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Creative form drawing helps children develop hand to eye co-ordination, spatial orientation, observation skills, attention, confident movement, drawing skills and the foundation skills for handwriting. Originally developed by Rudolf Steiner, creative form drawing is used widely in Steiner and Waldorf Schools to enable healthy child development and learning. Form drawing can also be used for helping transform learning difficulties. This books covers the why, what and how of creative form drawing,...

This book explains how to find inspiration from everyday items and observations and provides step-by-step instructions to guide from rough sketches through to finished illustrations.

This book shows you how to draw superheroes in three different styles; humerous cartoon style, the slick and heroic style of TV superheroes and the ever popular manga style.

Do you know what job you want to do? Thinking about what you enjoy most at school can help you work outwhich career path to follow, as the skills required for art are transferable to many different careers. Each book in this series gives details of 12 jobs, including the personal characteristics and qualifi cations you will need, a job description and a comment from a professional. For example, if you are good at art you will have technical and creative skills. You might also be able to communic...

Artists create self-portraits to show themselves as they want to be seen. This wonderfully attractive book explores the various ways they have done this by looking at a wide variety of art including works by Norman Rockwell, Rembrandt, van Gogh, Hogarth, Stanley Spencer, Rosalba Carriera, Durer, Frida Kahlo, Rousseau, Chagall, Peter Blake, Mignard, Andy Warhol, Wanda Wulz and Paolozzi. Inspired by the method used in galleries and museums in talking about art with children, readers are invited to...

Amaze your friends (and annoy your enemies) with your expert knowledge of a massive range of subjects! Instant Expert takes the hottest topics for ages 12+ and turns readers from novices into knowledge-gurus. Jam-packed with information, each book offers practical, hands-on advice from insiders - people who know the subject best. Want to know how to stop your bike's brakes squealing? The best compound wheels to use for ramp skating? Or how to defend yourself if you are attacked? Instant Exper...

This exquisitely designed (and very fun) activity book lets you colour in an amazing gallery of the women other women love. Whether it's because they're fashion trendsetters who we all want to emulate, or have an incredible talent and wit or just because they have the best body EVER, it's about celebrating womanhood and appreciating women for their strengths, rather than berating them for their weaknesses as we (and the media) have done for years. It's a fun, humorous, felt-tip-based way to show...

"Kim Anderson's engaging hand-tinted photographs capture life's simple pleasures as they happen"-- Jacket.

Are you a budding artist? Have you always wanted to draw your four-legged or feathered friends, but didn't know where to start? Inside this set you'll find pencils, sketching paper, pencil sharpener and a guide to coach you through the basics of drawing and give you tips to draw your favourite animals. Included in its own handy folder, you'll be ready to sketch whenever the mood takes you!

From Keith Haring to Extinction Rebellion, the civil rights movement to Black Lives Matter, what does a revolution look like? Discover the power of words and images in this thought-provoking look at protest art by highly acclaimed artivist De Nichols. From the psychedelic typography used in “Make Love Not War” posters of the '60s to the solitary raised fist, some of the most memorable and striking protest artwork from across the world and throughout history deserves a long, hard look. Readers c...

Leonardo da Vinci: A Reference Guide to His Life and Works covers all aspects of his life and work, beginning with his paintings, including several he never completed, that form the core of his artistic oeuvre. The extensive A to Z section includes several hundred entries. The bibliography provides a comprehensive list of publications concerning his life and work *Includes a detailed chronology detailing Leonardo Da Vinci's life, family, and work. *The A to Z section includes Leonardo's main pat...