The Essential Guide to Business for Artists & Designers is a comprehensive business start up & practical enterprise skills guide that will appeal to a wide range of artists & designers. Completely updated for 2013 this excellent guide will help artists & designers acquire vital knowledge & skills to develop a vision & future strategy so they can make a success of their creative business or arts practice. It

Includes:: seven profiles of established artists & designers dozens of apt"ations illustrated mind maps diagrams useful exercises & is printed in the latest dyslexic friendly font. Specific topics that are covered include: making creativity pay; self-employment vs employment; starting up a business; money management; business planning; building networks; self-promotion; funding & sponsorship; intellectual property & legal issues; negotiation tactics & contracts; records taxes & basic bookkeeping; trading via the internet innovation & future trends; a detailed business glossary & full list of professional bodies. All in all this is a thorough guide for all visual artists who want to start up a business. This book cuts through the clatter & the jargon of business giving clear simple advice about how to make a success out of your art practice or creative company. Sir James Dyson

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This is a book for cake decorating enthusiasts both beginners & those who are more experienced. Showcasing beautiful photography of exquisitely finished cakes with step-by-step instructions The Essential Guide to Cake Decorating features easy-to-follow projects from simple projects such as baking the cake & simple piping to more inspirational ideas for enthusiastic & experienced sugar-crafters seeking new challenges."" ...

Unravel the secrets of combining two or more yarn colours with this fabulous practical knitting guide. Master all the techniques that transform simple knitted items into vibrant colourful masterpieces from working with multicolour yarn to stranding & intarsia. This title features 150 vibrant knitting patterns for colour knitting to help you make your knits more vibrant. With easy-to-follow simple instructions knitters of all abilities will be able to add colour to their knitting. Learn the basics of colour theory pick up some new stitches & techniques & then put your skills to use with a project from the Design Workshop. Tight stitches loose stitches curled edges messy ends twisted yarns
- put them all in the past with practical tips & tricks that bring out the best in every project. Broken into nine chapters the book covers Colour Basics Stripes Pattern Stitches Multicoloured Yarns Stranded Knitting Intarsia Other Techniques Finishing Touches & Design Workshop. There is also full guidance on using the charts & sizing guidelines as well as helpful information on knitting abbreviations & symbols & a glossary of knitting techniques. This 320-page bumper book is the essential resource for knitters everywhere
- teaching you all you need to know about using colour in your work to maximum effect.

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The Essential Guide to Crystals" is an authoritative superbly illustrated book that displays crystals in all their dazzling beauty & reveals every aspect of their ancient mysterious power. It covers the many ways in which crystals can be used to heal our spirit & otherwise enhance our life. An introductory section presents a historical overview & then gives guidance on techniques such as crystal healing & meditation the use of amulets & birthstones & working with crystals that correspond to our auras chakras or reflexology points. We learn how to build up & maintain a collection. The second & main section of the book gives an in-depth profile of over 100 crystals arranged according to colour groups. For each crystal there is a full-colour photograph with descriptive text & reference notes on appearance healing properties & other practical uses as well as associated myths & legends. Key words identify each crystal so you can pick the stone to suit your needs whether your purpose is cleansing soothing or energising. " The Essential Guide to Crystals" is the perfect gift for any crystal lover healer or collector." ...

Clearly explain choreography performance & dance appreciation in relation to new set works & choreographers. Thoroughly updated to meet the AS/A2 specifications & relevant Applied A levels BTEC & other Dance qualifications this highly illustrated third edition of Essential Guide to Dance provides support guidance & all the up-to-date information students & teachers need. * Help students grasp dance technique & the implications for safe practice * Reinforce learning with interactive tasks & revision tests * Engage students with an extensive range of activities covering all aspects of current Dance courses so they learn more effectively * Prepare them for their examinations with a student-friendly guide to the choreographic process ...

The Essential Guide to Holistic & Complementary Therapy is the most comprehensive text currently available designed to meet the demands of teachers & the wider industry for a book that addresses both the core subjects of holistic & complementary therapy & individual topics such as reiki & colour therapy. This book provides the ideal introduction for anyone studying one or more modules in any of the holistic & complementary therapies. It is also suitable for anyone with a general interest in holistic & complementary therapies. This inspirational text covers aromatherapy Indian head massage reflexology & body massage in accordance with the VTCT Holistic & Complementary Diplomas & the City & Guilds Progression Awards courses. It offers equal coverage of other popular therapies including reiki crystal therapy colour therapy thermal auricular therapy stress management holistic facial & hot stone therapy. Foundation knowledge for all therapists in the areas of anatomy & physiology chemistry health & safety & client consultation is also included. ...

Popular motorcycle journalist & author Mark Zimmerman brings a comfortable conversational tone to his easy-to-understand explanations of how motorcycles work & how to maintain them & fix them when they dont. This practical tutorial covers all brands & styles of bikes making it a perfect companion to the owners service manual whether you need to use the step-by-step instructions for basic maintenance techniques to wrench on your bike yourself or just want to learn enough to become an informed customer at your local motorcycle service department. This book

Includes:: more than 500 colour photos & a thorough index to make it an especially user-friendly reference for home motorcycle mechanics of all skill levels.

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Provides an introduction to the professional theatre production process concentrating on technical theatre (lighting & sound) & stage management. The book explains each area in terms of roles & responsibilities within the team essential technical & equipment knowledge the contribution to production & design & the chronology of the production process. ...

This practical skills-based book provides a wealth of behaviour management strategies that can be used in any classroom. Taking Care of Behaviour will help you to develop your existing skills build your confidence & create realistic action plans for effective behaviour management. Paul Dixs unique positive approach will help you manage even the most challenging behaviour with care & control. ...

A bewildering range of vitamin mineral & herbal supplements is now widely available to us all but information about their health benefits cannot be given on the packaging as it would constitute a health claim. In this jargon-free guide leading expert on sensible supplementation Dr Sarah Brewer sets out all you need to know about the main supplements & suggests which to take for specific health problems. This work:

Includes:: A-Z guide to 150 supplements for a brighter & healthier life; clearly explains the benefits possible side effects & contraindications; thoroughly sets out the research evidence to back their efficacy; & recommends supplements for common problems such as IBS chronic fatigue recurrent candida & arthritis. Packed with clear & concise answers this essential guide explains the use of supplements to maintain or improve your daily health.

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