Exploring Top Books of Shelfari

Although a year has passed, not a day goes by without Meggie thinking of Inkheart , the book whose characters came to life - and changed her life forever. But for Dustfinger, the fire-eater brought into being from words, the need to return to the original tale has become desperate. When he finds a crooked storyteller with the magical ability to read him back, Dustfinger leaves behind his young apprentice Farid... (more)

Inkworld Trilogy: Book 1

Inkheart

by Cornelia Funke

Cornelia Funke, the enormously talented author of the international best-seller THE THIEF LORD, brings readers another spellbinding tale of adventure and magic. Meggie lives a quiet life alone with her father, a book-binder. But her father has a deep secret-- he posseses an extraordinary magical power. One day a mysterious stranger arrives who seems linked to her father's past. Who is this sinister character and... (more)

Inkworld Trilogy: Book 3

Inkdeath

by Cornelia Funke

The Adderhead--his immortality bound in a book by Meggie's father, Mo--has ordered his henchmen to plunder the villages. The peasants' only defense is a band of outlaws led by the Bluejay--Mo's fictitious double, whose identity he has reluctantly adopted. But the Book of Immortality is unraveling, and the Adderhead again fears the White Women of Death. To bring the renegade Bluejay back to repair the book, the... (more)

Ink Essentials

by Suzanne McNeill, Tim Holtz

Exciting techniques for embossing, pearlizing, dyeing, stamping, coloring, glossing, and glitzing.

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Inkspell

by CORNELIA FUNKE

Getting it Right in Print: Digital Prepress for Graphic Designers

Getting it Right in Print: Digital Prepress for Graphic Designers

by Mark Gatter

With this much-needed new book, designers learn precisely what they must do to prepare their brochures, posters, books, magazines, and other materials for trouble-free, high-quality printing. Addressing the single greatest challenge facing the professional designer today-calibrating images and layouts to match press specifications-the shows how to use common digital-layout and image-management programs to their... (more)

Creative Rubber Stamping Techniques

by MaryJo McGraw

A guide to creating greeting cards, stationary, and decorated announcements using rubber stamps which includes 30 step-by-step projects.

New Tattoo

by Victoria Lautman

A survey of skin decorations. This book provides a cogent history of tattooing through the ages; an evaluation of the current scene; and an appendix which gives answers to the questions anyone should ask before getting a tattoo, including "will it hurt?" and "how do I get rid of it?"

The New Scratchboard

by Charles Ewing

Artists looking for a fresh approach to their work will enjoy this rich resource offering complete instruction on the dynamic art form known as scratchboard. The book outlines the long history of the art, from petroglyphs, sgraffito, and scrimshaw to the state of the medium today, pointing out new surfaces, tools, and methods. Basic techniques are explored, such as scratching on an ink-blacked surface and... (more)

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Inkspell

by Cornelia Funke

Inkheart

by Cornelia Funke

Inkdeath

by Cornelia Funke

Ink Essentials

by Suzanne McNeill, Tim Holtz

Inkspell

by CORNELIA FUNKE

Getting it Right in Print: Digital Prepress for Graphic Designers

by Mark Gatter

Creative Rubber Stamping Techniques

by MaryJo McGraw

New Tattoo

by Victoria Lautman

The New Scratchboard

by Charles Ewing