Basic scrapbooking has you place photos and embellishments on cardstock or patterned paper - easy and...well, basic. The next step for most scrapbookers is layering. But trying to get that rich, interesting layered look can be very intimidating. Where do you even start? "Art of Layers" teaches scrapbookers and beginning mixed media artists just how easy it is to get to that layered look in any papercrafting project. Author Ronda Palazzari teaches...

"Easy colored pencil techniques for your nature-inspired mixed-media collages! Discover the beautiful bits of nature all around you and learn unique ways to incorporate them into your mixed-media collages with the help of Colored Pencil Collage. You will learn all the basics you need to use colored pencils in your nature painting. Then you will practice creating and arranging appealing designs and compositions. Finally, 17 collage projects demonstrate...

Welcome to the Spooky Side of DIY. Lean into your peculiar side with this ultimate guide to crafting strange art at home. Ashley Voortman, popular maker of all things creepy-crawly, shares her favorite projects that add haunting, grotesque and ominous elements to everyday items. Her chilling creations include:· One-Eyed Pumpkin, Barbed Wire Frame, Severed Ear Chain, Bottle of Lost Souls, Tooth Fairy Stash, Pincushion of DOOM, Death Mushrooms Ring...

"Break free of your comfort zone, sharpen your senses to perceive the world around you and find happiness in play. On this painterly journey, Tracy Verdugo leads you from self-doubt to self-appreciation by helping you find your voice through a myriad of vibrantly-hued making, painting and self-relfection techniques. There are not mistakes here, only opportunities to learn and grow. Learn the language of your own sacred marks by painting with personal...

"Grab your paintbrushes and art journal because in Gina Lee Kim's Beyond Watercolor: Fun with Watermedia you'll have tons of fun experimenting with all types of watermedia! As you create 3 ocean-themed art journal pages and your own collage paper, Gina will help you understand the importance difference between watercolor, watermedia, pigments and dyes, and why that matters for the art you create. Paint alongside Gina, and student Amy Jones, and you'll...

"This inspiring, creative manual offers a unique, participatory experience that teaches core art skills and shares a range of exploratory techniques for the aspiring artist, photographer, craftsperson, novice, and anyone in between. The exercises include drawing, painting, portraiture, collage, photo arts, stamp carving, origami, still life, and more-each presented with an eye toward expanding your personal artistic voice. The exercises are supplemented...

"Drawing and Painting Beautiful Faces is an inspiring, mixed media workbook on how to draw and paint beautiful, fashion illustration-style faces. Author Jane Davenport is a beloved artist, and popular international workshop instructor known by her thousands of students and fans for her over-the-top, enthusiastic, happy and encouraging style. In this book, she guides you step-by-step through the foundations of drawing a face, developing successful...

"Each project in this book combines bookbinding with a specific craft such as quilting, jewelry making, or polymer clay, and offer levels of expertise: basic, novice, and expert. Illustrated step-by-step instructions and photographs demonstrate how to construct the cover pages, and a unique binding technique, easy enough for a beginner to master. Each project also features two other versions with the same binding geared to those with more or less...

Designed for anyone who teaches or leads hands-on art experiences, this collection of painting ideas and projects will help you encourage an artistic spirit in children! The art lessons explore a paint medium, technique, or effect. Corfee offers easy-to-follow instructions, and each sequence is accompanied by finished samples and variations as well as the inspiring work of a prominent artist.

"The authors share detailed techniques for using surface embellishments, creating faces, heads, and limbs, using molds and molding products, and building and transforming disparate objects into whimsical, inspiring dolls. Starting with a variety of substrates--a wood block, a canvas, a tin can, a book, and a box construction--readers are guided step by step through five types of doll constructions."--Page 4 of cover.