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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Change the way you think about cooking! In this epic guide to better eating, the chef, recipe developer, and video producer Sohla El-Waylly reimagines what a cookbook can be, teaching home cooks of all skill levels how cooking really works. “The book I wish someone had handed me when I began my own journey as a cook.”٬٢٠١٤؛from the Foreword by Samin Nosrat, New York Times bestselling author of Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat "A book to return...
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Whether you're trying your hand at painting for the first time or honing your artistic ability, Artist's Painting Techniques is the handiest guide to teach you how to paint. Starting with the basics such as observational skills and learning how to draw, Artist's Painting Techniques will guide you into working with watercolors, acrylics, and oil paints. Discover everything you need to know about tone, color, pattern, brushwork, and composition to...
Author
Publisher
North Light Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"50 dazzling techniques...for work that shines above the rest! From the author of the best-selling books Acrylic Revolution and Acrylic Innovation, this book blazes new creative territory with 50 techniques that harness the artistic power of light. Ranging from subtle glazing on metal leaf, to pearly sheens, to boldly colored optical effects and glossy surfboard finishes, these approaches represent the most requested aspects of Nancy Reyner's popular...
Author
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The key to creating a powerful drawing is to start with the right concept! In this book, sketching and painting expert Masao Yamada provides dozens of examples showing you how to establish accurate perspective guidelines and proportions for your initial pencil sketches, setting your drawings up to succeed right from the start. If a sketch's perspective and proportions are correct, your finished work will look crisp and beautiful. If not, you'll...
Author
Publisher
Page Street Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Sarah Style, the leading voice in metallic watercolor, brings you watercolor like you’ve never seen it before. Through 32 projects that are as gorgeous as they are accessible, you’ll explore the dazzling beauty of capturing vibrant hues with paint. With Sarah’s tips for preparing your metallic watercolor paints to get the best effects, plus tons of detailed step-by-step projects that span simple motifs and brush lettering, you’ll be amazed...
Author
Publisher
Search Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Master artist and bestselling author David Bellamy shares his ideas, approach, and techniques to painting the landscape all year round. A revised and expanded edition of David Bellamy's Winter Landscapes in Watercolour, this book moves the scope from a focus on winter exclusively to looking at each season in detail. Over 96 pages, bestselling author and artist David Bellamy covers the opportunities, challenges and surprises each season offers the...
7) Painting abstract nature on canvas: a guide to creating vibrant art with watercolour and mixed media
Author
Publisher
Search Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Create dynamic watercolor and mixed media abstract art works with bestselling artist Jane Betteridge. Expand your skill set and be inspired to explore with color! An outstanding instructional art book with pictures that illustrate each step. Creative readers of all skill levels will likely love this title. - Library Journal Whether you are starting your painting journey or wish to improve your skills, abstract painting is achievable and satisfying...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"With its stunning array of full-color images, The Printmaking Bible is the ultimate guide to the ins and outs of every variety of printmaking practiced today-from intaglio to monotype. In addition to in-depth step-by-step instructions, this book includesartist profiles that pull back the curtain on how professionals in the field create their work. You'll also find historical information on printmaking techniques, troubleshooting tips, and an extensive...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"More than 50 assignments, ideas, and prompts to expand your world and help you make outstanding new things to put into it Curator Sarah Urist Green left her office in the basement of an art museum to travel and visit a diverse range of artists, asking them to share prompts that relate to their own ways of working. The result is You Are an Artist, a journey of creation through which you'll invent imaginary friends, sort books, declare a cause, construct...
Author
Publisher
Watson-Guptill
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"From the Instagram artist behind Everyday Watercolor comes a beautiful step-by-step guide to painting shells, sea creatures, and oceanscapes in her effortlessly modern style. Jenna Rainey shares a gorgeously illustrated guide to painting a wide range of ocean-inspired subjects, from starfish and whales to beach landscapes and cresting waves. Featuring step-by-step instructions easy enough for beginners and inspiring for hobbyists, Rainey's fresh,...
Author
Publisher
Paige Tate & Company
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Modern Watercolor Botanicals is a comprehensive guide for all skill levels-beginner to advanced-that teaches everything you need to know about watercolor using easy-to-follow diagrams, pictures, and instructions. Learn how to paint and advance your skills using pieces of beautiful, traceable artwork, including detailed wildflowers, shade tropical leaves, eucalyptus wreaths, and more"--
"Unwind and get creative as you learn all about watercolor painting—one...
Author
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"With elegant prose, deep readings of other writers, and scaffolded writing exercises, 'The Art of Brevity' takes the reader on a lyrical exploration of compact storytelling, guiding readers to heighten their awareness of not only what appears on the page but also what doesn't.
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"The ultimate guide to live-fire grilling and smoking at home, with recipes that will have you cooking up meat, vegetables, fish, and more like a true Texas fire wrangler—from the James Beard Award–winning team behind the New York Times bestseller Franklin Barbecue. Aaron Franklin, bestselling author and proprietor of Austin hotspot Franklin Barbecue, turns to backyard live-fire grilling and smoking in Franklin Smoke. Along with award-winning...
Author
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A playful, highly visual exploration of novelistic structure and how novels are created, How to Draw a Novel is a meditation on literary craft that muses on how and why novels communicate with readers. In this witty and finely wrought collection of essays, Martain Solares opens the hood of how fiction operates, exploring the conventions of form, the novel as a house that one must build brick by brick, and the objects and characters that build out...
Author
Publisher
Landauer Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Enrich your home with stunning, homemade dyes and prints! Learn to Dye & Print Fabric Using Shibori, Tie-Dye, and Sun Printing, and more is the ultimate beginner-friendly guide that will show you everything you need to accomplish a variety of fabric manipulation techniques using natural and easy-to-find materials. With clear guidance on sun printing, veggie printing, shibori, woodblock printing, cyanotype, tie-dyeing, and flower pounding, each technique...
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"An indispensable guide in the bestselling Save the Cat! story structure series that reveals the 15 essential plot points needed to make any young adult novel a success, from an accomplished novelist and the author of Save the Cat! Writes a Novel"--
"An indispensable guide in the bestselling Save the Cat! story structure series that reveals the 15 essential plot points needed to make any young adult novel a success, from an accomplished novelist...
Author
Publisher
Quarry
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Presents more than thirty-five activities that teach and demonstrate science concepts through art, crafts, and other hands-on projects.
''In Science Art and Drawing Games for Kids, you'll find an amazing collection of more than 35 hands-on art activities that make learning about science fun. Often art and science are seen as opposites but, in fact, they are virtually inseparable! Written by Karyn Tripp—author of Math Art and Drawing Games for...
Author
Publisher
Walter Foster
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Learn how to create adorable mixed-media art to send to loved ones, friends, and even strangers via snail mail—then share in the happiness it brings. Author Sarah J. Gardner has made it her mission to help others find their creativity and inspiration through mixed-media art. In Share Your Joy, she offers her idea for how to share joy via handmade postcards, note cards, and other items that can be mailed to anyone around the world and put a smile...
Author
Publisher
Nosy Crow
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Inviting kids to pick up their pencils and collect their collage materials, this fact-filled activity book showcases 25 of the world's best-known artists who provide inspiration for all kinds of creative crafts.
''Jam-packed with imaginative ideas for all kinds of creative crafts . . . this book will make YOU an artist! Pick up your pencils, collect your collage materials, and take inspiration from 25 of the world's best-known artists in this fact-filled...
Author
Publisher
Quarry Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
This fun, colorful, and inspiring guide for lettering enthusiasts at all levels of experience is written and illustrated by popular lettering artist and Domestika instructor Grace Frosen of @gracecallidesigns, who shares her secrets on how to create vibrant and unique designs.
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