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150 Fun Christmas Things to Doodle will keep kids entertained for hours with its fun-filled holiday-themed activities and doodling prompts.

Anything goes in 150 Fun Christmas Things to Doodle--an interactive doodling experience for young artists. Books are a perfect gift for the holidays, and 150 Fun Christmas Things to Doodle will keep kids occupied and entertained for hours with its fun-filled activities and doodling prompts. Featuring a range of holiday-themed activities, children will enjoy learning to draw in new, interactive ways thanks to engaging step-by-step lessons and fun creative prompts. From doodling snowmen and teddy bears to decorating Christmas trees and writing short stories and songs, aspiring artists will find tons of artistic inspiration as they work through the pages of this colorful doodle journal. Open practice pages invite artists to further explore their creativity and develop their own drawing and doodling techniques.

From a squad car and fire truck to a supersonic airliner and stealth ship, All About Drawing Cool Cars, Fast Planes & Military Machines is filled with all things fueled for action. Kids will spend hours completing the easy-to-follow step-by-step drawing projects in this 80-page lesson-packed book. Each drawing project begins with simple shapes and then slowly develops into a true-to-life picture of an aircraft, watercraft, or land vehicle. Not only will children learn how to draw the awe-inspiring vehicles and machines that help our armed forces and hometown heroes accomplish their missions, but they will learn fun and interesting facts and see action-packed photos as they work their way through the pages of this beautifully illustrated book.

Take an armchair excursion through the picturesque countrysides of eastern and western Pennsylvania, where the peaceful Amish people farm the land and preserve their traditional way of life. Full-color photographs.

Most art instruction books are much too general for the beginner. But every volume of The DK Art School gives the reader the precise information needed to create a delightful work of art. ...deliciously illustrated step-by-step instructional guides. --The New York Times

A coloring book for young adults and adults that includes scenes and characters from Rogue One.

The series explores what it means to be part of and sometimes estranged from the places we hold in our memories. The ambiguity of belonging, longing, and estrangement led to the artist's choice of framing each image through a train window. We are on the inside looking out, reaffirming that we are always between destinations, from birth to the end.

Candace Plummer Gaudiani's work is in public collections including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; George Eastman House; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; The Cleveland Museum of Art; and the Harry Ransom Center for the Humanities, Austin, Texas.

Learn all about the exciting realm of cartooning! In Cartooning 1, Jack Keely (with some help from Carson van Osten) invites you into the cartooning world and shows you how to create a variety of lovable characters-from a perky puppy to a personable toaster! In this book, the author explains his drawing techniques, as well as his methods of developing a cartoon to its fullest. You will learn to impart personality and expression as you discover a host of tips and techniques that will help you really bring your cartoons to life. Best of all, you'll find a wealth of charming cartoon characters to inspire you. This book will be a welcome addition to any cartoonist's library!

Learn the art of cartooning step by step.

This addition to the Cartooning category of our How to Draw and Paint series features the guidance of accomplished cartoonist Sherm Cohen -- a co-director of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. The book teaches artists the basics of creating cartoon characters, from using basic shapes and conveying age and mood to adding props and costumes and much more. It also brings the artistic process up to date by touching on the use of computers in cartooning. Featuring step-by-step instructions and a wealth of original images, this book is a must-have resource for any aspiring cartoonist!

Pictura showcases a stunning range of art to collect and admire and encourages beginning to advanced artists to put their own stamp of creativity on the artwork by coloring it in. Its unique accordion foldout format makes it an attractive decorative piece that can be displayed and shared with others. Some of the world's most famous and respected illustrators set the foundation of the artwork by creating beautiful, original, and imaginative scenes. It is up to the individual to color in these spectacular settings, enhancing the scenes and adding their own personal touch. Coloring Fairies features the unique art of talented artist Niroot Puttapipat, whose works are highly detailed and influenced by the intricate and ornate style of the Golden Age. Through Niroot's work, artists are transported to a magical and whimsical world of fairies. On the flip side of the panel, this famous illustrator shares the story of a chance encounter with fairies and offers step-by-step instructions for drawing a fairy. With so many details packed into an 8-panel display, Coloring Fairies invites artists to discover hidden whimsical creatures and fairies as they color their way through this ethereal world of charm and fantasy.

Pictura showcases a stunning range of art to collect and admire and encourages beginning to advanced artists to put their own stamp of creativity on the artwork by coloring it in. Its unique accordion foldout format makes it an attractive decorative piece that can be displayed and shared with others. Some of the world's most famous and respected illustrators set the foundation of the artwork by creating beautiful, original, and imaginative scenes. It is up to the individual to color in these spectacular settings, enhancing the scenes and adding their own personal touch. Coloring A Stroll In London features the unique illustrations of talented artist Thomas Flintham, whose endearing caricatures of London transport artists of all ages to the heart of this modern urban metropolis. On the flip side of the panel, artists can learn fun facts about the featured landmarks and how to draw popular destinations such as Buckingham Palace, the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, and many more. With so many details packed into an 8-panel display, Coloring A Stroll In London invites artists to explore a dynamic, historic city from a charming and delightful new perspective.

Unlike most books of photographs about Mother Teresa, Come and See is very unique. It combines the text of a journal handwritten by photojournalist Linda Schaefer as well as some 160 full color photographs taken as she lived and worked with the Missionaries of Charities and the international team of volunteers in various facilities run by Mother Teresa throughout India. Schaefer had decided many years ago that she wanted to shoot a pictorial on Mother Teresa and her work. Finally in 1995 she had a brief encounter with the living saint during a visit to Atlanta. This renewed her passion to photograph the nun in her natural surroundings and share a different look at Mother Teresa with the world. This was not an easy task. Mother Teresa was opposed to "another book" about her. As she put it, "too many people are making money and none of it gets to the poor who really need it." After accepting a challenge from Mother Teresa to put her cameras down and go to work in the orphanages and houses of the dying, Schaefer finally received the answer to her prayers. Mother Teresa penned a note to Linda granting her complete and unfettered access to her facilities, the Missionaries of Charity, the international team of volunteers, and thousands of poor and sick. The result is a book that was created around the dictates of Mother Teresa. As she put it, she wanted the people who picked up this book to see "her world" -- the environment in which she lived and shared her love. She wanted viewers to actually "see, smell and hear" the real world in which she lived and worked.. She didn't want a book packed full of individual photos of herself, and so Schaefer's work portrays all of the component parts thatmade up the world of Mother Teresa. This is the focus of Come and See.

Only 22 when he lost his life on assignment in Somalia, photojournalist Dan Eldon left behind much more than the journals that became the basis for Chronicle's best-seller The Journey Is the Destination. He left a lifetime of adventures that continue to inspire. Raised in Kenya, he took numerous expeditions across Africa that helped him to understand and love the continent. Through his safaris and benevolent crusades--and with interludes of study and work in the US and London, and trips around the world--he crafted a philosophy of curiosity, creativity, adventure, and charity. Intensely visual, like the life it describes, Dan Eldon: The Art of Life is more than a biography. It is an exploration of one man's will to take in everything life has to offer; an example of a life lived for art, and art experienced as lif

At the turn of the century, wealthy American families spent summers in enormous mansions in Newport, Rhode Island. This book provides a vision of that opulent past. Deborah Turbeville's photographs set out to capture the essence of the time, while Louis Auchincloss adds an historical angle.