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Скачать книгу (размер 1 636 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 322) Аннотация: In the first attempt to tell the full story of Banksy's life and career, Will Ellsworth-Jones pieces together a picture of his world and unpicks its contradictions.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: From its humble origins as a Tudor hunting lodge to its present-day status as a protected historic building, Nicky Haslam's delightful Folly de Grandeur is a unique English country house that is one of the renowned decorator's favourite places.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: Calligraphy is a sophisticated and authoritative reference book that explores the art and craft of calligraphy. Traditional methods are examined alongside contemporary styles and adaptations to offer a unique and inspirational insight into calligraphy for today's artisan. Following an overview of materials and tools, the second section of the book examines each lettering 'hand' and provides…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Now in its seventh year, the Landscape Photographer of the Year Award was devised by Charlie Waite, one of Britain's foremost landscape photographers and created in association with AA Publishing. Landscape Photographer of the Year: Collection 7 features all of the winning and commended images from each of the competition categories. Artists have always strived to capture the unique beauty and…

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: From LAIKA, the studio behind the hit film Coraline, comes another marvel of stop-motion animation and creative storytelling. For ParaNorman, LAIKA's team of artists and animators built and brought to life a miniature town, a horde of zombies, and a quirky cast of characters to tell a tale of a boy with spooky talents who must save his hometown from a centuries-old curse. Featuring the amazing…

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Simultaneously a literary movement, ultra-hip subculture and burgeoning cottage industry, Steampunk is the most influential and arresting new genre to emerge from the late twentieth century. Spinning tales populated with clockwork Leviathans, cannon-shots to the moon and coal-fired robots, it charts alternative histories in which the British Empire never fell or where the atom remained unsplit. A…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: A landmark international history of animation, featuring all genres, styles, media and techniques alongside stunning imagery. Since its earliest days, animation has captured our imagination like no other art form, giving us some of our best-loved characters and telling some of our most memorable stories. The World History of Animation is a comprehensive guide to the animated universe, ranging…

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Stencil It is a celebration of the virtually limitless decorative potential of a fabulously creative craft form. Author Helen Morris, one of the founders of internationally renowned company The Stencil Library, reveals her favourite ideas for stencilling anything in your home — whether walls, wood, fabric, furniture or floors. She shares her inventiveness, enthusiasm and preferred techniques to…

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Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: About the Book A creative use of colour can completely transform a home, bringing warmth, light and welcome focus to even the smallest of spaces. In The Colourful Home, Vinny Lee explains the principles of colour theory and classic colour combinations, following up with inspirational colour schemes, from all-white neutrals to jewel-bright shades of turquoise, suggesting ways of introducing colour…

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