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Creating New England Villages (Small Town America) [Paperback]

Evan J. Kern (Author)


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August 1, 1998 Small Town America
& 36 color photos & 3 b/w photos & 38 drawings & 8 x 11. Miniature replicas of historic landmarks.& Special coloring techniques for creating remarkable detail Create charming and historically accurate miniature buildings from New England's past. Easy instructions explain every step in the process--from cutting and gluing to coloring and finishing. Projects include a sugarhouse, covered bridge, Cape Cod house, meetinghouse, church, saltbox house, octagon, lighthouse, and gristmill. An overview of each building's location, date of construction, style, and significance adds historical interest. Evan J. Kern, author of Creating Wooden Villages and Making Wooden Jigsaw Puzzles (see page 81), was dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Kutztown University. He lives in Kutztown, Pennsylvania.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Stackpole Books; 1st edition (August 1, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0811727831
  • ISBN-13: 978-0811727839
  • Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,386,988 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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The making of miniature buildings requires the use of certain materials and tools. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
apply cool gray, apply warm gray, deco orange, apply jade green, rub the drawing, coloring the roof, coloring the door, percent lightly, using diagonal strokes, pale vermilion, gray acrylic paint, light umber, rosy beige, corner extensions, deco pink, imperial violet, light cerulean blue, brick band, miniature buildings, sienna brown, frieze band, reef lighthouse, burnt ochre, saltbox house, horizontal strokes
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
West Swanzey, Use French, Coloring the Windows, First Congregational Church, Second Empire, Fort Halifax, Apply Tuscan, New York, Beebe Cape Cod House, Coloring the Chimney, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Hunter House, United States, Coloring the Steps, Coloring the Trim, Use Tuscan, New London, Apply Mediterranean, Gothic Revival, Old Sturbridge Village, Sarah Grant
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