Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books By Jeff Kinney


I bought a heap of books as Christmas gifts today and it was the book illustration as much as the stories that sold these books to me.

Foremost on my purchase list was the Wimpy Kid books.

Format:Paperback, 4 books.
Release Date: 01 September 2011

This title includes such books as:
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid";
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules";
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw"; and,
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days".

Get the first four books in this mega-selling series in one brilliant Wimpy Kid set - the funniest books you'll ever read.

About the Author

The Diary of A Wimpy Kid series is an international bestseller and has now been made into two blockbuster films. As well as being a bestselling author, Jeff is also an online developer and designer. He lives with his family in Massachusetts, USA.

Reviews
Kinney is right up there with J K Rowling as one of the bestselling children's authors on the planet Independent The world has gone crazy for Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid series The Sun

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Acrylic Painting: Step-by-step  By David Hyde, Wendy Jelbert, Carole Massey

This is a practical and inspiring guide for all acrylics enthusiasts, from the beginner to the experienced artist. There is helpful general advice on which materials to choose, and then three high profile artists share their expertise, tips and techniques. Wendy Jelbert explains the basics of painting with acrylics and gives advice on useful techniques and the effects they can create. David Hyde writes on painting landscapes with acrylics, from composing landscapes and choosing colours to creating depth and painting different seasons. Carole Massey shares her flower painting expertise with advice on flower colours, drawing flowers, composing flower paintings and using tone. Finally Wendy Jelbert explores further creative techniques for painting with acrylics and shows how these can be applied in paintings. There are ten easy to follow step-by-step demonstrations with clear photographs and helpful instructions, and many inspirational paintings for readers to admire. This title comprises material from the "Leisure Arts" series: "Painting with Acrylics" (9780855328405); "Landscapes in Acrylics" (9780855320234); "Creative Acrylic Techniques" (9780855328481); "Flowers in Acrylics" (9780855328535).

Table of Contents
Materials6 PAINTING WITH ACRYLICS10 by Wendy Jelbert My palette12 My sketchbook13 Colour mixing14 Playing with acrylics16 Painting skies22 Sunlit Window26 Step-by-step Farmyard36 Step-by-step LANDSCAPES IN ACRYLICS42 by David Hyde Composition44 Colours for landscape48 Creating depth51 Seasons52 Distant Mountains54 Step-by-step Still Water64 Step-by-step Ancient Tree74 Step-by-step FLOWERS IN ACRYLICS80 by Carole Massey Flower colours82 Flower shapes & drawing86 Composition for flowers90 Tone94 Techniques for flowers96 Primulas98 Step-by-step Rose Arch104 Step-by-step Stargazer Lilies112 Step-by-step CREATIVE ACRYLIC TECHNIQUES118 by Wendy Jelbert Creative techniques120 Creating texture122 Applying techniques124 Lilac Blooms126 Step-by-step Seascape136 Step-by-step Index144

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Dynamic Acrylics birds By Soraya French

Written for intermediate-level painters who have some previous experience with acrylics, this book encourages artists and art students to work creatively with acrylics by experimenting with fresh techniques.

Author and artist Soraya French explains methods of using both acrylic paints for brilliant opaque effects and acrylic inks to produce translucent washes that resemble watercolors. She demonstrates specific aspects of painting, such as shape and form, color, the design element, dramatic lighting effects, and semi-abstract techniques.

The subjects she treats in this book include flowers, still life, animals and birds, human figures, urban and rural landscapes, and seascapes. Practical exercises, projects, studio tips, and step-by-step demonstrations fill this book, which also features the work of several guest artists to show contrasting styles of acrylic painting. Approximately 150 color illustrations.

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Drawing the Living Figure  A Complete Guide to Surface Anatomy
By Joseph Sheppard

This innovative approach focuses upon the specifics of surface anatomy. 177 of Sheppard's drawings show many different live models in front, back, and side views, and in various standing, sitting, kneeling, crouching, reclining, and twisting poses. Each drawing is accompanied by two diagrams, one for bones, one for muscles.

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Art History For Dummies  By Jesse Bryant Wilder, John Garton

Art history is more than just a collection of dates and foreign-sounding names, obscure movements and arcane isms. Every age, for the last 50,000 years has left its unique imprint on the world, and from the first cave paintings to the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, from the Byzantine mosaics of the Hagia Sophia, to the graffiti-inspired paintings of Jean-Michel Basquiat, art history tells the story of our evolving notions of who and what we are and our place in the universe. Whether you're an art enthusiast who'd like to know more about the history behind your favorite works and artists, or somebody who couldn't tell a Titian and a De Kooning-but would like to-Art History For Dummies is for you. It takes you on a tour of thirty millennia of artistic expression, covering the artistic movements, major artists, and indispensable masterworks, and the world events and cultural trends that helped spawn them. With the help of stunning black-and-white photos throughout, and a sixteen-page gallery of color images, it covers:* The rise and fall of classical art in Greece and Rome* The differences between Renaissance art and Mannerism* How the industrial revolution spawned Romanticism* How and why Post-Impression branched off from Impressionism* Constructivism, Dadaism, Surrealism and other 20th century isms* What's up with today's eclectic art scene Art History For Dummies is an unbeatable reference for anyone who wants to understand art in its historical context.

Table of ContentsIntroduction.
Part I: Mankind in the Looking Glass: Art History 101. Chapter 1: Art Tour through the Ages. Chapter 2: Why People Make Art and What It All Means. Chapter 3: The Major Artistic Periods and Movements. Part II: From Caves to Colosseum: Ancient Art. Chapter 4: Magical Hunters and Psychedelic Cave Artists. Chapter 5: Fickle Gods, Warrior Art, and the Birth of Writing: Mesopotamian Art. Chapter 6: One Foot in the Tomb: Ancient Egyptian Art. Chapter 7: Greek Art, the Olympian Ego, and the Inventors of the Modern World. Chapter 8: Etruscan and Roman Art: It's All Greek to Me! Part III: Art after the Fall of Rome: a.d. 500-a.d. 1760. Chapter 9: The Graven Image: Early Christian, Byzantine, and Islamic Art. Chapter 10: Mystics, Marauders, and Manuscripts: Medieval Art. Chapter 11: Born-Again Culture: The Early and High Renaissance. Chapter 12: Venetian Renaissance, Late Gothic, and the Renaissance in the North. Chapter 13: Art That'll Stretch Your Neck: Mannerism. Chapter 14: When the Renaissance Went Baroque. Chapter 15: Going Loco with Rococo. Part IV: The Industrial Revolution and Artistic Devolution: 1760-1900. Chapter 16: All Roads Lead Back to Rome and Greece: Neoclassical Art. Chapter 17: Romanticism: Reaching Within and Acting Out. Chapter 18: What You See Is What You Get: Realism. Chapter 19: First Impressions: Impressionism. Chapter 20: Making Their Own Impression: The Post-Impressionists. Part V: Twentieth-Century Art and Beyond. Chapter 21: From Fauvism to Expressionism. Chapter 22: Cubist Puzzles and Finding the Fast Lane with the Futurists. Chapter 23: What You See Is What You Don't Get: From Nonobjective Art to Abstract Expressionism. Chapter 24: Anything-Goes Art: Fab Fifties and Psychedelic Sixties. Chapter 25: Photography: From a Science to an Art. Chapter 26: The New World: Postmodern Art. Part VI: The Part of Tens. Chapter 27: Ten Must-See Art Museums. Chapter 28: Ten Great Books by Ten Great Artists. Chapter 29: Ten Brushstrokes That Shook the World. Appendix: Online Resources. Index.

About the Author
Jesse Bryant Wilder holds a MAT (Masters in Teaching) and a MA in Literature and is the founder, publisher and editor of NEXUS, a series of interdisciplinary textbooks used in high schools around the country. He has written several textbooks on art and art history and was an art critic for the Plain Dealer.

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd

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Creative Coloured Pencil Workshop  Exercises for Combining Coloured Pencils with Your Favourite Mediums
By Carlynne Hershberger, Kelli Money-Huff

"Creative Coloured Pencil Workshop" addresses the technical and aesthetic challenges of combining coloured pencil with other media. Readers will learn how to combine coloured pencil with watercolour, ink, acrylic, gouache, oil pastel, graphite, silver point and solvents. Readers will love the result: traditional realistic art with exciting textural effects and an experimental edge. The book has a workshop feel, along with a variety of perspectives from contributing artists.

About the Author
Carlynne Hersberger artwork has won numerous awards and has been seen in The Artist's Magazine, The Pastel Journal, American Artist's Drawing, and the North Light book Coloured Pencil Explorations. Kelli Money Huff has taught college courses in drawing, design, printmaking and painting.

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Colored Pencil Solution Book Tips and Techniques for Winning Results
By Janie Gildow, Barbara Newton


Few mediums can rival the range of effects achieved with colored pencils. This guide offers sound instruction from two highly respected artists. Drawing on more than 30 years of experience, they provide answers to the most frequently asked questions. Chapters feature an easy-to-reference format covering crucial topics including setup, application, technique, colour theory, texture and light.

About the AuthorJanie Gildow is an award-winning colored pencil artist and teacher. She has taught numerous workshops for the Colored Pencil Society of America and has appeared in The Artist's Magazine. Barbara Benedetti Newton is an award-winning artist and veteran instructor

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Painting Light with Colored Pencil  By Cecile Baird

Capturing the elusive qualities of light is one of the most sought-after goals of artists in every medium, and "Painting Light with Colored Pencil" helps readers achieve that goal.Through the techniques explained in this book, readers will learn how to unlock the potential of coloured pencils to create realistic, light-filled paintings that glow.

About the Author
Cecile Baird's work has won numerous national and international awards and has been published in The Artist's Magazine, International Artist and American Artist. Cecile is a signature member of the Colored Pencil Society of America.

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Lifelike Drawing in Colored Pencil with Lee Hammond

This companion to the successful "Lifelike Drawing with Lee Hammond" addresses subjects in colored pencil that are largely not covered in the author's previous colored pencil books.Readers will learn to draw flowers, people, animals, water, glass and more from a veteran artist and instructor using reference photos, simple techniques and clear step-by-steps.The book includes before-and-after examples from Lee's students that prove how her simple graphing and blending techniques translate into remarkable drawings; the shape and 'puzzle piece' theories that can apply to anything readers want to draw; more than 40 step-by-steps; and plenty of tips for beautiful drawings.

About the Author
Lee Hammond has authored 21 North Light books. She previously owned and operated the Midwest School of Art in Lenexa, Kansas for 5 years and now has a studio in Overland Park, Kansas where she teaches. Lee is a certified police composite artist on-call for the Kansas City metro area, and she has worked with the popular television series, "America's Most Wanted."

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Being Bold with Watercolour  By Annette Kane, Robin Capon

Internationally renowned painter Annette Kane reveals her secrets for creating bright, vibrant watercolors: special methods of mixing paints; brushstrokes that maximize the power of a composition; and fresh combinations with ink, acrylic, and gouache. She covers each move toward boldness with start-to-finish demonstrations, from still lifes and landscapes to sun and shadow studies.

About the AuthorAnnette Kane is one of the UK's most celebrated watercolourists. She has had successful solo exhibitions in New York and Amsterdam and is regularly exhibited at the Catto Gallery in London. She is also one of the art experts for Channel 4's Watercolour Challenge.

PrizesCovers a range of techniques and advice from colour theory and mixing colours to choosing the right technique for the right subject matter to how to experiment and work adventurously. Emphasising on bold brushwork and strong colour, this book gives any painter confidence to be bold in watercolour.