technique

Step-by-step instructions and drawing describe how to draw athletes in motion.

Simple step-by-step instructions explain how to turn basic shapes such as circles and squares into drawings of animals.

Presents techniques for drawing cartoons and caricatures, covering creative lettering, the use of exaggeration and distortion, and the depiction of people and animals in a variety of situations.

Introduces techniques for making stencils, monoprints, woodcuts, and linoleum-block prints.

Twelve-year-old Greg, who has always been good at moneymaking projects, is surprised to find himself teaming up with his lifelong rival, Maura, to create a series of comic books to sell at school.

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.

Provides step-by-step instruction to create eleven drawing projects that includes figures, cartoons, animals, and cars as subjects; and discusses the required tools and materials, shading, perspective, and other related topics.

Offers advice to aspiring writers of science fiction, explaining how to get started as a writer, create a setting, develop characters, choose a point of view, write dramatic dialogue, overcome writer's block, and prepare work for publication, and includes numerous tips and techniques, writing prompts, and case studies.

A simple guide to writing realistic fiction with tips on creating believable characters and plots, using dialogue, and overcoming writer's block.