Böcker utgivna av SEARCH PRESS

Draw 30 amazing animals in just 8 easy stages! Learn how to draw a marvelous menagerie of 30 animals, from dogs, cats and horses to those on the wilder side, including majestic elephants, beautiful birds, lions, tigers and bears - to name but a few! Choose your favorite fauna, and build up their shapes from top to tail in seven simple sketches that culminate in a full-color drawing. With its easy-to-follow landscape format, you can see the creatures come to life across the page, then recreate them yourself on paper or in your sketchbook. This book contains material previously published in the How to Draw series, including Birds (2008), Cats (2008), Dogs (2009), Horses (2009) and Wild Animals (2010).

"Perfect for complete beginners, Claire clearly explains everything you need to know about weaving: choosing and using different looms; how to make and successfully warp a loom; a selection of weaving stitches; and how to remove your material from the loom. It is structured as a simple 3-step course that will help you progress from bronze to gold as your skills and confidence grow. Before you know it you'll be weaving wall hanging, place mat and coasters on a rectangular loom, and a cushion and bag on a circular loom."--

"From best-selling author and crafting queen Claire Gelder, this gorgeous mini guide is packed full of macraém know-how, practical illustrations and comes with five simple-but-stunning projects. Perfect for complete beginners, Claire clearly explains everything you need to know about macraém: how to choose a support, how to keep an even tension and how to introduce extra embellishments such as beads, shells and charms. It is structured as a simple 3-step course that will help you progress from bronze to gold as your skills and confidence grow. Before you know it you'll be knotting a trendy plant pot holder, a charming dreamcatcher, a stunning wall hanging, a statement table runner, plus the bonus macraém project: friendship bracelets! Filled with positive affirmations and beautifully illustrated, this wonderful book is the ideal introduction to macraém for a complete beginner. Treat yourself or a loved one to a little self-care with some mindful crafting, and create something beautiful today!"

"A guide to sewing beautiful and modern smocking for the modern sewist."--Provided by publisher.

Learn all the tricks you need to make your manga characters come alive! This book is an ideal introductory course for anyone who wants to learn how to draw in the popular manga style. Popular artist and illustrator Gecko Keck guides the reader through clear, step-by-step instructions on how to draw manga, from representing hands and faces, depicting movement and proportion as well as how to portray different clothing and poses for male and female figures. Guidance on depicting shojos, chibis and shonen are also included in the book.

Many quilters are rediscovering a range of traditional patchwork and quilting techniques that, at their heart, are based on recycling and reusing materials. A style of patchwork that is true to this ethos, and which has been around for centuries, is string patchwork with its use of sewn fabric strips. Due to the scrap nature of string quilts, they are good for using a wide range and eclectic mix of fabrics that, otherwise, would have gathered dust in the corner of a room.

Knit your own safari with these 20 tiny animals to love! "A delightful book for readers looking to expand their knitting repertoires to small toys." - LIBRARY JOURNAL Choose from a herd of safari favorites, including lions, tigers and zebras, as well as cheeky monkeys, colourful parrots and stately elephants. The sizes range between 1.25 and 4.75in (3 and 12cm), so these sweet little projects are perfect for using up your yarn stash. Complete with step-by-step sewing-up, stuffing and embroidery techniques, these fun, simple patterns are ideal for knitters of all skill levels.

The quick way to watercolor success is here! If you have ever wanted to learn to paint animals, then this is for you. Part of the bestselling Absolute Beginner Art series from Search Press. Packed easy-to-follow techniques, quick exercises and 9 outlines - so there's no need to draw anything - let best-selling author, artist and teacher Matthew Palmer show you how to use watercolors with confidence to paint a range of animals in simple steps. Matthew expertly demonstrates how to paint realistic eyes, mouths, noses, fur markings and feathers in watercolor, and clearly explains all the techniques needed for the projects, including wet into wet, lifting out, adding shadows and the all-important dry-brush blending. Full-size, fold-out outline sketches are provided for all projects, allowing you to simply trace the sketches onto watercolor paper and start painting with ease. A clear and comprehensive color-mixing section is included to allow you to confidently choose and mix the colors you need. 3 starter projects to start you off with a simple: Bird, Dolphin, Penguin - are the perfect introduction to the basic techniques before moving on to 6 larger projects, each set in a simple scene: Parrot, Cheetah, Panda, Giraffes, Sea turtle, Polar bear. Matthew includes many handy hints and tip for beginners and improving artists alike to fill you with confidence to create your own stunning watercolor animals.

"Cherry Ferris throws open the world of wood burning with a new art-led approach and shows you how to use different media and materials to set off your pyrographic artwork. Packed with encouraging, practical and insightful advice on pursuing your own artistic path, this book covers everything you need to draw with fire - whether you are an experienced pyrographer or want to expand your horizons with a new medium."--