Asian countries have opened up during the last few decades and have kick-started a rapid development of the design sector. Thanks to globalization and the new media, the different cultures in Asia can inspire each other mutually. Also influence from Western commerce and contemporary pop-culture is substantial. Yet, Asian graphic design does not merely reproduce imported styles, but incorporate …
This comprehensive guide to painting landscapes in watercolor features the expert tuition of six renowned artists and includes a wide variety of techniques and styles. Easy to follow instructions show how to paint trees, water, seas, skies and buildings as well as mood and atmosphere, and each section is accompanied by beautiful, inspirational paintings. With nine demonstrations and over 300 st…
Featuring an array of adorable pets and majestic wildlife, this exceptional book offers simple, step-by-step instructions for creating dozens of incredibly lifelike animal drawings.
The book is divided into two parts: Part One provides an in-depth exploration of the nature and variety of the pleasure avid adolescent readers experience through their out-of-school reading. Part Two identifies and explains the genres teen readers most enjoy--romance, vampires, dystopian fiction, and science fiction/fantasy. The authors explore what we can learn from teens' pleasure reading an…
Describes the Aztec way of life, including their religion, society, capital city and government'
The second novel in the No. ! Ladies' Detective Agency series, Tears of the Giraffe charts the further adventures of Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's only --and finest-- female detective. quoted from the back of the book.