Category: Art Technique

101 Textures in Graphite & Charcoal: Practical step-by-step drawing techniques for rendering a variety of surfaces & textures

By: Pearce, Steven

Price: $8.99

Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing : January 2018

Seller ID: 473017

ISBN-13: 9781633225824

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

101 Textures in Graphite & Charcoal is a must-have resource for all graphite and charcoal artists. This guide provides step-by-step instructions on drawing key textures you'd find in any illustration. Accurately rendering surfaces and textures is one of the most challenging aspects of working with graphite pencil and charcoal. 101 Textures in Graphite & Charcoal provides artists with step-by-step instructions for learning how to draw a wide variety of the most common textures and surfaces, including sand, water, metals, foliage, wood, fabrics, stone, grass, hair, and many more. Opening with...
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A Big Important Artist: A Womanual: Creative Projects and Inspiring Artists to Kick-Start Your Imagination

By: Krysa, Danielle

Price: $9.99

Publisher: Running Press Adult : October 2019

Seller ID: 473013

ISBN-13: 9780762495511

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

Unleash your inner artist with this beautiful guided sketchbook, full of brand new creative projects, blank work pages, and illuminating bios of female artists, from the author of A Big Important Art Book (Now with Women). Full of interactive projects, profiles of powerhouse contemporary women artists, and idea-sparking sketch-starters, A Big Important Artist is a cheeky and empowering way to activate an artistic practice. Based on A Big Important Art Book (Now with Women) by artist-author Danielle Krysa, founder of The Jealous Curator, this interactive sketchbook includes: 30 creative projec...
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Acrylic Revolution: New Tricks and Techniques for Working with the World's Most Versatile Medium

By: Reyner, Nancy

Price: $9.98

Publisher: North Light Books : March 2007

Seller ID: 467774

ISBN-13: 9781581808049

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Very Good

Liberate Your Creativity with Acrylic Paints Acrylic Revolution is your essential, all-in-one guide for acrylic painting techniques and more. It features over 101 ways to break through the boundaries of conventional painting and re-define the creative potential of this all-purpose medium. Every page provides insight on how to use acrylic paint in ways you never thought possible to create stunning visual effects and textures. Ten complete sections detail a range of empowering applications, including how to: - Prepare and paint on virtually any surface - Create textures of all kinds - Work wit...
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Art and Soul: Notes on Creating (Compass)

By: Flack, Audrey

Price: $6.98

Publisher: Penguin Books : November 1991

Seller ID: 452856

ISBN-13: 9780140193473

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

One of our foremost female artists conducts us on a visionary journey into the heart of the creative process At a time when the art world is dominated by trendy egotists and art itself is marketed like toothpaste, Audrey Flack is both an anachronism and a revolutionary: a photorealist painter and sculptor who eschews glamour and who clings to a vision of art as a form of shamanism--a means of self-transcendence whose ultimate aim is the healing of the planet. In this provocative book, Flack shows how the transcendence occurs, in the art of looking as well as in the moment of creation. With it...
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Botanical Drawing in Color: A Basic Guide to Mastering Realistic Form and Naturalistic Color

By: Hollender, Wendy

Price: $12.99

Publisher: Watson-Guptill : July 2010

Seller ID: 472908

ISBN-13: 9780823007066

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

Clean copy, light shelf wear.
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Brush with Acrylics: Painting the Easy Way

By: Harrison, Terry

Price: $7.99

Publisher: Search Press : September 2004

Seller ID: 440901

ISBN-13: 9781844480081

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

Terry Harrison presents a refreshingly simple guide that is packed with excellent, easy-to-follow demonstrations illustrating how to create stunning paintings using the versatile qualities of acrylics. He explores a wide range of techniques with excellent tips on how to capture atmosphere, texture and detail and includes many step-by-step sequences and inspirational paintings.
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Chinese Painting in Four Seasons: A Manual of Aesthetics and Techniques

By: Yu, Leslie Tseng-Tseng; Tuchman Gail Schiller

Price: $9.98

Publisher: Prentice-Hall, Inc. : January 1981

Seller ID: 469242

ISBN-13: 9780131330177

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

Color Mixing Recipes for Portraits: More than 500 Color Combinations for Skin, Eyes, Lips & Hair

By: Powell, William F.

Price: $6.99

Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing : November 2006

Seller ID: 472737

ISBN-13: 9781560109907

Binding: Unknown

Condition: Used - Very Good

Color Mixing Recipes for Portraits features master mixes for an array of skin colors in oil, acrylic, and watercolor--plus recipes for hair, eye, and lip colors. The concealed wire-o bound book also includes a plastic color-mixing grid for measuring out paints, as well as a handy conversion chart for finding acrylic equivalents of oil paints and vice versa. With recipes for more than 500 color combinations, this comprehensive guide is your ultimate source for painting realistic skin, mouths, ears, noses, eyes, and hair. This convenient guide details three simple steps to mix virtually any skin...
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Color Theory Made Easy: A New Approach to Color Theory and How to Apply it to Mixing Paints

By: Ames, Jim

Price: $14.98

Publisher: Watson-Guptill : April 1996

Seller ID: 443698

ISBN-13: 9780823007547

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New

Traditional color theory can be confusing to artists, especially when they try to use inaccurate color wheels as guides to mixing their colors. Now, Color Theory Made Easy presents an alternative approach that cuts through the tangle of established but contradictory concepts that gives artists a universal theory that really applies to their work. Most artists have been taught that red, blue, and yellow are the primary colors hues that cannot be created from any combination of other colors. However, as a result of years of study, author and artist Jim Ames has concluded that the true primary co...
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Color: A Workshop Approach

By: Hornung, David

Price: $29.99

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education : July 2004

Seller ID: 457036

ISBN-13: 9780073023052

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Pages unmarked, paint on cover., reading wear to cover and page eges.
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Colored Pencil Painting Portraits: Master a Revolutionary Method for Rendering Depth and Imitating Life

By: Nickelsen, Alyona

Price: $16.99

Publisher: Watson-Guptill : June 2017

Seller ID: 472905

ISBN-13: 9780385346276

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

Clean copy, light shelf wear.
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Colored Pencil Portraits Step by Step

By: Kullberg, Ann

Price: $7.99

Publisher: North Light Books : March 1999

Seller ID: 472910

ISBN-13: 9780891348443

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Very Good

Coloured pencils are a wonderful medium for capturing personalities. Using her own beautiful portraiture for instruction and inspiration, Kullberg walks artists through the process step by step.'
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Colored Pencil: Discover your 'inner artist' as you learn to draw a range of popular subjects in colored pencil (Drawing Made Easy)

By: Sorg, Eileen

Price: $5.99

Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing : July 2009

Seller ID: 474120

ISBN-13: 9781600581519

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

Anyone who has always wanted to draw in colored pencil but finds all those colors intimidating can breathe a sigh of relief after opening this book. Drawing Made Easy: Colored Pencil shows readers how to draw almost anything in colored pencil with ease *Named One of the 54 Best Colored Pencil Drawing Books of All Time by BookAuthority* After introducing readers to the tools and materials needed to get started, award-winning artist Eileen Sorg demonstrates how to draw flowers, still lifes, animals, and a variety of other objects by building up color and form in simple layers. By the last pa...
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Comic Artist's Photo Reference - People & Poses: Book/CD Set with 1000+ Color Images

By: Scalera, Buddy

Price: $24.99

Publisher: IMPACT : May 2006

Seller ID: 381483

ISBN-13: 9781581807585

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New

b>Supercharge your drawings with the power of photo reference Almost every professional comic artist uses photo reference. Finding really good photo reference is crucial to capturing accurate lighting, foreshortening and body language in your drawings. Sure, you can surf the 'net or flip through catalogs to find a few poses... or consult generic photo reference books with static poses and flat lighting. But to draw a character consistently and convincingly over an entire issue or series, you need a serious reference library.In this book, you get over 1,100 awesome-quality, color photos--500+ i...
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Comic Artist's Photo Reference: Men and Boys

By: Scalera, Buddy

Price: $24.99

Publisher: IMPACT : October 2008

Seller ID: 381481

ISBN-13: 9781600610042

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New

Draw characters that leap off the page Whether the storyline calls for your character to perform incredible feats of strength, puts him in a shoot-out with the bad guys or hurls him across the page, Comic Artist's Photo Reference: Men and Boys will help you draw the perfect pose. With more than 1,000 high-quality photos to choose from, you'll find the inspiration you need to give your heroes, villains, studs and other characters attitude and authenticity.Four models with a range of ages and body types.A wide variety of poses, from talking on the phone to flourishing a cape, copping an attitude...
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Complete Guide to Illustration and Design

Price: $6.99

Publisher: Book Sales : January 1981

Seller ID: 469557

ISBN-13: 9780890093160

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Very Good

Creative Calligraphy: Discover Your Own Unique Style With 20 Stunning Projects

By: Broad, Judy

Price: $14.95

Publisher: Arcturus Publishing Limited : April 2017

Seller ID: 346901

ISBN-13: 9781784282646

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New

This book is about using calligraphy techniques and creative design to produce attractive lettering for a variety of applications, both practical and artistic. Starting with basic lettering skills, the reader is shown how to create a range of attractive letter forms and enhance these with design layout, illustration, color, and gilding. Throughout the book, practical projects show how lettering can be applied to create personalized place name cards, greetings cards, monograms, and much more.
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Creative Spirituality: The Way of the Artist

By: Wuthnow, Robert

Price: $9.98

Publisher: University of California Press : July 2003

Seller ID: 452851

ISBN-13: 9780520239166

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

In a provocative book that explores the fascinating link between the creative and the sacred, Robert Wuthnow claims that artists have become the spiritual vanguard of our time. Drawing on in-depth interviews with painters, sculptors, writers, singers, dancers, and actors, Wuthnow includes the spiritual insights of accomplished artists who have gained prominence as Broadway performers, gospel singers, jazz musicians, poets, Native American painters, weavers, dancers, and installation artists. He profiles such national figures as novelist Madeleine L'Engle, playwright Tony Kushner, photographer ...
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Daring Color: Mix and Mingle Watercolor on Your Paper

By: Abgott, Anne

Price: $16.99

Publisher: North Light Books : July 2007

Seller ID: 418766

ISBN-13: 9781581808506

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Very Good

"I started to get comments on the glow, the color and the life my paintings had... I suddenly realized I didn't mix colors - I mingled them. It was an epiphany."Popular workshop instructor Anne Abgott shares all the tips, techniques and color choices behind her remarkable paintings filled with color and light. Make the most of both the "water" and the "color" of this exciting medium by directly mingling color on paper In sixteen step-by-step painting demonstrations she teaches you the secrets to achieving beautiful glowing color and rich, dynamic shadows.You'll find advice on: Which paints mi...
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Decorating with Paint

By: Innes, Jocasta

Price: $3.00

Publisher: Three Rivers Press : December 1989

Seller ID: 388213

ISBN-13: 9780517572290

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

Decorative Frames and Borders (Dover Pictorial Archive)

Price: $3.99

Publisher: Dover Publications : June 1973

Seller ID: 474131

ISBN-13: 9780486229287

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

This is probably the largest and most varied collection of borders and frames ever compiled for the use of artists and designers. Drawn from numerous first-rate sources, this book covers practically every style, mood, and form as interpreted through the whole range of art movements and historical periods. Many designs were originally used in typesetters' catalogues (American and European), in books, on title pages, text pages, or just as fanciful illustrations. Others were found on tradesmen's cards, menus, advertisements, and certificates.The variety is seemingly endless, and includes represe...
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Different Strokes: Watercolor (Digital Media Design)

By: Tydeman, Naomi

Price: $9.99

Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing : March 2008

Seller ID: 472668

ISBN-13: 9781600580536

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

By examining the way that two different artists interpret the same subject, aspiring watercolor artists can learn how different approaches affect the final outcome of a painting and how to identify the methods that will enable them to realize their own vision Double demonstrations of 12 popular painting subjects -- including flowers, landscapes, portraits, still lifes, and more -- are shown side-by-side so that artists can compare and contrast the two painting styles.This full-color book also offers essential information regarding basic painting techniques and theory, including information on...
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Image for Draw 50 Sharks, Whales, and Other Sea Creatures: The Step-by-Step Way to Draw Great White Sharks, Killer Whales, Barracudas, Seahorses, Seals, and More...

Draw 50 Sharks, Whales, and Other Sea Creatures: The Step-by-Step Way to Draw Great White Sharks, Killer Whales, Barracudas, Seahorses, Seals, and More...

By: Ames, Lee J.,Budd, Warren

Price: $9.99

Publisher: Watson-Guptill : May 2012

Seller ID: 428178

ISBN-13: 9780823085712

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New

Lee Ames, together with Warren Budd, present 50 inhabitants of the deep in step-by-step sketches. "Includes no less than 11 kinds of sharks and 13 animals of the whale family." -- School Library Journal.
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Draw Real People! (Discover Drawing)

By: Hammond, Lee

Price: $7.99

Publisher: North Light Books : March 1996

Seller ID: 474122

ISBN-13: 9780891346579

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

Having trouble drawing a nose that looks like a nose? In this step-by-step guide, Lee Hammond will teach you how to draw realistic-looking portraits of your favorite people--more easily than you ever thought possible. Really The secret is in the blending: With pencil and paper, Lee shows you how to create gradual, smooth shadings of light and dark to replicate the subtle contours of skin...and how to use these simple shading techniques to make any shape look three-dimensional. After you've got the basics down, you'll see how to draw every part of the face. It's made easy by looking at each fe...
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Draw Your Day: An Inspiring Guide to Keeping a Sketch Journal

By: Dion Baker, Samantha

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Watson-Guptill : August 2018

Seller ID: 209293

ISBN-13: 9780399581298

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New

An instructive guide to creating an illustrated journal based on artist and Instagram sensation Samantha Dion Baker's unique creative process, featuring information on materials, creative inspiration and instruction, prompts, and helpful tips and tricks. Samantha Dion Baker is a widely admired and followed artist on Instagram, where she shares her sketch journal, an illustrated daily record of her life, drawn in a fresh, modern style. In Draw Your Day, Baker guides you through her inspirational practice and provides guidance for starting your own. Part instructional guide and part encouraging ...
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Drawing the Head and Figure: A How-To Handbook That Makes Drawing Easy

By: Hamm, Jack

Price: $5.98

Publisher: TarcherPerigee : January 1982

Seller ID: 467761

ISBN-13: 9780399507915

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

A how-to handbook that makes drawing easy. Offers simplified techniques and scores of brand-new hints and helps. Step by step procedures. Hundreds of illustrations.
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Drawing Thought: How Drawing Helps Us Observe, Discover, and Invent

By: Kantrowitz, Andrea

Price: $28.95

Publisher: The MIT Press : October 2022

Seller ID: 461079

ISBN-13: 9780262544320

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New

Drawn to Birds: A Naturalist's Sketchbook (Jenny Geuder Art)

By: deFouw Geuder, Jenny

Price: $29.95

Publisher: Adventure Publications : June 2022

Seller ID: 468779

ISBN-13: 9781647552251

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Embracing Encaustic: Learning to Paint with Beeswax

By: Womack, Linda,Womack, William

Price: $12.99

Publisher: Hive Publishing : May 2008

Seller ID: 458012

ISBN-13: 9780981677422

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

Clean copy, light wear to edges.
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Everyday Watercolor: Learn to Paint Watercolor in 30 Days

By: Rainey, Jenna

Price: $14.98

Publisher: Watson-Guptill : October 2017

Seller ID: 474363

ISBN-13: 9780399579721

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New

A contemporary paint-every-day watercolor guide that explores foundational strokes and patterns and then builds new skills upon the foundations over the course of 30 days to create finished pieces. This beautifully illustrated and inspiring guided watercolor-a-day book is perfect for beginning watercolor artists, artists who want to improve their watercolor skills, and visual creatives. From strokes to shapes, this book covers the basics and helps painters gain confidence in themselves along with inspiration to develop their own style over the course of 30 days. Featuring colorful contempora...
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Image for Fabric Surface Design: Painting, Stamping, Rubbing, Stenciling, Silk Screening, Resists, Image Transfer, Marbling, Crayons & Colored Pencils, Batik, Nature Prints, Monotype Printing

Fabric Surface Design: Painting, Stamping, Rubbing, Stenciling, Silk Screening, Resists, Image Transfer, Marbling, Crayons & Colored Pencils, Batik, Nature Prints, Monotype Printing

By: Rezendes, Cheryl

Price: $14.98

Publisher: Workman Publishing Company : March 2013

Seller ID: 474366

ISBN-13: 9781603428118

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New

Sensational sewing projects demand fabulous fabrics Fiber artist Cheryl Rezendes shows you how to create an astonishing array of surface designs, simply and safely, using textile paints and printing ink. She covers a wide variety of techniques: stamping, ancient Japanese Shibori, silkscreen, soy wax and flour resist, image transfer, marbling, nature printing, foils and metal leaf, and more. Step-by-step photographs illustrate every technique, and Rezendes includes innovative suggestions on how to combine and layer techniques for stunningly original results.
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Flowers: Trace line art onto paper or canvas, and color or paint your own masterpieces (Trace & Color)

By: Knox, Cynthia

Price: $8.99

Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing : January 2015

Seller ID: 472985

ISBN-13: 9781600584862

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

Pages unmarked, reading wear to covers and edges.
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GOUACHE PAINTING

By: Blanch, Arnold

Price: $7.98

Publisher: American Artists Group, Inc.; Monograph Number 4 : January 1946

Seller ID: 453005

ISBN: B000NBJDI6

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

How to Be an Artist

By: Lissim, Simon

Price: $9.98

Publisher: Wilfred Funk : January 1952

Seller ID: 453009

ISBN: B001KQLZDO

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

How to Draw Portraits: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners with 10 Projects

By: Susie Hodge

Price: $12.95

Publisher: New Holland : August 2003

Seller ID: 189430

ISBN-13: 9781843303817

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

Pages unmarked, light wear.
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How to Make Awesome Comics

By: Cameron, Neill

Price: $7.98

Publisher: David Fickling Books : May 2017

Seller ID: 475676

ISBN-13: 9781338132731

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

Part comic book, part coloring & activity book...100% fun An accessible, cool, and engrossing guide for younger readers to creating their own comics and graphic novels.Want to have awesome ideas, every time? Feel like turning your ideas into amazing stories? And ever wish you could make your creations come alive with incredible artwork?If any of these things sounded cool to you, then How to Make Awesome Comics is the perfect book to help you on your way to comics/cartooning genius. Let Professor Panels and Art Monkey take you through every step you'll need to be on your way From the very basi...
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How To Paint Watercolors That Shine! (15 ART MAPS)

By: Wright, William C.

Price: $8.99

Publisher: Intl Artist Pub Inc : January 2004

Seller ID: 472738

ISBN-13: 9781929834471

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

Q: What is an Art Map? A: An Art Map is a numbered and referenced grid artists can scale onto paper to transfer a drawing. Art Maps take the guesswork out of getting started The main obstacle many artists face? How to get started. With the Art Maps series, this problem will become a dilemma of the past. In each of the books in this breakthrough series, painters will find the hands-on tools they need to start a piece of work and finish it - with gorgeous results. Each book shares 15 exceptional projects that include: Classic art techniques presented through manageable bite-sized chunks, helpin...
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How to Paint With Pastels (Watson-Guptill Artists Library)

By: Olmedo, S. G.,Parramon, Jose

Price: $7.99

Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns : January 1989

Seller ID: 441981

ISBN-13: 9780823024643

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

How to Succeed As an Artist in Your Hometown

By: Biehl, Stewart

Price: $9.99

Publisher: North Light Books : January 1991

Seller ID: 448973

ISBN-13: 9780891343578

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

Clean copy, light shelf wear.
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Imagery on Fabric: A Complete Surface Design Handbook, Second Edition

By: Laury, Jean Ray

Price: $9.98

Publisher: C&T Publishing : June 2010

Seller ID: 466233

ISBN-13: 9781571200341

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

Important Note about PRINT ON DEMAND Editions: You are purchasing a print on demand edition of this book. This book is printed individually on uncoated (non-glossy) paper with the best quality printers available. The printing quality of this copy will vary from the original offset printing edition and may look more saturated. The information presented in this version is the same as the latest edition. Any pattern pullouts have been separated and presented as single pages. If the pullout patterns are missing, please contact c&t publishing.
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