Böcker utgivna av David & Charles

From soft pencils to graphite powder, ballpoint to fibre-tip pens, conte sticks to watercolour pencils, this unique guide covers everything you need to know to begin mastering and combining different media in your drawing. Use it as a reference for using a particular tool, or as a catalogue of inspiration when seeking new ideas to try.

A new up-to-date edition of Graham Robson's comprehensive book of the BMW M3 and M4. Covering the complete history of the cars, right up to 2020, it includes full model specs and details of racing successes. It is lavishly illustrated throughout with colour photos and detailed cutaway drawings.

Learn how to create manga art from pencil sketch to finished painting, with this comprehensive guide. Start by exploring a wide range of techniques including how to draw manga faces, poses, hair and eyes, then learn about background textures, colors and more. Finally, complete 12 step-by-step painting projects to perfect your manga art skills.

Discover a colourful world of adorable animals and fantastical creatures in this collection of sewn toys and gifts, brought together into one volume for the first time. These simple patterns will have you sewing toys in no time. Each of the 20 projects is suitable for all abilities and comes with step-by-step instructions and full-size templates.

A full colour guide to British Fords built from 1945 to 1995. With an informative history, detailed model comparisons and technical information, it provides a comprehensive guide.

Racing Mustangs is a photographic historical study capturing many Ford Mustang road racing cars in action throughout the world in the period 1964 to 1986. Includes hundreds of period images of Mustangs, many of which have never been published before.

A heart-warming picture book about a young autistic dinosaur called Alice. Alice has always struggled to fit in with the other dinosaurs, but with the help of her new friend, Alvin, she finally discovers her place - and realises that being different is good!

Embrace zero waste living with this collection of sustainable gift wrap solutions including furoshiki, the traditional Japanese technique of fabric knotting. What could be nicer than receiving a present AND the beautiful scarf it's wrapped in!

In this accessible guide, Jen Russell-Smith breaks down the barriers beginners face around sketching, and shows you how to begin with quick, loose sketches building your confidence and skills to draw spontaneously. With simple exercises and step-by-step tutorials, Jen shows you how to sketch the things around you from life and from photos.

Volkswagen's first mid-size car, was also its final new design in a 30-year air cooled odyssey. The Type 4 411 and 412 held to VW tradition, while introducing new engineering directions and refinements. VW's biggest ever car faced off against mainstream competition. Would Dr Porsche's ideals still hold out, for VW's transitional car?

The book details Tania and Sam's trip to Spain in 2008 to attend Tania's brother's wedding. While traveling in their VW camper van with their rescue dog they discovered a stray dog at a petrol station south of Madrid in a very poor state of health.

Having this book in your pocket is just like having a real marque expert by your side. Benefit from the author's years of Harley-Davidson experience, learn how to spot a bad bike quickly, and how to assess a promising one like a professional. Get the right bike at the right price!

Dogs are considered to be easily trained creatures of instinct, but this attitude falls short of the mark. It doesn't take into consideration that dogs are thinking, feeling beings; individuals, just as we are. This book helps owners learn about - and see for themselves - the mental abilities that their dog possesses, and understand their dog.

Create your own super-cool journal filled with manga motifs! My Manga Journal has pages pre-designed with amazing manga art for you to start filling with lists, goals, plans, secrets and dreams. Beautifully finished with rounded corners and foiled cover, this is the perfect planner for kids and teens who love manga and anime.

Create your own super-cute journal filled with kawaii motifs! My Kawaii Journal has pages pre-designed with adorable art for you to start filling with lists, goals, plans, secrets and dreams. Beautifully finished with rounded corners and foiled cover, this is the perfect planner for kids and teens who love kawaii and all things cute.

"Given a choice between the average person and the average cat, I would go for the cat any time, and my book will explain why ..." Sir Patrick Moore CBE FRS

When Edie tells her best friend Kay that she loves her singing voice and how special it is, she isn't expecting Kay to run off and enter a talent show that she hasn't a hope of winning. Will Kay blame Edie for her humiliation? Will their friendship survive? Find out in this beautifully illustrated children's story.

This book gives the Lotus Elan and Plus 2 owner and enthusiast all the information they need to buy, maintain and restore one of these iconic British sports cars.

Features 101 fun projects that will inspire you to get crafting during lockdown! These brilliant 'quick makes' span sewing, knitting, crochet, quilting, patchwork, applique, embroidery, cake decorating, papercraft and beading, giving you the opportunity to try something new and expand your crafting skills during the Coronavirus restrictions.

Tend your garden with nature very much in mind, and encourage beneficial creatures into your plot to support natural and ecologically sustainable gardening!

Crochet new life into unloved, unworn clothes with sustainable fashion hacks!This book is not just a collection of crochet patterns or a selection of makes to keep you looking de rigeur. Oh no-this book is actually a toolkit of hints, tips and instructions to help you rethink the clothes that are already around you, from your own wardrobe to second-hand stores and thrifted finds. This book is a way of life.Whether it's repairing tears and holes, adjusting the fit of a garment, for example by increasing the length of the body or sleeves, or completely restyling a piece of clothing into something altogether more exciting, these innovative crochet ideas will keep more garments out of the landfill-and bring them back to life as your new wardrobe faves.Sustainable fashion hero and crochet hacking pioneer Emma Friedlander-Collins of @SteelandStitch takes you step-by-step through the process of crocheting into denim, jersey, wool and other fabrics, with seventeen projects to save you money AND save the planet!

Step into the world of Anita Catita and prepare to be charmed by the array of beautiful toy patterns to sew. Choose from gorgeous dolls, including rag dolls, ballerinas, pirates, kokeshi and fairies, and adorable animals including cats, rabbits, ducks, reindeer, bears and sheep. Easy sewing techniques and full-size pattern pieces.

Learn to paint cute animals and wildlife in this free-and-easy approach to watercolor. Artist Natalia Skatula has a beautiful, whimsical style that will charm readers through 12 simple step-by-step projects and over 100 worked examples.

A simple, straightforward guide to buying your first electric car. Concentrating on practical aspects, myth busting, and answering many commonly asked questions,the book also looks into the exotic side of electric vehicles. This is a comprehensive guide to the world of electric cars.

Having this book in your pocket is just like having a real marque expert by your side. Benefit from the author's years of real ownership experience, learn how to spot a bad car quickly, and how to assess a promising one like a professional. Get the right car at the right price!

Highlighting the value of canine instincts, Partners details the personal struggles of working teams - man and dog - as they learn to trust and communicate, while developing that all-important human/dog bond to accomplish together what cannot be done alone.

Runways and Racers focuses on sports car races held at military installations throughout America in the early 1950s. It was a marriage of convenience for the Sports Car Club of America and the Strategic Air Command, with both parties gaining advantages from the arrangement.

Do you have a cat who snootily turns up his nose if you try to involve him in a game? Or perhaps your cat is a loner, reluctant to interact with you? Maybe you think that cats simply don't play games and are impossible to train...? This book will introduce you to the games that your cat will want to play, and have great fun doing so.

In-depth look at Citroen's idiosyncratic DS, for fifty years a design icon and one of the world's most controversial, radical, idiosyncratic and technically advanced motorcars.

This book, which covers all Triumph TR2, 3, 3A, 4 & 4A models, explains the characteristics of the different models, what to look out for when purchasing and how to restore a TR cost effectively.