Yes; You CAN Do It! Internationally recognized artist and teacher Vicki Boutin takes the all mystery out of those scrapbook and mixed-media techniques you thought you could never do! Shell be with you every step of the way as you learn to paint; stamp; emboss and burnish your way to creating beautiful; unique and individual art. In Creative Foundations youll find: 40 step-by-step demonstrations for easy; fun; messy; funky; innovative and customizable techniques for creating backgrounds; textures; supplements and embellishments. 40 finished single-technique pieces of art and an additional 16 gallery pieces created by Vicki using a "recipe" of two to five separate techniques layered together. 24 more exciting and inspiring gallery pieces created by powerhouse contributors; including Rhonna Farrer; Wendy Vecchi; Kelly Purkey and others. So gather your arts and crafts supplies; choose your inspiration and get down to it! Whether youre making scrapbook pages; cards; wall art; deacute;cor or something else entirely; with these Creative Foundations; youll find that the possibilities are endless.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Comprehensive fascinatingBy dunkmackI stumbled across this book from an article in the Times Literary Supplement. It is absolutely fascinating. Beckmann sets the scene for the construction of the column and then delves into the detail of how it was constructed. when and what the frieze represents. Although a slightly scholarly work. I applaud Beckmann for the research he has undertaken and the clear writing which has brought it all together. It is well-illustrated (and easily readable on my Kindle DX). I thoroughly enjoyed this book.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Commemorating a Emperors CampaignsBy A. A. NofiAN excerpt from the review on StrategyPage.COM:"Beckmann focuses on the genre that the monument represents. as a piece of artistic propaganda. rather than specifically as an historical document. So we get a great deal on the columns site. design. and construction. on the meaning of the symbols and scenes that appear on it (many of which are virtual copies of those on Trajans Column). and on its history and influence. Beckmann also contrasts the column with those of Trajan (completed AD 113 ) and the much lesser known one of Arcadius in Constantinople (AD 421). The war itself is rather sketchily discussed in one chapter. "The Frieze as History". this does have some interesting insights. Although the column is very deteriorated due to smog. Beckmanns analysis benefited from a series of photographs made in 1896 by German archaeologists. the production of which forms an unusually interesting part of the book."For the balance of the review. see StrategyPage.COM
