Here are the reliable answers you need to build confidence & produce rewarding results. Step-by-step tips & techniques help you learn & improve important skills. Questions include: Why do I need to measure the angle of pen strokes accurately? Does copperplate hand use a different technique to traditional western styles? I want to write my own wedding invitations
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Includes:: chapters on: tools & equipment organising your workspace basic strokes calligraphy styles flourishes & swashes composition & layout using colour free-form lettering embellishments & borders & designing & finishing.


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Includes: step-by-step tips & techniques to help you learn & improve important skills. Invaluable questions include: What
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Offering terrific mixed-media art projects as well as great tips for getting organized & inspired Art at the Speed of Life is a treasure chest of ideas for the artist whose fiery enthusiasm for creating art goes up in smoke after that frantic pace of a long day. Author & mixed-media artist Pam Carriker will prove to you that art & life can co-exist productively & happily while making daily creative outlets a reality & not just wishful thinking. Each chapter in Art at the Speed of Life

Includes:: both essays & project ideas from a variety of contributors including Suzi Blu Lisa Bebi Christy Hydeck Paulette Insall Cate Calacous Prato. It all begins with prepatory advice on how to manage your supplies & physically make space for you to work. This is followed by more than 15 projects that are inspiring yet easy to complete on even the tightest of schedules &

Includes:: fun techniques such as assemblages image transfers & collages that are sure to keep you motivated. Plus a bonus seven-day project journal helps you track your work as you go. Offering a unique combination of realistic time-management tips inspiring essays & easy-to-fit-in projects Art at the Speed of Life will help you realize your dream of making art every day easily & happily.



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Vintage-looking dream-like textures can open up a whole new world in your photography. However there is much much more to working with textures than simply merging them with an image via Photoshop. In this gorgeous new guide from texture guru Sarah Gardner youll learn everything there is to know about how to maximize the potential of these exciting tools. In addition to hundreds of beautiful example images this book is also packed with practical advice on what makes a good texture & how & when to use them. How an image is initially captured & processed has a significant impact on the effect a texture will have so youll also learn what to consider when composing & shooting (rather than simply relying on post-processing) & how to use lighting & background considerations effectively for later work with textures. Workshop notes & a supplemental website will help you put Sarahs techniques into practice immediately. Beautiful enough to sit on your coffee table yet practical enough to store near your computer this book will show you everything you need to know to get that coveted vintage-feel in your images whether youre a casual family snapper or a seasoned professional. ...

Winner of the Illustrated Book of the Year award in 1994 The Art Book has been an outstanding success & has become a well-known landmark in the art book world. Now published in over twenty different languages & in a miniature edition it has received rave reviews from numerous newspapers & magazines & has made many appearances on the bestseller lists. Complemented by The 20th Century Art Book & The American Art Book its unique approach brings art alive. An A to Z guide to 500 great painters & sculptors from medieval to modern times it debunks art-historical classifications by throwing together brilliant examples of all periods schools visions & techniques. Each artist is represented by a full-page colour plate of a definitive work accompanied by explanatory & illuminating information on the image & its creator. Glossaries of artistic movements & technical terms are included making this a valuable work of reference as well as a feast for the eyes. By breaking with traditional classifications The Art Book presents a fresh & original approach to art: an unparalleled visual sourcebook & a celebration of our rich & multi-faceted culture. ...

This specially designed card box with sliding tray contains artwork from Phaidons hugely successful iconic best-seller The Art Book: New Edition. On the front of each card is an image from The Art Book; on the back the accompanying text from the book gives information both about the work of art & its creator (each of the greeting cards is blank inside) Blue selection

Includes:: works by Fra Angelico Botticelli Brancusi Carracci Chagall Derain Gauguin Hopper Ingres Klee La Tour Marc Millet Miro Monet Nauman Oldenburg Pontormo Rego & Rossetti among others. Red selection

Includes:: works by Alma Tadema Audubon Basquiat Bonnard Caravaggio Degas Van Eyck Gilbert & George Goya Heron Klimt Morisot Pisarro Richter Seurat Thiebaud Tissot Turner & Waterhouse among others. A perfect gift for every occasion The Art Box means that you can share your favourite artworks with friends & family.



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This edition of The Art Book presents a new way of looking at art with children. It's an A
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This specially designed card box with sliding tray contains artwork from Phaidons hugely successful iconic best-seller The Art Book: New Edition. On the front of each card is an image from The Art Book; on the back the accompanying text from the book gives information both about the work of art & its creator (each of the greeting cards is blank inside) Blue selection

Includes:: works by Fra Angelico Botticelli Brancusi Carracci Chagall Derain Gauguin Hopper Ingres Klee La Tour Marc Millet Miro Monet Nauman Oldenburg Pontormo Rego & Rossetti among others Red selection

Includes:: works by Alma Tadema Audubon Basquiat Bonnard Caravaggio Degas Van Eyck Gilbert & George Goya Heron Klimt Morisot Pisarro Richter Seurat Thiebaud Tissot Turner & Waterhouse among others A perfect gift for every occasion The Art Box means that you can share your favourite artworks with friends & family.



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This specially designed card box with sliding tray contains artwork from Phaidons hugely successful iconic best-seller The Art Book: New Edition. The Art Box is fun informative & beautifully presented. Each postcard contains text from the bestselling The Art Book giving detailed descriptions on the work of art & its creator. The Art Box contains 100 postcards making art truly accessible. It is a perfect gift for every occasion allowing you to share your favourite artworks or display pieces at home. ...

Fiber artists art-to-wear designers & art quilters have a broad range of surface design products to choose from & can use a wealth of technique combinations to create art cloth. But while many artists know how to do one or two surface design processes few know how to combine processes on one surface effectively. In this title signature artist Jane Dunnewold teaches you methods for creating rich texture color & pattern integrated into an artistic whole. Art Cloth" offers up-to-date techniques & adds valuable new information from Janes years of teaching & experience as an artist. In addition to detailed step-by-step wet-media surface-design techniques Jane guides & inspires artists to new heights of creativity through sidebars with design tips exercises & project ideas that support the technical information." ...