David & Charles

Learn how to create manga art from pencil sketch to finished painting, with this comprehensive guide. Start by exploring a wide range of techniques including how to draw manga faces, poses, hair and eyes, then learn about background textures, colors and more. Finally, complete 12 step-by-step painting projects to perfect your manga art skills.

Organized by emotional states, this book will help you cultivate emotional intelligence as you develop greater awareness of your current mood and practice consciously with crystals. A thorough questionnaire allows you to assess what you're feeling and decide which crystal or combination of crystals will be most beneficial to you.

Mosaic crochet is a technique that allows you to work two-colour patterns without having to change yarns in one row, and produces incredible modern geometric patterns. This book by crochet designer Esme Crick is the only guide to mosaic crochet and contains 12 blanket designs and 12 spin-off patterns for home accessories.

Create your own super-cute journal filled with kawaii motifs! My Kawaii Journal has pages pre-designed with adorable art for you to start filling with lists, goals, plans, secrets and dreams. Beautifully finished with rounded corners and foiled cover, this is the perfect planner for kids and teens who love kawaii and all things cute.

A comprehensive guide to painting in goauche, a medium that creates opaque effects making it more vibrant and graphic than traditional watercolors. Zoe Ingram shows you how to get the most from gouache, with a run down on materials and techniques. Step-by-step exercises and projects give you hands-on practice to build your confidence with gouache.

Thread painting is a form of embroidery that creates a realistic, lifelike effect using just one stitch. In this step-by-step guide, embroidery artist Emillie Ferris has created five exclusive patterns inspired by nature. Iron-on transfers at the back of the book allow you to transfer the designs to fabric to get started straight away.

An official Pokemon Crochet book! Make your own adorable Pokemon characters including Pikachu, Eevee, Squirtle and more, with simple crochet patterns and step-by-step photos to guide you.