouquet, photophore, mangeoire, etc.Lancez-vous en réalisant ces 30 modèles décoratifs utiles ou festifs et particulièrement simples, en argile naturelle autodurcissante.Chaque modèle est illustré de photos de pas à pas et d'astuces qui vous donneront l'assurance de réussir, le tout sans cuisson. En un tour de main, vos créations séduiront autour de vous et vous serez fier d'affirmer que c'est vous qui les aurez faites !
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L'Art de la résine : décoration & bijoux

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L'art de la résine époxy Autrefois réservée aux industries, la résine époxy s'est fait une place dans notre quotidien. Comment pourrait-on résister à cette matière fascinante qui, à l'état liquide, nous permet de créer des effets variés, de jouer avec les couleurs et les matières et qui, une fois durcie, est solide comme un roc ?Après avoir pris connaissance de tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur la résine époxy et le matériel à utiliser, essayez-vous à différentes techniques comme la coulée, l'effet de cellules, de vagues ou encore l'inclusion d'objets dans la résine !Vous pourrez ensuite les appliquer en réalisant 28 créations très variées : miroir, barrette, sac, boîte, bracelet, marque-page, plateau, etc.Enfilez vos gants et suivez Rozen et ses conseils d'experte pour apprivoiser cette matière qui vous poussera à concevoir l'impossible.Un seul mot d'ordre (enfin trois...) : imaginez, testez et contemplez le résultat !
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Beautés du Japon : coloriages pour me détendre

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Coloriages pour me détendre Beautés du Japon 48 coloriages pour se détendre et s'évader toute l'année ! Partez au pays du Soleil levant avec ces illustrations à colorier pour libérer son esprit et créer de belles compositions. Faites du coloriage un rituel personnel et partagez vos créations grâce aux pages détachables !
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Fleurs & merveilles à l'aquarelle Cof. 2 vls

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Un coffret contenant deux livres pour apprendre l'aquarelle, une illustration extraite de l'un des ouvrages et quatre feuilles de papier aquarelle vierges.
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Dessiner, mode d'emploi : les animaux

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Introduction aux bases du dessin d'animaux et mise en pratique avec plus de 120 modèles à reproduire. Avec des conseils d'artistes et de nombreuses astuces pour dessiner les détails.
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Dreams of Flowers
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Dreams of Flowers

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Inside this book, you'll find 40 captivating designs of beautiful blooms in varying shapes and sizes, just waiting for you to add your own unique colour combinations. Each page is perforated, allowing you to tear out the pages you've completed to gift or display for everyone to see. This uniquely formatted adult colouring book resembles a mini notepad in shape and size, and fits perfectly into a purse or briefcase!

Author: Gareth Moore
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Number of pages: 80
ISBN: 9781438010090
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Moments cosy : 50 marque-pages à peindre ou à colorier
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Moments cosy : 50 marque-pages à peindre ou à colorier

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50 marque-pages à peindre ou à colorier, pour soi ou pour offrir ! 25 scènes cosy pour se détendre en coloriant.
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Si vous trouvez l'aquarelle trop classique, ouvrez ce livre !

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Vous pensez que l'aquarelle se limite aux paysages brumeux, aux natures mortes et aux oeuvres un peu désuètes, qu'elle est conventionnelle, classique et traditionnelle...
Détrompez-vous !
Avec ses infinies variations de couleurs, de mélanges et de transparences, l'aquarelle se plie à toutes les audaces.Dans cet ouvrage, découvrez des techniques innovantes pour une utilisation plus contemporaine et plus graphique de ce médium. Associations étonnantes (sel, Javel, encre de Chine, stylo bille...), utilisation de matériel original (peigne, brosse...), jeu de textures et de taches, collages... Tout est permis ! Débutants comme plus expérimentés, grâce aux 25 tutoriels clairs et illustrés par de nombreuses photographies de pas à pas, laissez votre créativité s'exprimer et lancez-vous dans ce vrai jeu plein d'inventivité. N'ayez pas peur de vous tromper, faites vos propres expériences et amusez-vous !
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Palette knife painting deep impasto
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Palette knife painting deep impasto

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This book provides tips, techniques and eight complete step-by-step projects to learn how to create your own masterpieces using a palette knife, oil paints and the impasto technique. Learn to paint art inspired by Vincent Van Gogh, seascapes and landscapes, a Tuscan vineyard, flower fields, and more! 

Author: Lisa Elley
Publisher: Quarry Books
Number of pages: 128
ISBN: 9780760382165
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Bullet stickers zen

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Designed for anyone embarking on a buJo journey, this book contains a wide range of coloured stickers to personalise your pages in no time at all. 

You'll find a wide choice of labels to decorate the cover of your notebook or create a pretty title on important pages, customisable banners and decorations to embellish your pages, month stickers to organise your year and stationery stickers to boost your productivity, themed stickers for all occasions, and so much more! 

It also has adhesive strips for sticking photos, tickets, invitations, etc. in your notebook. In short, everything you need to brighten up your day, or just stay zen.
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Millie Marottas Wildlife Wonders : Favorite Illustrations from Coloring Adventures
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Millie Marottas Wildlife Wonders : Favorite Illustrations from Coloring Adventures

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From New York Timesbestselling author Millie Marotta, whose books have sold more than 8-1/2 million copies worldwide: a collection of her best-loved wildlife illustrations! Millie Marotta’s art celebrates the natural world, with remarkably drawn animals, plants, and landscapes. In response, colorists everywhere have devised dazzling palettes, inventive techniques, and imaginative ideas to bring her intricate images to life. This special collection honors that creative community, gathering the drawings from Millie’s five previous coloring books that inspired them most. From a mighty African elephant to a tiny field mouse, a flamboyant flamingo to a wide-eyed bush-baby, every one of Marotta’s breathtaking images will encourage beautiful new interpretations.
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Fine Arts & Hobby Books: Every Technique, One Place

From a first brushstroke to a deepening practice, the right book makes a real difference. DeSerres brings together a curated selection of fine arts and hobby books covering painting, drawing, calligraphy, manga, pottery, sculpture, knitting, sewing, and crafts. Practical guides, technique references, and inspirational reads for artists and makers at every level.

Which Book Is Right for Your Practice?

It depends on where your curiosity is pulling you. Painters and illustrators will find solid technique references in our painting and drawing titles, while manga enthusiasts have a dedicated selection built around sequential art and character design. Calligraphy books cover everything from foundational scripts to expressive lettering. For three-dimensional work, pottery and sculpture titles walk through hand-building, wheel throwing, and carving. Knitters and sewers will find both pattern-based guides and broader technique books. For mixed media or general making, the craft books section covers a wide range of disciplines. Browse our Painting & Drawing BooksManga Drawing BooksCalligraphy BooksPottery & Sculpture BooksKnitting & Sewing BooksCraft Books, and Artists & Art History Books.