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Hundreds of beautiful things to make, plus home decorating ideas, all shown in 1750 colour photographs.

This treasure chest of surprises will tease your perceptions and stretch your mind. Including patterns that appear to pulsate and photographs that simply don't conform to the laws of physics, the collection offers many new and previously unpublished illusions as well as classics of the genre. The images are complemented by explanations of how each type of illusion works and exactly why the brain is fooled, enabling a complete understanding of these incredible pictures.

Beads make fantastic looking jewellery and accessories that are a pleasure to create and to wear. This book aims to make it possible for even novices to achieve great results the first time they begin to bead. The helpful, stand-up format, with its step-by-step pictures, enables readers to master the techniques and steps required for the projects.

From object drawing and still-life composition, the natural worls and portraiture, to looking at form and shape and assessing styles and techniques, this book is a distillation of the many skills that the aspiring artist needs to develop. As Barrington Barber knows from his many years of both teaching and practising art, it is crucial for you as an individual to find your own style and way of doing things. Uniquely among practical art books, this is what this book provides, by revealing new possibilities and enabling you to lo... read more

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The Illustrated Practical Handbook of Drawing & Pastels : Expert tuition on how to use pencils, pens, charcoal and pastels - from sketches to impressive full-scale drawing and beautiful calligraphic lettering. A complete course for artists of all levels - more than 40 techniques, 85 specially devised projects, 12 alphabets, and 1700 stunning photographs and illustrations. How to achieve wonderful results - fully photographed step-by-step sequences, and clear text show you how to gradually build your technical skills stage by stage.

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ealise their creative potential with Cliff Wright's ingenious approach.Core drawing principles take things back to basics, simply training the eye to see and the hand to draw with confidence and success.Models for fantasy subjects are rarely available so a flare for combining different source material and your imagination is essential to bring a vision to life on the page.An extensive exploration of the author's stunning work in a variety of media lends a magical air and acts as proof that the approach truly works.

Suitable for both children and adults, this title presents the 20 knit projects that are organised from beginning to end. It contains more than 150 full-colour photographs of these projects, showing along-the-way photos, important steps such as attaching arms and legs, and final photos of the completed piece.

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165 original and stylish projects to decorate the home and garden, illustrated with more than 1500 step-by-step photographs, templates and easy-to-follow instructions. Contains every technique you need to make attractive and original mosaics, decorative china, painted tiles and stained glass ornaments.

If ever there were a labour of love, making patchwork quilts is it. Choosing the design, selecting the fabric, readying the scissors, threading the needle - it all begins with the anticipation of creating something unique and ends with the uplifting reward of a beautiful, long-lasting, covetable quilt. Romantic or edgy, bold or muted, large or small. Enliven a bedroom, a living-room wall or a sofa with the ultimate home accessory. This new look at a traditional craft features 14 designs and provides clear instructions and ideas on ... read more

A reference work of unparalled importance for all professionals and students of art, and an invaluable aid for those learning to draw.

"The Quilters' Guild Heritage Collection" is the largest national collection of antique patchwork and quilting in the UK, containing over 450 items that date as far back as the 18th century. In this inspirational book, 12 contemporary quiltmakers each take their stimulus from a different item in the collection to create a stunning modern quilt, demonstrating their unique creative processes along the way. Opening with an authoritative introduction to the history of British patchwork and quilting, from the 17th to the 20th century, t... read more

A practical guide to a range of quilt patterns and techniques. It covers colour choice, special techniques, liberated quilts and fabric collage.

Joy Aitman presents a fresh and original guide to scrapbooking with great ideas for cropping and mounting photographs, simple lettering, decorating pages and embellishing. She packs a whole lot of information into the book, showing quick, effective ways to create artistic layouts using simple, imaginative skills. Ideas range from adding borders, frames and motifs to decorative techniques with craft stickers and eyelets. Templates are included along with many tips on the materials to use and how to develop ideas. This book is an inv... read more

Knitting has always been a popular needlecraft - simple to learn, incredibly versatile as well as being a great way to reduce stress. However, it has recently become fashionable again as more and more designers include knitwear pieces in their collections and stylish knitted pieces appear in shop windows. Tempted by the fabulous new yarns now available, many new and younger knitters have been inspired to have a go but they also need some good, stylish and contemporary designs on which to practise. This collection of 24 fantastic ne... read more