Details: The art of calligraphy, or 'beautiful writing', is a skilled craft that stands out in our computerised age.
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Introduction to the Art of Chinese Brush Painting: In addition to the stunning, full-color 64-page book, this kit comes complete ...

Every day we make choices. Coke or Pepsi? Save or spend? Stay or go? Whether mundane or life-altering, these choices define us & shape our lives. Sheena Iyengar asks the difficult questions about how & why we choose: Is the desire for choice innate or bound by culture? Why do we sometimes choose against our best interests? How much control do we really have over what we choose? Her award-winning research reveals that the answers are surprising & profound. In our world of shifting political & cultural forces, technological revolution, & interconnected commerce, our decisions have far-reaching consequences. Use this book as your companion & guide for the many challenges ahead. ...

The Art of Paper Stencils provides crafters with a range of instruction & inspiration to create beautiful stencils inspired by your travels. Paper stencil art is a traditional craft with a long history in Japan. Kanako Yaguchi, a successful paper stencil artist, bases her new techniques on the classic methods, bringing this ancient art to a modern audience. " The Art of Paper Stencils 2"

Includes:: images inspired by the authors travels to Japan, the United States, Jamaica, Czech Republic, Germany, & Austria. Each project

Includes:: detailed & illustrated step-by-step instructions. There are also instructions & ideas for attractive home decor projects that reflect your travels.



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Suitable for beginners & more experienced artists, The Art of Drawing covers a complete range of subject matter, from basic exercises in line & tone, to still life, landscapes, animals, & human portraits.

At every stage, the reader will be shown the stages of drawing & be inspired to put pencil to paper.

This book does not expect readers to have a background in art, a detailed knowledge of artists or anatomy, just a willingness to learn & experiment, to see the world in a different light, & to simply have fun.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781785993152
• Author: Vivienne Coleman
• Publisher: Arcturus
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 208
• Dimensions: 28 x 22.5 x 1.5cm











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For admirers of the world renowned life-drawer, & for those who have struggled to capture the ever-changing features of younger faces.

This book by Giovanni Civardi will teach & guide you to observe, evaluate & recreate childrens heads & expressions. With his expert knowledge in anatomy & proportion, & providing a number of tips & techniques on sketching & the different materials with which you can use.

Civardi will inspire both beginners & the more advanced to tackle & successfully draw portraits of babies, up to children aged six or seven years old.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781782213161
• Author: Giovanni Civardi
• Publisher: Search Press
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 64
• Dimensions: 29.5 x 21cm











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Rachel Doe is a shy accountant at a low ebb in life when she meets charismatic Ivy Schneider, nee Wiseman, at her evening class & her life changes for the better.

Ivy is her polar opposite: strong, six years her senior & the romantic survivor of drug addiction, homelessness & the death of her child. Ivy does menial shift work, beholden to no one, & she inspires life; as do her farming parents, with their ramshackle house & its swan-filled lake, the lake where Ivys daughter drowned.

As Rachel grows closer to them all she learns how Ivy came to be married to Carl, the son of a WWII prisoner, as well as the true nature of that marriage to a bullying & ambitious lawyer who has become a judge & who denies her access to her surviving child.

Rachel wants justice for Ivy, but Ivy has another agenda & Rachels naà ve sense of fair play is no match for the manipulative qualities of the Wisemen women.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9780751573718
• Author: Frances Fyfield
• Publisher: Little Brown
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 372
• Dimensions: 20 x 13x 2.5cm













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A wonderful, warm novel from a major new American voice. In The Art of Fielding, we see young men who know that their four years on the baseball diamond at Westish College are all that remain of their sporting careers. Only their preternaturally gifted fielder, Henry Skrimshander, seems to have the chance to keep his dream
- & theirs, vicariously
- alive, until a routine throw goes disastrously off course, & the fates of five people are upended. After his throw threatens to ruin his roommate Owen's future, Henry's fight against self-doubt threatens to ruin his; while Mike Schwartz, the team captain & Henry's best friend, realizes he has guided Henry's career at the expense of his own. Keeping a keen eye on them all, college president Guert Affenlight, a longtime bachelor, falls unexpectedly & dangerously in love, much to the surprise of his daughter, Pella, who has returned to Westish after escaping an ill-fated marriage, determined to start a new life. Written with boundless intelligence & filled with the tenderness of youth, The Art of Fielding is an expansive, warm-hearted novel about ambition & its limits, about family & friendship & love, & about commitment
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Whether you are a designer looking for tips, an artist seeking inspiration, or a passionate games enthusiast, you will find everything you need to know in this essential, illustrated guide to the creativity on display in games today. Characters featured hail from every game genre, including cute & cuddly creations such as Pac-man & Mario, through to sexy, sassy heroines such as Lara croft & Dark Lineage's Kya, to brooding enigmas such as Jericho cross. Interviews with the game designers reveal their sources of inspiration, along with fascinating early designs that show exactly how they went about turning a bright idea into a classic character. Tips & techniques explain what makes a character grab the public's imagination, & provides practical ideas for the would-be game artist. ...

Fatalistic teenager George Zinavoy (Freddie Highmore) is a master at just barely getting by. In fact, hes practically turned it into an art form; making it through the entire school year without doing a shred of work. But when George meets a beautiful & complicated girl named Sally (Emma Roberts), he discovers a kindred spirit who turns his slacker world upside down. Their quirky & unexpected romance may just inspire George to do the unthinkable get off his butt & chase after his dreams. Special

Features: " New York Slice of Life" featurette " On Young Love" featurette " The Art of Being Shy" web spot " The Art of Ditching School" web spot " The Art of First Love" web spot " The Art of Being a Misanthrope" web spot "HBO First Look--" The Making of The Art of Getting By"

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