In Venetian glassmaking, slender rods of molten glass are shaped, then cut to reveal amazingly detailed patterns: flowers, geometric shapes, dancing colors. These slices are called millefiori...more details
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Susan Cariello
ISBN:9780823000791
Accessories designer Cariello shows how to embroider and sew 20 stunning handbags and purses that feature beautiful embroidered floral motifs....more details Format:Paperback Pages:144
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Victor Schrager
ISBN:9781931241045
Vivid photographs and stunning dialogue that will entertain, inspire, and engage nature lovers and photography enthusiasts alike....more details Format:Hardcover Pages:128
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Wendy Hollender
ISBN:9780823007066
A thorough immersion in the art of botanical drawing, this book is sure to attract both aspiring and more experienced artists seeking scientific accuracy and the illusion of 3-dimension in their botanical artwork....more details Format:Paperback Pages:144
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Christopher Hart
ISBN:9780823085569
For the broad audience of aspiring cartoonists and animators looking to infuse personality into their animal drawings, bestselling artist and teacher Hart provides an in-depth tutorial to drawing charming...more details Format:Paperback Pages:160
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Scott David Plumlee
ISBN:9780823033393
In "Chain and Bead Jewelry Geometric Connections, "wirework jewelry designer Scott David Plumlee shares his techniques for creating an amazing array of original designs using copper...more details Format:Paperback Pages:160
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Rebecca Yue
ISBN:9780823097975
A complete guide to painting pandas, horses, elephants, and 47 other beloved creatures in the traditional Chinese brush-style. Chinese animal painting is an ancient form characterized by its simplicity and natural elegance. Chinese masters spent years...more details Format:Paperback Pages:176
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Millidge Gary Spencer
ISBN:9780823097968
With film adaptations of legendary comic books and graphic novels hitting the bestseller lists, the medium of comics has never been more popular. To create your own comic book or graphic novel...more details Format:Paperback Pages:160
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Joe Murray
ISBN:9780823033072
From the Emmy Award-winning creator of "Rocko's Modern Life" and "Camp Lazlo" comes "Creating Animated Cartoons with Character," a comprehensive...more details Format:Paperback Pages:240
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Scott Ligon
ISBN:9780823095360
There's no question that applications like Photoshop have changed the art world forever. Master digital artists already use these tools to create masterpieces that stretch the limits of the imagination--but you don't have to be a master to create your own digital art. Whether you're a beginner who's never picked up a pen or paintbrush...more details Format:Paperback Pages:256
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Lola Gavarry
ISBN:9780823033348
"DIY Art at Home" shows how easy it is to create modern masterpieces by using a few simple art supplies and the full-size templates that are also included. The book begins with The Practical Studio...more details Format:Paperback Pages:144
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J C Amberlyn
ISBN:9780823095339
Learn the Tricks of the Trade for Drawing Irresistibly Cute Manga-Style Animals and Chibis The world of manga is filled with strange creatures and adorable sidekicks. Just about every manga hero and heroine has an animal mascot...more details Format:Paperback Pages:160
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Lissa Rankin
ISBN:9780823099283
"Encaustic Art" serves as the complete resource for artists working with encaustic wax. This guide contains step-by-step techniques with easy-to-understand instructions and detailed illustrations...more details Format:Paperback Pages:240
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David Chelsea
ISBN:9780823026654
In this sequel to the classic bestseller "Perspective For the Comic Book Artist, " David Chelsea takes perspective to a whole other level--by exploring the most dramatic viewpoints employed by today's artists. Many of these techniques have been carefully guarded secrets for centuries. But David...more details Format:Paperback Pages:176
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David Riche
ISBN:9780823016433
Enter an enchanted fairy world of your very own creation Fairies are beloved figures in folklore and literature--and in the imaginations of millions of artists and dreamers. With the help of this indispensable guide to creating your own fairies and fairy stories...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:128
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Tanya Alpert
ISBN:9780823098071
Haiku, the graceful and evocative form of Japanese poetry, celebrates nature in all its subtle and unobtrusive beauty. In "Haiku Knits," this appreciation for understated...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:144
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Trond Anfinnsen
ISBN:9780823092369
After teaching himself to knit, author Trond Anfinnsen found that pull-on hats--aka beanies or skullies--were the perfect-size project. As his pile of hats grew...more details Format:Paperback / softback Pages:176
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Sarah Keen
ISBN:9780823033188
Soft, cuddly, and totally wild! Stuffed toys are great projects for beginners, but when you've grown bored with dolls and bears what do you knit next? How about a tiger...more details Format:Paperback Pages:127
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Anna Hrachovec
ISBN:9780823026647
Toys, people Who doesn't love toys? They make you smile, give you something to squeeze and hug, and can even sit on the couch and watch TV with you. But could the toy be a couch...more details Format:Paperback Pages:144
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Linda Mason
ISBN:9780823024797
Internationally renowned makeup artist Mason shares her creative techniques for using makeup to help women look and feel their best, at every age...more details Format:Paperback Pages:176
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Christopher Hart
ISBN:9780823014880
The ultimate guide to creating chibis They populate manga with chunky bodies, oversized heads, and huge expressive eyes. They're schoolgirls and schoolboys...more details Format:Paperback Pages:192
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Christopher Hart
ISBN:9780823033294
The ultimate guide to creating the most popular form of manga--shoujo If you're reading this, you already love shoujo. But now you'll be able to take the next step and actually write and draw your very own. The teen characters that populate the genre are outrageously cool...more details Format:Paperback Pages:192
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Fatema Habibur-Rahman
ISBN:9780823033249
JUST "ONE" BALL OF YARN "=" "GIFTS" EVERYONE WILL LOVE One Ball Knits is back with fresh, modern gifts, all made with just one ball, hank...more details Format:Paperback Pages:128
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Claire Watson Garcia
ISBN:9780823099474
Based on the author's successful courses and workshops, "Painting for the Absolute and Utter Beginner" really does start at the beginning, helping new painters find "what works" while providing information on all the necessary tools...more details Format:Paperback Pages:160
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Steffani Lincecum
ISBN:9780823026661
What's the Secret to Sewing Great-Fitting Garments? The Rub-off--the Insider's Technique for Creating a Great-Fitting Pattern Do you love to sew your own clothes but find it difficult to make commercial patterns fit...more details Format:Paperback Pages:176
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Kim Levin
ISBN:9780823095223
Sculpt toys and collectibles with modern-day tools, techniques and applications used by today's top industry professionals Ever since a 12-inch G.I. Joe took toy soldiers to a whole new level by giving them the ability to pose via moveable parts...more details Format:Paperback Pages:272
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Suzanne Brooker
ISBN:9780823099276
The art of portraiture approached its apex during the sixteenth century in Europe with the discovery of oil painting when the old masters developed and refined techniques that remain unsurpassed to this day. The ascendance of nonrepresentational art in the middle of the twentieth century displaced these venerable skills...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:208
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Peter Rubino
ISBN:9780823099245
A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO SCULPTING THE HUMAN FIGURE IN CLAY In "Sculpting the Figure in Clay, "acclaimed portrait bust sculptor and author Peter Rubino teaches a master class in the essentials of figurative sculpture. In this intensive...more details Format:Paperback Pages:192
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Sherri Haab
ISBN:9780823099016
Welcome to Sherri Haab's home studio You're invited to bestselling author and crafter extraordinaire Sherri Haab's studio--where her inspired jewelry designs come to life. In "Sherri Haab Jewelry Inspirations...more details Format:Paperback Pages:159
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Yishan Li
ISBN:9780823033324
This text demonstrates the myriad ways that shonen manga characters and background scenes can be personalized, adapted, and customized, and reveals the secrets of manga storytelling...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:128
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Yishan Li
ISBN:9780823099733
From background scenes, speech balloons, color, accessories, and effects, this guide to drawing shoujo manga includes a CD with templates that artists can work with in Photoshop and Illustrator to customize to their liking and to their story...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:128
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Sally Collins
ISBN:9781571200099
Step-by-step details outline the entire process for enhancing creativity in quilt-making -- how to plan, draft, choose color and fabric, cut...more details Format:Paperback Pages:114
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Antonio Prohias
ISBN:9780823050529
Don't Go Stir Crazy Break Out of the Doldrums "Danger Intrigue Stupidity " locks up a collection of crazy clashes between those two bumbling "MAD" Spies "Spy vs. Spy" was the brainchild of Cuban-born political cartoonist Antonio Prohias...more details Format:Paperback Pages:192
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Antonio Prohias
ISBN:9780823050512
Looking for "Cloak and Dagger" stuff? Try the C.I.A. This is strictly "joke and gagger" stuff So if you're looking for laughs, try these adventures of those two agents of absurdity "Spy vs. Spy" was the brainchild of Cuban-born political cartoonist Antonio Prohias...more details Format:Paperback Pages:192
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Stan Lee
ISBN:9780823000838
In "Stan Lee's How to Draw Comics," Stan Lee sets out to teach everything he knows about drawing and comic book characters, The book focues primarily on action-adventure comics...more details Format:Paperback Pages:224
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Michael Friel
ISBN:9780823034086
The equivalent of a foundation course in traditional oil painting for beginning to intermediate level artists, this in-depth book uses the still life as a practical way to master oil techniques. The still life is a practical...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:192
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Gigi Rosenberg
ISBN:9780823000708
"The Artist's Guide to Grant Writing" is designed to transform readers from starving artists fumbling to get by into working artists who confidently tap into all the resources at their disposal. Written in an engaging and down-to-earth tone...more details Format:Paperback Pages:206
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Lorna Miser
ISBN:9780823085521
Cast on for your next variegated yarn project with new skills and renewed confidence Do you covet the gorgeous colors of multicolored yarn but have been disappointed by patching...more details Format:Paperback Pages:144
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Mary Adams
ISBN:9780823033300
Get an inside look at the inspiration, work, and techniques of the creative dressmaking of celebrated New York designer Adams. In this book, readers will learn the secrets to designing Adams's trademark wearable decadence and how to sew their own delicious creations....more details Format:Spiralbound Pages:159
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Andy Parks
ISBN:9780823098019
Aimed at picture framers of all abilities, from hobbyists just starting out to those wishing to turn their skills into a successful small business...more details Format:Paperback Pages:144
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Ewa Jostes
ISBN:9780823085538
Learn to knit socks with confidence--and achieve beautiful results. Socks are at the top of every knitter's list of favorite projects: Quick to make...more details Format:Paperback Pages:127
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Robert J Ray
ISBN:9780823084432
This follow-up to the bestselling "The Weekend Novelist" will guide writers of all levels through the next phase in crafting their novel: the rewrite. You've finished your first draft--congratulations Think it's ready for publication? Think again. The next stage is all about revising and reworking your manuscript--fine-tuning the plot...more details Format:Paperback / softback Pages:271
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Joen Wolfrom
ISBN:9780914881933
Learn the secrets to creating spectacular quilts. In this long-awaited, extraordinary book, Joen Wolfrom introduces you to nature' s design secrets...more details Format:Paperback Pages:146