Summer Reads To Help Creative Minds @QuartoKnows


Crochet Your Own Kawaii Animal Cuties

Includes 12 Adorable Patterns and Materials to Make a Shiba Puppy and Sloth - Inside: 64 page book, Crochet hook, Safety eyes, Five colors of yarn, Embroidery floss, Embroidery needle, Fiberfill stuffing


Crochet Your Own Kawaii Animal Cuties kit will teach you how to crochet roly-poly versions of 12 of the cutest animals and includes the materials needed to make adorable Shiba Inu puppy and poseable sloth.


Chonks, Good Bois, Floofs, and more! The internet has introduced us to so many delightful (and occasionally derpy) animals that we have all become cute zoologists. These adorable animals are so, so kawaii you just want to squish them! And now you can!


The instruction book contains patterns to make 12 amigurumi animals with step-by-step photos as well as a primer on basic crochet techniques and stitches. The included materials for making your very own Shiba Inu puppy and little sloth are: crochet hook; acrylic yarn; safety eyes; fiberfil; embroidery floss; yarn needle.


Meet the cuties! Patterns include:


Shiba Inu puppy

Otters holding hands

Baby seal

Raccoon

Sloth

Pug puppy

Narwhal

Cockatiel

Raptor

Corgi puppy

Owl

Fat cat

I received complimentary copies. 

Cassandra's Review -Super fun crafts that can easily pass the day away.


Amazing Art Adventures

Around the world in 400 immersive experiences


Discover hundreds of the most interesting and memorable art experiences from around the world!


Amazing Art Adventures offers us art and culture as an experience both within and beyond the gallery, opening a door to unexpected adventures

- art fairs, festivals, installations, art trails, galleries, art islands, monuments, sculpture parks and museums.

 

Aimed at all of us who travel to learn about new places and cultures, the book gathers together hundreds of unforgettable art experiences around the world, acting as an inspirational travel guide for anyone interested in art. From the Lightning Field in New Mexico to an art island in Japan, expert guide Yolanda Zappaterra leads us on a comprehensive, worldwide tour of bucket list destinations for every season. 


Divided into sections by continent, the book is a thrilling cultural journey, an insider’s guide to the visual arts that suggests different ways to experience art beyond the usual galleries and institutions, leads readers to art in unusual places, creates trails that will give insights into the lives of famous artists as well as putting the spotlight on more interesting and unknown works in well known museums.


Through more than 400 entries, plus photographs and maps, the book expands our understanding and appreciation of the world’s art in exciting new ways. 

Uncover a Chagall masterpiece in a tiny Kentish church

Follow a land art map of North America from the Spiral Jetty and Lightning Fields to Seven Magic Mountains and the Star Axis

Trip the light fantastic at the Atelier des Lumières in Paris

Delight in the sinuous curves of Oscar Niemeyer’s MAC in Rio de Janeiro

Lay your head in a very arty bed at the aha Shakaland Hotel & Zulu Cultural Village

Be dazzled by recycled ceramics at the Rock Garden of Chandigarh in northern India

Exercise body and mind with a walk along London’s Art Line

Be blown away by Tacoma’s Museum of Glass

Trek into the Brazilian rainforest for art in the jungle at the Inhotim Art Museum

Sample big cheeses in Switzerland at Art Basel

Cross the Seto Inland Sea to land at the art island of Naoshima in Japan

Walk among the gods and monsters of Niki de Saint Phalle’s Tuscan Tarot Garden

Commune with a unicorn at the Met Cloisters in New York

See the seeds of Africa’s future art scene in a former grain silo at the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary African Art in Cape Town

Enter a field of light in Uluru, Australia

Cassandra's Review- Super informative with magnificent photos. 


Mixing Recipes for More Than 450 Color Combinations - Includes One Color Mixing Grid


Color Mixing Recipes for Watercolor is the definitive color-mixing resource for watercolor artists. With a wide spectrum of paint recipes, each revealing the color proportions and dilution level needed to achieve the featured swatch, this user-friendly book also includes a color-mixing grid that makes measuring simple.

Follow these four simple steps to mix more than 450 color combinations:
Look in the Color Guidance Index for the subject you want to paint—for example, "Eucalyptus Bark."
Find the Color Recipe with the subject's recipe number ("293") and an example of the actual paint mixture.
Use the Color Mixing Grid to measure each paint color.
Mix the color.
It’s that easy! You’ll also learn about color theory, mixingvalues, graying color naturally, mixing portrait colors, and more.


Color Mixing Recipes for Portraits Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor
More Than 500 Color Combinations for Skin, Eyes, Lips & Hair - Includes One Color Mixing Grid


Color Mixing Recipes for Portraits Oil - Acrylic - Watercolor features master mixes for an array of skin colors in oil, acrylic, and watercolor—plus recipes for hair, eye, and lip colors. Also included are a plastic color-mixing grid for measuring out paints, as well as a handy conversion chart for finding acrylic equivalents of oil paints and vice versa. 

With Color Mixing Recipes for Portraits Oil - Acrylic - Watercolor and your painting materials, follow the three simple steps to mix virtually any skin tone for your portrait: 
Match a palette of skin tones from this book to your portrait subject. 
Create the Master Skin Tone Recipe for this palette using the included plastic color mixing grid to measure each paint color. 
Follow the recipes to create all the skin tones you will need to complete your portrait—from light values to shadows. 
Also featured in this book:
Color theory
Tinting, toning, and shading
Graying skin tones naturally
Identifying facial planes
Mouth, nose, and ear color tones
Eye and hair color tones
Watercolor skin tone recipes
With recipes for more than 500 color combinations, Color Mixing Recipes for Portraits Oil - Acrylic - Watercolor is your ultimate source for painting realistic skin, mouths, ears, noses, eyes, and hair.


Mixing Recipes for More Than 450 Color Combinations - Includes One Color Mixing Grid


The definitive color-mixing resource for oil and acrylic artists, Color Mixing Recipes for Oil & Acrylic includes color mixing charts that list each color needed to create a combination and painting instructions in a handy, portable size.
 
Follow these four simple steps to mix more than 450 color combinations:
Look in the Color Guidance Index for the subject you want to paint—for example, "Sunflower Yellow."
Find the Color Recipe with the subject’s recipe number ("8") and a photo of the actual paint mixture.
Use the Color Mixing Grid to measure each paint color.
Mix the color.
It’s that easy! You’ll also learn about color theory, color value mixing, complementary colors, graying color naturally, and mixing portrait colors.
Achieve precise color when painting landscapes, portraits, still life, and


1,500 Color Mixing Recipes for Oil, Acrylic & Watercolor is the definitive color-mixing resource for oil, acrylic, and watercolor artists. This user-friendly compendium is color coded for quick-and-easy reference and includes two removable color-mixing grids—one for oil or acrylic, and one for watercolor.

Follow these four simple steps to mix more than 1,500 color combinations:
Look in the Color Index for the subject you want to paint—for example, "Broccoli."
Find the Color Recipe with the subject's recipe number ("81") and a photo of the actual paint mixture.
Use the Color Mixing Grid to measure each paint color.
Mix the color.
It's that easy! You’ll also learn about color theory, mixing values, complementary colors, graying color naturally, mixing portrait colors, rendering skies and clouds, and more.

Cassandra's Review- All of the color mixing books are full of great tips and a really cool range of color palates.  Adding tips for creating effects like deepness on ears is just a super add on. 

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