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Make It Or Break It; Stained Glass For Beginners, 2nd Edition    by Phillip McKee
Price: $7.99 USD. 34020 words. Language: English. Published by CWS Press  on February 1, 2012. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Art - how to.

The innovative stained glass textbook by award winning stained glass artist Phillip McKee, who was also injured as a firefighter at the Pentagon fighting the fires spawned by the terrorist attacks on 9-11. Easy to follow lessons guide you through all the stages of making stained glass art. Includes links to free videos, patterns and trial design software.
Drawing Realistic Animals from Photographs    by Venice Kichura
Price: $1.99 USD. 7160 words. Language: English. Published on January 25, 2012. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Art - how to.

“Drawing Realistic Animals from Photographs” is an article (about 7,000 words) offering tips on how to depict lifelike drawings of animals. Although most of the book deals with drawing dogs, there’s information on drawing features of other animals. Besides tips on drawing in pencil, the book deals with using colored pencils. Included at the end are 24 photos of drawings.
How to Knit Slippers    by Janis Websdale
Price: Free! 640 words. Language: English. Published on January 4, 2012. Nonfiction » Home and Garden » Crafts & Hobbies.

One of the most practical and easy things to knit are slippers. This is a great pattern to practice if you are a new knitter as it only uses very basic stitches. With this pattern, anyone can create slippers for adults from a woman's size 7-12 or a man's 6-11.
How To Draw In Six Easy Steps Collection 2    by Tanya Provines
Price: $9.99 USD. 3970 words. Language: English. Published on December 17, 2011. Nonfiction » Children's Books » Art.

Step-by-step instructions for drawing a girl, woman, vampiress, robot, car, dragon, pirate, puppy Clydesdale horse, rose, orchid, and Arabian horse.
Learn to Bead An Umbrella Ring!    by XQ Designs
Price: $4.00 USD. 920 words. Language: English. Published on December 12, 2011. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Art - how to.

This is an elegant and beautiful ring based on the concept of an Umbrella! I am using sparkling crystals and seed beads to make this ring. The tutorial comes with pictorial step by step guides. So it is easy to follow even for a beginner.
Create Realistic Portraits with Colored Pencils    by Ron Celano
Price: $3.99 USD. 18430 words. Language: English. Published on November 17, 2011. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Art - how to.

With just average drawing skills you can learn how to create realistic portraits with colored pencils. Fully illustrated in color, this book will show you how. Starting with required materials and continuing with subjects such as how to compose and make your sketch, simple pencil drawing techniques, what colors you should have and how to use them to get realistic skin tones, values and contrast.
Tips for Producing Realistic Pencil Drawings    by Venice Kichura
Price: $1.99 USD. 4950 words. Language: English. Published on October 28, 2011. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Artists.

“Tips for Producing Realistic Pencil Drawings” is an instructional guide for drawing lifelike drawings. This article contains tips from the artist, besides well-known artists who’ve discovered ways to make their drawings realistic by blending tones. Also contained in the book are drawings of the artists and useful links where readers can find art instructional books that have inspired her.
Improve Your DSLR Videography    by Jim Harmer
Price: $5.99 USD. 14180 words. Language: English. Published on October 24, 2011. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Photography - how to.

Thousands of photographers have dabbled with DSLR video since it introduced itself onto DSLR cameras a few years ago, but few photographers have learned the essentials of videography. This book is the essential guide for photographers who want to learn to produce wedding videos, short films, or other videos. This book assumes that the reader already understands the basics of still photography.
Landscape Painting In Oils: Twenty Step by Step Guides    by Rachel Shirley
Price: $3.50 USD. 19250 words. Language: English. Published on October 21, 2011. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Art - how to.

This oil painting guidebook contains 20 step by step painting demonstrations on landscape art on various subject matter and techniques. With preparatory chapters, troubleshooting tips and full instructions on how each painting was completed. Book’s statistics: 19,000 words and 187 colour images.
Shaping Stone - Volume One - The Art of Carving Soapstone    by Stephen C Norton
Price: $24.95 USD. 23900 words. Language: English. Published on October 21, 2011. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Art - how to.

Learn to Carve Soapstone! This easy to follow guide shows you how to select stone, see the image inside, the tools needed, the professional techniques to use, and how to take a block of dusty soapstone and carve it into a beautiful, polished piece of art, worthy of a master sculptor! Sound interesting? Well, buy the book, grab a few tools and a chunk of soapstone, and let’s start carving.