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Beautiful and intricate, mandalas have appeared in decorative artworks and in spiritual works for thousands of years. More recently they have been celebrated as a way to practice mindfulness, with the repetition of patterns, colors and shapes inviting you find peace in the present moment. This step-by-step guide shows even total beginners how to master mandala drawing and replicate these complex patterns. Over the course of eight chapters, artist,...
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Urban art - the decoration of public spaces - combines street art and graffiti and is an international creative practice. Many urban artists address issues such as human rights, the environment and lifestyle choices by challenging and confronting established thinking. Some artists feature heroes or icons in their work, others use illusions to lure the viewer into examining the art and trying to figure out what is real and what is not. Others still...
3) Tattoo Art
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Tattoo Art showcases different types of subject matter, ranging from celebrity portraits to elaborate dot work. They all illustrate the skills and techniques of the artists and the range of design ideas available to tattoo enthusiasts today. Featuring an extensive gallery, arranged in imaginative sections including famous faces, fantasy, nature, love objects (such as pin-ups, and romantic symbols), cartoon characters and humorous scenes, personal...
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Dragon Tattoos presents a gallery of stunning images exploring the different myths and reasons dragons are such popular icons, specifically tattoo icons. This book features more than 150 full colour images, ranging from traditional representations - European and Oriental - to modern variations, fantasy dragons, hybrids and chimera, whilst the origins and characteristics of the different dragon types are explored through informative text and captions....
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A must-have collection for general readers, art students and practitioners alike. This invaluable handbook allows its readers to check facts, browse among the pictures and explore how great artists like Breughel, Constable and Picasso first captured our admiration, and why they remain influential.
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This book is an exciting introduction to the world of street art featuring major street art practitioners including Banksy, Eine, Blek le Rat, Os Gemeos and Evol. A colourful combination of eye-catching imagery and well-informed commentary, it is a thought-provoking presentation to this hotly topical subject. Street art is cutting edge creative phenomenon that is growing in popularity as people recognize artworks as valuable assets rather than mere...
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This book includes beautifully photographed nail projects and step-by-step instructions for over 20 unique designs. Additionally, there are extra nail art tips and tricks from prominent nail art technicians to help you achieve flawless execution of all the projects. A beginner to a professional manicurist can use this book as a source of inspiration and a guide to modern nail art techniques.
8) You Can Draw
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Find out how to draw lots of incredible things with this amazing, huge drawing book! From dolphins to dinosaurs, pirates to princesses and whales to witches, it's packed with fun and easy projects for kids to get stuck into. With lots of room to doodle, as well as handy tips to help develop skills, this book is the ultimate guide to drawing for little artists aged 4+.
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Enchant your friends and family by learning to draw majestic magical pictures!
Follow these simple, step-by-step guides and you'll soon be bringing to life fantastic fairies, pretty princesses, magnificent mermaids, and many more!
Grab your pencils, paints, and brushes, and get ready to create your own gorgeous gallery of amazing artworks!
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In this companion volume to his highly successful Fundamentals of Drawing, Barrington Barber takes the aspiring artist one step further in the quest for skill and competence. If you have come this far on the journey with him you will know that the more you practice the more visual surprised you are presented with and the more problems there are to overcome. In this book, you will be shown how to find solutions to these challenges through the application...
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Calling all young artists! This is your complete step-by-step guide to drawing the animal kingdom! From lions to butterflies and horses to dolphins, this book will give you the skills and the knowledge to draw any animal you feel like! It's full of handy hints and tips to help you along, so before you know it, your artwork will be prowling, slithering and trotting off the page!
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The human figure is one of the most popular subjects for artists, and a thorough working knowledge of anatomy is essential for those wishing to portray it successfully. With clear, annotated diagrams throughout, this is a comprehensive yet accessible art book on drawing the human anatomy; with each chapter dealing with a different part of the body, making it easy to look up different body areas.
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Can you draw a fearsome tiger pouncing towards its prey, or an elegant flamingo dabbling in crystal blue waters? With this book... sure you can!
Ready, Set, Draw is a series of vibrant, dynamic and accessible practical art books for readers aged 8+. Each spread of these books presents a super-clear step-by-step guide to drawing a different animal. The guides start out with simple shapes, but build up to high-impact colour artworks that young readers...
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Can you draw a circle, a square, and a triangle? Then you can draw unicorns and their magical friends! Just follow the simple, step-by-step instructions in this book, and you'll soon be drawing everything from a winged unicorn to a mermaid princess. Perfect for kids aged 4+.
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Charm and delight your friends and family by learning to create absolutely adorable art!
Follow these simple, step-by-step guides and you'll soon be bringing to life beautiful butterflies, pretty princesses, stunning seahorses, and many more!
Grab your pencils, paints, and brushes, and get ready to create your own charming collection of amazing artworks!
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The decision to learn to draw and paint invariably brings up a lot of questions for the beginner. "What medium should I try? What materials will I need? How do I make the first marks on a blank sheet of paper?" The most important question of all, of course, is: "Do I have any artistic talent?"
In this book Mike Chaplin answers all those questions and more, ranging from basic mark making with drawing tools, watercolors, pastels, and oils to tackling...
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This easy-to-follow, charming book is ideal for budding artists of all abilities who want to learn an easy way to draw dinosaurs - from terrifying T. Rex to enormous Diplodocus! By following the simple, clear step-by-step diagrams, young readers will be able to build up appealing, characterful finished illustrations from the most basic of starting shapes. For readers aged 4+.
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Can you draw a great white bursting from the ocean waves, or a gorgeous shoal of tropical fish? With this book... sure you can!
Ready, Set, Draw is a series of vibrant, dynamic and accessible practical art books for readers aged 8+. Each spread of these books presents a super-clear step-by-step guide to drawing a different animal. The guides start out with simple shapes, but build up to high-impact color artworks that young readers will be proud...
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Freak out your friends and flummox your family by learning to draw hilariously horrible pictures!
Follow these simple, step-by-step guides and you'll soon be bringing to life sneaky snakes, pinchy crabs, smelly jellyfish, and many more!
Grab your pencils, paints, and brushes, and get ready to create your own gruesome gallery of awful artworks!
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