Building Small Projects :New Best of Fine Woodworking
Building Small Projects offers ways to build skills by completing useful items. From the editors of Fine Woodworking—the dream team of woodworking professionals—this is the ultimate visual reference for woodworkers of every skill level.
Appliqué artist Carol Armstrong delivers another irresistible treat for your needle! Cat lovers will adore these 14 wall-hanging projects showing true-to-life kitties at play and on the prowl in lovely garden settings. No templates are required—the author's fun, relaxed lightbox technique brings the appliqué process within reach for every quilter. Plus, it's easy to mix, match, and personalize designs to suit one's taste.
Lee Hammond's amazing, easy-to-follow techniques enable even first-time artists to render a variety of wonderful animals, from cats and dogs to horses, squirrels, tigers and more. Hammond's special graphing system makes all the difference, enabling the reader's brain to translate animal poses from a picture into startlingly realistic drawings on the page. Additional guidelines detail the methods used to duplicate eyes, ears, mouths, feet, fur and hides. Readers will also learn how to layer, blend and shade their work, just like the pros!
Cuba in the American Imagination: Metaphor and the Imperial Ethos
For more than two hundred often turbulent years, Americans have imagined and described Cuba and its relationship to the United States by conjuring up a variety of striking images—Cuba as a woman, a neighbor, a ripe fruit, a child learning to ride a bicycle. One of the foremost historians of Cuba, Louis A. Pérez Jr. offers a revealing history of these metaphorical and depictive motifs and discovers the powerful motives behind such characterizations of the island.
Discover Manga Drawing: 30 Easy Lessons for Drawing Guys And Girls
Manga has become one of the most popular types of comic-book art, with more and more fans looking to draw in this style. The beginning manga artists will find everything they need in this easy-to-follow book, including: -30 essential demos covering all of the basics, such as facial features, body structure and characters, all of which can be completed with nothing but a pencil
