Download or read book Compact Sketchbook of Blinds written by Wendy Baker and published by Shoestring Book Company. This book was released on 2006-07-26 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compact sketchbook displays every style of blinds imaginable, from rollers to Romans and from London to Austrian blinds. Wendy Baker shows how blinds can be a creative alternative to curtains.
Download or read book Compact Sketchbook of Accessories written by Wendy Baker and published by Shoestring Book Company. This book was released on 2005 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When refurnishing a room the end result can often be spoiled by adding the wrong accessories - so many mistakes are made at this stage... either because there are too many or too few accessories - getting the balance just right is not as easy as it seems. So, in this sketchbook, we show some room sets with and without accessories - and explain how to group your accessories so as to make more of a statement. We hope you enjoy some of the ideas and that they prove helpful when placing your accessories - when you manage to create a certain cosiness to a family room or the right kindf elegance to a formal living room by adding the right accessory, then you are well on your way to a perfect room setting. Cushions, screens, table linen, kitchen clutter, chairs, lighting, pictures, mirrors, rugs, flowers, collectables, outdoor accessories.
Download or read book Curtain Sketchbook written by Wendy Baker and published by Shoestring Book Company. This book was released on 1999 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extensive, up-to-date guide to curtain design, from Renaissance to Victorian. 300 sketches of curtain treatments, ranging from valances, tieback and pole designs.
Download or read book The Window and Bed Sketchbook written by Wendy Baker and published by Shoestring Book Company. This book was released on 2002 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new sketchbook is not a replacement for the Curtain Sketchbook - it has been designed to run alongside it. Including basic designs of curtains and their variations, the second half also includes designs of beds and bedcoverings, with simple ways to transform your bedroom by perhaps adding a tester, or by painting an existing wooden headboard. Includes ideas for traditional beds as well as contemporary ones. Also included are trimmings, home accessories, blinds, shutters and room dividers - a great source of illustrated inspiration.
Download or read book Curtain Recipes written by Wendy Baker and published by Shoestring Book Company. This book was released on 2006-07-31 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wendy Baker's curtain design book is full of ideas and, combined with fabrics and easy-to-follow sewing instructions, it makes curtain making a piece of cake.
Download or read book WATSON GUPTILL SKETCHBK BLACK written by Jerry Glenwright and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Landscape Book written by and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Urban Sketcher written by Marc Taro Holmes and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make the world your studio! Capture the bustle and beauty of life in your town. Experience life as only an artist can! Join the rapidly growing, international movement of artists united by a passion for drawing on location in the cities, towns and villages where they live and travel. Packed with art and advice from Marc Taro Holmes, artist and co-founder of Urbansketchers.org, this self-directed workshop shows you how to draw inspiration from real life and bring that same excitement into your sketchbook. Inside you'll find everything you need to tackle subjects ranging from still lifes and architecture to people and busy street scenes. • 15 step-by-step demonstrations cover techniques for creating expressive drawings using pencil, pen and ink, and watercolor. • Expert tips for achieving a balance of accuracy, spontaneity and speed. • Practical advice for working in the field, choosing subjects, coping with onlookers, capturing people in motion and more. • Daily exercises and creative prompts for everything from improving essential skills to diverse approaches, such as montages, storytelling portraits and one-page graphic novels. Whether you are a habitual doodler or a seasoned artist, The Urban Sketcher will have you out in the world sketching from the very first page. By completing drawings on the spot, in one session, you achieve a fresh impression of not just what you see, but also what it feels like to be there . . . visual life stories as only you can experience them.
Download or read book The Complete Book of Curtains Drapes and Blinds written by Wendy Baker and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shares hundreds of ideas for dressing up windows, in a guide that provides for a variety of types, includes scan-ready sample board sketches, and explains the correct procedures for measuring.
Download or read book The Ultimate Mixing Palette a World of Colours written by Jane Blundell and published by . This book was released on 2015-04-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PDF - This could be the most useful watercolour reference book you will ever find. This book has been designed for use by anyone with an interest in watercolour, whether beginner or very experienced artist. It contains hand-painted mixing charts created using a palette of only fifteen carefully chosen colours. Every possible 2-colour mix is shown, along with the most useful 3-colour mixes. The charts have been professionally photographed and colour-matched to be as true to life as possible. Each page is rich with notes about the various colour mixes and their suggested uses in paintings. This is a private PDF listing. Please do not share.
Download or read book Making Art a Practice written by Cat Bennett and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Helping artists catapult into further action, this guide is a treasury of insight and inspiration. Rather than focus on art techniques that build skills or overcome creative blocks through playful activities or writing, this guide walks the artist through exercises designed to develop the personal qualities critical to being an artist in the world, such as courage, the ability to look and see, and connection to the true creative self. This is a hands-on, experiential action book designed to get the reader creating art and exploring a variety of possibilities for being an artist. According to the teachings of this handbook, engagement with art is less about end results or products and more about the self-awareness and competence that frees the artist to seek out and create work that is vital. This is a rigorous programme that allows artists of any skill level to deepen their creative habits and be the best artists possible.
Download or read book The Human Centered Brand written by Nela Dunato and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-04 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Promote your business with clarity, ease, and authenticity. The Human Centered Brand is a practical branding guide for service based businesses and creatives, that helps you grow meaningful relationships with your clients and your audience. If you're a writer, marketing consultant, creative agency owner, lawyer, illustrator, designer, developer, psychotherapist, personal trainer, dentist, painter, musician, bookkeeper, or other type of service business owner, the methods described in this book will assist you in expressing yourself naturally and creating a resonant, remarkable, and sustainable brand. Read this book to learn: Why conventional branding approaches don't work for service based businesses. How to identify your core values and use them in your business and marketing decisions. Different ways you can make your business unique among all the competition. How to express yourself verbally through your website, emails, articles, videos, talks, podcasts... What makes your "ideal clients" truly ideal, and how to connect with real people who appreciate you as you are. How to craft an effective tagline. What are the most important elements of a visual brand identity, and how to use them to design your own brand. How to craft an exceptional client experience and impress your clients with your professionalism. How your brand relates to your business model, pricing, company culture, fashion style, and social impact. Whether you're a complete beginner or have lots of experience with marketing and design, you'll get new insights about your own brand, and fresh ideas you'll want to implement right away. The companion workbook, checklists, templates, and other bonuses ensure that you not only learn new information, but create a custom brand strategy on your own. Learn more at humancenteredbrand.com
Download or read book The Urban Sketching Handbook Working with Color written by Shari Blaukopf and published by Quarry Books. This book was released on 2019-03-26 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to express yourself through color while painting on location with the in-depth tips and techniques of Working with Color, the fifth volume in the Urban Sketching Handbook series. Expert watercolorist, illustrator, instructor, and co-founder of Urban Sketchers Montreal Shari Blaukopf shares her essential color tips about color-water ratio, achieving bold color, avoiding muddy washes, painting in layers, and using wet-in-wet techniques. This essential handbook covers: supplies and materials sample color palettes color mixing using limited palettes monochrome sketches the power of complementary colors using evocative, expressive color With a focus on using watercolor with greater confidence and knowledge, the book also delves into pencil and ink and watersoluble pencils. The instructional text is enhanced with stunning watercolor illustrations by the author and other expert urban sketchers from beautiful locations around the globe. The illustrations include examples of color swatches showing value; mixing; illustrations of complementary, analogous, and neutral color schemes; and sample galleries. Working with Color is an indispensable guide for on-location artists looking to expand and strengthen their expressive use of color.
Download or read book Freshair Painting written by Reif Erickson and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009-02 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a call to ones attention in identifying their true and diving nature. Which are ones true expression of life, and its nature. Are you listening to the call or are you ignoring its call? This book will furnish information to maintain the proper relationship with one self. In maintaining this relationship one must be fully conscious of ones total being in and of its needs. This book provides information from both eastern and western philosophies. The focus is to encourage reconnection to ones real self through the use of meditation, proper diet, and by using physical and mental exercises. We have the ability to transform ourselves; all the power is provided within us, the key is to use it. In taking posession of this power and to do what is needed hopefully one will receive the insight to the roots of many physical and mental problems, which has cause continuous struggles of ones outser self. In this book I have addressed the need for harmony of body and spirit, for one to be totally balance in one s physical and mental expression. With the use of specifics for bodily ailments and meditation, and other mental exercises of affirmations and mantras are given to improve balance. The ultimate goal is to inspire and educate others in ways to promote harmony and balance for a better human existence.
Download or read book 3000 Color Mixing Recipes Watercolor written by Julie Collins and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-29 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical and inspirational manual that shows you a huge range of color mixes in watercolor. The aim of the book is to encourage you to get to know colors well and be motivated to explore and experiment with color. Use the book as a handy reference when you want to know how to mix a specific color, or as a catalog of inspiration when seeking ideas to try in your work. The handy color viewing card included can be used to view each color swatch in isolation. This will help sharpen your perception of the color or allow you to pinpoint a specific shade to use in your own work.
Download or read book Sketchbook written by Featherrunes and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FEATURES Personalised Blind contour line Art Cover for the Contemporary Artist. The rough Cream Paper makes it Great for Pencil, Charcoal and Pen-Ink Sketching. 200 Pages (100 sheets) Handy Size, travel friendly : 6 inches x 9 inches 915cm x 23cm) Soft Cover Matte-Finish.
Download or read book The Publishers Weekly written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 1006 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
