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Belgian artist Rene Magritte's biography is a key element of his art. His life is infused with bizarre moments: a surreal journey oscillating between fact and fiction that he always conducted as the straight-faced bowler-hatted man. The events of Magritte's childhood played an important part in creating the surrealist, but it was his popular culture borrowings from crime fiction, advertising and postcards that has made his work instantly recognizable. The often unreliable nature of Magritte's accounts of his own life have transformed his public image into a kind of fictional character rather than a 'real person'. He would shape his own life story to be its own surreal work of art.

Revive the art of storytelling using these nine beautifully illustrated wooden dice to create ghostly stories. Construct your own spooky adventure tale with an array of creepy characters like vampires, headless horsemen and decapitated knights. You can use your cloak of invisibility to escape from the dungeon in the haunted house, but beware of the creaking staircase! Once you've made it out, will your getaway car break down in the middle of a forest lit by a full moon...? This is the perfect family game that will stimulate the imaginations of children and adults alike. Ideal for playing by a log fire.

Art and architecture have always been central to Venice but in the Renaissance period, between c.1440 and 1600, they reached a kind of apotheosis when many of the city's new buildings, sculpture and paintings took on distinctive and original qualities. The spread of Renaissance values provided leading artists such as Gentile and Giovanni Bellini, Giorgione, Palladio, Titian and Tintoretto with a licence for artistic invention. By adopting a chronological approach, with each chapter covering a successive twenty-five year period, and focusing attention on the artists, Tom Nichols presents a vivid, richly illustrated and easily navigable study of Venetian Renaissance art.

This unique visual history documents in pictures the most exciting and dynamic period of architecture: from the early 20th century to the present day, covering all the key movements, styles and architects, together with many lesser known but important names and buildings. Through archival and full-colour photography, plans and architectural drawings, the book illustrates the changing nature of architecture and its expansion during this period from the early developments of concrete and the steel frame, through national styles of architecture and the eruption of Modernism to the influence of science and engineering in the post-war period, the provocative arguments of Postmodernism in the 1980s, right up to today's superstars and global brands.

This book is designed for anyone wanting to become a fashion stylist. In Fashion Stylist's Handbook, Danielle Griffiths presents a no-nonsense, practical guide on how to succeed, from landing your first job as an assistant to starting your own business as a freelance fashion stylist. Illustrated throughout with inspirational photos and behind-the-scenes shots, the book is packed with tips for organising your own fashion shoots and advice on getting started in the fashion world. It features interviews with international contemporary fashion stylists and advice from experts working within the PR industry.

Come on an extra-special colouring adventure with Pierre the Maze Detective! Complete the exciting new challenges, trace the mazes and colour in the scenes. Can you help catch the pirate in his aeroplane? Can you reunite a lost puppy with his owner? There's also a werewolf who needs to find his lunch as soon as possible, a lost professor, and even a sea-monster expert in search of a scary monster. Hours of colouring fun for all Maze Detectives!

Climb down to the depths of the ocean in this amazing fold-out colouring book, the longest in the world! You can colour an amazing tower, all the way from a boat bobbing in the waves, past sea dragons, mermaids, aqua robots and sharks, to reach the deep ocean floor.

With over 300 fully peelable stickers, Stickerbomb 3 presents the most exciting work from a fresh lineup of global artists, illustrators and graffiti writers. The book will appeal to existing fans of the Stickerbomb series, as well as new sticker enthusiasts discovering it for the first time.

Floribunda features 20 stunningly intricate illustrations of flowers to colour. Printed on high-quality card, each large-scale illustration can be coloured with a variety of media and can easily be removed for framing. Colouring fans and botanical enthusiasts of all ages will love these gorgeous bouquets

The Bicycle Colouring Book follows the fantastic journey of a bicycle exploring an unknown, fantastical world - without its rider! The book is bursting with imaginative and intricate illustrations that cry out to be coloured in amazing detail. As you colour don't forget to look out for the bicycle's cute companion (who appears in every scene) and the illustration details that form a cleverly designed flip book. This is a stunning gift book that will appeal to lovers of cycling and urban art, as well as to committed colouring fans.

The Bicycle Colouring Book follows the fantastic journey of a bicycle exploring an unknown, fantastical world - without its rider! The book is bursting with imaginative and intricate illustrations that cry out to be coloured in amazing detail. As you colour don't forget to look out for the bicycle's cute companion (who appears in every scene) and the illustration details that form a cleverly designed flip book. This is a stunning gift book that will appeal to lovers of cycling and urban art, as well as to committed colouring fans.

Over the past century tattoo culture has emerged from the underground and hit the mainstream. From body art's early association with sailors, convicts and side-show acts to the current adoption of tattoo culture amongst celebrities, via the tattoo renaissance of the 1970s, this book reveals the entire history. Combining a wealth of visual material from across the many cultures and subcultures associated with tattoos, including music, fashion, and art, with examples of some of the most exquisite tattoos ever inked, the book shows over 400 photographs, many published for the first time. This visual history forms a unique examination of the tattoo as a form of personal expression and will appeal to anyone with an interest in body art and social history, and to anyone planning a tattoo.

With a great introduction for retail students, this book offers a user-friendly reference guide to all aspects of visual merchandising and covers both window dressing and in-store areas. Using examples from a range of shops, from fashion emporia to small outlets, the book offers practical advice on the subject, supported by hints and tips from established visual merchandisers. It reveals the secrets of their toolkit and information on the use of mannequins, the latest technology and how to construct and source props, and explains the psychology behind shopping and buyer behaviour. This new edition contains two new case studies, updated images and new material on digital and interactive visual merchandising. Visual Merchanddising is presented through colour photographs, diagrams of floor layouts and store case studies, and includes invaluable information such as a glossary of terms used in the industry.

This game is for two to four players and contains 28 cute and colourful dog dominoes. Have fun matching seven delightful pooches: Chihuahua, Dachshund, Dalmation, Labrador, Poodle, Pug and Alsatian. Get your last domino down first to win the game and become top dog! Rules of play 1) Shuffle all of the dominoes, placing them face down on the table. 2) Each player takes seven dominoes, being careful not to reveal what they have. 3) The first player places a domino face up on the table. 4) The next player places one of their dominoes at either end, making sure that the dog matches at either end. If they cannot go they must miss a turn. 5) Play continues until someone has put down all of their dominoes and wins the game.

This book includes twelve amazing moving animals to press out, slot together and play! From flapping penguins to swimming turtles, and everything in between, create fantastic moving animal puppets to play with. Each model comes with easy-to-follow assembly instructions, and no scissors or glue required! It contains nine ready-to-play animals, plus three to colour in with your own fantastic designs. It is suitable for age 6 +.

Laser cutting is the latest embellishment technique to appear on the catwalk. In this book, Laura Berens Baker provides fourteen inspirational projects that demonstrate how to use laser cutting equipment to produce original designs for garments and accessories. The book explores how to engineer designs and the use of laser technology for upcycling fabrics to replicate traditional finishes as well as developing new ones. Each project is created in Adobe Illustrator and includes step-by-step instructions for creating the design for the laser cutter, followed by instructions for cutting and sewing. Extra material available to download from the Laurence King website includes templates for all the designs. Illustrated with specially commissioned photography, Laser Cutting for Fashion and Textiles offers a unique insight for fashion, textile and accessory designers into how to use this latest technology and provides the skills to develop their own original designs.