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Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"The obsessive mastermind behind one of the decade's best-selling cookbooks returns with the definitive English-language guide to the science and technique of cooking in a wok. J. Kenji López-Alt's debut cookbook, The Food Lab, revolutionized home cooking, selling more than half a million copies with its science-based approach to everyday foods. And for fast, fresh cooking for his family, there's one pan López-Alt reaches for more than any other:...
Author
Publisher
Landauer Publishing, an imprint of Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"Shows everything about making collage quilts, from choosing a photograph or background, making enlargements, creating the pattern, free-motion quilting, and finishing the quilt; included are 12 project ideas in different styles and themes"--
Author
Publisher
North Light Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
"Oil painting doesn't have to be rocket science, although some books on the subject make it seem that way. Filled with encouraging, easy-to-follow instruction, Oil Painting for the Absolute Beginner is a no-fear, no-experience-required guide to enjoyable painting and happy results. Focusing on the needs of the first-time painter, this book covers everything from selecting brushes and setting up your palette to key principles of color and composition,...
Author
Publisher
Laurence King Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
This book demystifies the art and practice of drawing. Through fifty drawings by great masters past and present, the techniques and ideas behind their master sketches will put you on the path to making your own great drawings. The entries also feature exercises with step-by-step instructions as well as simple diagrams providing further visual explanation to the jargon-free discussion.
Author
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
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Description
Kristy Rice's joy-focused approach to watercolor art has won the hearts of fans worldwide. Here she teaches the basics of painting, infusing the learning process with wit, wisdom, and laughter. Rice shows all levels of painters how to make "art for joy's sake." She offers her quirky, joy-focused guidance on preparation, including the materials you really need (and don't need), and walks you through "Basics and Details." "Five Exercises" enhances your...
Author
Publisher
Soho
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"They say writing is rewriting. So why does the second part get such short shrift? Refuse To Be Done will guide you through every step of the novel writing process, from getting started on those first pages to the last tips for making your final draft even tighter and stronger. From lauded writer and teacher Matt Bell, Refuse to Be Done is encouraging and intensely practical, focusing always on specific rewriting tasks, techniques, and activities...
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Series
Publisher
Creative Pub. International
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
Beginner's guide to materials and techniques to learn calligraphy, with projects. Includes instructional DVD.
How to use this book -- Tools and supplies -- Making marks -- Foundational hand -- Proportion, color, and ornament -- Uncial hand and illumination -- Gothic hand -- Italic hand -- Brushwork and gilding -- Calligraphy and modern methods of copying.
Author
Series
Publisher
Quarry Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
"If you've always wished you could draw, but have no idea where to start, this guide is the place--offering progressive art activities that develop skill and confidence. Start Here: Draw gives you exciting prompts for kickstarting an artistic practice centered on drawing. By exploring how simple motifs, such as lines or circles, can be repeated to draw more intricate images and patterns, Start Here: Draw builds up your understanding of shape, color,...
Author
Publisher
Lark Books, an imprint of Sterling Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Presents techniques, ideas, and exercises for original doodles made with materials such as paint, markers, and gel pens. Seventeen contributors share inventive prompts to jumpstart and expand your inspiration for drawing abstract designs and doodles.
17) The watercolor course you've always wanted: guided lessons for beginners and experienced artists
Author
Publisher
Watson-Guptill Publications
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
In the tradition of the eminently practical, top-selling guides such as How to Make a Watercolor Paint Itself, The Oil Painting Course You've Always Wanted, and Problem Solving for Oil Painters, this straightforward handbook offers a fresh approach to watercolor mastery that bridges the gap between theory and practice. Through thoughtful discussion, expert instruction, and in-depth step-by-step demonstrations, Leslie Frontz shows readers how to eliminate...
Author
Publisher
Impact
Pub. Date
[2018].
Description
Master of cute Katie Cook teaches you how to draw everything adorable in her first tutorial book with quick and easy-to-follow step-by-step lessons. All you need is a pencil and paper...or a napkin or a wall, depending on how confident you are in your drawing ability. Learn how to turn curvy blobs, shapes and squiggles into more than 200 different things, including fuzzy animals, cute food and inanimate objects like yarns balls, luggage and a toaster....