technique

Offers advice to aspiring authors on how to write opening sentences and paragraphs that will grab the attention of editors and readers, discussing story structure, opening scenes, the inciting incident, the setup and backstory, and other topics.

Presents an exploration of perspective as it relates to drawing, discussing and demonstrating one-point, two-point, and three-point perspective, measurements, foreshortening, and ellipses, and other related issues.

Provides information about watercolor as a painting medium; reviews the basics of drawing, composition, painting, value, color, and technique; and features step-by-step demonstrations of five watercolor paintings, as well as a gallery of complete works.

Provides information about pencils as a drawing medium; discusses materials, hand positions, lighting, textures and strokes, perspective, value, and other topics; and includes step-by-step demonstrations of thirteen drawing projects.

Presents a collection of practical ideas for creating personal pages using a variety of art supplies and materials and includes hundreds of suggestions from contemporary artists on design and style using paint, fabric, stamps, and other objects.

A collection of essays in which twentieth-century American author Eudora Welty speaks about the craft of writing, discussing the writing of stories, the uses of place in the novel, the importance of words in the construction of fiction, and other topics.

A guide to using digital cameras and the Photoshop program to create effective black-and-white images, providing information on scanning, calibration, and output options, manipulating and optimizing tone reproduction, controling contrast, and other related topics.

Presents the answers to over one hundred of the most frequently asked questions about painting in watercolor, discussing paper and painting surfaces, brushes, paints and palettes, tonal values, and many other topics.

A selection of full-color reproductions of ten paintings by Paul Gauguin with actual size details designed to show what techniques the artist used to recreate his paintings.

Provides ideas and suggestions for choreography students, discussing the use of improvisation, how to design and shape a dance, dance forms commonly used by choreographers, and how to organize a dance concert.