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Crafters can relish a new project every week with this full-color guide. Offering a wealth of inspirational and meditative themes, the book presents 52 weekly words - relax, tranquil, spirit, dream, believe - accompanied by a radiant mandala design.

This charming book depicting city life includes 46 illustrations packed with taxis, trolleys, and traffic jams, along with street vendors, dog walkers, store window displays, and much more. Includes simple color key.

This 1929 collage novel by the avant-garde artist presents engravings from Victorian-era books and magazines, accompanied by enigmatic captions, that transport readers into the odd dream world of Surrealism.

Thirty fairy tale scenes portray a lovely princess strolling in the royal garden, preparing for the ball, horseback riding in the forest, picnicking with the handsome prince, and more.

Thirty-one ready-to-color cover illustrations by some of The Saturday Evening Post's most celebrated artists include iconic images by John Falter, Stevan Dohanos, George Hughes, Richard "Dick" Sargent, and others.

These 31 original designs, inspired by and adapted from authentic Celtic artwork, include key, step, and knotwork patterns as well as images of birds, fish, reptiles, and insects within stunning decorative borders.

Written by a Grand Master, this guide isolates basic elements and illustrates them through Master and Grand Master games, breaking down the mystique of strategy into easy-to-understand ideas. More than a lesson in fundamentals, it illustrates the value of acquiring small, permanent advantages and saving the attack for later.

Forty-three accurately rendered illustrations depict preparation of foods, churning butter, shearing sheep, mowing hay, plowing, planting, other farm activities. Fact-filled captions. Published in association with Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village.

Artists of all ages are invited to add their own hues to Grant Wood's "American Gothic, "Renoir's "Luncheon of the Boating Party, " Winslow Homer's "Snap the Whip, "as well as works by Edgar Degas, Mary Cassatt, Edward Hopper, John Singer Sargent, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Vincent van Gogh, and masterpieces by 51 other great artists.

Profusely illustrated book by master of the subject offers complete course in transforming the study of anatomy into art. Each stage progresses logically through the body's main areas -- trunk, limbs, head, and features. Scores of drawings by painters, graphic artists, sculptors, art teachers, and students. 55 figures in color; 141 in black and white.

An inexpensive source of inspiration and striking graphics for art and craft projects, this compilation features more than 175 authentic, royalty-free motifs: sinuously intertwined patterns, mythological animals, dragon-slaying heroes, much more.

"In any exhibition of amateur work . . . it is not at all unusual to find many charming water-colour drawings, but . . . it is very rarely that the work in the oil medium is anything but dull, dead, and lacking in all vitality and charm."--Harold SpeedSuch provocative assertions are characteristic of this stimulating and informative guide, written in a highly personal and unique style by a noted painter and teacher. Brimming with pertinent insights into the technical aspects and painting in oils, it is also designed to help students perfect powers of observation and expression.Harold Speed has distilled years of painting and pedagogical experience into an expert instructional program covering painting technique, painting from life, materials (paints, varnishes, oils and mediums, grounds, etc.), a painter's training, and more. Especially instructive is his extensive and perceptive discussion of form, tone, and color, and a fascinating series of detailed "Notes" analyzing the painting styles of Velasquez, Reynolds, Gainsborough, Franz Hals, and Rembrandt.Nearly 70 photographs and drawings illustrate the text, among them prehistoric cave paintings, diagrams of tonal values, stages of portrait painting, and reproductions of masterpieces by Giotto, Vermeer, Ingres, Rembrandt, Titian, Reynolds, Gainsborough, Hals, Giorgione, Poussin, Corot, Veronese, and other luminaries. In addition to these pictorial pleasures, the author further leavens the lessons with thought-provoking opinion.Clear, cogent, and down-to-earth, this time-honored handbook will especially interest serious amateurs studying the technical aspects of oil painting, but its rich insight into the mind and methods of the artist will enlighten and intrigue any art lover.

Classic guide to the styles of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, and the Faeroe Islands. Vibrant patterns for an array of garments include jerseys, gloves and mittens, stockings, and caps. Illustrated with 191 black-and-white and 20 color pictures, this volume is well known and prized among longtime practitioners of the craft.

Happiness is...a cup of tea! Relax and enjoy a calming cup of tea as you color these 31 beautiful illustrations. Delightful designs feature a wonderful variety of cozy kitchen scenes, elegant garden parties, and charming lakeside picnics. The drawings also feature an amazing array of decorative teacups, teapots, and tea settings, together with enticing cakes and pastries, as well as cheery inspirational quotes. Make time in your afternoon to color these exquisite images and discover that "tea is always a good idea"!

Twenty-three classic fables, each with a delightful illustration to color, include "The Tortoise and the Hare," "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," "The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse," and more.

Enjoy the splendor of nature and all its beauty with 31 stunning illustrations that invite you into the great outdoors. The dazzling designs are filled with a wonderful variety of flora and fauna just waiting for color to bring them to life.

These 25 fun projects will add a little crocheted warmth to everyone's Christmas. Detailed instructions and full-color photos of heart-shaped gingerbread ornaments, mouse choir, tabletop nativity set, finger puppets, more.

Add a holly jolly touch to gifts, cards, and letters, and any form of yuletide decor with 36 stickers, featuring 18 different designs: snowmen, a reindeer, Santa, and loads of other holiday motifs.

There's nothing new about wanting to live a mindful, simple life, and these writings by an ancient Greek sage recommend embracing sources of lasting satisfaction, such as friendship and philosophical inquiry.