Author: Wendy Baker Publisher: Shoestring Book Company ISBN: 9780953293988 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 292
Book Description
This compact sketchbook displays every style of blinds imaginable, from rollers to Romans and from London to Austrian blinds. Wendy Baker shows how blinds can be a creative alternative to curtains.
Author: Wendy Baker Publisher: Shoestring Book Company ISBN: 9780953293995 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 172
Book Description
When refurnishing a room the end result can often be spoiled by adding the wrong accessories - so many mistakes are made at this stage... either because there are too many or too few accessories - getting the balance just right is not as easy as it seems. So, in this sketchbook, we show some room sets with and without accessories - and explain how to group your accessories so as to make more of a statement. We hope you enjoy some of the ideas and that they prove helpful when placing your accessories - when you manage to create a certain cosiness to a family room or the right kindf elegance to a formal living room by adding the right accessory, then you are well on your way to a perfect room setting. Cushions, screens, table linen, kitchen clutter, chairs, lighting, pictures, mirrors, rugs, flowers, collectables, outdoor accessories.
Author: Wendy Baker Publisher: Shoestring Book Company ISBN: 9780953293926 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 176
Book Description
An extensive, up-to-date guide to curtain design, from Renaissance to Victorian. 300 sketches of curtain treatments, ranging from valances, tieback and pole designs.
Author: Wendy Baker Publisher: Shoestring Book Company ISBN: 9780953293940 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 174
Book Description
This new sketchbook is not a replacement for the Curtain Sketchbook - it has been designed to run alongside it. Including basic designs of curtains and their variations, the second half also includes designs of beds and bedcoverings, with simple ways to transform your bedroom by perhaps adding a tester, or by painting an existing wooden headboard. Includes ideas for traditional beds as well as contemporary ones. Also included are trimmings, home accessories, blinds, shutters and room dividers - a great source of illustrated inspiration.
Author: Wendy Baker Publisher: Shoestring Book Company ISBN: 9780954975807 Category : Crafts & Hobbies Languages : en Pages : 132
Book Description
Wendy Baker's curtain design book is full of ideas and, combined with fabrics and easy-to-follow sewing instructions, it makes curtain making a piece of cake.
Author: Wendy Baker Publisher: Macmillan ISBN: 0312586531 Category : Crafts & Hobbies Languages : en Pages : 292
Book Description
Shares hundreds of ideas for dressing up windows, in a guide that provides for a variety of types, includes scan-ready sample board sketches, and explains the correct procedures for measuring.
Author: Marc Taro Holmes Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1440334714 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 146
Book Description
Make the world your studio! Capture the bustle and beauty of life in your town. Experience life as only an artist can! Join the rapidly growing, international movement of artists united by a passion for drawing on location in the cities, towns and villages where they live and travel. Packed with art and advice from Marc Taro Holmes, artist and co-founder of Urbansketchers.org, this self-directed workshop shows you how to draw inspiration from real life and bring that same excitement into your sketchbook. Inside you'll find everything you need to tackle subjects ranging from still lifes and architecture to people and busy street scenes. • 15 step-by-step demonstrations cover techniques for creating expressive drawings using pencil, pen and ink, and watercolor. • Expert tips for achieving a balance of accuracy, spontaneity and speed. • Practical advice for working in the field, choosing subjects, coping with onlookers, capturing people in motion and more. • Daily exercises and creative prompts for everything from improving essential skills to diverse approaches, such as montages, storytelling portraits and one-page graphic novels. Whether you are a habitual doodler or a seasoned artist, The Urban Sketcher will have you out in the world sketching from the very first page. By completing drawings on the spot, in one session, you achieve a fresh impression of not just what you see, but also what it feels like to be there . . . visual life stories as only you can experience them.
Author: Nela Dunato Publisher: ISBN: 9789534817117 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 322
Book Description
Promote your business with clarity, ease, and authenticity. The Human Centered Brand is a practical branding guide for service based businesses and creatives, that helps you grow meaningful relationships with your clients and your audience. If you're a writer, marketing consultant, creative agency owner, lawyer, illustrator, designer, developer, psychotherapist, personal trainer, dentist, painter, musician, bookkeeper, or other type of service business owner, the methods described in this book will assist you in expressing yourself naturally and creating a resonant, remarkable, and sustainable brand. Read this book to learn: Why conventional branding approaches don't work for service based businesses. How to identify your core values and use them in your business and marketing decisions. Different ways you can make your business unique among all the competition. How to express yourself verbally through your website, emails, articles, videos, talks, podcasts... What makes your "ideal clients" truly ideal, and how to connect with real people who appreciate you as you are. How to craft an effective tagline. What are the most important elements of a visual brand identity, and how to use them to design your own brand. How to craft an exceptional client experience and impress your clients with your professionalism. How your brand relates to your business model, pricing, company culture, fashion style, and social impact. Whether you're a complete beginner or have lots of experience with marketing and design, you'll get new insights about your own brand, and fresh ideas you'll want to implement right away. The companion workbook, checklists, templates, and other bonuses ensure that you not only learn new information, but create a custom brand strategy on your own. Learn more at humancenteredbrand.com
Author: Cat Bennett Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1844099229 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 173
Book Description
Helping artists catapult into further action, this guide is a treasury of insight and inspiration. Rather than focus on art techniques that build skills or overcome creative blocks through playful activities or writing, this guide walks the artist through exercises designed to develop the personal qualities critical to being an artist in the world, such as courage, the ability to look and see, and connection to the true creative self. This is a hands-on, experiential action book designed to get the reader creating art and exploring a variety of possibilities for being an artist. According to the teachings of this handbook, engagement with art is less about end results or products and more about the self-awareness and competence that frees the artist to seek out and create work that is vital. This is a rigorous programme that allows artists of any skill level to deepen their creative habits and be the best artists possible.
Author: Mark Willenbrink Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1440323356 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 129
Book Description
Have you ever experienced the peace of walking through the woods or the excitement of a storm gathering on a beach? Drawing Nature for the Absolute Beginner will help you capture these moments in artwork and share them others. In their fun and friendly teaching style, Mark and Mary Willenbrink offer a great beginner's course on drawing nature, showing you how to realistically capture the world around you. All you need to get started are some simple supplies, basic techniques, and inspiration. From field to forest, beach or mountain, begin with a structural sketch, apply values and textures, and, before you know it, you'll be drawing everything you see. You'll even learn how to render favorite wildlife such as chipmunks, deer and eagles! • Follow along with easy step-by-step demonstrations to draw rocks, seashells, butterflies and even more developed nature scenes. • Gain a working understanding of key concepts such as perspective, value and composition. • Discover simple tools and tips you can use right away to improve your art.
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