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Master coloured pencil drawing with this step-by-step art instruction book covering 35+ drawing techniques for creating colourful landscapes, portraits, and more.Includes 150+ illustrations and easy-to-follow demonstrations so you can learn how to draw or take your colouring to the next level.Whether you’re new to coloured pencil drawing, or a more experienced artist looking to build your skills, here is your indispensable guide to learning essential coloured pencil techniques!Discover the basic characteristics and colour ranges of coloured pencil – and get expert, step-by-step guidance on over 35+ essential techniques such as:ShadingBlendingStipplingImpressingSketchingUsing graphite pencils, watercolour pencils and pastels.Then, put your learnings to the test with 4 themed chapters that teach you how to draw:Landscapes and townscapesTable settings, fruits, toys, and domestic objectsFlowers, foliage, and animalsPeople and portraits.You’ll not only discover how professional artists use imaginative, dynamic styles to interpret a wide range of subjects, but you’ll also be inspired by the 150+ full-colour illustrations to create brilliant artworks of your own.

Create your own beautiful paper sculptures in this beginner-friendly origami book featuring over 30 step-by-step projects for all skill levels. A valuable, fully illustrated guide to the folded-paper arts, The Encyclopedia of Origami Techniques provides the reader with easy-to-follow instructions for creating their own paper sculptures. Covering basic origami techniques and featuring over 30 projects told through step-by-step diagrams, this guide is perfect for both beginners and experienced artists. Inside you’ll find:  Guidance on how to get startedBasic origami techniques – including folds, sequences, and bases15 beginner origami projects13 intermediate origami projects6 challenging origami projectsPlus projects inspired by origami around the world!  By the end of this book, readers will learn to master traditional origami forms, like the Printer’s Hat and Masu Box, as well as modern masterpieces such as the Square Bear and Elias Figure Base!

This comprehensive guide to traditional and contemporary techniques provides the reader with all the information they need to produce beautiful quilting and patchwork projects. For beginners, there is how-to-start advice and step-by-step photographs, diagrams and instructions to guide them through each stage of their work, and for more experienced quilters there are advanced techniques that they can dip into for help with a particular problem. For the busy but creative quilter, a section on rotary cutting and speed pieceing shows how to achieve satisfying results in no time. The book ends with a gallery of stunning items that will inspire the reader to create amazing patchwork and quilting projects of their own, whatever their ability.