Books published by publisher Arcturus Publishing Limited

This wonderful full-color drawing book is a treasure trove for anyone who loves fairies. Abound in story books and animation, their delicate form, fluttering wings and magical powers are a source of constant wonder. In this enchanting new book, renowned artist Peter Gray takes readers through step-by-step drawing projects, teaching different drawing techniques and styles. You'll learn: • How to create fairy and elf faces, with their large eyes and small, pointed chins. • Varying the proportions of your characters, from lithe and slender to rounded and chubby • Creating beautiful clothing, taking inspiration from flowers and the natural world• Drawing fairy wings, and the techniques to make them sparkle and flutter Step into the spell-binding world of folk tales and magic with this accessible drawing guide.

Many young children are fascinated by jokes... but they can be so hard to understand! This book collects together a whole gaggle of gigglesome gags based on simple puns, clear vocabulary and easy-to-understand concepts. They are accompanied by cheeky, charming illustrations by children's illustrator Amanda Enright. Kids will adore sharing these with friends and family... and parents will love the fact that they don't need lengthy explanations!,This book is styled in the same way as Arcturus' My First Puzzle Book and My First Maze Book. This book features large, full-bleed illustrations that bring clarity to jokes, and make the pages vibrant, colorful and utterly engaging.

How to Draw Your Own Graphic Novel is a comprehensive full-color guide to creating authentic comic book art, comic strips, and visual storytelling. Clear, step-by-step instructions make it easy for readers to re-create impressive drawings of their own”chapters include: Creating Heroes, Creating Villains, Dynamic Figure Drawing, Penciling and Storytelling, Inking and Coloring, and Creating a Cover.

This delightful boxed set brings together 16 well-loved children's classics. All stories are abridged and retold in modern English by respected children's authors, making them accessible to readers 6 and up while retaining the charm, atmosphere, and sense of adventure that made the original tales world-famous.These dramatic, easy-to-follow stories, charmingly illustrated with verve and humor by specially commissioned artists, will make a welcome addition to any child's bookshelf.The following stories are included in this boxed set: Alice in Wonderland Treasure Island The Wizard of Oz The Jungle Book The Secret Garden Robin Hood Peter Pan Heidi Anne of Green Gables Little Women Black Beauty The Call of the Wild Robinson Crusoe Wind in the Willows Tom Sawyer Oliver Twist

Emily Bronte's brutally passionate poetic masterpiece is about doomed love on the bleak Pennine moors. This haunting tale of uncontrolled, violent passion between the wilful Catherine Earnshaw and the wild, dark-natured Heathcliff has gripped readers since it was first published in 1847. An extraordinary novel in the Victorian Gothic tradition that every reader will love!

Connect the dots to reveal a dinosaur! Filled with puzzles to complete and color in, this fun and easy dot-to-dot coloring book will engage the imagination of puzzlers ages 4 and up.Kids will find out why T. Rex is roaring, what Diplodocus is eating, and where Pterodactyl is flying. The wide variety of dinosaurs included, from fast land creatures and speedy swimmers to happy herbivores and fierce carnivores, will keep kids entertained for hours.

Do you occasionally have that strange feeling known as déjà vu? Do you sometimes feel that you know what is going to happen next? Do you ever have a strong feeling that actions you are about to take are the right (or wrong) thing to do? All these perceptions may be everyday clues to your immortality. This book proposes a simply amazing theory”a theory that states that personal death is a scientific impossibility. Using the latest findings of neurology, quantum physics, and consciousness studies, Anthony Peake suggests that we never die. After reading this book you will understand the reason for your life and how you can make it better next time.

What does an artist need to know about drawing? And what has to be mastered in order to achieve the drawings you want? In this book Barrington Barber shows you, offering advice and tips as he takes you through the various stages. From object drawing and still-life composition, the natural world and portraiture, to looking at form and shape, and assessing styles and techniques, The Complete Book of Drawing is a distillation of the many skills that the aspiring artist needs to develop. After training as a graphic designer, Barrington Barber went into advertising, working for top agencies such as Ogilvy & Mather, before progressing to freelance design and producing illustrations for a range of books and magazines. He taught art for many years, and now enjoys a successful career as a fine artist. He has written and illustrated a wide range of best-selling instructive art books, which to date have sold 4 million copies around the world. As Barrington Barber knows from his many years of both teaching and practising art, it is crucial for you as an individual to find your own style and way of doing things. And, uniquely among practical art books, this is what The Complete Book of Drawing provides, by revealing new possibilities and enabling you to look at the world around you with fresh eyes.

The Divine Comedy remains one of the pillars upon which the European literary tradition has been built. Dante's allegorical analysis of the mystery of divine revelation to the unsuspecting human soul is beautifully conveyed as a subtle journey of wonder and self-discovery, made personal by characters drawn from his own lineage, contemporary Florentine life, mythology, and the Bible. One of the most accessible classics, this clothbound edition features delicately engraved illustrations by the nineteenth-century artist Gustave Dore and includes its own slipcase. A truly beautiful and highly collectible edition.

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