"A guide to making quick sketches of the pets and animals. The book comprises 60 exercises for all artists that wish to learn how to sketch, or get tips on how to finesse their existing skills and get rid of bad habits. A bite-sized approach for honing observational skills and loosen up creativity, quick observation and deconstruction. Contains advice on choice of media and their uses, including washes, pencils, charcoal and pastels."-- Provided by...

"Everybody has a favorite animal. Some like little white dogs or big black cats or hoppy brown bunnies best. Others prefer squishy snails or tall giraffes or sleek black panthers. With beautiful illustrations and charming personal stories, 14 children's book artists share their favorite animals and why they love them."-- Provided by publisher.

A gorgeous collection of 40 cute crochet blocks to make into decorations, homewares, blankets and more! From the author of Modern Granny Squares and Block by Block Crochet. Create 40 beginner-friendly granny squares featuring all your favorite animal friends. Bring them to life with fluffy fur, flowing manes, waggy tails and twisting tentacles and then build the squares up into gorgeous items for your home, your friends and your family! Organized...

Featuring 600+ sketches depicting a vast array of beautiful animal forms, detailed faces, and more, Draw Like an Artist: 100 Realistic Animals is a must-have visual reference book for student artists, scientific illustrators, urban sketchers, and anyone seeking to improve their realistic drawing skills. This contemporary, step-by-step guidebook demonstrates fundamental art concepts like proportion, anatomy, and spatial relationships as you learn to...

"The ultimate guide to whittling quick and quirky caricature projects! Get started in caricature carving with this collection of beginner-friendly whittling projects and just one knife! An excellent way to try your hand at carving adorable caricatures and learn how to capture personality and expressive elements within your caricature carvings--from exaggerated facial features to whimsical googly eyes--Quick Whittles offers 16 unique and portable projects...

"This crochet collection is well suited for both beginners and experienced crafters. You can quickly and easily create gorgeous hats by following: Step-by-step instructions with photographs and illustrations ; Simple yet imaginative patterns ; Add-on details for more complexity ; Simple schematics ; Basic animal hat-making techniques ; How-to instruction section for adding a cozy, fleecy lining"-- from publisher's web site.

"Using simple crochet intarsia and appliqué techniques you can stitch one block for a pillow front, book bag or toy bag, join four for a lap throw, nine for a child's blanket or sixteen for an adult blanket. Mix and match colors to create fun single animal-themed blankets, or mix them up for quirky multi-animal designs. There are so many variations the only limit is your imagination...The book features 16 main animal block designs for a Panda, Cat,...