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A helpful reference guide for readers is designed to encourage, inspire, and improve story writing abilities, complete with writing guidelines, helpful tips, writing techniques and methods, examples of character and plot development, and other useful tools of the trade.

A guide to photography, covering the equipment needed, techniques, types of photography, and practical applications.

A guide to drawing, covering the elements and principles of design; the tools, techniques, and preservation; examples of various drawing styles; subject matter; and the history of drawing.

A guide to painting, covering the elements and principles of design, procedures and mediums, art forms, conservation, imagery and subject matter, symbolism, and more.

Presents a selection of more than 125 contemporary acrylic paintings, categorized into landscapes, people, still lifes, animals, and abstracts, with comments by the artists on their methods and sources of inspiration.

An introduction to pastels for absolute beginners, discussing materials and color mixing, examining the basic techniques of drawing with pastels, and featuring step-by-step demonstrations and exercises.

An introduction to painting that provides information on using different mediums, choosing the right materials, mastering various techniques, and other related topics.

An introduction to pencil drawing discussing essential tools and techniques with four step-by-step projects.

A guide to drawing a variety of objects with colored pencil, including flowers, still lifes, and animals.

Young aspiring artists everywhere will be drawn to the selection of military vehicles included in Learn to Draw Military Machines , which includes a Twin-Engine Attack Helicopter, HUMVEE, B-52 Bomber, and many more. The book opens with brief information for getting started, the tools and materials needed, and some sample drawing exercises to warm up. Young artists-in-training will learn to draw their favorite machines by following the step-by-step instructions in this illustrated book.