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This beautifully illustrated ebook is the first practical step-by-step guide to using coloured pencils in botanical painting and is written by Ann Swan, one of the top exponents of the genre.Water-soluble and oil-based coloured pencils are becoming increasingly popular for botanical painting as they are easier to use than traditional watercolour and are more forgiving, yet they produce the same stunning effects. They are especially suitable for the accuracy needed to paint in the botanical style of illustration.In this book Ann Swan gives helpful advice on all aspects of working with coloured pencils, including the techniques you will have to master – underpainting, layering and burnishing. She also demontrates how to mix and build up colour, and how to add those finishing touches that will complete your painting successfully.Several full step-by-step demonstrations are included to show how these techniques are put into practice. The book concludes with a gallery of coloured pencil works by the author, students of botanical painting and other professional botanical painters, providing a wonderful source of reference and inspiration.

Some tables in this ebook are best viewed on tablet devices.Britain's biggest name in yoga, Barbara Currie, who at 60 has the figure she had at 21 here shares her secrets. With all the latest research as to how yoga can beat the signs of ageing, this book provides step-by-step 15 minute routines to help you lose weight and look younger.Yoga is one of the best forms of exercise for keeping you young and healthy; this book shows you how to look and feel at least ten years younger.The benefits of yoga outlined in this book include a toned figure, improved flexibility, great posture and balance, reduced thread veins, varicose veins and cellulite, silky hair and younger skin, prevention of osteoporosis and prevention of deterioration of eyesight.Yoga: Look 15 Years Younger in 15 Minutes a Day is an easy-to-follow plan that helps you target specific parts of your body in just 15 minutes a day.Barbara’s take on yoga is very accessible. Without an accent on spirituality or mantras, types or styles, her plan reveals yoga to be a safe, enjoyable and most healthy way to get in shape.Fully illustrated with colour photographs throughout.