Whether a beautiful black bear, furtive fox, or sprightly squirrel, Forest Animals features a wide array of majestic creatures. Drawing in pencil is a fundamental topic in art instruction and a good starting point for any artist, whether a novice or a master. In Drawing Made Easy: Forest Animals, artists will learn everything they need to know for achieving realistic animal and wildlife compositions in pencil, while intermediate artists will have an opportunity to brush up on key pencil-drawing skills. Along the way, artists will also learn valuable information about planning a drawing; working from photographs; mastering perspective; and rendering a range of textures, including fur, trees and tree bark, foliage, and much more. The book opens with an introduction to the basic drawing tools and materials, including pencils, erasers, supports, and blending tools. From choosing the right drawing paper to learning how to handle the pencil to mastering basic pencil strokes, Forest Animals features valuable information for learning to draw wildlife in graphite pencil. With in-depth step-by-step projects that progress to detailed, realistic final drawings, artists will learn to draw a variety of interesting forest animals, including a raccoon, a deer, and a pair of foxes. With expert instruction, a breadth of subject matter, helpful tips, and inspirational artwork, Forest Animals is the perfect addition to any animal-loving artist's reference library.
Название: Making Willow Furniture ISBN: 076433249X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780764332494 Издательство: Schiffer Рейтинг: Цена: 2902.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Among the leading rustic furniture makers are a number of talented, creative women. Taking natures materials they create the quintessential "green" furniture and practical items for home or garden. Veronica Chenier of Ontario, Cassilda Brown of Alabama, and Jo Kilmer of North Carolina, share their work in this book, offering step-by-step instructions for three projects. Learn to build a lampshade, a gothic-back chair, and a ladder-back chair. Each project is documented from beginning to end with color photographs and detailed captions, so readers have a clear guide to creating the furniture in their own workshops.
Автор: O`Brien Linda, O`Brien Opie Название: Mixed-Media Doll Making: Redefining the Doll Through Mixed Media ISBN: 1592537448 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781592537440 Издательство: Rockport/Rotovision Рейтинг: Цена: 1972.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть (2 шт.) Описание: Inspired by the "Dada" notion of making art from materials that would not typically be combined or expected to go together, and driven by a similar sense of irony and humor, this book presents a unique approach to creating mixed-media dolls. A must-have for anyone interested in found object art and the human form, it is a thoughtful and provocative exploration of the power, symbolism, and cultural significance of dolls and representational figures. The authors share detailed techniques for using surface embellishments, using molds and molding products, and building and transforming disparate objects into whimsical, inspiring dolls.
Beginning with a variety of substrates, readers are guided step by step through five types of doll construction. Numerous variations on each of the core projects promote further experimentation. Includes an inspiring gallery of mixed-media dolls from leading artists.
Автор: Tom Heller Название: Classic Carved Furniture: Making a Piecrust Tea Table ISBN: 0887406165 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780887406164 Издательство: Schiffer Рейтинг: Цена: 3447.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Following upon the success of their first book, The Queen Anne Stool, Tom Heller and Ron Clarkson decided to offer a book about building one of the most desirable pieces of American furniture: the piecrust tea table. This tilting top table has the high elegance of eighteenth century design. The top has a beautifully sculpted molding, resting upon an open-styled birdcage. This rotates on a finely contoured and turned pillar adorned at the vase with acanthus leaves, balancing on a delicate ring of pearls which end in a ribbon and flower design. The cabriole legs are adorned with acanthus leaves at the knees and end in a strongly taloned ball and claw foot. Every step, from cutting and turning to carving and finishing, is explained in step-by-step photographs. These are accompanied with by concise descriptions of the techniques involved. While requiring some basic woodworking skills, this book is designed for cabinet makers and carvers of all levels of experience, so they may produce this treasure of furniture for themselves.
Learn how to sew custom, professional-looking window treatments for your home
Have you ever wanted to sew customized window treatments for your home? It's easier than you might think, especially if you have Singer(R) Sewing Custom Curtains, Shades, and Top Treatments on hand. With this helpful how-to book, readers are guided through the entire process--from planning the project to measuring scale and proportion, to selecting necessary tools, fabric, and hardware to actually sewing the curtains and installing them.
Whether you're partial to Roman shades, gathered curtains, flat shades with dowels, or pleated drapes, there's a clear-cut set of instructions for you in Singer(R) Sewing Custom Curtains, Shades, and Top Treatments. Also included are lifesaver tips and techniques from an expert in the field, advice about using scale and proportion to enhance windows and disguise flaws, and suggestions for utilizing window treatments to control light and insulate your home. Accompanying photos make learning even easier.
The book covers the following subjects in detail:
Window treatment project planning
Window measurements
Calculating scale and proportion
Fabric and hardware selection
Curtains and draperies
Grommets
Gathered and ruched curtains
Pleated curtains
Adding trim, banding, and other embellishments to window treatments
Shades and blinds
Roman shades
Flat shades with dowels
Relaxed draperies
Gathered shades
Top treaments
Common tips and techniques
Cutting
Sewing
Glossary and resources
So, unroll that bolt of fabric and jump into your next DIY project in the world of curtains and draperies
Автор: Beekmans, Jeroen Название: Pop-Up City: City-Making in a Fluid World ISBN: 9063693540 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789063693541 Издательство: Thames & Hudson Рейтинг: Цена: 4948.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Based on 5 years of insights from blogging, The Pop-Up City blog presents this book on creative ideas for cities in a fluid world. The authors Jeroen Beekmans and Joop de Boer are the brains and hearts of The Pop-Up City, an Amsterdam-based blog that showcases eye-opening ideas, concepts and trends that make a change in the city of today and tomorrow. On a daily basis, the authors have written stories about individuals, enterprises, and cities all around the world that come up with refreshing ideas and solutions to deal with a permanent stage of change, ranging from urban hacks, modular hotels, and parasite cinemas to pop-up retail concepts, rooftop farms, and houses on wheels. In the past five years, popupcity.net has grown from a small blog into an international online platform for forward-thinking city-making with a monthly readership of over 100,000. It has always been the dream of the authors to turn the rich online content of their blog into a beautiful, inspiring book that tells a remarkable story of cities and urban design in a fluid world. Pop-Up City City-making in a fluid world will be a richly illustrated, 260-page publication which not only tells a story of (making) cities, design and culture in a world of permanent change, but also inspires the reader with a selection of 150 of the most remarkable urban trends, concepts and ideas harvested from the extensive and ever-growing series of over 1,600 (!) articles that have been published on the blog in the past five years. Whether you are an urbanite in a professional, scholarly, or personal sense, whether or not you are already a follower of the blog, the Pop-Up City book is meant for anyone who is interested in exploring what is happening with today s urbanised world and which great ideas emerge from it.
Название: Making Rustic Twig Furniture ISBN: 0764332503 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780764332500 Издательство: Schiffer Рейтинг: Цена: 2902.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The rustic furniture movement is part of the larger "green" movement that aims toward a sustainable world. This sassafras and willow furniture does its part by using renewable plant materials and recycling waste wood to make functional, beautiful furniture and accessories for the home and garden. The projects in this book include a simple bench, a chair, and a bakers rack. All are easy and require minimal tools. The step-by-step, illustrated instructions take readers through the whole process, explaining in detail what needs to be done and how to do it. The results are beautiful furniture for use indoors or out.
Название: Masters of Rock Guitar ISBN: 8854404233 ISBN-13(EAN): 9788854404236 Издательство: White Star Рейтинг: Цена: 4950.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Try to imagine a world with no guitars. Neither blues, nor flamenco or rock. The guitar has always been a protagonist of extraordinary pages of jazz history, it was the queen of folk and blues, and in its electric embodiment, it was the basic stone of rock `n` roll. This title intends to celebrate the electric guitar`s myth and legend.
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