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In Creative Illustration & Beyond, artist Stephanie Corfee offers inspiration, tips, and step-by-step instruction to show doodlers and artists how to turn their whimsical designs into beautiful artistic illustrations.
"Welcome to the Isla de Monstera, home of the world's only tap-dancing, banana-loving, rust-fighting, coconut-talking, crime-busting organisation... MONKEY NUTS! In their very first adventure, Sid, Rivet and Chief Tuft are forced to do battle against a horde of random oddballs and weirdos. When a mysterious signal begins to drive the local loonies into a crazy rage, the Monkey Nuts team have no choice but to grab their masks and get heroic! Monster-catching action from the DFC Libray -- now in a convenient paperback format!"
Cities provide infinite sources of inspiration. Carlo Stanga's I Am the City series animates the cultural and economic production of prominent metropolises. Following editions on Milan and London, Stanga leads readers on a tour of New York, paying tribute to local lifestyle, landmarks, parks, and architecture. His playful illustrations and intimate anecdotes showcase the personalities of cities and the idiosyncrasies that make them unique. From the Chrysler Building to the bagel, I Am New York is an illustrated journey of the Big Apple like no other. Stanga's love letter to New York captures the magic of the city.
Transform ordinary stones into colorful works of art. Full-color illustrations accompany step-by-step instructions for creating 30 different themes: trees, flowers, animals, mandalas, geometric patterns, marine and holiday motifs, more.
Shows readers how to combine their love of art with their faith, in a book that intends to expand artistic horizons and expressions through dozens of drawing, doodling, and lettering exercises.
Ever been to so many meetings that you couldn’t get your work done? Ever fallen asleep during a bullet-point presentation? Ever watched the news and ended up knowing less? Welcome to the land of Blah, Blah, Blah, in which talk and words prevent us from thinking. As powerful as words are, we fool ourselves when we think our words alone can detect, describe and defuse the multifaceted problems of today. This book offers a way out of Blah, Blah, Blah. It’s called “Vivid Thinking”, which combines our verbal and visual minds so that we can think and learn more quickly, teach and inspire our colleagues, and enjoy and share ideas in a new and more effective way. Through Vivid Thinking, we can make the most complicated subjects suddenly crystal clear – something which is proving increasingly valuable in this complex world of ours
Join the brave explorer Von Doogan in his second marvellous adventure-and help him solve the most fiendish puzzles ever! The Great Air Race is about to begin, but nefarious evildoers are about! The only way to stop them is by overcoming a set of brilliant and puzzling challenges. Quick wits, a courageous spirit and a pencil are essential!
'Baggage' tells the tale of Randall, a disaster-prone lost property officer working in the heart of Triptych City. Randall's boss presents him with an impossible ultimatum: either he locates the owner of the oldest item stored in the immense lost property warehouse by the end of the day, or he loses his job!
Meet artist, animator, and film maker Eliza Ivanova, and her powerful figures that blend traditional painting with evocative movement.
Discover the pleasures of creating big art on a small canvas! There are plenty of reasons to paint small. Smaller canvases allow you to enjoy everything you love about oil painting with less expense, less mess, less space and less time. What could be better? Think Big Paint Small (previously published as Big Art Small Canvas and updated with new demonstrations and art) gives you all the guidance you need to succeed at creating small paintings. You'll find more than 12 step-by-step demonstrations that show you how to paint a variety of still lifes and landscapes--all on canvases measuring four inches or less! You'll learn how to: • Scale down your subjects to fit a smaller area • Create dimension, depth and volume in your compositions • Paint realistic shadows and highlights • Capture a range of textures and reflective surfaces Each demonstration guides you from blank canvas to completed painting. You'll even find sound advice for framing, displaying and marketing your work. Great things really do come in small packages. Start maximizing the rewards of painting small with Think Big Paint Small!