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 | 43 How to Render Eye-Catching Textures with COPIC Markers. Yasaiko Midorihana. From basic techniques to entire color sample sheets, this book provides step-by-step visual instructions for render- ing textures for a variety of materials, from metals to bricks. Drawings introduced in this book to help you learn are powerful, and realistically rendered. • 7" x 10" (177 x 254mm) • 1,100 color images • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-5611-7 • PB • $27.99 / £25.99 / 38.99 CAD How to Render Attractive Characters with COPIC Markers. Yasaiko Midorihana.. Published in cooperation with COPIC, this visual learning experience helps manga artists of every level. Learn gradation and shading; using white ink; color order; how to draw key elements like eyes, lips, and patterned items; how to create heaviness; and more. The book’s genius approach? It guides you through creating 7 professionally drawn character scenes. • 7 1/4" x 10 1/8" (183 x 258 mm) • 1,100 color images • 160 • 978-0-7643-6420-4 • PB • $29.99 / £27.99 / 42.99 CAD How to Customize Kicks: Step-by-Step Instruc- tions and Inspiration from the Sneaker Experts. Customize Kicks Magazine..For fans of turning sneak- ers from well-known brands like Adidas and NIKE sneakers into works of art, this book introduces you to several experts’ construction techniques, and gives step-by-step photo instructions. The projects range from easy—painted details that can be completed in a weekend—to advanced, such as fully rebuilding the upper. • 7" x 9" (177 x 228mm) •500 color images •144 pp. • 978-0-7643-6553-9 • PB • $29.99 / £27.99 / 42.99 CAD The AIFD Guide to Floral Design: Terms, Tech- niques, and Traditions . The American Institute of Floral Designers. The most complete collection of floral design information available in one book, covering everything from plant physiology to design elements to cut flower care and handling. This book is a must for every serious floral designer. • 71/2 x 111/2 (279 x 215 mm) • 250+ color and b/w images • 360 pp. • 978-0-7643-6425-9 • Spiral • $129.99 / £118.99 / 194.99 CAD Atlas of Flowering Plants Ingeborg M. Niesler and Angela K. Niebel-Lohmann. This book features magnificent color portraits of 200 flowering-plant families from around the world. The deconstructed plant parts—flow- ers, leaves, stamens, and fruits—are individ- ually scanned and arranged side by side on black background. Accompanied by text, they provide unique insight into how plants grow and what they look like. • 9" x 10" x 1" (228 x 254 mm) • 500+ color images • 264 pp. • 978- 0-7643-6133-3 • HC • $39.99 / £36.99 / 56.99 CAD FLORAL ART The Bridal Bouquet Book. Ginny Parfitt. The largest portfolio of bridal bouquets avail- able on the market today. More than 400 gorgeous color photos illustrate a wealth of fresh ideas to inspire brides, floral designers, and wedding planners. • 11"x81/2" (279x215 mm) •400 images •160pp. •978-0-7643-2197- 9 • HC • $40.00 / £36.99 / 56.95 CAD Bridal Flowers: Bouquets - Boutonnières - Corsages. Ginny Parfitt, Bill Murphy, AIFD, & Tina Skinner. Over 300 gorgeous bouquets for brides and their maids, along with boutonnière designs for the gentlemen and some ideas for hairpieces, corsages, and items for flower girls and ring bearers. Shows styles for wedding events, organized by color. Includes tutorials for creating bouquets, boutonnières, cor- sages, a tussie-mussie, and flowers for flower girls. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 368 color photos • 128 pp. •978-0-7643-3485-6•PB•$24.99 / £22.99 / 35.99 CAD The Art of Leather Inlay and Overlay: A Guide to the Techniques for Top Results. Lisa Sorrell. More than 470 color photos bring in depth detail to this comprehensive look at the almost-forgotten decorative art of leather inlay and overlay. The tools, techniques, and processes for creating inlaid, overlaid, and stitched leather pieces, along with three includ- ed step-by-step projects, provide a complete resource • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) •Over 470 color photos & diagrams •176pp. •978-0-7643-5121-1•HC•$34.99 / £31.99 / 48.99 CAD Creating Floral Centerpieces. Bill Murphy. A professional floral designer takes you step-by-step through the creation of more than 25 impressive floral displays, from charger plates and napkin rings to kettle-sized, exotic centerpieces. From basic bou- quet tying skills through the latest techniques using wire and floral adhesive, you will be inspired to adorn every event with flowery creations. • 81/2"x11 (215 x 279 mm) • 288 color photos • 112 pp. • 978-0-7643- 3459-7 • HC • $29.99 / £27.99 / 42.99 CAD Entertaining with Flowers: The Floral Artistry of Bill Murphy. Bill Murphy. Bill Murphy, AIFD. Floral designs for a spring brid- al shower, tropical dinner party, garden party, retirement celebration, and weddings in winter, spring, summer, and fall. • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215 mm) • 235 color photos • 112 pp. • 978-0- 7643-2556-4•HC•$29.95 / £27.99 / 42.95CAD Endless Florescence: Transformative Con- temporary Dried Floral Design Jenny Thom- asson. A contemporary inspirational examination of modern dried-flower design from a bound- ary-pushing florist. She shows how preserved floral arrangements can be lively and contempo- rary and fit into your personal style at home. Through lush photos and sketches showing her process, she explores materials, styles, and inspirations for these long-lasting expressive works. • 11" x 8 1/2" (215 x 279mm) • 185 color images • 186 pp. • 978-0-7643-6430-3 • HC • $70.00 / £63.99 / 105.00 CAD Dried Flower Love. Ivana Jost. Decorate your home and brighten your life with gorgeous dried-flower crafts! Flowers and botanicals are an ever-popular way to create stunning arrangements and decorations, and using dried flowers will ensure that those decorations will remain beautiful and elegant for years to come. Florist Ivana Jost brings you the best tips and techniques for treating and drying flowers, grasses, branches, and other greenery. • 7 3/4" x 10 1/4" (197 x 260 mm) • 155 color images • 128 pp. • 978-0-7643-6689-5 • hardcover • $25.99 US / £23.99 / 36.99 CAD The Little DrawingWorkshop Magali Cazo, Michel Lauricella. This yearlong workshop guides you through 52 weekly lessons that not only improve your technical drawing skills but refine your personal style, preferences, and expression. • 8 1/4" x 6" (152 x 209mm) • 550color andb/wimages•224pp. •978-0-7643- 6185-2 • PB • $21.99 / £19.99 / 29.99 CAD FOOTWEAR / SNEAKER ART Country Dollmaking. Tom & Nancy Wolfe. A step-by-step guide to making unique dolls in the country tradition. Tom gives clear instructions for carving and painting the head, hands, and feet. Nancy then shows the reader everything from laying out and cutting the pattern to sewing, assembling, and dressing the doll • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 23 color photos, 300+ b/w photos • 136 pp. • 978-0- 88740-129-9 • PB • $14.95 / £13.99 / 19.95 CAD Lifelike Artist Dolls. How-To and Inspi- ration from Lynn Cartwright’s Studio. Lynn Cartwright. Learn one-of-a-kind polymer clay doll making tips from an award-winning expert! Studio insider tips and a wealth of detailed doll photos make this a valuable re- source for doll collectors, makers, and enthu- siasts. Cartwright explains her studio process and guides makers step-by-step through key parts of the process, from ar- matures to facial modeling • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215 mm) • 160 color & b/w images • 128 pp. • 978-0-7643-5477-9 • PB • $24.99 / £22.99 / 35.99 CAD Making Colorful Corn Shuck Dolls. Anne Freels. This book contains over 200 full color illustrations and step-by-step instructions on how to make two different styles of a traditional corn shuck doll with Anne Freel’s signature colorful style. Readers also receive lots of practical advice, as well as suggestions on how to personalize the dolls so the reader’s own creativity shines through • 81/2"x11" (215x279mm) •212 color photos •80pp. •978-0-7643-3935-6•PB• $16.99 / £15.99 / 23.99 CAD Whimsical Elegance: The Costumed Cat Dolls of Helen Cohen. Helen Cohen. A self-taught doll artist, Helen Cohen presents a true cat fancy! For over forty years Helen made and sold numerous dolls, many during her twenty-two-year ownership of The Doll Lady, a now-closed shop in Pennsylvania. Art- fully photographed by David Gehosky, Whimsical Elegance features 31 fashion dolls with cat faces, magnificently attired in historical costuming spanning 400 years • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 151 color photos • 128 pp. • 978-0-7643-4099-4 • HC • $24.99 / £22.99 / 35.99 CAD Floral Doodling Handbook Julie Adore. This fun, simple little book introduces you to floral doodling through patterns and motifs to keep your imagination flowing. • 6" x 8 1/4" (152 x 209 mm) • 240+ color and b/wimages•128pp. •978-0-7643-6183-8•PB•$22.99 / £20.99 / 31.99 CAD DRAWING Sketchbook Traveler: Hudson Valley. James Lancel McElhinney. This specially-bound journal is the perfect travel companion for drawing, painting, and journal keeping. It guides readers toward more mindful engagement with the world around them, deepening knowledge and enrich- ing personal experience in ways that make every day an adventure. Includes info about the region’s history—and the artists who have traveled there before you! • 5 1/2" x 7" (139 x 177 mm) • 28 color drawings • 128 pp. • 978-0-7643-6042-8 • HC • $24.99 / £22.99 / 35.99 CAD Sketchbook Traveler: Southwest James Lan- cel McElhinney. An inspiring guided-journal format allows novice and professional artists to explore and record picturesque regions of the US. • 5 1/2" x 7" (139 x 177 mm) • 30 color drawings • 128 pp. • 978-0-7643-6325-2 • hardcover • $24.99 US / £22.99 / 35.99 CAD OTHER CRAFTS | Sketchbook Traveler: New England. James Lancel McElhinney. This small yet sturdy sketch- book-and-journal combination is the ideal travel companion—ready to toss into a backpack at a moment's notice. Through drawing, painting, and writing tips and inspiration, it invites curious creatives to experience the region. • 5 1/2" x 7" (140 x 178 mm) • 31 color drawings • 128 pp. • 978-0-7643- 6616-1 • hardcover • $24.99 / £22.99 / 35.99 CAD