Monika Cilmi Knihy

With Mindful Artist: Birds and Botanicals, artists of all skill levels can learn to use ink and zen brushwork to create elegant paintings of birds, flowers, plants, and more.

Japanese paper folding, or origami, is an ancient art form that continues to fascinate westerners. This book is aimed at anyone interested in learning how to create beautiful, imaginative shapes with just a piece of paper. In addition to clear instructions with accompanying illustrations for the creation of 25 specific projects--ranging from animals and flowers to boxes, jewelery, dolls, and modular origami--the book includes information on basic folding techniques and materials, as well as color origami paper to get you on your way.

Many people enjoy origami, the ancient Japanese art of paper folding, and delight in the variety of shapes that can be made. The craft of kiribati adds a new dimension by combining folding with cutting to create beautiful models. This book contains a brilliant and diverse range of projects showing the essentials of kirigami and helping to build your skill in this fascinating art. From delicate snowflakes and dragonflies to decorative ornaments and attractive greetings cards, you can spend hours of fun creating these lovely items, which make perfect gifts for family and friends.

From choosing brushes to painting techniques, composition, and development, Special Subjects: Beginning Chinese Brush is bursting with valuable skills and lessons to help beginning artists master Chinese brush painting.

Create beautiful, ornate flowers with this instructive origami book, with sheets of origami paper included Japanese paper folding, or origami, is an ancient art form that continues to fascinate craft fans and anyone else with a creative streak. From the tulip to the amaryllis, each design has clear step-by-step instructions and accompanying photographs, as well as information on basic folding techniques and materials. The projects in this book are based on flowers held by the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, London. These gardens originally belonged to the British royal estate and now houses the largest and most diverse collection of botanical species in the world. Kew have contributed to the beautiful origami designs seen in this collection. Featuring a die-cut cover which reveals the origami sheets within, this delightful full-color book serves as an excellent introduction to those who want to experiment with paper-folding and create beautiful and original flower models. ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Publishing and The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew have collaborated to create a wonderful selection of botanical-themed arts, crafts and activity books, including origami, dot-to-dots and color-by-numbers.

Create beautiful, ornate flowers with this instructive origami book, with sheets of origami paper included!Japanese paper folding, or origami, is an ancient art form that continues to fascinate craft fans and anyone else with a creative streak. From the tulip to the amaryllis, each design has clear step-by-step instructions and accompanying photographs, as well as information on basic folding techniques and materials.The projects in this book are based on flowers held by the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, London. This world-famous institute has been collecting and conserving plants for 260 years, and has contributed to the diversity of origami designs seen in this collection.Featuring a die-cut cover which reveals the origami sheets within, this delightful full-colour book serves as an excellent introduction to those who want to experiment with paper-folding and create beautiful and original flower models.ABOUT THE Arcturus Publishing and The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew have collaborated to create a wonderful selection of botanical-themed arts, crafts and activity books, including origami, dot-to-dots and colour-by-numbers.