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Molly MendozaA colorful, unpredictable postapocalyptic world comes alive in Skip, when two unlikely friends, Bloom and Gloopy, find themselves tossed from dimen...
View full detailsCreativity Through Nature: Foraged, Recycled and Natural Mixed-Media Art
BatsfordA passionate and purposeful book on finding real creativity through nature. An essential book for our times and all artists at whatever level. In h...
View full detailsThe Organic Painter: Learn to paint with tea, coffee, embroidery, flame, and more
Carne GriffithsBored with the same old paints? The Organic Painter introduces innovative techniques for using non-traditional "paint" derived from materials like...
View full detailsFabulous Figures (I Heart Drawing)
Jane DavenportFor aspiring artists, drawing people can be intimidating—but it doesn’t have to be. Over years working as a fashion illustrator, Jane Davenport dev...
View full detailsDraw Like the Masters
Art Department LLCSince the very first artists began creating masterpieces, students have been hoping to learn the secrets of their craft. Copying drawings by the ma...
View full detailsGel Plate Printing for Mixed-Media Art
Schiffer PublishingGel plate printing, an accessible but often-overlooked tool, gives artists of any level a way to add exceptional qualities to their work. Here, mix...
View full detailsKindKids Super Awesome Sticker Activity Book
Schiffer PublishingSpread creativity and kindness with pull-out papercrafts and tons of stickers to make cards, posters, games, and more! Get ready for the cutest s...
View full detailsExplorations with Collage!
Schiffer PublishingA digital collage technique layers together virtual images into a new piece of art, ready for mixed-media and collage makers to use as an eye-openi...
View full detailsArchiPop
Schiffer PublishingArchitecture and culture combine for a truly unique building experience! A complete kit guides you through building infinite "Archipop" buildings r...
View full detailsArchiTek
Schiffer PublishingA kid-friendly introduction to building an infinite variety of fantastical structures. An introduction to architectural creation, the 95 precut ca...
View full detailsCalligraphy, A Guide to Classic Lettering Second Edition Book
Art Department LLCStep away from the digital world and rediscover the forgotten art of handwritten letterforms. Whether you have little or no experience in calligrap...
View full detailsGuild of Master Craftsman Cross Stitch Book
Texas Bookman12 projects to make are colorful, inspiring, and make great gifts for loved ones or additions to your own home. Designs include: buttons, badges, h...
View full detailsDIY Guide To Tie Dye Style Book
Stash By C&TEverything you need to know for all things tie dye are in an easy-to-follow, step-by-step format in this book. Learn all the basics plus more advan...
View full detailsDIY Tie-Dye: 35 Easy Projects For Everyone Book
Texas BookmanGet ready to master the classics, but also go beyond the basics to discover new patterns, techniques, and possibilities for DIY home decor, clothin...
View full detailsSpecial Effects Lettering and Calligraphy
Art Department LLCWith Special Effects Lettering and Calligraphy, you’ll learn to master a variety of lettering styles and gorgeous mediums to create amazing lettere...
View full detailsTiny Stitches: Buttons, Badges, Patches, and Pins to Embroider
Texas BookmanDiscover the magical world of Irem Yazici’s embroidery. Flowers, moons, and UFOs are just a few of the 50 motifs presented in Tiny Stitches. Wear y...
View full detailsFresh Paint: Discover Your Unique Creative Style Through 100 Small Mixed-Media Paintings
Art DepartmentDiscover and deepen your creative style through the process of creating 100 small mixed-media paintings.In Fresh Paint, creative influencer, worksh...
View full detailsCreative Acrylics: A Step-by-Step Beginner’s Guide
Art Departmentearn about tarot reading, and then paint your own colorful deck! This step-by-step guide includes card stock at the back with 80 blank cards you ca...
View full detailsThe Art of Paint Pouring- Swipe, Swirl, Spin
Art DepartmentLearn even more paint pouring techniques with The Art of Paint Pouring: Swipe, Swirl & Spin.In The Art of Paint Pouring, you learned the basics...
View full detailsHand Printing Studio Book
Stash By C&THand Printing Studio by Betsy Olmstead - Fabric, glass, wood, metal, humans...print on almost anything! Try your hand at DIY printing with 15 color...
View full detailsMixed Media Color Studio: Explore Modern Color Theory to Create Unique Palettes and Find Your Creative Voice
Quarry BooksDiscover innovative painting and mixed-media art techniques the most inspired way possible: through rainbows of color! In Mixed Media Color Studio,...
View full detailsMake Cute Stuff with Polymer Clay
Art Department LLCLearn to make adorable items from polymer clay! Easy-to-follow techniques and step-by-step projects lead the way.The Art Makers series is ...
View full detailsCreative Alcohol Inks: A Step-by-Step Guide to Achieving Amazing Effects
Quarry BooksPour and paint your way to stunning fluid effects. In Creative Alcohol Inks, artist and Instagrammer Ashley Mahlberg of @inkreel shares step-by-ste...
View full detailsPainting Portraits in Oils Capturing Character from Life
Rob WareingAn inspiring, direct guide to painting beautiful portraits alla prima. Rob Wareing has built a formidable international reputation as a po...
View full detailsA Diary of the Plague Year: An Illustrated Chronicle of 2020
Elise, EnglerAn extraordinary illustrated chronicle of 2020 that captures this indelible year in America in all its tragic, surreal, epic, and (sometimes) comed...
View full detailsPainting Land & Sea: Master the Art of Painting in Oil (How to Draw & Paint)
Walter Foster PublishingVernon Kerr invites you into his artistic world and shows you how to recreate an array of beautiful seascapes and landscapes in oil, with tips on c...
View full detailsDiscover Oil Painting: Easy Landscape Painting Techniques
North Light BooksDiscover Oil Painting is a complete course on painting landscapes in oils. This fun and easy guide is loaded with time-honored methods, techniques ...
View full detailsOil Painting Essentials
Gregg KreutzFrom the author of the classic Watson-Guptill best seller Problem Solving for Oil Painters comes an essential guide demonstrating the universal oil...
View full detailsProphet against Slavery
David LesterThe revolutionary life of an 18th-century dwarf activist who was among the first to fight against slavery and animal cruelty.Prophet Against Slaver...
View full detailsPicket Line
Breena WiederhoeftBefore you pick a side, you have to draw a line. Picket Line is the Xeric award-winning graphic novel by Breena Bard (published as Breena Wiederhoe...
View full detailsMarch: Book Three
Top Shelf ProductionsWelcome to the stunning conclusion of the award-winning and best-selling MARCH trilogy. Congressman John Lewis, an American icon and one ofthe key ...
View full detailsPaint Alchemy: Exploring Process-Driven Techniques through Design, Pattern, Color, Abstraction, Acrylic and Mixed Media
Ms. Eva Marie Magill-OliverExperience wonder and excitement as you mindfully take your painting technique to the next level: It’s Paint Alchemy.Part of the new Alchemy series...
View full detailsArtists' Letters: Leonardo da Vinci to David Hockney
Michael BirdA treasure trove of carefully selected letters written by great artists, providing unique insight into their characters and a glimpse into their li...
View full detailsThe Ultimate Fluid Pouring & Painting Project Book: Inspiration and Techniques for using Alcohol Inks, Acrylics, Resin, and more
Jane MonteithDiscover and master the fun, creative, and colorful methods of fluid pouring and painting with 10 projects, customizable to your personal vision an...
View full detailsI Know an Artist: The inspiring connections between the world's greatest artists
Susie HodgeDiscover the fascinating connections between the world's greatest artists. I Know an Artist introduces some of the most inspirational stories of fr...
View full detailsPaint Like The Masters: An excellent way to learn from those who have much to teach
Art Department LLCCopying the works of the great painting masters is not a simple exercise in mimicry. It is a formative practice for artists of all levels who desir...
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