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Taylor Swift is a Grammy-winning, multiplatinum artist, and now, with the Unofficial Taylor Swift Crochet kit, you can turn Taylor into an adorable crochet doll! This kit includes all the materials and instructions needed to make your own amigurumi Taylor doll and her guitar. This mini Taylor is styled in one of her iconic concert outfits with a flowing blue skirt, her signature blonde hair, and trusty guitar. The instruction book explains all the crochet techniques needed to complete the project so even fans who are new to crochet can enjoy it. The pattern contains step-by-step instructions and helpful how-to photos. Along with the instruction book, the kit includes the following materials needed to complete the project: Instruction book Five colors of yarn Crochet hook Safety eyes Fiberfil stuffing Whether you are looking for a gift for the craft-loving Taylor Swift fan in your life or simply love making and sharing quirky projects, this all-in-one kit is the perfect choice.

This is an amazing art activity book for kids made by celebrated British artist and Royal Academician Bob and Roberta Smith, which explores how art makes people powerful.

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING SERIES, now in English! More than 2.3 million copies sold in 23 languages! Perfect for beginners, the Big School of Drawing Workbook begins with basic pencil techniques, such as shading, crosshatching, and adding texture. Then follow along as you use those pencil techniques to create detailed step-by-step drawings, with space provided on each page for you to practice, as you learn to create your own realistic drawings. Companion to the original Big School of Drawing reference book, this 112-page interactive workbook provides beginning artists with a focused, hands-on approach to learning. Practice directly inside the book, with more than 50 step-by-step drawing lessons, including: Pencil techniques Adding shading, texture, and highlights Drawing from basic shapes Flowers and still life Trees, rocks, and landscapes Architecture and perspective Animals, dogs, cats, and horses People and portraits With helpful tips and easy-to-follow, step-by-step lessons, Big School of Drawing is the perfect series for beginning artists ready to grab a pencil and get started drawing. With practice, you’ll soon be able to create your own realistic pencil drawings. It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3.

Master the art of drawing chibis! First, learn the key principles, then draw a wide variety of characters following step-by-step tutorials. In Draw Chibi Style, chibi artist Piuuvy is your guide to: Chibi Essentials. The first 18 lessons teach solid drawing fundamentals that demonstrate how to draw chibi characters from the ground up and will help you build the skills you need to create your very own supercute characters. Chibi Characters, Step by Step. Through step-by-step drawings, from rough sketch to finish, discover the drawing process for 44 adorable characters in a range of genres and themes, including a witch, a butterfly fairy, a shark, a shadow knight, and an action hero, each presented in a different pose. Whether you’re just beginning to draw, trying your hand at chibi for the first time, or looking for ideas and guidance for bringing your own chibi characters to life, Draw Chibi Style is your go-to guide and visual reference.

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING SERIES, now in English! More than 2.3 million copies sold in 23 languages! Big School of Drawing allows beginning artists to get started drawing anything and everything, from flowers and still life to animals, people, landscapes, and more! Learn to develop your sketches from basic shapes, adding texture and shading step by step to create realistic, three-dimensional drawings. Perfect for beginners, this 192-page reference guide explains everything you need to get started, from choosing the right materials to basic drawing techniques and step-by-step lessons. Experiment with different pencils, drawing tools, and erasers as you learn to create depth and realism with shading techniques, perspective, and texture. Then follow along as you use those pencil techniques to create detailed drawings, step by easy step. With more than 1,000 step-by-step drawings for you to reference, Big School of Drawing covers: Sketching from basic shapes Gesture drawing Adding shading, texture, and highlights Creating depth and realism Perspective and foreshortening How to draw flowers, still life, and landscapes How to draw animals, horses, dogs, and cats How to draw people, portraits, and more With helpful tips and easy-to-follow, step-by-step lessons, Big School of Drawing is the perfect series for beginning artists ready to grab a pencil and get started drawing. With practice, you’ll soon be able to create your own realistic pencil drawings. It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3. Also available as a companion: Big School of Drawing Workbook, a 112-page interactive workbook allowing artists to practice their step-by-step drawing skills directly inside the book.

A celebration of the innovative, brilliant artists reclaiming the idea of ‘women’s work’. In the history of western art, decorative and applied arts – including textiles and ceramics – have been separated from the ‘high arts’ of painting and sculpture and deemed to be more suitable for women. Artists began to reclaim and redefine these materials and methods, energizing them with expressions of identity and imagination. Women’s Work tells the story of this radical change, highlighting some of the modern and contemporary artists who dared to defy this hierarchy and who, through, experimentation and invention, transformed their medium. The work of these women has helped underscore the ongoing value of these art forms within the history of art, championing ‘women’s work’ as powerful mediums worthy of celebration. With biographical entries on each artist featured, as well as beautiful images of their artworks, Women's Work raises up the work of these visionary and groundbreaking artists, telling their stories and examining their artistic legacies.

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.

Learn how to create your own Deep Impasto® masterpieces using a palette knife and oil paints with this book featuring tips, techniques, and 8 complete step-by-step projects. Professional artist Lisa Elley works from her studio in the San Francisco Bay Area with the purpose of inspiring and bringing joy to people through her art. In Palette Knife Painting: Deep Impasto, Lisa shares her techniques with you through easy-to-follow step-by-step projects. Learn to paint: Art inspired by Vincent van Gogh Seascapes and landscapes A Tuscan vineyard Flower fields Wet-into-wet (alla prima) With texture And more! Also included in the book are: Primers on the best palette knives and paints to use Color mixing and color theory instructions Beautiful, textured artwork that seems to lift off the page Palette Knife Painting: Deep Impasto is ideal for artists of all skill levels looking to learn to paint and scrape with oil paint. Also from the Paint with Me series:Vibrant Watercolor. The Paint with Me series highlights well-known artists and their work in visually appealing and instructive books.

With over 2,000 images, this visual reference book offers instructions for drawing animals, people, plants, food, everyday objects, buildings, vehicles, clothing, and more. The section on people gives simple tricks for showing emotion (angry, surprised) and action (skipping, doing a handstand). There's also a section on clothing that shows how to draw coats and jackets, shoes and boots, bell-bottoms and skinny jeans. From tricycles to tanker trucks, the book gives tips on drawing all kinds of moving vehicles.