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How to Draw Vintage Tattoos: Easy Step-by-Step Guide To Teach Beginners How To Draw Vintage & Traditional Flash Tattoos
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LEARN HOW TO DRAW 40 VINTAGE TATTOO DESIGNS – STEP-BY-STEP GUIDEAre you looking for a drawing tattoos book for beginners? If so, this book is the perfect place to start. Here, you will find plenty of vintage and traditional tattoo flashs to draw. You will find all tutorials with step-by-step instructions to help you improve your drawing.
Our easy drawing ideas are based on simple lines and shapes. Each lesson includes detailed illustrations and a blank space for practice.
Book details :
- 40 Tattoo designs to draw;
- 8.5 x 11″ – The large and perfect size;
- Easy drawing tutorials for beginners;
- Blank pages for practice;
- No drawing experience is required.
This drawing activity book makes a wonderful gift for tattoo artists and ink addicts. You know someone who loves tattoos? Make him smile by getting him a copy too, you could even draw together!
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How to Extend Your Victorian Terraced House
Brimming with design ideas, drawings and photographs of exemplary projects, this is a must-have, highly visual guide to extending a Victorian terraced house for designers, architects and homeowners.
An essential resource for designing and delivering a wide variety of extensions, it features case studies from the full gamut of nineteenth-century terrace house types. Detailed plans reveal, floor by floor, a range of options for extending and/or reconfiguring space. Colour-coded, before-and-after plans show at a glance which walls have been removed or changed in each option. This is complemented by extensive colour photography of realised, built work.
Ideas and inspiration are supplemented by practical guidance with ‘rules of thumb’ for design and key information on permitted development rights. All plans are drawn to scale, so that they may be measured from and used for planning any renovation project.
Covering different types of briefs and design solutions, this indispensable guide to renovating Victorian terraces features extensions, loft conversions, basements and interior remodelling. It contains over 150 floor plans and 100 full-page colour images.
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How To Install Drywall: Complete Guide To Install, Finish Repair And Replace Drywall
How To Install Drywall: Complete Guide To Install, Finish Repair And Replace Drywall
Do you want to install drywall and you are looking for material that will teach you the process from the scratch? Are you confused when it comes to how to finish drywall? Do you see yourself installing ceiling drywall? Do you find it difficult to repair a drywall or replace it completely? Then you don’t to worry any longer. You have come to the right place.
An essential step in constructing a home is the installation of drywall, which may also be referred to as sheetrock, rock, or wallboard. Before drywall became widely available, it would take a significant amount of time to construct a foundation that could support a layer of paint or wallpaper. Now, it is simple to install your own drywall, and the process only takes a few hours at most, depending on the size of the space.
This book is a fundamental guide to the installation, repair and replacement of drywall. It provides step by step and practical instructions including of scores of photo that will teach you everything you need to know to install, tape, measure, join, finish, repair or replace your drywall and its ceiling counterparts.Read more
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How to Make It as an Advertising Creative
This book is aimed at anyone who is considering becoming an advertising creative, is studying to become one or would like to become a better one.
Packed with invaluable advice and insights from the author and other industry insiders, the book explains everything you need to know about working as an advertising creative but don’t get taught at college. Its engaging, straight-talking text explains the diverse set of skills that you need to make it as an advertising creative above-and-beyond the ability to write good adverts, and demonstrates: how to get the best out of the people you work with; how to present your work to clients; how to manage your career; even how to start your own agency.
Getting a job as an advertising creative is not easy. This book teaches you the intangible skills that are essential to get a job, survive, thrive and ultimately make it big in one of the most exciting industries on the planet.
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How to Make Outdoor & Garden Furniture: Instructions for Tables, Chairs, Planters, Trellises & More from the Experts at American Woodworker (Fox Chapel Publishing) 22 Decorative…
Enjoy outdoor living to the fullest!
- 22 well-designed projects include tables, patio bars, benches, chairs, and ornamental trellises & planters
- Step-by-step color photographs, detailed working drawings, and materials lists
- Technical advice on finishes and varnishes
- Range of projects—some can be completed in a few hours, others in a few weekends
How to Make Outdoor & Garden Furniture offers 22 DIY projects for both novice and experienced woodworkers. The experts at American Woodworker provide complete plans, instructions, and guidance for building great-looking pieces that will beautify your outdoor space.
Alongside these functional and decorative furniture projects, you’ll find over 500 superb step-by-step photographs and excellent working drawings and exploded views that help ensure success. Expert advice on finishing and varnishing ensures your durable wooden furniture will stand up to the elements for years to come.
The time to complete each project ranges from a few hours to a couple of weekends, making this book an ideal resource for transforming your backyard, patio, garden, or deck!
Stylish, well-designed outdoor furniture is the crowning beauty of a charming property. Enhance your outdoor lifestyle with sturdy, attractive furniture! From Adirondack chairs, patio bars, and picnic tables to showcase Victorian trellises and planters, the attractive pieces inside How to Make Outdoor and Garden Furniture will beautify your outdoor décor.
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How To Play Acoustic Guitar: The Ultimate Beginner Acoustic Guitar Book: 1 (Making Guitar Simple – To Learn and Play)
LEARN TO PLAY GUITAR – IN 10 EASY LESSONS!
For thousands of people this is the ultimate “how to teach yourself guitar” book. It helped them learn faster, easier and more efficiently than any other teaching method. What’s even more remarkable is that you need no knowledge of music to learn from it.
BETTER THAN A GUITAR TEACHER
★ 130 pages of superbly explained guitar lessons for beginners
★ 100 beautifully illustrated guitar chords & rhythm patterns
★ How to tune your guitar
★ 15 easy to learn guitar songs
★ Very easy guitar chords for beginners
THE ULTIMATE GUITAR TUTORIAL FOR ADULT BEGINNERS
Every playing technique is shown to you exactly as played by top guitarists. When teaching yourself guitar from this book, all your practice is planned from start to finish and that is the key to your success. It also helps you achieve in weeks what took many people years to learn.
ONE OF THE BEST FINGERPICKING GUITAR BOOKS FOR BEGINNERS
★ How to play guitar rhythms in perfect time
★ Simple chord progressions
★ How to learn fingerstyle guitar tablature
★ Complements all songbooks & teaching methods
VIDEO LESSONS – LIVE AND EMAIL SUPPORT
This book also includes step by step lesson videos, live and email support. These additional book support levels have proved to be an invaluable help to thousands of people who succeeded in learning to play guitar. And you can ask questions about anything you need help with.
BEST GUITAR LESSON BOOK IN 2022/23 – amazon.co.uk / amazon.de
★ Over 100 personalised guitar playing tips & secrets
★ Very easy learning guitar tabs book
★ Cool chords progressions that get amazing results
★ Easy to play guitar songs
#1 SELF-TEACHING GUITAR BOOK FOR BEGINNERS IN 2022/23
★ #1 Best seller – Guitar songbooks
★ #1 Best seller – Instruction & study
★ #1 Best seller – Country music
★ #1 Best seller – Gospel music
★ #1 Best seller – Folk & traditional
YOU’LL SEE YOURSELF IMPROVING EVERY DAY!
Pauric Mather’s revolutionary guitar books and lessons are truly unique and by far the most personalised you will ever find. They have helped thousands of people to learn guitar. What’s even more remarkable is that you need no knowledge of music to learn from his teaching style.
As well as being an expert guitar teacher and author of 4 #1 best sellers, Pauric Mather is now the most translated guitar author in the world. From Dublin, Ireland, he’s been a professional guitarist since 1987 and has worked with many successful artists.
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How to Play Bass Guitar in 14 Days: Daily Bass Lessons for Beginners: 8 (Play Music in 14 Days)
How to Play Bass Guitar in 14 Days: Daily Lessons for Beginners – with free audio downloads or streaming – is presented in an easy-to-follow format to help you learn to play bass quickly.
If you’re looking for the best bass guitar book for beginners, look no further! Seasoned author and editor Michael Mueller has written an easy-to-follow beginning bass book methodically designed to teach you all the essential rhythms, scales, and techniques you’ll need to start playing your favorite songs!
Teach yourself to play bass guitar with this jam-packed book with tons of fundamental bass skills and exercises.
You’ll learn:
- Fingerstyle Technique
- Real-World Bass Lines
- Fundamental Rhythms: Basic to Advanced
- Major, Minor & Pentatonic Scales
Plus!
- Harmonics
- Muting Technique
- Legato Technique
- Rake Technique
- The Blues Scales
- The Shuffle Rhythm
- Slap-and-Pop Technique
Play-along tracks for this bass instruction book included!
This is the perfect first lesson for beginner bass players. Also great for teaching a beginner how to play the bass! All music examples are presented in easy-to-follow tab. So, as new bass concepts are introduced, you’ll be able to quickly apply them to your bass.
This bass book is from the top-ranked series Play Guitar in 14 Days from Troy Nelson Music.
About Michael Mueller: Over the past 20 years, Michael Mueller has authored over 20 instructional guitar books, with over 375,000 units sold. Titles include the Hal Leonard Rock Guitar Method, Acoustic Guitar Tab Method, and Scale-Chord Relationships. He has also edited countless others, including the top-selling Guitar Aerobics (Troy Nelson) and Ukulele Aerobics (Chad Johnson) titles. Additionally, he has served as the Editor at top guitar magazines Guitar One and Guitar Edge, and he’s contributed to Guitar World, Jazz Times, and Sirius XM, among others.
Note: To ensure that you receive a quality product and customer service, be sure to buy directly from Amazon rather than from a marketplace seller.
FREE access to audio demos – download or streaming – for each music example!
Free shipping with Amazon Prime.
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How to Play Dizi, the Chinese Bamboo Flute: The Basic Skills
This book will teach you how to play dizi, the Chinese bamboo flute, at the beginner level. No prior knowledge in Chinese music is needed. In addition, you will know the dizi’s structure, how to choose and maintain a dizi, as well as the numbered music notation. A number of sheet music are also provided for your own practices. After reading the whole book, you should have a basic understanding of the dizi and can play some simple songs by yourself.Read more
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How to Play Euchre: A Step By Step Beginners Guide On How To Play Euchre Card Game, Rules, Card Game Instructions, Winning Strategies, Variants
Want to Learn How to Play Euchre and Become a Master in Minutes? Then Order This Book RIGHT NOW!!!
Euchre is a fun social card game, but it doesn’t help if you don’t know how the game is played or if you’re always losing.
This book on How to Play Euchre covers everything you need to know including the basics and:
- How to deal the cards
- How to determine the trump suit
- How to lead and follow suit
- How to play trump cards
- How to score points
- How to use “bidding” to your advantage
- How to “lone” and “euchre” your opponents
- How to read your opponents’ play style
- Tips for beginners
Order How to Play Euchre and Enjoy the Fun of Winning Now!!!
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How To Play Keyboard: A Complete Guide for Absolute Beginners
NEW! From Amazon #1 Best-selling author Ben Parker, this book is the perfect introduction to the the electronic Keyboard for absolute beginners of all ages.This great beginner’s guide also provides an easy introduction to reading and playing music – so whether you have no previous musical experience OR are simply new to the keyboard, this clear and concise guide will have you playing tunes on your new keyboard in no time !
- Easy to follow instructions and illustrations
- Simple exercises to follow and practice
- Learn at your own pace
- Fun and easy songs, exercises and tunes to play
- Simply follow the lessons in the book and you will be playing Keyboard in no time !
For kids under the age of 10, you may prefer Ben’s ‘My First Keyboard’ book instead – created especially for the youngest beginner.
Ben Parker is an established professional musician, songwriter and producer and has been teaching music to children and adults for over 10 years.
Ben’s best-selling range of beginner’s music tuition books for adults and children include: How To Play Keyboard, Piano, Guitar, Ukulele, Banjo, Harmonica and Recorder.
Check out his Amazon Author page for the whole range!
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How To Play Piano: A Complete Guide for Absolute Beginners
New from Amazon #1 best-selling music author Ben Parker !
How To Play Piano: A Complete Guide for Absolute Beginners is the perfect introduction to the piano, and ideal for the absolute beginner getting started with their first instrument.
With absolutely no musical knowledge required, this simple yet comprehensive guide is perfect for beginners of all ages.
*Easy to follow instructions and illustrations
*Simple exercises to follow and practice
*Learn at your own pace
*Fun and easy songs, chords and tunes to play
*Learn how to read and understand music notes and symbols
*Tons of playing tips and techniques
*Simply follow the tips and lessons in the book and you’ll be playing piano in no time!
Ben Parker is an established professional musician, songwriter and producer with over 10 years of musical teaching experience. His bestselling series of music tuition books for adults and children include Ukulele, Guitar, Harmonica, Banjo, Piano and Keyboard. He also tutors actors for fi lm and television — his credits include The John Lennon biopic ‘Nowhere Boy’, Robert Pattinson drama ‘Bel Ami’ and hit television show ‘Skins’. He also fronts his own band Chains, and develops young artists for major record labels.Read more
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How to Play the Banjo: The Ultimate Guide to Learning, Playing, and Becoming Proficient at the Instrument (Instruments for Beginners)
Master the art of playing the Banjo and fall in love with the incredible tunes your fingers create.Are you in love with the sound of the Banjo?
Have you always wanted to play but have no idea where to begin?
Do you want to become a great, professional banjo player someday?
Then this book is for you! This guide will show you all you need to know about the Banjo to start your journey to mastery.
In this book, you will
- Discover the deep cultural significance of the Banjo to make your playing more meaningful.
- Master proper posture and hand positioning to play clear, pain-free notes.
- Explore the various banjo playing techniques from the simplest to the most intricate.
- Learn the different parts of your Banjo, so you have a deep appreciation for it.
- Unlock the secrets to maintaining rhythmic control and playing dynamics for emotional depth.
- Navigate banjo tablature and easily read sheet music so you can enjoy playing all sorts of music genres.
- Grow more confident, starting with learning simple songs.
- Learn how to adapt your playing to fit different genres of music.
- Arm yourself with tips and tricks to keep you motivated as you learn to play.
- Understand why connecting with seasoned banjo players will skyrocket your progress and knowledge.
- Find out how to keep progressing and beat the plateau that so often causes players to stumble.
By the end of this informative guide, you’ll have the tools to play the Banjo from a place of raw passion and authenticity, setting yourself apart from the amateurs.
Click the “Add to Cart” button now and become a master of the strings.
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How to Read London: A crash course in London Architecture
Over 2,000 years of settlement give London its unique architectural heritage. Unlike Haussmann’s Paris, neither monarch nor politician imposed their will; private ownership and enterprise shaped the city and defined its parts. Elegant West End squares and crescents hallmark the Classical townscape that emerged between 1600 and 1830, but medieval, Tudor and Victorian enclaves identified by occupation, class or guild make their own design statement, notably in the City and East End. From its renewal after the Great Fire of 1666 as a centre of commerce, culture, finance and as a railway hub, the seat of power and law, How to Read London reveals through the built environment how London’s domestic, civic and commercial landscape has evolved and adapted from imperial capital to global city.Read more
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How to Read Music in 30 Days: Music Theory for Beginners – with exercises & online audio: 1 (Practical Music Theory)
Do you want to learn how to read music notation with easy-to-follow, step-by-step lessons?
Did you ever try to learn music theory but got frustrated with complicated jargon and mysterious terms?
If so, this book is perfect for you!
This best-selling book offers a unique 30-day program that makes learning how to read music simple and fun. Imagine how, in just about a month, you’ll be able to look at sheet music and know exactly what every symbol, sign, and term means. You’ll know the fundamental theory behind the how, why, and what of the music that’s in front of you!
With over 150 music examples, over 100 written exercises, 10 listening experiences, expert tips, lesson summaries, a final test, and online access to the audio examples, you will steadily progress towards learning:
• The absolute essentials of music theory,
• How rhythm REALLY works,
• The complete system behind musical notes,
• The crucial details of music notation,
• How specific musical symbols give life to all written music.A strong foundation in the basics is essential if you want to read music, play an instrument for your friends and fans, sing in a choir or as a solo, record in a studio, compose music, write songs, or anything else in music. This book is your practical, step-by-step guide to building that foundation.
Finally, you can stop searching the web endlessly in hopes of finding the right information. With this comprehensive but practical approach, your music theory questions are answered in full.
And thanks to the valuable feedback of hundreds of students of all ages and backgrounds, “How to Read Music in 30 days” is now in its 3rd edition, revised and expanded to suit all types of beginner musicians.
Hundreds of students have successfully gone through this practical system to master musical notation and fundamental music theory. Now, it’s your turn! Let’s get started!
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I really learn how to read music in 30 days?
Absolutely! In fact, we start reading our most basic symbols as from day 1. You will not become an expert sight-reader in 30 days: no book, no teacher, and no program can replace the practice it takes to become a professional. But you can significantly cut down on the time it takes to get there by learning the foundations in the right way and in the right order. This is what this book is for.Are music terms in American English or British English?
Both are included throughout. Although not that many terms are different in the 2 systems, there are added benefits to being aware of both sets of terms.Is this book for guitarists, pianists, singers, and other instrumentalists?
Since the basics are the same for all instruments, this book will benefit anyone who is a beginner no matter which instruments they play. If you’re looking to refresh your music theory basics, fill any gaps in your knowledge of musical notation, or start from absolute scratch in reading music, this book is for you.Can I skip through lessons?
The author suggests going through the program as it is presented. The comprehensive curriculum is designed to: progress in small steps, fill any knowledge gaps for those returning to music after a long pause, and build a foundation for any exams, tests, or diplomas you might someday want to sit for.Is this book suitable for young children?
No. This method is designed for adults that are either self-teaching or working with a teacher. However, it does work for parents or guardians who want to take part in their young ones’ music lessons.Do I have to sign up to get the audio clips?
You don’t have to if you don’t want to. There are three options to access the audio and the answers to the exercises. One requires signing up but the other two do not.Read more
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How To Setup Your Guitar Like A Pro: An Easy Guide for Beginners
“Everything you need to start confidently working on your own guitars is right here.”
Recently updated to include over 260 photos covering all the aspects of a pro-level guitar setup, such as cleaning & maintenance, neck adjustments, string height adjustments (bridge saddle and nut), pickup height adjustments, intonation, and more. Learn how to dial in the perfect setup, step-by-step, on any guitar- with precision and measurability! Use the included cut-out tool templates to broaden your skills. Makes an excellent starter book or reference for budding professionals.
***Now updated and expanded with additional content including a section on restringing, neck shimming, scale length determination and new images! ***
Included in the book:
- An 8-step method for electric, acoustic & bass guitar setups
- How to adjust neck relief (bow) for optimum playability
- How to adjust string height for your playing style and guitar type
- How to file nut slots, adjust pickup height and set the intonation accurately
- How to adjust Fender-style tremolo’s, Gibson hard-tails, Floyd Rose and other floating bridge types
- How to adjust the saddle on your acoustic steel string or nylon string guitar
- Manufacturer’s setup specs from Fender, Gibson, Ibanez, Jackson, Gretsch and others
- Exclusive setup specifications from the author’s best playing guitars & basses
- Cut-out templates for radius gauges, under-string radius gauges & an action ruler
- A handy measurement conversion chart & more!
From your friends at learn-guitarsetups.com and the Guitar Setup Pro App.
What to expect:
If you play electric guitar, acoustic guitar, classical guitar, or even play bass guitar, you can learn guitar set up and maintenance for yourself with this top-selling guitar repair book. After years of successful workshops and group guitar setup classes, led by the Canadian guitar tech & educator Jonny Blackwood, this guitar setup guide has been tweaked and refined to simplistic perfection, in keeping true to the testament that less sometimes is more. After all, there are some excellent in-depth guitar repair luthier books on the market, but that’s not what you’re after when you just want to lower the string height, adjust the truss rod, and/or set the intonation. This book is written for beginners as an introduction to guitar setup and maintenance, for those who cannot attend our guitar setup classes in person, and for those who want to understand their instrument inside and out. You will learn the methods of true pro guitar setups and the specifications used on numerous styles of guitars. The highlights in this book are simplicity, clear instruction, lots of photographs and lots of examples/ specifications to try on different kinds of guitars. Use this book to gain an edge and develop your skills with a great foundation.
Use it for:
- General guitar maintenance
- Electric guitar setups
- Acoustic guitar setups
- Classical guitar setups
- Bass guitar setups
These are some examples of the guitar setup tools you will require to do the procedures outlined in the book:
- guitar capo
- guitar tuner
- guitar setup gauge
- guitar setup ruler
- guitar setup straight edge (optional)
- guitar setup tool kit (optional)
- guitar setup mat (optional)
- under-string radius gauges (optional)
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How to sight-read (Improve your teaching)
Do you believe that some people can sight-read and others can’t?
In How to sight-read, Paul Harris dispels this and other common misconceptions about sight-reading, presenting instead the idea of sight-reading as a technique that can developed and learned by anyone. He breaks down the fascinating science behind sight-reading as well as providing practical advice and exercises that can be incorporated into both lessons and practice.
The engaging activities in the book are supported by a unique accompanying web app enabling readers to improve key areas of sight-reading technique including rhythm, pattern recognition, and brain processing speed.
Written to help students, parents and teachers alike, How to sight-read challenges existing perspectives on sight-reading and presents an innovative new approach to teaching and learning this vital musical skill.
‘This book has elevated sight-reading practice to the next level, using a fresh, fun approach that blends solid vision, science principles, and 21st-century technology.’
Debra Grant BSc (Hons) MCOptom‘Paul Harris has offered the concept that sight-reading is simply a technique that can be easily learnt by us all… This is a mustread for music students and teachers.’
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How to Speak KPOP: Mastering the Most Popular Korean Words from K-POP and Talking Like a Real Fan
★How to Speak KPOP★ is the most straightforward guide book to learn Korean words from Korean dramas, movies, and pop culture. It uniquely combines the most popular Korean slang words and trendy phrases that cannot be found in the ordinary Korean language textbook. And it will give you a full explanation of the cultural background of the word and help you to understand why it is being used like that.
Features of this book:
✓Visualized Interconnection Between English and Korean
✓The Most Popular Korean Words
✓Detailed Explanation
✓Pronunciation Guide
✓Real-life Example
Wouldn’t it be amazing if you could understand what your favorite Kpop idol says to you or the jokes from your favorite Korean drama on Netflix? How to Speak KPOP is all about helping you to understand Korean words from pop culture without getting into too much Korean grammar or any boring language textbook type of study.
This book will give you a fun and easy way to learn the most popular Korean words one by one.
How to speak KPOP will also help you to know how the word is pronounced with the Romanized alphabets. Please don’t forget to read and say a word from the examples. The examples are thoughtfully picked to sound just like a native and a true KPOP fan who knows what KPOP language is all about.
Learning a foreign language is very rewarding, and learning a cultural background even opens your eyes and heart to a whole new experience. You will get both from this book! Now go ahead and click “Buy Now”.
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How To Start A YouTube Channel – The Easy Way: With Charlie & Friends
The ultimate YouTube Book on how to be a YouTuber for kids: A comprehensive companion on how to start a YouTube channel for kids. It’s the perfect Thanksgiving, Christmas or Birthday gift for the budding Kid YouTuber. This kids YouTube book has everything you need to know about how to make YouTube videos, how to start a YouTube channel and how to be a YouTuber. [Please note: If you receive a book with printing errors, please contact Amazon customer service to get a replacement copy of the book or refund].
Emma, a real life YouTube creator with nearly half a billion views on her animation channel, illustrates and writes about what you need to know to create a YouTube channel:
- This YouTube book for kids ‘How To Start A YouTube Channel – The Easy Way’ is the perfect answer in helping kids explore the possibilities and get creative with video.
Designed to guide, inform and support kids on starting a YouTube Channel, it covers: - How to get started with making YouTube videos and start a YouTube channel with lots of fun, guidance and safe YouTube video learning from Charlie & Friends!
In addition, Charlie has teamed up with Ecologi who will plant trees and build a ‘Charlie & Friends’ forest based on sales of this book. YAY!
This fun and EASY TO UNDERSTAND YouTube book for kids offers:
- A complete companion to delight readers on the skills and equipment needed to become a YouTuber.
- A wonderfully illustrated quality book
- A clear YouTube journey with Charlie and friends who show you everything from planning your YouTube videos to filming with green screen
- Well laid out and EASY TO FOLLOW STEPS with a conversational narrative all the way through
- Activity filled backstage area and EXCLUSIVE advice from top YouTube pros
- Over 250 pages of informative YouTube TIPS and TRICKS on how to get started on YouTube
It covers everything you need to know on how to be a YouTuber including:
- How to DESIGN your channel and decide on video topics and a channel name
- How to CREATE VIDEO storyboards and scripts
- How to PLAN your video recording
- Suggested equipment, apps and software to help get you started
- How to make different types of video such as gaming, vlogs, animation & stop motion
- Providing essential editing tips and techniques
- An outline of the YouTube upload and promotion process
- Key Kid Safe YouTube links for further information and support
- Advice on how to STAY SAFE online for kids
- Further online safety information and guidance for parents, guardians and teachers
This book will help:
- With the ability to think creatively and be resourceful
- Encourage conversations and interaction in the home
- Provide screen free QUALITY TIME, fun activity and creativity
- Support all ages and particularly for 9 to 15 year old kids with video
- Improve reading, writing, implementation skills and confidence
- Build YouTube and digital video making knowledge and skills
- Support hobbies, home learning, holidays, family, creative activities
- Encourage creative thinking with ideas, design, video making
- Learning about internet safety
‘How To Start A YouTube Channel – The Easy Way’ with Charlie & Friends is the ULTIMATE GIFT for:
- Kids who want to start a YouTube channel
- Kids who want to be a YouTuber
- Kids who ENJOY expressing themselves, their talents and making videos
- Parents, guardians and teachers who want to support their kids YouTube video learning
It’s the ultimate YouTube book for kids and budding YouTubers. Kids LOVE it!
ORDER NOW!
Also available in Full Colour & Kindle – see Author’s Page
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How To Start Sewing: The How and Why of Sewing for Fashion Design: Sewing Techniques with Matching Patterns
More than just How To Start Sewing, this book will help you start sewing, keep sewing, and sew better than ever before.
Whether you have been sewing for years, or just starting to learn how to sew, whether you are studying fashion design, or sewing for yourself at home, How To Start Sewing has been designed with you in mind. This is a sewing book you will want to keep beside your sewing machine for reference whether you are learning a technique for the first time, or reminding yourself of a detail you haven’t sewn for a while.
The Perfect Reference Book
For the more experienced sewer, How To Start Sewing is designed for quick reference. Forget trawling multiple books and videos to decipher sewing instructions, sometimes you just want a book that you know you can trust. Use our Table of Contents and Index to get right to the technique that you need. We have focused on the most versatile techniques and explained them step by step with detailed drawings and matching patterns. Use our troubleshooting guides to master your sewing machine, improve your stitch quality and solve recurring issues to raise your sewing skills to the next level.
A Sewing Course in a Book
If you have just started to sew, this book has been designed for you. Learning to sew can be both frustrating and rewarding, so you want a book that will start slowly, build your confidence and help you avoid common problems. Designed as a thorough sewing course, How To Start Sewing will walk you through the entire sewing process, from your first hand sewing stitches to your first complete garment. You don’t even need to have a sewing machine to start learning. Just like having a sewing teacher in your own home or studio, let us show you how to choose and use your first sewing machine, troubleshoot your way through common sewing issues and build your sewing confidence. Go easy on your budget by buying new equipment and materials only as you need it, then put your new supplies and skills to use in hands-on exercises. Don’t let the large size of this book intimidate you; everything is explained in straightforward language with practical examples. No prior experience required.
Practical Sewing Exercises with Patterns to Match
It’s frustrating trying to sew a new detail when your pattern doesn’t match the instructions. So inside this book you’ll find a whole library of small sewing patterns. Trace off the patterns, cut them out in fabric and follow the step-by-step exercises to sew seams, darts, pockets, zippers, vents, and plackets. Then you can create a reference folder full of your favourite techniques. Next time you forget how to sew the lining for an invisible zipper, or how to adjust the tension on your overlocker, you will have your test sample there to remind you. This pattern library is also the perfect reference for when you are pattern cutting your own patterns or amending sewing patterns.
Sew Like a Professional
Professional sewing machinists know where to invest their time and effort to get the best results and you can learn the construction principles at work and achieve a finish worthy of high-end ready-to-wear too. This book focuses on the most versatile garment details used in womenswear and menswear collections for you to apply to your own designs.
Designed for Different Types of Sewers
If you are a perfectionist, this book will suit your pragmatic desire to know everything about the how and why of sewing and build your skills and knowledge in a specific order. Or if you prefer to make mistakes first, and then ask questions later then we are here for you too. Just use our troubleshooting guides to tell you why you keep breaking needles and tangling your thread so you can quickly solve your issues and plough through your first projects. The sooner you start making mistakes, the sooner we can help you fix them.
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How to talk to small people: Funny Calendar / Christmas Gifts / Birthday Calendar / Gift Idea / Present / Humour Calendar / Secret Santa Gift / Calendar For 2023
Great Christmas Gift Idea
Brighten up someone’s day with this How to talk to small people 2023 calendar. The calendar has no hole and can be pinned up or a hole puncher can be used to create a hole. Keep track of important dates and never miss a birthday by recording them on the calendar grid.
will undoubtedly brighten up a loved one, family member, friend, or coworker, or win over that particular someone.
Features:
8.5” x 8.5”
January 2023 to December 2023
Funny Memes Cover
illustrator Memes
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How to Teach Whole-Class Instrumental Lessons: 50 inspiring ideas
How to teach Whole-class instrumental lessons presents 50 diverse ideas for teachers of every instrument.
The ideas are concise, easy to implement and tackle everything from repertoire to behaviour management. Whether you’re new to teaching or a seasoned practitioner, this practical handbook offers fresh and varied ways to invigorate lessons with any group.
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How Turner Painted: Materials & Techniques
This authoritative visual guide to the artistic materials and painting techniques of J. M. W. Turner brings to life the skills of one of the world’s greatest artists. Details of his watercolours and oil paintings, usually only available to small numbers of museum professionals, and an experienced artist’s recreation of his core painting processes, combine with in-depth research into Turner’s use of new materials to give unique insights into his creative processes.How Turner Painted brings new research and understanding to the subject since the publication of the author’s earlier book Turner’s Painting Techniques (1993). Joyce Townsend, senior conservation scientist at Tate, which houses the majority of Turner’s work and is a centre of expertise on the artist, has revisited, updated and continued the examination of his innovative use of materials and early adoption of new colours. Comparisons are drawn across oil painting and watercolour to illustrate how Turner built up an image, and what his numerous unfinished works can tell us about his working methods. With a foreword by art historian Nicola Moorby and a chapter contributed by artist Tony Smibert, the book will coincide with two major new exhibitions planned for 2020, at Tate Britain and at the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery in Tasmania.
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HowExpert Guide to Dance and Choreography: 101 Tips to Learn How to Dance, Improve Your Choreography Skills, and Become a Better Performer
If you want to learn how to dance, improve your choreography skills, and become a better performer, then check out HowExpert Guide to Dance and Choreography.This book goes into detail about where to start as a beginner dancer, what you need to know going into dance, and step-by-step guides to help you become a better dancer. For those also interested in choreography, this book shares some tips on how to choreograph for dance and create a great performance. It focuses on the importance of every little step when it comes to dancing, and we discuss the order you should follow as both a dancer and a choreographer. There are examples given as well as first-hand experiences that will provide the reader with a deeper understanding as these 101 tips are explained. Any dancer or choreographer can benefit from the tips given within this book.
The readers will walk away from this with a better knowledge of dance, the elements that go into a performance, and a better understanding of the time and commitment that comes with being a dancer or choreographer. In addition, the readers will have an idea as to whether they want to start on the path of learning to dance or choreograph and why.
Check out HowExpert Guide to Dance and Choreography to learn how to dance, improve your choreography skills, and become a better performer starting today!
About the Expert
Sydney Marie Skipper is a dancer and choreography for hip hop dance and musical theatre. Sydney has been a dancer for 15 years and received training from the Millennium Dance Complex in California. Growing up, she competed at dance competitions; she danced in numerous performances such as Lip Sync Battle on Telemundo and music videos for artists Emilio Roman and Macy Kate. In addition, she worked alongside choreographers who work within the dance industry. Sydney has choreographed anything from quinceaneras, hip hop team performances, children’s theatre, and musical theatre at Grand Canyon University. Therefore, she wrote this beginner book for new dancers and choreographers.HowExpert publishes quick ‘how to’ guides by everyday experts.
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HR Giger. 40th Ed.
“At its essence, Giger’s art digs down into our psyches and touches our very deepest primal instincts and fears. His art stands in a category of its own. The proof of this lies in the intensity of his work and imagination, which I can only compare to Hieronymus Bosch and Francis Bacon in their powers to provoke and disturb.” ―Ridley Scott
Swiss artist HR Giger (1940–2014) is most famous for his creation of the space monster in Ridley Scott’s 1979 horror sci-fi film Alien, which earned him an Oscar. Yet this was just one of the most popular expressions of Giger’s biomechanical arsenal of creatures, which consistently merged hybrids of human and machine into images of haunting power and dark psychedelia. The visions drew on demons of the past, as well as evoking mythologies for the future. Above all, they gave expression to the collective fears and fantasies of his age: fear of the atom, of pollution and wasted resources, and of a future in which our bodies depend on machines for survival.
Following the SUMO-sized monograph which was begun shortly before the artist’s unexpected death, this affordable anniversay edition pays homage to Giger’s unique vision. The book shows the complete story of Giger’s life and art, his sculptures, film design, and iconic album covers as well as the heritage he left us in his own artist’s museum and self-designed bar in the Swiss Alps. In an in-depth essay, Giger scholar Andreas J. Hirsch plunges into the themes of the artist’s oeuvre while an extensive biography draws on contemporary quotes and Giger’s own statements.
About the series
TASCHEN is 40! Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980, TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible publishing, helping bookworms around the world curate their own library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia at an unbeatable price. Today we celebrate 40 years of incredible books by staying true to our company credo. The 40 series presents new editions of some of the stars of our program―now more compact, friendly in price, and still realized with the same commitment to impeccable production.
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HRH: So Many Thoughts on Royal Style
Veteran style journalist Elizabeth Holmes expands her popular Instagram series, So Many Thoughts, into a nuanced look at the fashion and branding of the four most influential members of the British Royal Family: Queen Elizabeth II; Diana, Princess of Wales; Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge; and Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex.
Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle are global style icons, their every fashion choice chronicled and celebrated. With all eyes on them, the duchesses select clothes that send a message about their values, interests, and priorities. Their thoughtful sartorial strategies follow in the footsteps of Queen Elizabeth II and Diana, Princess of Wales, two towering figures known for using their personal style to great acclaim.
With one section devoted to each woman, HRH is a celebration of their stories and their style, pairing hundreds of gorgeous photographs with extensive research. A picture emerges of the British monarchy’s evolution and the power of royal fashion, showing there’s always more than what meets the eye.
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Hung Liu: Portraits of Promised Lands
A major survey of contemporary artist Hung Liu, whose layered portraits explore history and memory through the stories of marginalized figuresHung Liu: Portraits of Promised Lands presents the stunning work of this contemporary Chinese American artist. Liu (1948–2021) blends painting and photography to offer new frameworks for understanding portraiture in relation to time, memory, and history. Often working from photographs, she uses portraiture to elevate overlooked subjects, amplifying the stories of those who have historically been invisible or unheard. This richly illustrated book examines six decades of Liu’s painting, photography, and drawing. Author Dorothy Moss illuminates the importance of family photographs in Liu’s work; Nancy Lim examines the origins of Liu’s artistic practice; Lucy R. Lippard explores issues of identity and multiculturalism; and Elizabeth Partridge focuses on Liu’s recent series based on Dorothea Lange’s Depression-era photographs. Philip Tinari, along with artists Amy Sherald and Carrie Mae Weems, among others, conveys Liu’s impact on contemporary art. Having lived through war, political revolution, exile, and displacement, Liu paints a complex picture of an Asian Pacific American experience. Her portraits speak powerfully to those seeking a better life, in the United States and elsewhere.
Published in association with the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Exhibition Schedule:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
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Hung, Drawn and Executed: The Horror Art of Graham Humphreys
Graham Humphreys’ career as a poster artist looms large over horror cinema. From designing the iconic Evil Dead poster to Nightmare on Elm Street and House of a Thousand Corpses, his work is familiar to everyone. It’s easy to see why his work grabs the attention of horror fans and filmmakers alike as he continually and systematically sets the bar ever higher in his quest for sheer terror and pure entertainment. With over forty years’ experience he is one of the few contemporary illustrators using the traditional medium of gouache to paint his images. Includes previously unseen work: paintings, drawings and colour studies.Read more
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I Am Restored: How I Lost My Religion but Found My Faith
When the challenges you’ve faced threaten to destroy your life, how do you find your way back to the truths you thought you believed?
I Am Restored tells the untold story of how Lecrae’s past nearly ruined his future–until he learned that the wounds we carry can have the potential to be unlikely guides to healing and freedom for ourselves and others.
Throughout I Am Restored, Lecrae documents the shattering yet hopeful story of how he faced the scars of his past–sexual abuse, physical trauma, addiction, and depression–and emerged more fully human than ever before. With remarkable transparency and vulnerability, Lecrae reveals that at the height of his professional success, his life was spinning out of control, driven by a past that he had never confronted and a religious perspective that was incapable of meeting the challenge.
I Am Restored takes an unflinching look at the personal and public spaces that are too often at the societal core of our pain and heartache–culture, politics, family, church, and more–and teaches us that forgiveness can be the birthplace of the life that God has created for us.
Throughout this powerful, deeply personal account, Lecrae shares the life lessons he’s learned about:
- Confronting the pain and trauma that has shaped your story
- Breaking the cycle of sin and shame and embracing joy and authenticity
- Finding hope and healing in the midst of chaos
- The simple practices that can change your mental, emotional, and spiritual health
- Leading a life that’s bursting with creativity and true freedom
I Am Restored is a hopeful, inspiring charge to start your journey to lasting healing today. No matter what your past has held, God is near you, he hears you, and he’s not done writing your story.
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I an Actor
The new revised edition of the uncensored ‘Acto-biography’ of the most controversial thespian of his generation. The memoirs of Nicholas Craig – theatrical eminence best known for his Trueplate in The Cuckolde of Leicester and more popularly as Gob in Oh No! It’s the Neighbours! – are re-released for a grateful audience, updated with a wealth of new and controversial material. Startlingly truthful, unflinchingly illustrated, I, An Actor’ is a piton up the slope of creativity for theatre fans and aspiring actors alike, revealing everything that most theatrical autobiographies cravenly avoid.Read more
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I Don’t Take Requests: INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE NEW MATERIAL
** CONTAINS NEW MATERIAL ** THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTELLER & WINNER OF THE ATTITUDE BOOK AWARD
‘Refreshing, inspiring and candid.’ ATTITUDE
‘I love this man so much. He was, and always will be, my knight in shining Westwood.’ DAVINA MCCALL
‘This is a story that should never have been told’ KATE MOSS
‘The perfect beach read’ THE SUNDAY TIMES
‘If you want to change your life but can’t.. I strongly advise you read this book’ TRACEY EMIN
As one of club culture’s most notorious – and best loved – figures, Tony is a complete force of nature.
Here he tells the most extraordinary stories of depravity and hedonism, of week-long benders and extreme self-destruction – and of recovery, redemption, friendship and the joy of a good tune.
___________________________________________________________________________‘Anyone can get a party started, but no one keeps it going like Fat Tony, the energy never dips and
what a life he’s lived.. He’s a tosser but we still love him.’ ELTON JOHN & DAVID FURNISH___________________________________________________________________________
Harrowing, honest and funny, this is the candid and outrageous memoir of a life of extremes. It’s a story of getting it all and losing it all. Addiction, recovery, and starting again. Drawing a vivid portrait of Britain’s street culture from the 1980s to the noughties, DJ Fat Tony describes his childhood on a London estate where he honed his petty criminality, was abused by an older man and became best friends with Boy George. He spent his teenage years parading the Kings Road in his latest (mostly stolen) clobber, worked as a receptionist at a brothel, hung out with Leigh Bowery and Andy Warhol, and created his drag persona, before becoming DJ to the stars (including Prince and Madonna) and spiralling into a life-threatening drug addiction.
This is a story of loss and redemption and living to tell all the tales in glorious, funny and often heart-breaking detail, from one of social media’s best-loved meme-thieves and the world-renowned DJ.
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‘There is nobody in London, let alone the world who has lived a more extraordinary life… his journey from villain to real life hero is one of the most beautiful examples of humanity I have ever witnessed. I wouldn’t be without this c*nt.’ KELLY OSBOURNE
‘Hearing Tony’s story is brutal and shocking. He is nothing short of a miracle and his willingness to be of service to others seeking sobriety is testament to how far he has come from the days of pulling his own teeth out.’ MARC JACOBS
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I Have Enough Tools Said No Wood Worker Ever Drafting Grid Notebook: To Draw All Your Designs To Scale. A Must Have For All Your Wood Working Carpentry Designs.
This is a must have tool for all your mill working, wood working and carpentry designs.Keeps all information about your project in one place.
Large 8.5x11in book for lots of room to draw to scale.
Great for work or home projects whether your building furniture, cabinets or just a simple shelf.
Take your designs to the next level.
-8.5×11 in book
-gloss cover for easy wipe downMakes a perfect gift for the handyman and the professional
Get your book today and get inspired to create your own beautiful projects.
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I Paint What I Want to See: Philip Guston (Penguin Modern Classics)
Illuminating reflections on painting and drawing from one of the most revered artists of the twentieth century
‘Thank God for yellow ochre, cadmium red medium, and permanent green light’
How does a painter see the world? Philip Guston, one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century, spoke about art with unparalleled candour and commitment. Touching on work from across his career as well as that of his fellow artists and Renaissance heroes, this selection of his writings, talks and interviews draws together some of his most incisive reflections on iconography and abstraction, metaphysics and mysticism, and, above all, the nature of painting and drawing.
‘Among the most important, powerful and influential American painters of the last 100 years … he’s an art world hero’ Jerry Saltz, New York Magazine
‘Guston’s paintings make us think hard’ Aindrea Emelife, Guardian
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I Pole Dance so I Don’t Punch People in The Throat: Funny Pole Dance Gift / Pole Dancer Journal / Pole Dance Instructor / Pole Dance Teacher / Pole Fitness gift / 120 Pages,…
This awesome and sarcastic pole dance art design idea is the perfect gift you can give to a pole dancer. Whether you are a pole dancer who wants to show her love to pole dancing; or a pole dancer mom who is looking for the perfect gift to give to your pole dance son or pole dance daughter for their birthday or christmas; this funny pole dance quote is the way to do it.
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I, an Actor by Nicholas Craig: Another Great Actor Explores Himself
At last the memoirs of Nicholas Craig – theatrical eminence best known for his Truepate in The Cuckolde of Leicester and more popularly as Gob in Oh No! It’s the Neighbours! – are re-released for a grateful audience, updated with a wealth of new and controversial material. Startlingly truthful, unflinchingly illustrated, I, An Actor is a piton up the slope of creativity for theatre fans and aspiring actors alike, revealing everything that most theatrical autobiographies cravenly avoid. Should you sport a moustache in your publicity photo? How can you fix a prolapsed labial or a bad case of ‘blow-out’? What should you never call Alec Guinness during rehearsals? Is it true Brian Blessed only weighs 9 1/2 stone? And what should you do when Hollywood comes calling? This book blows the lid off the secrets of the profession, leaving no reputation safe.Read more
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I’d Rather Be Line Dancing Notebook: Perfect notebook / journal for that person who loves to line dance.
A 120 Paged Notebook for people who love to Line Dance. Ideal gift for birthdays, Christmas or just to show you care. Perfect notebook for yourself to use at work, when you would rather be out line dancing.6X9 inches
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Icons of Style – Harry Styles: The Story of a Fashion Icon: 1
A genius of fluid fashion, Harry Styles is redefining fashion for all genders.
From his moment on the 2019 Met Gala red carpet that broke the internet and appearing on the cover of Vogue, to his collaboration with Gucci and resplendent stage costumes, Styles has broken the mould again and again.
With this beautiful guide to his style trajectory, key looks and signature pieces, dive into the kooky, eccentric and utterly unique world of Harry Styles’s style.
A fun and complete guide to a modern-day icon’s signature style.
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Ideas for the Animated Short: Finding and Building Stories
Editor’s note: there has been an issue with the book’s companion site. Focal Press is fixing the issue. In the meanwhile, please visit http://www.routledge.com/cw/sullivan-978024081872/ for all the material promised in the book.
From demo reel creation to festival shorts, students and professionals alike are creating animated shorts that are dynamic and eye catching but the time constraints of these shorts are challenging in their own right. The unique format of the animated short of two to five minutes in length presents a practical and aesthetic challenge that is rarely addressed in the classroom. Ideas for the Animated Short is a comprehensive and practical blueprint for creative and unique animated short creation with a focus on the strength of a compelling story. A comprehensive guide to the animated short, this title is an invaluable asset for aspiring animation professionals, students and independent filmmakers. Explore the process of developing a short from conception to final delivery and adapt the industry’s best practices in your own workflow. Written by four leading animators, artists and professors, Ideas for the Animated Short is written from the unique perspective of a professional animator adapting creative stories into incredible animated shorts.
Follow from start to finish the creation of an animated short from the pre-production thought process to story development and character design. Explore the best practices and avoid the common pitfalls of creating two to five minute shorts. Watch a specially created animated short, demonstrating the core techniques and principles at the companion website! Packed with illustrated examples of idea generation, character and story development, acting, dialogue and storyboarding practice this is your conceptual toolkit proven to meet the challenges of this unique art form. The companion website includes in-depth interviews with industry insiders, short animations (many with accompanying animatics, character designs and environment designs) and an acting workshop to get your animated short off to a flying start! With all NEW content on script writing, acting, sound design and visual storytelling that further enhance your animated shorts and apply the industry best practices to your own projects.
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If In Doubt, Wash Your Hair: The Sunday Times bestseller
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
‘I’ve been waiting for this book all my life and everyone needs to read it’ Claudia Winkleman
Anya Hindmarch is a mother of five, stepmother, entrepreneur and globally renowned businesswoman. In If In Doubt, Wash Your Hair, she shares what she has learned during her busy and eclectic life, what she still worries about, and what advice she has received along the way.
From practical tips and quick fixes, to profound observations about confidence and creativity, this inspiring handbook will show you how to live a little better – and why sometimes, the answer can be as simple as washing your hair.
‘Comforting, practical and beautifully personal. This book feels like your best friend telling you it’s all going to be ok’ Fearne Cotton
‘Warm, friendly, and packed to the rafters with excellent advice – I loved it’ India Knight
‘A charming mix of memoir and manifesto’ Grazia
‘A hands-on, practical guide to managing the stresses of daily life’ Evening Standard, Highlights for 2021
‘Warm and refreshingly honest’ Julia Samuel
‘I loved this book – it’s really unusual, surprising and inspiring’ Viv Groskop
‘A treasure trove of inspiring, down-to-earth and practical advice shared with humour and honesty’ Alexandra Shulman
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Illustrations of Books and Reading and Writing (Dover Electronic Clip Art)
Handy, inexpensive treasury of 347 black-and-white, delightfully nostalgic renderings of libraries and vintage writing paraphernalia, as well as vignettes of men, women, and children reading at the beach, in chairs, hammocks, and libraries; writing at tables and desks; scanning newspapers; plus portrait gallery of 20 distinguished literary figures, and much more.Read more
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Illustrators’ Sketchbooks
A treasure trove of visual delights: examples of the sketchbooks of sixty international illustrators offer new insights into their artistic practice.Intimate and often unseen, the sketchbook means something different to each illustrator. It might be a beautiful object, a work of art in its own right, where every line is painstakingly considered. It might be a pictorial playground, where mistakes can make art. The boundaries between sketchbooks, notebooks and visual journals are often blurred, lending to the creativity that fills their pages.
It is likely that you will recognize many of the illustrators featured, including classic childhood favourites Beatrix Potter, Jean de Brunhoff, Edward Ardizzone and Tove Jansson, and established names such as Beatrice Alemagna, Oliver Jeffers and Shaun Tan. Others are up-and-coming, for example Charlotte Ager and Leah Yang. Martin Salisbury draws on decades of experience as an illustrator and educator to shed light on the lives and work of each artist. He even reveals pages from his own sketchbooks, exposing the rawness of his ideas and the narratives that surround them. As the reader will discover, sketchbooks are often a fascinating and surprising window into the mind of the illustrator.
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