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With a little guidance, you'll soon be painting with everyday materials you'd never considered as an artistic medium. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This inspiring book gives you all the techniques and ideas you'll need to boost your creativity, \u003cb\u003e learn natural paint-making\u003c\/b\u003e, and be more resourceful with your art materials. Imagine the unique things you'll make when you \u003cb\u003ecreate natural paints from coffee\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003etea, embroidery and flame\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Each project in this guide book comes with instructions on how to make the paint, and also includes\u003cb\u003e experiments and explorations\u003c\/b\u003e for you to try. Plus, a simple painting accompanies every featured material and combines it with other materials or techniques, so you'll never lack inspiration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorking primarily with calligraphy inks, graphite, and liquids, such as tea, \u003cb\u003eCarne Griffiths\u003c\/b\u003e' fascination with drawing focuses on the creation and manipulation of the drawn line. Images explore human, geometric and floral forms, in a combination of both literal and abstract translation and in response to images and situations encountered in daily life. Images are recorded in a dreamlike sense onto the page, where physical boundaries are unimportant. His work creates a journey of escapism which focuses on scenes of awe and wonder, projecting a sense of abandonment and inviting the viewer to share and explore this inner realm. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Originally from Liverpool, Griffiths graduated from the Kent Institute of Art and Design in Maidstone in 1995. After completing a one-year KIAD fellowship and moving to London, he served an apprenticeship at the longest-established gold wire embroidery firm in the world. Here he worked as a gold wire embroidery designer for 12 years, eventually becoming the creative director. Carne produced intricate designs for the military, film and theatre, fashion, and advertising industries. His designs were used for the uniforms in the films \u003ci\u003eValkyrie \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Last King of Scotland \u003c\/i\u003eand his 'Red Death Coat' embroidery design was used in the film version of \u003ci\u003eThe Phantom of the Opera\u003c\/i\u003e. Carne's elaborate floral designs for Asprey were included in their first ever catwalk collection and his work was featured on the embroidered cover of the 80th Royal Variety Performance programme in 2008. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Since establishing his own studio in 2010, Carne has exhibited in the UK and overseas, with work shown at the London Original Print Fair, the Royal Academy, Stroke Art Fair, Affordable art fair, and the London Art Fair, with solo Exhibitions in Dubai, Hong Kong, Milan, and Hamburg. Carne's illustration work has seen him collaborate with the British photographer Rankin for \u003ci\u003eHunger \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, as well as featuring in publications worldwide, notably for covers of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Observer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEnglish Heritage \u003c\/i\u003emagazine and for Brand projects for Microsoft, Derwent, Peroni, Lakes Distillery, and Ibis Hotels. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Carne is a supporter of a number of charitable organisations and has both organized exhibitions and auctioned his artwork, raising over £80,000 in total for charities including Great Ormond Street Hospital, Macmillan, Shelter, The Anderson Foundation, and Cardboard Citizens, among others. 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