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Brainy Brittanys / by Hengel, Katherine.; Doucet, Bob.;
The Brittany -- Facial features -- Body basics -- Coat & color -- Health & care -- Exercise & training -- Attitude & intelligence -- Litters & puppies -- Buying a Brittany -- History of the breed -- Tails of lore -- Find the Birttany -- The Brittany quiz -- Glossary.Describes the physical characteristics and personality traits of Brittanys, along with a brief history of the breed and advice on feeding them and providing care.740LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Brittany spaniel.; Dogs.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Super Saint Bernards / by Salzmann, Mary Elizabeth,1968-(CARDINAL)651235; Doucet, Bob,illustrator.(CARDINAL)374761; Doucet, Bob.(CARDINAL)374761;
The Saint Bernard -- Facial features -- Body basics -- Coat & color -- Health & care -- Exercise & training -- Attitude & intelligence -- Litters & puppies -- Buying a Saint Bernard -- History of the breed -- Tails of lore -- Find the Saint Bernard -- The Saint Bernard quiz -- Glossary.Grades K-4.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Saint Bernard dog; Saint Bernard dog.; Dogs.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Classic portrait painting in oils : keys to mastering diverse skin tones / by Saper, Chris,1952-(CARDINAL)661155;
Includes bibliographical references (page {5}) and index.Introduction -- Tools & materials -- Painting from life -- Painting from photographs -- Painting portrait details -- Skin tone demonstrations.No medium competes with oil in the world of portrait painting, and oil is best used to demonstrate principles of skin tones. In Chris Saper's second portrait book for North Light, readers will learn to incorporate life studies to improve accuracy in seeing and recording skin tones. Readers will enjoy two demonstrations for each of seven diverse subjects--one from life, and one from a finished portrait from photographs. Readers will enjoy rendering skin tones in oil as they are shown information on palette selection and materials; lighting and posing the model; the live sitting; the photographic sitting; and mini exercises on specific facial features. Includes all-new art, new information on photography, new step-by-step demonstrations and more.
Subjects: Figure painting; Human skin color.;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 8
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Contemporary singing techniques / by Rose, Bob,1948-(CARDINAL)541649;
"An audio method with reference text: release tension, extend range, increase power, improve pitch"--Cover./ "Immediate results-performance, recording"--Cover./ Includes bibliographical references (p. 93).
Subjects: Programmed instructional materials.; Singing; Singing;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Drawing for the absolute and utter beginner / by Garcia, Claire Watson.(CARDINAL)544836;
Introduction. Starting out -- How to use this book -- Supplies -- 1. Seeing to draw -- Recording edges : contour drawing -- Exercise : wire drawing -- Recording shapes upside down -- Exercise : upside-down drawing -- Seeing as an artist -- 2. Turning edges into objects -- Look before you leap -- Problem solvers -- Re-viewing your 3D drawings -- Locating what's good -- Claiming your success -- 3. Adding accuracy -- A time and place to draw -- Previewing -- Exercise : pretzel preview -- Exercise : gesture writing your name -- Exercise : horizontal and vertical lines -- Exercise : circles and larger circles -- Plumblines and levels -- Exercise : ellipse -- Exercise : cylinder -- Exercise : bowl -- Underdrawing -- Exercise : bottle -- Drawing asymmetrical objects -- Exercise : sketching irregular forms -- Exercise : wrapping your hand -- Additional accuracy tools -- Drawing angles -- Summary -- 4. Pencil values -- Sorting out values -- Exercise : value application pencil sampler -- Step-by-step value drawing -- Problem solvers -- Banish perfectionism -- Exercise : close at hand -- Studies -- 5. Expanding value technique : wash, pen, pencil -- Creating a wash -- Exercise : wash sampler -- Exercise : pencil studies with wash -- Pen techniques -- Exercise : pen sampler -- Exercise : rounded/irregular shapes sampler -- Adding pen to pencil and wash -- Using pencil with pen and wash -- 6. Expanding value technique : charcoal -- Nature's best models -- Exercise : charcoal sampler -- Shadow sketches -- Step-by-step charcoal study -- More complex subjects -- Improving your charcoal drawing -- Additional tools -- 7. Drawing the face, frontal view -- Studying the face : start with your own -- Exercise : blocking in -- Exercise : developing individual features -- Exercise : blocking in the nose -- Exercise : shaping the face -- Exercise : creating dimension by adding values -- Facial expression -- 8. Drawing the face, profile view -- Observing the profile view -- Exercise : blocking in -- Exercise : developing features -- 9. Expanding value technique : Conté -- Exercise : Conté sampler -- Building Conté values gradually -- Exercise : Conté drawing of draped fabric -- Black and white Conté on gray paper -- 10. Still life -- Added tools for still life -- Drawing table angles -- Step-by-step still live -- Further refinement of your still life -- Making connections, creating harmony -- Exercise : thumbnail sketch -- Problems solvers -- Finishing up. Your inner aesthetic -- Exercise : finding yourself in your art.Provides lessons on essential drawing skill using a pencil, pen, or charcoal to create still-life drawings and portraits.
Subjects: Drawing;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 12
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6 weeks to sensational skin : Dr. Loretta's beauty camp handbook for your freshest face / by Ciraldo, Loretta.(CARDINAL)480700;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-243) and index.
Subjects: Beauty, Personal.; Cosmetics.; Face; Skin;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Strong Siberian huskies / by Hengel, Katherine.(CARDINAL)493364; Doucet, Bob.(CARDINAL)374761;
Grades K-4.850LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Siberian husky;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Faces & features : learn to draw step by step / by Yaun, Debra K.,author.(CARDINAL)463649;
Successfully drawing the human face is one of the most challenging yet rewarding artistic experiences. In this step-by-step book, Debra Kauffman Yaun invites you into her artistic world as she shows you how to draw a variety of portraits in pencil. She shares her personal methods for rendering the human face in all its expressiveness as she introduces tips and techniques for approaching babies, children, teenagers, and adults of all ages. The book includes in-depth information on specific facial features as well as detailed, step-by-step exercises that explore ways to develop complete portraits. And the wealth of beautiful, inspiring examples ensure that Faces & Features will be a welcome addition to any artist's drawing reference library
Subjects: Drawing; Face in art.;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Beautiful portrait painting in oils : keys to mastering diverse skin tones and more / by Saper, Chris,1952-author.(CARDINAL)661155;
"How to paint oil portraits like the Old Masters Mona Lisa. Girl with a Pearl Earring. Madame X. The infinite variety and beauty of humankind--like the mysteries behind sparkling eyes, a sly smile or an averted gaze--has captivated artists since the beginning of time. This expanded edition of Chris Saper's best-selling guide, Classic Portrait Painting in Oils, reveals keys for mastering how to paint beautiful portraits in oil to create soulful works of art. Through easy-to-follow lessons and expert oil painting tips and techniques, you'll find secrets for working from life, using reference photos and more to create rich, realistic portraits imbued with timeless character.14 step-by-step demonstrations teach how to paint 7 diverse subjects of varying skin tones from life and from photographic referenceAdditional exercises reveal expert oil painting techniques for defining facial details, like eyes, mouths, wrinkles, facial hair and eyeglassesProfessional tips for working from life, including ideal session times, posing, seeing and mixing color and even how to work with childrenThe basics of using natural, artificial, creative and Rembrandt lighting to light your subject and convey a moodExpanded key concepts of perfect practice, the importance of regularly painting subjects in real time and an insistence on excellent photographic reference material, including a checklist for how to take--and self-edit--your own quality photosNew material on how to approach and execute paid commissions, including step-by-step demonstrations for painting both corporate and family subjectsThrough Saper's universal techniques, painters of all skill levels will learn to render more realistic portraits of every subject they paint, with predictable and joyful results"--
Subjects: Figure painting; Human skin color.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Empowered embroidery / by Frazer, Amy L.,Author(DLC)no2021039665;
With Art Makers: Empowered Embroidery, learn to sketch and stitch strong, recognizable women from all walks of life. Featuring sketching and illustration instructions, basic stitches, embroidery techniques, and 6 projects with portraits of famous women, this book is a must-have tool for hands-on artists and crafters. If you're a beginning embroiderer, start with the basic stitches and embroidery instructions at the beginning of the book. Essential tools, warm-up exercises, tips for embroidering facial features and hair, and general information on embroidery will give you the know-how you need to get started. Then dive into sketching your favorite female cultural and historical icons: *Frida Kahlo *Eleanor Roosevelt *Maya Angelou *Harriet Tubman *Ruth Bader Ginsburg *Michelle Obama Once you've sketched your figures, follow along with the step-by-step embroidery projects as you learn to stitch the women featured in the book--and anyone else you admire! All of the projects are beautifully paired with large photos so that you can easily mimic the techniques at home while relaxing with your embroidery. The author is a professional illustrator, designer, and embroiderer uniquely suited to give instruction on this fun, trending embroidery technique. With her expert tips, you're sure to enjoy learning a new hobby, or advancing your skills if you're already familiar with embroidery. Art Makers: Empowered Embroidery makes it easy to sketch, stitch, and create your favorite female icons, from empowering women of today to icons of the past. The Art Makers series is designed for beginning artists and arts-and-crafts enthusiasts who are interested in experiencing fun hands-on mediums, including polymer clay and papier-mache.
Subjects: Embroidery; Embroidery.; Human figure in art.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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