Drawing sculptures has been a popular form of observational sketching since the Renaissance, & has regularly been included in teaching programmes at art schools.

Seen as perfect examples of the highest standards of beauty, style & composition, & as a tribute to classical art, capturing statues on paper means that you can study the forms of the human body & learn technical sketching techniques before tackling a real body.

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• ISBN: 9781782213154
• Author: Giovanni Civardi
• Publisher: Search Press
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 64
• Dimensions: 29.5 x 21cm









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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.

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• 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. ...

Explore the incredible artwork behind the creation of Ghost in the Shell, the much-anticipated live-action film that brings to life the adventures of cybernetic detective Major Mira Killian & her crack cyberterrorism squad, Section 9!

Featuring a unique futuristic world where the vast majority of the population has had their bodies augmented with enhancements, this deluxe book reveals the full creative journey.

With interviews with the cast & crew & a wealth of never-before-seen art, discover everything that brought the film to the screen.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781785655272
• Author: David Cohen
• Publisher: Titan Books
• Format: Hardback
• Pages: 160
• Dimensions: 32 x 25 x 2.5cm













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A practical audio guide to help listeners improve their presentation skills. By the end of the programme they will feel that they have had a personal coaching session & put into practice the tips they have been given. It will be the audio self-help guide to feeling confident in standing in front of a crowd & conveying the message you want. Read by Joanna Crosse ...

Details: The art of glass painting is one which is both satisfying & beautiful. Step by step instructions will teach you
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How can we expect to find happiness & meaning in our lives when the modern world seems like such a truly unhappy place? The Art of Happiness has become the classic guide to the Dalai Lama's enlightened approach to living. In this inspirational new volume, the unique collaboration between the Dalai Lama & the highly respected scholar Howard Cutler returns with a practical application of Tibetan Buddhist spiritual values to the stressful & demanding world we all live in today. With the Dalai Lama's trademark warmth & humour & Cutler's penetrating mind, the result is a wise approach to dealing with human problems that is both optimistic & realistic, even in the most challenging times. ...

The Art of Happiness has become the classic guide to the Dalai Lama's enlightened approach to living
- illuminating the profound
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