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A bold new edition of the groundbreaking book by two of America's most prominent visual artists, James Gurney (Dinotopia, Color and Light), and Thomas Kinkade, freshly updated with a new introduction, archival photographs, and illuminating text to guide a new generation of illustrators. Since its release in 1982, The Artist's Guide to Sketching has become a classic art guide for students and laypeople around the world. The book includes instruction and artwork by James Gurney and Thomas Kinkade--two students who would go on to fame with Dinotopia (Gurney) and as the "Painter of Light" (Kinkade). This new edition restores the classic text with updated visuals and a special section chronicling the book's origins and the friendship, drawing on archives from Gurney and the Kinkade family estate. Chapters and topics include: Chapter 1: THE EXPERIENCE OF SKETCHING (Coping with the Weather, Sketching at Night, Sitting or Standing?, Dealing with Curious Spectators, Being Inconspicuous, At Home Amid the ElementsChapter 2: MATERIALS (Sketchbooks, Pencils, Pens, Markers, Wash and Drybrush, Sketchboxes and Carrying Cases, Experiencing Your Materials)Chapter 3: ACHIEVING ACCURACY: (When to Use an Underdrawing, How Much Underdrawing is Necessary, Establishing the Large Shapes, Measuring Lengths, Measuring Slopes, Using Perspective Guidelines, Constructing with Geometric Forms, Completed Underdrawing, The Final Execution)Chapter 4: CAPTURING MOTION (Freezing Motion: A New Way of Drawing, Learning to Observe Motion, Training Your Memory, Getting It Down Fast, The Scribble Approach, The Gestural Approach, The Mannikin Approach, The Tonal Mass Approach, When Your Subject Moves Unexpectedly, Places to Go for Motion Sketching)Chapter 5: CREATING MOOD (Choosing a Subject, Noting Impressions, Composing with Thumbnails, Selectivity, Center of Interest, Dramatic Opposition, Delicacy, Mystery, Structure and Expression)Chapter 6: USING IMAGINATION (Dare to be Creative, Being Imaginative On-the-Spot, Exaggeration, Changing Context and Scale, Using Anthropomorphism, Additions and Combinations, Feeding the Imagination, Becoming More Imaginative)Chapter 7: STUDYING NATURE (Nature: Your Personal Drawing Workshop, The Experience of Nature Sketching, Plants, Animals, Sketching at the Zoo, Natural History Museum, Clouds, Rocks and Landforms, The Benefits of Studying Nature)Chapter 8: SKETCHING PEOPLE (Finding Raw Material, Exaggerating Character Traits, The Cartoon Approach, Portraying People in Their Environment, Two Characters, Group Composition, The On-The-Spot Portrait, Making People Sketches Come Alive, Family and Friends: Your Free Models)Chapter 9: EXPLORING THE MAN-MADE WORLD (Begin with the Commonplace, Sketching the Home, Indicating Building Exteriors, Signs and Letterforms, A New Look at Machines, Using Clutter, On-The-Spot Spot Research, Using Written Notes, Thinking As a Documentary Artist, The Joy of Exploration)Chapter 10: SKETCHING IN YOUR LIFE (Keeping Specialized Sketchbooks, Developing Sketches into Paintings, Sharing Sketches With Others, Sketching Alone or With Others)

This book examines the potential of craft-centered education to influence gender socialization of rural children through a philosophical, sociological and psychological lens. It discusses Gandhi's vision of craft-centered education and situates its place within his concept of 'swaraj'.

Bright, beautiful symmetry in cross-stitch!Mandalas are intricate circular designs used around the world to invoke calm centeredness through reflection. In recent times, drawing, coloring, and painting mandalas have become popular ways to seek out this inner serenity. It is in this spirit that the talented embroiderer Isabelle Haccourt Vautier offers 20 mandalas inspired by cities and countries she dreams of visiting. Using her imagination and knowledge of the places' histories and traditions, she has created breathtaking mandalas that celebrate the spirit of each destination.A student of color research and crystal healing, Isabelle highlights the symbolism of the colors she has chosen and a stone that corresponds for each pattern. Completed pieces are shown finished in a variety of ways: wall hangings and banners, pouches and totes, pincushions, tea towels, and more. Each design includes a list of fabrics and embroidery floss colors used and detailed cross-stitch charts. Both stitching and admiring these stunning mandalas will transport you to a place of calm and joy!

Go from beginner to competent stitcher in just 10 lessons. You'll learn how to transfer your designs, make the most essential stitches, add beads, stitch letters, make patches, and more-everything you need to know! Then try 10 of the most popular embroidery projects for embellishing jeans, sneakers, pillow, tote, sweater, and more!

Anyone can learn to crochet!All you need to start crocheting are yarn, a crochet hook, and step-by-step instructions from an expert teacher such as Salena Baca. She brings her years of experience teaching novice crocheters to this instructional guide, presenting the stitches and techniques of crochet in easy-to-understand terms and illustrative photos that will have you making your first stitches within a few minutes. Once you know how to form the basic stitches, the sky is the limit! Salena teaches you to crochet in rows to make items like scarves and towels and then in rounds to make hats, baskets, and other circular items. Then you'll be ready to crochet from your first pattern! Salena explains pattern-reading and includes 10 beginner-level patterns you can use to practice your skills. By the time you finish the practice patterns, you'll have a solid foundation of crochet skills and be ready for more complex crochet adventures!

Margaret Holzmann, author Geometric Knit Blankets and Margaret Holzmann's Iconic Knit Blankets, is back with 24 more colorful, modern blankets-all in Margaret's signature style. Each design features gorgeous photos, row-by-row instructions, illustrations, and schematics.

Roxan O'Brien, author of the hugely popular Colored Pencil on Copper Jewelry, is back with brand-new techniques and designs, this time for a variety of metals including silver, tin, nickel silver, aluminum, and brass. She demonstrates the techniques in jewelry, but these processes can be used for other artforms on metal, and she includes inspirational examples of these types of works.In this new book, she also teaches more advanced techniques for jewelry makers and mixed media artists:dotting tool techniquesnew blending techniques with a blending pencilenhancing effects using metallic pastesusing different colored gesso for more coloring effectsadding gold leafusing stencilshow to set rivetsBuild your skills in the new techniques by making the 10 step-by-step jewelry projects:Three Ring CircusGum Drop NecklaceLunar EclipseFiery TreeTree of LifeFlower PendantCrazy HeartCelestial SpiralFantasy NecklaceBird NestSunset Pendant Butterfly WingPieces of My Heart Tin Gears

Granny Squares are for more than just blankets! They can be adapted to make cute tops, bags, hats, and more! Salena Baca walks you through your first square row by row to ensure success. Joining techniques are also explained and illustrated, so you'll be ready to complete any of the 10 patterns with ease.

With the 16 designs in this book, you'll have a whole range of options, from textured pullovers to classic cardigans-in sizes ranging from 31.5 to 51 in. circumference. Skill levels range from intermediate up, though a tutorial section will help the advanced beginner learn any new skills.

Unleash your love of colorwork!Instead of restricting stranded knitting to only the yoke of a sweater, the 17 patterns in this collection embrace colorwork from top to bottom. Modern and traditional motifs are used in new ways to create an array of styles and shapes, from cardigans, hoodies, and short sleeve sweaters to cozy pullovers, ponchos, and even a dress. A variety of colorful yarns are used to varying effects: mohair for soft halos, merino wool for stitch definition, and alpaca for lightweight warmth. The sweaters are unique and sure to be noticed, yet are comfortable and appropriate for everyday wear. Patterns are sized from small to extra large and are appropriate for intermediate knitters comfortable with sweater-making techniques and colorwork. An illustrated tutorial section provides a refresher on stranded knitting, if needed, as well as instructions on how to work a few possibly unfamiliar stitches and techniques. Knitters will be absorbed from start to finish as they add many new favorite sweaters to their collection!

Get the most from your blending board!As more and more spinners delve into fiber preparation for intentional spinning, the blending board has become more popular than ever before. It's space efficient, lightweight, and far less costly than investing in expensive blending tools and machinery. While most spinners know that the blending board makes lovely rolags, few are aware of the many other ways it can be used in one's fiber preparation practices. In The Spinner's Blending Board Bible, widely regarded spinning teacher and writer Deborah Held explains the many ways to use a blending board to its fullest capacity. Step by step, she reveals secrets for maximizing the board's carding and blending properties, providing an as-yet untapped level of know-how for putting the blending board to use in color management, combining fibers and mix-ins, and for creating specific yarn structures in spinning along the woolen and worsted continuum. Beginners and advanced spinners alike will find plenty to learn from her beautiful and instructive photos of fiber, detailed explanations of techniques, and numerous blending "recipes."

"Summer and Winter" refers to the weave's characteristic look of one light side and one dark side. This new book follows a similar format to the author's Overshot Simply, in which she breaks down the weave structure to make it easy to understand, and includes 34 projects including shawls, blankets, table linens, and dish towels

Peer inside the Victorian era with Antiquities Sticker, Color & Activity Book—with more than 200 fanciful stickers and more than 50 activity and coloring pages.

Enjoy the stress-relieving power of swearing with I F**king Love Coloring!Color your way to some much-needed relaxation and enjoy a sassy approach to art therapy with I F**king Love Coloring. With over 120 d*mn good coloring pages, no artistic experience is necessary to create some exceptionally creative profanity. Cuss-loving colorers can melt their stress away into the meditative patterns and hours of worry-free fun as they color in these curse-filled pages in whatever way feels right.Features:Display-worthy cover boasting foil accentsOver 120 designs to choose fromGorgeous line-drawn art featuring sarcastic quotes and swear wordsBeautifully illustrated full-color introductionIntricate, meditative back-of-the-page patterns to colorThe perfect way to relax at the end of a long day and a fun way to get in touch with your inner artist, this foul-mouthed coloring book will have you proudly exclaiming to the world: I F**king Love Coloring!Chartwell Coloring Books is the ultimate coloring book series, encompassing designs of every kind. From intriguing abstract patterns to beautiful pictures from the natural, technological, and fantasy worlds, each of these coloring books will soothe the mind and inspire the inner creative in anyone. With so many variations of complex, beautiful designs in each book, you’ll have plenty of pages to bring to life. Whether young or old, creative or not, this series has something for you.

Enter a world of cute and creepy with Kawaii Monsters Coloring Book!Soak in all the cuteness of kawaii and enjoy a collection of delightfully spooky characters with Kawaii Monsters Coloring Book. Inside you’ll find mischievous monsters and mysteriously cute creatures, all in the popular Japanese style of kawaii. Designed to help you unwind and get coloring, these quirky coloring pages will provide hours of creative relaxation and spine-chilling fun all year round.Features: Over 120 adorably creepy coloring pagesIntricate meditative patterns to color on the back of each pageAn assortment of eerie-cute kawaii characters, monsters, and animalsWhether you want a mindful screen-free activity or just need a moment to relax, Kawaii Monsters Coloring is the perfect way to bring out your inner artist and add your own spin to the cutest creepy characters. Chartwell Coloring Books is the ultimate coloring book series, encompassing designs of every kind. From intriguing abstract patterns to beautiful pictures from the natural, technological, and fantasy worlds, each of these coloring books will soothe the mind and inspire the inner creative in anyone. With so many variations of complex, beautiful designs in each book, you’ll have plenty of pages to bring to life. Whether young or old, creative or not, this series has something for you.

Cute Fantasy Art Class teaches you how to draw over 50 cute anime characters with easy-to-follow, step-by-step guided tutorials to bring your drawings to life.

Explore a world of possibilities with this stylish sketchbook featuring a black cover with gold-foil letters and black interior pages.The perfect on-the-go companion for all your needs, Sketchbook Black Paper offers:A luxurious black cover with gold-foil lettering192 pages of black, high-quality paper perfect for writing and drawing with gel or metallic pensAn easy-to-write-in layflat paperback formatA compact 5.5" × 8.25" size that easily tucks into a tote bag, purse, or backpackThe ultimate blank canvas, this handsome sketchbook can be used for drawings and sketches, journaling, creative writing, recording ideas and to-do lists, a notebook for meetings or classes, collages, vision boards, and much more.Gift Sketchbook Black Paper to the artists, creatives, and students in your life, or as a little treat to yourself!

Take a globe-spanning journey to some of the world's most iconic sites with this delightful coloring book.The 100+ coloring pages included will inspire you to contemplate magnificent landmarks such as the Taj Mahal and the Great Wall of China. You may not have yet gotten to travel to dream destinations such as Stonehenge or Machu Picchu yet, but they are closer than you think. With the colors of your choice, you can artistically explore them and the other iconic sites pictured in Wonders of the World Coloring Book, including:  The Great PyramidsThe ColosseumChichén ItzáPetraand more!On the back of each page, there are additional patterns for you to color. Road trippers, RVers, and coloring enthusiasts of all ages will find this book a colorful way to travel around the world.

This catalogue accompanies the latest in the Louvre Abu Dhabi's exciting series of exhibitions charting the relationship between Eastern and Western artistic traditions. Text in Arabic.

Grab your pickaxe, bow, and coloring pencils as you Color, Adventure, and Explore across the amazing Minecraft world!

Sculptor Martin Kargruber (b. 1965), from South Tyrol, Italy, forms each of his distinctive sculptural objects from a single piece of solid wood. He consciously uses the wood's natural properties and organic materiality in his architectural and landscape motifs, employing traditional techniques and interpreting them anewin extraordinary ways. He transforms the rigidity of the material into a seemingly gentle movement, incorporating the workmanship itself into an explicit part of the design. His representative motifs are characterized-above and beyond the formal concept-by intensive exploration into the reality of the living world and a high level of poetic abstraction.

Crafters, scrapbookers, and collage enthusiasts will love this kit-in-a-box, with 100 vintage postcards and everything needed to transform them into one-of-a-kind works of art to share and display.

Crochet your own adorable amigurumi inspired by the Harry Potter films with Harry Potter: Official Book of Crochet Amigurumi

Celebrate the joy of reading with this unique stationery box filled with paper goodies designed exclusively for people who love books.

Arcturus has sold over 12 million colouring books worldwide!