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  • How To Make Jewelry With Beads: An Easy & Complete Step By Step Guide

    by Janet Evans ...
    It's quite easy to make your own jewelry when you know how. After finishing this book not only will you be able to create unique and stunning jewelry designs with beads for yourself but for others as well. As you'll discover, to make jewelry with beads, you don't need any specialized skills or knowledge in metal work or power tools. If you really want to see your hobby flourish then learning the ... Read more

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  • Story

    Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting

    by Robert McKee ...
    Robert McKee's screenwriting workshops have earned him an international reputation for inspiring novices, refining works in progress and putting major screenwriting careers back on track. Quincy Jones, Diane Keaton, Gloria Steinem, Julia Roberts, John Cleese and David Bowie are just a few of his celebrity alumni. Writers, producers, development executives and agents all flock to his lecture series ... Read more

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  • Writing That Works, 3rd Edition

    How to Communicate Effectively in Business

    The classic guide that helps you communicate your thoughts clearly, concisely, and effectively. Essential for every professional, from entry level to the executive suite, Writing That Works, 3rd Edition includes advice on all aspects of professional writing and business communication—including business memos, letters, reports, speeches and resumes, and e-mail—and offers insights into political ... Read more

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  • The EveryGirl’s Guide to Life

    Raised by working-class immigrant parents and later exposed to Hollywood's most elite experts in every field, Access Hollywood's, Today's, and Nightly News's reporter Maria Menounos reveals her EveryGirl secrets on everything: her systems to organize life, manage time, and ascend the ladder of success; her lazy woman's workout; her weight-loss tips (how she lost forty pounds and kept it off); and ... Read more

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  • Universal Principles of Design, Revised and Updated

    125 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions,

    Universal Principles of Design, Revised and Updated is a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary encyclopedia covering 125 laws, guidelines, human biases, and general considerations important to successful design. Richly illustrated and easy to navigate, it pairs clear explanations of every design concept with visual examples of the ideas applied in practice. From the 80/20 Rule to the Weakest Link, ... Read more

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  • Writing to Learn

    How to Write - and Think - Clearly About Any Subject at All

    This is an essential book for everyone who wants to write clearly about any subject and use writing as a means of learning. ... Read more

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  • Crochet Master Class

    Crochet Master Class presents 18 crochet techniques taught by some of the world’s best crochet designers and instructors. Each chapter focuses on a different technique, inviting you to dip in, experiment, and then apply your newfound skills to create a custom piece designed by these crochet luminaries. You’ll learn Hairpin Lace from Stitch Diva Jennifer Hansen, discover the intricate color work of ... Read more

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  • Solitude in Art. Artists Explore the Human Condition

    State of Art, #2

    by Roberto Russo ...
    Series Book 2 - State of Art
    SOLITUDE IN ART. Artists Explore the Human ConditionFrom the Desert Fathers to Kusama's mirrors. The Infinite Faces of Loneliness in the History of ArtWhat does art teach us about solitude?From Giotto's ascetic saints to Yayoi Kusama's infinite reflections, from the alienation of the Expressionists to Marina Abramović's radical performances, Solitude in Art explores how the experience of being ... Read more

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  • War in Art. From War Propaganda to Artists’ Activism

    State of Art, #3

    by Roberto Russo ...
    Series Book 3 - State of Art
    War in Art. From War Propaganda to Artists' ActivismArt Subjects and Themes of War through the Masterpieces of Art HistoryFrom the Standard of Ur to Banksy's murals, passing through Goya's engravings, this book explores how artists have narrated, denounced, and transformed war into images.Through forty-four key works, it retraces the representation of conflict from the dawn of civilization to the ... Read more

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  • Drawing and Illustrating Architecture

    A Step-by-Step Guide to the Art of Drawing and Illustrating Beautiful Buildings

    by Demi Lang ...
    An insightful and comprehensive guide to mastering the art of drawing and illustrating architecture.Inspiring architecture and beautiful buildings are all around us. Artists often gravitate toward building facades, doors, windows, and roofs that tell a story, convey history, and contain intricate detail. But learning to successfully capture these works on paper can be quite a challenge.Artist and ... Read more

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  • Beauty Everlasting - Dried and Pressed Flowers - Learning the Ancient Art of Drying and Pressing Flowers and Creating Things of Beauty

    Table of ContentsIntroductionHow to Skeletonize LeavesDrying Flowers NaturallyTraditional Drying with SandPreparing Your Flowers for DryingTwo Ways of Drying Flowers – Face up and Face DownDry Filler ItemsDrying with Silica GelHow to Prevent Over – DryingAir Drying Methods and GlycerinGlycerinAssembling Your FlowersDried Flower ProjectsFlower FrameFlower and Herb Leaf IdeasAppen... ... Read more

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  • The Communist Manifesto

    by Karl Marx ...
    "The Communist Manifesto" is a political pamphlet written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in 1848. It is one of the most influential political texts in history, and outlines the principles and goals of communism as a political and economic system.The Manifesto begins by explaining the historical development of class struggle, arguing that throughout history, society has been divided into classes ... Read more

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  • The Dress Doctor

    Prescriptions for Style, From A to Z

    by Edith Head ...
    Edith Head was perhaps the most famous Hollywood costume designer of all time. Long before Rachel Zoe, Andrea Leibermann, Estee Stanley, and Nicole Chavez were styling Hollywood celebrities, eight-time Oscar Award-winning Edith Head was the sartorial sensation behind the silver screen’s most high-profile stars and starlets. The Dress Doctor, adapted from her 1959 autobiography and enhanced with ... Read more

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  • Rendering in Pen and Ink

    The Classic Book On Pen and Ink Techniques for Artists, Illustrators, Architects, and Designers

    Arthur L. Guptill's classic Rendering in Pen and Ink has long been regarded as the most comprehensive book ever published on the subject of ink drawing. This is a book designed to delight and instruct anyone who draws with pen and ink, from the professional artist to the amateur and hobbyist. It is of particular interest to architects, interior designers, landscape architects, industrial designers ... Read more

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  • DEATH IN ART . The End in the Eyes of Great Artists

    State of Art, #1

    by Roberto Russo ...
    Series Book 1 - State of Art
    Death in Art . The End in the Eyes of Great ArtistsMacabre Dances, Vanitas, Memento Mori,Pop Skulls, and Anatomical InstallationsFrom the medieval Dances of Death to the Baroque Vanitas, from Renaissance Memento Mori to Warhol's Pop skulls and Damien Hirst's anatomical installations, Death in Art explores how every era has given visual form to the inevitable.Through 36 iconic works, the author ... Read more

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  • Newspaper Blackout

    by Austin Kleon ...
    Poet and cartoonist Austin Kleon has discovered a new way to read between the lines. Armed with a daily newspaper and a permanent marker, he constructs through deconstruction—eliminating the words he doesn't need to create a new art form: Newspaper Blackout poetry.Highly original, Kleon's verse ranges from provocative to lighthearted, and from moving to hysterically funny, and undoubtedly ... Read more

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  • The Watercolorist's Essential Notebook

    Painting with watercolors gives you endless opportunities to create the world you want. You choose whether to let the sun blaze or the rain pour, to move a maple tree here or make the trail wind over there, to subdue a hillside with quiet greens or make a forest glow with dazzling golds and reds. It's not only a matter of what to paint, but how to go about painting it.This book examines, one at a ... Read more

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  • Anatomy for the Artist

    A Complete Guide to Drawing the Human Body

    Master the art of figure drawing with this practical drawing book, written by experienced anatomical illustrator Jennifer Crouch.Beautifully illustrated with more than 200 illustrations, Anatomy for the Artist is a comprehensive guide to drawing the human body. Step-by-step drawing projects guide you through various subjects and help you create accurate images with ease.Sections include:• Shape ... Read more

    PHP199.00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Drawing School

    Fundamentals for the Beginner

    by Jim Dowdalls ...
    A traditional drawing class in a book to help you master basic skills, including form, space, depth, proportion, composition, perspective, and more.California State University art professor Jim Dowdalls starts new students out by demonstrating how to use the different types of drawing tools, including how to hold a pencil, how to use supports, and how to make a variety of marks and strokes. ... Read more

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  • Dracopedia The Bestiary

    An Artist's Guide to Creating Mythical Creatures

    Series series Dracopedia
    Unleash the Beasts!For millennia historians, artists and scientists have chronicled their ideas and discoveries of mythological and magical monsters in encyclopedias known as bestiaries. From Asia to America, Japan to the jungles of South Africa, the vast menagerie of exotic and legendary creatures has populated the imaginations of all cultures for centuries.Beautifully illustrated and ... Read more

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  • 50 Art Ideas You Really Need to Know

    A complete introduction to the key concepts and movements in Art History

    by Susie Hodge ...
    Series series 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know series
    From Romanesque to Realism; Pop Art to Pluralism, in this series, Susie Hodge introduces the most important art ideas and concepts that form the foundations of Western art. ... Read more

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  • The Word Made Flesh

    Literary Tattoos from Bookworms

    A beautifully packaged full-color collection of literary tattoos and short personal essays, The Word Made Flesh is an intimate but anonymous confessional book, in the vein of thought-provoking anthologies like PostSecret and Not Quite What I Was Planning. Gorgeous photographs and candid commentary are collected by authors Eva Talmadge—whose short story “The Cranes” was cited as Notable Nonrequired ... Read more

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  • Watercolor Techniques

    Painting Light and Color in Landscapes and Cityscapes

    "No other medium is as magical and enjoyable as watercolor."So says artist and author Michael Reardon. In Watercolor Techniques: Painting Light and Color in Landscapes and Cityscapes, Reardon covers it all, from answers to beginners' most vexing problems (What is the proper ratio of pigment and water? How do I lay down an even wash? Why do my paintings look so washed out?) to understanding the ... Read more

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