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Sea monsters are key characters in many tall tales and fables. In this innovative book, readers will learn about the role sea monsters play in mythology and learn how to draw them. Artists will practice drawing cartoon, manga, and more realistic styles of these spooky sea creatures by using simple lines and shapes that they already know how to draw. Step-by-step instructions make drawing these beautiful beasts a breeze, while colorful illustrations...
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"An inspirational manual for integrating sketching into daily life for artists and non-artists alike. Urban sketching--the process of sketching on the go as a regular practice--is a hot trend in the drawing world. In this aspirational guide, French artist France Belleville-Van Stone offers motivation to move beyond the comfort zone, as well as instruction on turning rough sketches into finished work. By sharing her own creative process, which includes...
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No more excuses! Anyone can write a novel, novelist Mosley advises, and in this book of tips, practical advice, and wisdom, he promises that the writer-in-waiting can finish it in one year. Intended as both inspiration and instruction, the book provides the tools to turn out a first draft painlessly and then revise it into something finer. Mosley tells: how to create a daily writing regimen to fit any writer's needs--and how to stick to it; how to...
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Packed with the signature can-do attitude that makes beloved artist Danny Gregory a creativity guru to thousands across the globe, this unique guide serves up a hearty helping of inspiration. For aspiring artists who want to draw and paint but just can't seem to find time in the day, Gregory offers 5– to 10–minute exercises for every skill level that fit into any schedule—whether on a plane, in a meeting, or at the breakfast table—along...
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Presents professional tips and troubleshooting strategies for sweet and savory dessert recipes, including apple and concord grape crumble pie, crispy mushroom galette, and malted forever brownies.
Saffitz is a dessert person-- and she believes we are all dessert people. Her recipes range from simple loaf cakes and cookies to fruit tarts and towering layer cakes, unexpected flavor combinations, and an emphasis on seasonal produce. In addition, she...
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"It's fun and easy to dye and wear your own colorful clothing! Tie-dye is a wonderful way to turn simple fabrics and ready-made garments into dramatic fashion statements. This book teaches all of the most popular tie-dye techniques, including ice dyeing, crumple dyeing, and shibori. Author Suzanne McNeill shows beginners how to create a wide variety of designs and patterns, including stripes, spirals, swirls, speckles, circles, and sunbursts. All...
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"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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Recognising a hole in the market, popular knitwear designer and top-down knitting guru Wendy Bernard seized the opportunity to create a stitch dictionary that presents popular stitch patterns worked in all possible directions. In the 'Up, Down, All-Around Stitch Dictionary', Wendy presents the patterns in four different ways: knit flat from the bottom up (the classic style), knit in the round from the bottom up, knit flat from the top down and knit...
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"When food writer Matt Rodbard met chef Daniel Holzman while covering the opening of his restaurant, The Meatball Shop, on New York's Lower East Side, it was a match made in questions. More than a decade later, the pair have remained steadfast friends--they write a popular column together, and talk, text, and DM about food constantly. Now, in Food IQ, they're sharing their passion and deep curiosity for home cooking, and the food world zeitgeist,...
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Dorothea Brande's Becoming a Writer remains evergreen decades after it was first, written. Brande believed passionately that although people have varying amounts of talent, anyone can write. She also insists that writing can be both, taught and learned. This is Dorothea Brande's legacy to all those who have ever wanted to express their ideas in written form. A sound, practical, inspirational and charming approach to writing, it fulfills on finding...
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2023.
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"Couldn't we all use a little more joy in our lives? With Share Your Joy, 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 creativity and inspiration through mixed-media art. In Share Your Joy, she tells of her shareable art journey involving years of sharing art in the mail. She...
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Capture the beauty and vitality of Chinese painting in your watercolors!
Using a few brushes, some rice paper and a small number of inks and paints, you can explore new realms of artistic expression in your watercolors. Author and artist Lian Quan Zhen shows you how, providing you with the clear, practical instruction you need to master every element of this intriguing style - from holding a bamboo brush to applying Chinese composition...
Using a few brushes, some rice paper and a small number of inks and paints, you can explore new realms of artistic expression in your watercolors. Author and artist Lian Quan Zhen shows you how, providing you with the clear, practical instruction you need to master every element of this intriguing style - from holding a bamboo brush to applying Chinese composition...
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IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 4
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Newbery Honor author Gail Carson Levine shares the secrets of her writing success, including how to get ideas, creating beginnings and endings, writing great dialogue, developing memorable characters, and more.
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A clear, beautifully illustrated reference guide to materials, color, techniques, subjects, and more.
Oil painting can seem like a challenge when you start out, but you can learn how to use and enjoy one of the most satisfying painting mediums with this well-organized, handy guide. It contains essential information on the materials, equipment, and techniques for creating accomplished works in oils. Step-by-step sequences show how to paint...
Oil painting can seem like a challenge when you start out, but you can learn how to use and enjoy one of the most satisfying painting mediums with this well-organized, handy guide. It contains essential information on the materials, equipment, and techniques for creating accomplished works in oils. Step-by-step sequences show how to paint...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
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"Test scores are low and stress levels are high at Ella Mentry School. Wellness expert Ms. Jo-Jo has come to help A.J. and his friends relax so they can ace the upcoming Fundamental Arithmetic/Reading Test. But can turtle yoga and crystal salt lamps really help A.J. and his friends relax and focus? Or will the F.A.R.T. end up blowing them all away?"--WorldCat.
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2013.
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Freehand offers drawing instruction in bite-sized chunks, each demonstrated in a dazzling example by one of today's coolest artists. Featuring over 100 innovative works of art that illustrate all the fundamentals including ling, tone, color, and more.
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Leading fraktur artist Ruthanne Hartung provides instruction, patterns, inspiration. Full-color throughout.
Ruthanne Hartung was a fraktur artist for more than thirty years. She was a juried member of the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen and was selected as one of the top 200 traditional American craftsmen by Early American Life magazine.
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