For him death was a vocation. He was a maestro in the art of death. The keeper of time. The bringer of destiny. Lieutenant Eve Dallas is as tough as New York cops come. But on discovering the tortured body of a young woman Eve is catapulted back to nine years ago when a serial killer plagued the city & taunted her mercilessly. Putting rings on their fingers & carving their bodies he was named The Groom. & this time he is working up to his greatest challenge yet: abducting a woman who will test him like never before & become his most gratifying victim yet
- Eve. 'A witty dark page-turning tale' Jonathan Kellerman Book Twenty-Five in the New York Times number one bestselling series
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Wendy Jelbert shares her expertise in working with acrylics & in creating beautiful convincing landscapes. There is information on what materials to buy how to use sketches & photographs how to look at landscape shapes & how to use tone & composition to good effect. Wendy demonstrates a variety of acrylic techniques & explains elements of the landscape such as foregrounds distances & skies. There are six beautiful step-by-step demonstrations with clear photographs & instructions for readers to follow. ...

What makes an advertisement hard-hitting & memorable? Unravelling the creative processes behind some of the most effective campaigns of recent years this new edition of Creative Advertising" showcases over 200 examples of international advertising from a wide range of media. All brilliantly demonstrate a fascinating range of approaches including ways of visualizing concepts the art of illusion & paradox the use of metaphor & analogy & the deployment of shock tactics & humour. Entertaining & inspirational this remains a vital book for all designers art directors copywriters & students of advertising in fact for anyone who makes a living from good ideas & for whom creativity is the key qualification." ...

Take Your Colored Pencils Out of the Box.. .and Combine the Best of All Mediums! Creative Colored Pencil Workshop is your guide to exploring a new world of artistic possibilities. Following clear step-by-step demonstrations youll try your hand at a range of exciting techniques that blend colored pencils with all kinds of dynamic mediums including: Watercolor Gouache Acrylics Ink Graphite Oil pastels Metal leaf More than 25 fun projects show you how to use each medium successfully while offering in-depth guidance for working with various papers textures & surfaces. Best of all this book features the insightful instruction of two accomplished artists who offer different yet effective approaches to colored pencil creations. From highly realistic art to more abstract representations youll learn how each medium & technique can accommodate virtually any artistic style or subject. Creative Colored Pencil Workshop gives you the best of both worlds: the fluid spontaneity & speed of mixed media & the control & precision of colored pencils. Mix it up & see what happens! ...

Explore your natural creativity with some stunning & exotic patterns to colour in however & whenever you feel inspired. Doodling ...

One of the biggest trends in textiles at the moment is the use of the embellisher
- a simple-to-use machine that is very popular
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These crafty DIY artists are everywhere
- they are holding alternative craft fairs they advertise in craft magazines they are selling
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Ask almost any priest what their biggest headache is & the answer is likely to be finding with ideas for including children in worship. Here is the answer to their prayers
- a whole years worth of ready-to-use scripts for childrens liturgies of the Word. This resource has been developed & used in Anglican & Catholic parish churches over the last ten years by a professional educationalist artist & experienced childrens church leader. Sixty complete worship outlines are included & they feature: ready-to-use scripts to open up the Sunday Gospel for children of all ages activities games & creative ideas reproducible artwork & cartoons simple responsive prayers to begin & end each session ideas for back in church presentations to the adults by the children. The scripts & illustrations (in full colour) can be downloaded from the accompanying CD Rom.
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Creative Illustration" is considered Loomis magnum opus which is aimed primarily at the professional-level illustrator. Its divided into seven sections: Line Tone Color Telling the Story Creating Ideas Fields of Illustration & Experimenting & Studies. The book is filled with instructions tips insider experiences & incredible illustrations." ...

H&-lettering techniques are a popular & visually dynamic way to add textual elements to crafts from journals to mixed-media art. Sixteen accomplished contributors
- including calligraphers painters collagists card makers fiber artists & graphic designers
- give their personal perspectives on lettering. They all offer their favourite tools how they use them their signature technique with step-by-step instructions & photos & an alphabet sampler of their own font. Gorgeous gallery images of each contributors work are also included.

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