Create your own stunning objects, from easy projects to statement pieces, with the magic of epoxy resin. This groundbreaking maker’s manual masterfully guides you through the entire process, from proper planning to finished work. Learn how to prepare surfaces, which epoxy to use, and the right temperatures for your workspace and materials. Determine how much time you need for a project and how to support weight effectively. Understand how to mix and add colors and how to prepare and remove molds. Figure out how to achieve textures and tackle problems such as bubbles, drips, and dust. Explore color schemes, customizations, and ways to add impact and depth, including embedding objects, incorporating other media, and finishing techniques. Packed with tips, this must-have book features step-by-step instructions and photos for 12 projects—from bookmarks and coasters to countertops and dining tables—that anyone can create. The epoxibilities are endless.

Create your own stunning objects, from easy projects to statement pieces, with the magic of epoxy resin.

This guide contains all the information about Resin Art needed for a beginner to start like a Pro: Resin art basics (safety, materials and tools, dyes and additives, surfaces, primers, composition, principles of color, and more) Tips and tricks for achieving beautiful results every time and creating your own one-of-a-kind creations 14 DIY lessons for creating pictures (abstraction, sea, geode, marble, clock, and cosmos) and various epoxy resin products (cups, jewelry, coasters, vases, toys, cutting boards, and trays) Step-by-step techniques and coordinating photography for each project This guide is suitable for: Art beginners who have no drawing experience or just want to find a new hobby Creative people who love everything unusual, creative and open to experimentation Surprise-lovers who are to make an unusual gift to relatives or friends with their own hands Design connoisseurs who want to decorate their home or office with a picture in the style of their interior The author of the guide is an artist Tatiana Danilova, who has been teaching adults resin art, alcohol ink, and fluid art techniques for over three years at her own art studio.

A complete, how-to guide on making stunning trivets, coasters, and wall plaques while offering a fresh and modern twist on traditional fretwork Features 3 step-by-step projects and 27 contemporary designs of peace signs, butterflies, flowers, mandalas, and other intricate scroll saw patterns Also included is insightful information on wood selection and size, blank preparation, blade selection, expert tips, and a gallery of completed designs Author Charles Hand is a talented designer and award-winning scroller, and a regular and well-received contributor for Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts magazine

Discover how resin can transform your next woodturned project into a work of art... You've probably seen the dazzling work of woodturners who've combined resin with wood to create gorgeous, one-of-a-kind projects ranging from pens and bowls to platters, boxes and more. The end result is so amazing that you'd think the process would be too complicated and too expensive. It's not. In fact, once you learn the basic techniques of preparing and working with resin, you'll discover that it turns like butter and stunning results will have you thinking about your next project before the lathe has cooled down. From Keith Lackner, one of the leading resin woodturners today, Woodturning with Resin is a go-to guide for anyone who enjoys woodturning or is interested in getting started. With expert instruction and stunning photos, Woodturning with Resin takes you through the golden rules of preparing and curing resin for the lathe. Also covered are the fundamentals of how turning with resin is different than turning wood, the best tools, grinds, and speeds to use, and how to achieve a finish that makes the resin sparkle. With all this premium information under your belt, you'll be able to tackle the wide range of projects that are detailed step-by-step. Woodturning with Resin also includes a gallery of projects to spark your imagination and a helpful Troubleshooting Guide for when things don't seem to turn out right. Woodturning with Resin is the only guide you need to discover the fun, beauty, and unlimited potential of adding resin to your woodturning projects.

Fox Chapel is the publisher with the largest number of woodburning titles. Pyrography books have sold steadily over the last decade, and we have recently seen a resurgence of interest from chains like Michaels. This is the perfect starter book for your accounts.

For too long, women have been told to confine themselves-physically, socially, and emotionally. Eliza VanCort says now is the time for women to stand tall, raise their voices, and claim their space. Women fight the pressure to make themselves small in private, professional, and public spaces. VanCort, a teacher, consultant, and speaker, provides the necessary tools for women to rewrite the rules and create the stories of their choosing safely and without apology. VanCort identifies the five key behaviors of all Space-Claiming Queens: use your voice and posture to project confidence and power, end self-sabotage, forge connections, neutralize unsafe spaces, and unite across differences. Through personal narrative, research, and actionable strategies, VanCort provides how-tos on combating challenges, such as antimentors and microaggressions, and gives advice for building up your old girls club, asking for what you're worth, and owning your space without apology. Bold, fun, and enlightening, this book is birthed from VanCort's incredible story. Having a mother with schizophrenia forced VanCort to learn to be small and invisible at an early age, and suffering a traumatic brain injury as an adult required her to rethink communication from the ground up. Drawing on these experiences, and those of real women everywhere, VanCort empowers women to claim space for themselves and for their sisters with courage, empathy, and conviction because when we rise together, we rise so much higher.

Mouldmaking and Casting is a technical manual of the many techniques of this ancient craft and art form. With step-by-step illustrations, it explains the materials required and the processes involved to create reproductions of a range of pieces. The book covers traditional techniques as well as today's more advanced technical methods.

Airbrushing is a versatile and exciting art. The technique has been used for some 150 years, and is now finding ever more applications. This beautiful book explains how to use an airbrush. It looks at the fundamentals of how to get started, advises on maintenance of the tool and then gives step-by-step examples of a range of projects. With troubleshooting tips throughout, it enables you to get the most from your airbrush and create beautiful pieces with a professional finish. Topics covered include: Technical illustration; Watercolour landscapes; Portraits; Painting scale models; Cake decorating; T-shirts and leather; Custom painting vehicles. 'To those who airbrush the joys are well known, as well of course, as the trials and tribulations of managing the instrument itself. The airbrush student has to learn significant new skills - to master not only colour and shade, but also air pressure, paint consistency and the diverse ways of masking and shading that can help to achieve such wonderful results.' Professor Andy Penaluna. This step-by-step guide to techniques and maintenance explains how to run and maintain an airbrush and gives step-by-step examples of a range of projects. Every art or decorating form can use airbrushing including fine art, fabric printing, leatherwork and much, much more. Superbly illustrated with 399 colour photographs. Fred Crellin runs not only his own airbrushing company specializing in custom painting, portraits and cartoons but also the Artimagination Airbrush School.

Great for gifting and even better for playing, combine your love for chess, Halloween, and woodcarving into one incredible masterpiece project Perfect for both beginner and advanced woodcarvers, this guide includes simple caricature carving techniques and step-by-step instructions for each piece. With 6 full-size patterns, you'll carve werewolf knights, mummy pawns, coffin rooks, Frankenstein bishops, and Dracula and a witch as King and Queen Also included are instructions for finishing and painting your carvings, as well as making a chess board. Author Dwayne Gosnell is an award-winning carver and president of the Catawba Valley Wood Carvers that began woodcarving as a creative outlet to unwind after a long day at work - as a police officer Woodcarving a Halloween Chess Set is the ultimate way to spread the creepy holiday cheer into a classic game of chess while building your skills - what's not to love?