Author: Irene Latham
Publisher: Millbrook Press
ISBN: 1512439932
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
In California, Agnes, a giant Pacific octopus, pens a series of postcards to strangers from both above and below the pier.
Love, Agnes
Sketching People
Author: Lynne Chapman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781782213857
Category : Drawing
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781782213857
Category : Drawing
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Octopus, Dadu and Me
Author: Lucy Ann Unwin
Publisher: UCLan Publishing
ISBN: 1915235685
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
FACT: Octopuses have three hearts. FACT: Octopuses have BEAKS, like BIRDS. FACT: The octopus at the aquarium is psychic! Sashi feels like she has three hearts and they’re all breaking. She’s losing her beloved Dadu to dementia, and her parents don’t even want her to visit him any more. She hides from her grief in the aquarium, and that’s where she meets Ian. Like her Dadu, Ian is trapped. Like her Dadu, Ian should be at home with his family. And then Ian tells her he’s in danger and only she can help him escape. Except Ian just happens to be an octopus…
Publisher: UCLan Publishing
ISBN: 1915235685
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
FACT: Octopuses have three hearts. FACT: Octopuses have BEAKS, like BIRDS. FACT: The octopus at the aquarium is psychic! Sashi feels like she has three hearts and they’re all breaking. She’s losing her beloved Dadu to dementia, and her parents don’t even want her to visit him any more. She hides from her grief in the aquarium, and that’s where she meets Ian. Like her Dadu, Ian is trapped. Like her Dadu, Ian should be at home with his family. And then Ian tells her he’s in danger and only she can help him escape. Except Ian just happens to be an octopus…
Coloring with Your Octopus
Author: Brian Kesinger
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781614040101
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A cinematically proportioned coloring book based on Brian Kesinger's popular picture book "Walking Your Octopus" which showcases the day-to-day adventures of independent girl-about-town Victoria Psismall and her pet land octopus Otto. Forty-eight ready-to-color illustrations humorously chronicle the duo's home life, travels and social adventures. The Victorian era characters and period-influenced design elements provide a visual spectacle that is as fun to look at as it is to color.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781614040101
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A cinematically proportioned coloring book based on Brian Kesinger's popular picture book "Walking Your Octopus" which showcases the day-to-day adventures of independent girl-about-town Victoria Psismall and her pet land octopus Otto. Forty-eight ready-to-color illustrations humorously chronicle the duo's home life, travels and social adventures. The Victorian era characters and period-influenced design elements provide a visual spectacle that is as fun to look at as it is to color.
Playing with Sketches
Author: Whitney Sherman
Publisher:
ISBN: 1592538614
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Beginning with an introduction to the philosophy of learning through the process of play, this book brings you through a series of basic warm-up exercises that can be combined with later projects. Then you'll move quickly on to more challenging and engaging exercises, including word games, dimensional shapes, and inventive sketchbooks and letterforms, eventually creating a "toolkit" of ideas and skills developed through the process of play. This book features creative, adaptable ideas, and numerous examples of designers and artists responses to each exercise, giving you a peek into their way of thinking and seeing.
Publisher:
ISBN: 1592538614
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Beginning with an introduction to the philosophy of learning through the process of play, this book brings you through a series of basic warm-up exercises that can be combined with later projects. Then you'll move quickly on to more challenging and engaging exercises, including word games, dimensional shapes, and inventive sketchbooks and letterforms, eventually creating a "toolkit" of ideas and skills developed through the process of play. This book features creative, adaptable ideas, and numerous examples of designers and artists responses to each exercise, giving you a peek into their way of thinking and seeing.
Sketching Stuff
Author: Charlie O'Shields
Publisher: Doodlewash Books
ISBN: 0960021922
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Charlie O'Shields is the creator of Doodlewash®, founder of World Watercolor Month in July, and host of the Sketching Stuff podcast. Every single day, for over three years, he created a watercolor illustration and wrote a short essay about whatever came to mind that day and posted it on his blog. These are some of the collected favorites along with some brand new musings. With over 180 illustrations, this book is part personal memoir and sometimes just a randomly fun romp through the sillier bits of this crazy world we all inhabit. Written to take on the impossible task of inspiring creativity, unleashing your inner child, and instilling hope, it will, at the very least, make you smile and touch your heart.
Publisher: Doodlewash Books
ISBN: 0960021922
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Charlie O'Shields is the creator of Doodlewash®, founder of World Watercolor Month in July, and host of the Sketching Stuff podcast. Every single day, for over three years, he created a watercolor illustration and wrote a short essay about whatever came to mind that day and posted it on his blog. These are some of the collected favorites along with some brand new musings. With over 180 illustrations, this book is part personal memoir and sometimes just a randomly fun romp through the sillier bits of this crazy world we all inhabit. Written to take on the impossible task of inspiring creativity, unleashing your inner child, and instilling hope, it will, at the very least, make you smile and touch your heart.
The Guided Sketchbook That Teaches You How to DRAW!
Author: Robin Landa
Publisher: Pearson Education
ISBN: 0321940504
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
The guided sketchbook that teaches you how to DRAW! by Keane University's 2013 Teacher of the Year, Robin Landa, is an introduction to drawing techniques, skills, composition, visual thinking, purposes, and tools packaged in a way that makes drawing fun for everyone-especially the 'net generation. From learning how to use a continuous line to drawing with tone, this guided sketchbook teaches drawing in a concise and engaging way. Aspiring illustrators, designers, artists, and avid sketchers alike will gain skills, knowledge, and get creative jolts out of this volume of how-to techniques and imaginative drawing prompts. Topics are introduced in a logical way that allows one to build technical and compositional skills and comprehension. What makes the pedagogy in this book new is that the approach takes into account what has transpired in the age of drawing software-what has become possible and how people now draw and utilize drawing.
Publisher: Pearson Education
ISBN: 0321940504
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
The guided sketchbook that teaches you how to DRAW! by Keane University's 2013 Teacher of the Year, Robin Landa, is an introduction to drawing techniques, skills, composition, visual thinking, purposes, and tools packaged in a way that makes drawing fun for everyone-especially the 'net generation. From learning how to use a continuous line to drawing with tone, this guided sketchbook teaches drawing in a concise and engaging way. Aspiring illustrators, designers, artists, and avid sketchers alike will gain skills, knowledge, and get creative jolts out of this volume of how-to techniques and imaginative drawing prompts. Topics are introduced in a logical way that allows one to build technical and compositional skills and comprehension. What makes the pedagogy in this book new is that the approach takes into account what has transpired in the age of drawing software-what has become possible and how people now draw and utilize drawing.
The Barnabus Project
Author: Eric Fan
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
ISBN: 071124944X
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 75
Book Description
In a world built for Perfect Pets, Barnabus is a Failed Project, half mouse, half elephant, kept out of sight until his dreams of freedom lead him and his misfit friends on a perilous adventure. A stunning picture book from international bestsellers The Fan Brothers, joined by their brother Devin Fan.
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
ISBN: 071124944X
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 75
Book Description
In a world built for Perfect Pets, Barnabus is a Failed Project, half mouse, half elephant, kept out of sight until his dreams of freedom lead him and his misfit friends on a perilous adventure. A stunning picture book from international bestsellers The Fan Brothers, joined by their brother Devin Fan.
Sketchbook
Author: Daniel Arsham
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691234264
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
Featuring never-before-seen drawings by the renowned contemporary artist, a beautiful facsimile edition that reveals the working process of an extraordinary creative mind Sketchbook reproduces original working drawings and sketches by the contemporary American artist and designer Daniel Arsham, whose work freely crosses the boundaries of art, architecture, film, and design, and also speaks to fans of pop culture, including sneakerheads, car enthusiasts, and anime devotees. Spanning a decade and featuring previously unpublished drawings by this highly skilled draftsman, this beautifully produced facsimile edition provides an unprecedented, intimate look at Arsham’s working process, revealing a new side of an extraordinary creative mind. Published in association with No More Rulers
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691234264
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
Featuring never-before-seen drawings by the renowned contemporary artist, a beautiful facsimile edition that reveals the working process of an extraordinary creative mind Sketchbook reproduces original working drawings and sketches by the contemporary American artist and designer Daniel Arsham, whose work freely crosses the boundaries of art, architecture, film, and design, and also speaks to fans of pop culture, including sneakerheads, car enthusiasts, and anime devotees. Spanning a decade and featuring previously unpublished drawings by this highly skilled draftsman, this beautifully produced facsimile edition provides an unprecedented, intimate look at Arsham’s working process, revealing a new side of an extraordinary creative mind. Published in association with No More Rulers
Drawing Monsters
Author: Mari Bolte
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1491402822
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 25
Book Description
"Step-by-step instructions and sketches show how to draw a variety of spooky and silly monsters"--
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1491402822
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 25
Book Description
"Step-by-step instructions and sketches show how to draw a variety of spooky and silly monsters"--