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Stylish Kids' Parties shows you how to confidently tackle party preparation by using color palettes and themes that carry through--from invitations and decorations to party favors and treats.

Helps beginning watercolourists learn the materials and techniques needed to start painting. This work also helps readers learn the benefits of working with quality materials, see the wonder of watercolour in action and be challenged to express themselves through paint.

Offers instructions on supplies and references; shapes and values; a variety of people, animal and nature subjects; and, refining your drawings.

Offers information on details such as eyes, mouths, ears, fur, feathers and basic anatomy.

15 colourful step-by-step demonstrations of coastal subjects.

Sketching and drawing from life is fundamental to artists, who have always used it to record observations, experiences and ideas. Artists also want to use their sketchbooks to capture the character of everyday life in their drawings. This work helps readers learn how to develop the skills necessary in order to add life to their drawings.

This book shows readers how to create anthropomorphic characters (animals with humanlike characteristics) that effectively convey various personalities, combining elements of people with those of furry (or feathered or scaled) animals, reptiles and mythical creatures.

Explores the 100 key characters behind modern fantasy art with mythological background and practical instructions.

Unique, beautifully illustrated guide to the anatomy, habits and history of 13 different types of lifelike dragons that includes sketches, drawings and step-by-step colour painting demonstrations.

Provides the woodworker with the information they need to use their router table. This book covers the basic router-table knowledge in the first chapter: safety issues, setup fundamentals, feed direction and workpiece control.

Teaches writers how to open up memory, access emotion and discover compelling material; shape scenes from experience, as life events become plot lines; and populate stories with the fascinating, silly, and maddening "characters" that surround them.

Provides the reader with the information they need to know to paint with pastels, from materials to techniques to painting from photographs. This title demonstrates the varied techniques of the medium, including different types of strokes, blending, layering, underpainting and mixing media.

Not everything you see on your favorite crime show is accurate. In fact, a lot of it is flat out wrong. Police Procedure & Investigation helps you get your facts straight about the inner workings of law enforcement.With a career in law enforcement that spanned nearly two decades, author Lee Lofland is a nationally acclaimed expert on police procedures and crime scene investigations who consults regularly with best-selling authors and television producers. Now you can benefit from his years of experience with Police Procedure & Investigation.This comprehensive resource includes:More than 80 photographs, illustrations, and charts showing everything from defensive moves used by officers to prison cells and autopsiesDetailed information on officer training, tools of the trade, drug busts, con air procedures, crime scene investigation techniques, and moreFirst-person details from the author about his experiences as a detective, including accounts of arrests, death penalty executions, and criminal encountersPolice Procedure & Investigation is the next best thing to having a police detective personally assigned to your book!

You can draw anything - flowers, people animals, even water and glass with this expansive, in-depth drawing bible, by veteran artist and instructor Lee Hammond. Learn to draw realistically the easy way using reference photos with Lee's simple techniques and clear step-by-step instruction.

Step-by-step instructions for drawing realistic looking portraits demonstrate how to draw individual facial features and add the right highlights and shadows.

Learn to capture vivid colours and delicate intricacies of all kinds of flowers with easy to follow painting techniques.

Provides step-by-step instructions for beginning painters with exercises in painting flowers, trees, bricks, fur, and other simple subjects.

Master painter Kevin Macpherson shares his bold, direct approach to capturing nature's glorious colors and luminosity in oils in complete step-by-step demonstrations.

Craft an Engaging PlotHow does plot influence story structure? What's the difference between plotting for commercial and literary fiction? How do you revise a plot or structure that's gone off course?With Write Great Fiction: Plot & Structure, you'll discover the answers to these questions and more. Award-winning author James Scott Bell offers clear, concise information that will help you create a believable and memorable plot, including: • Techniques for crafting strong beginnings, middles, and ends • Easy-to-understand plotting diagrams and charts • Brainstorming techniques for original plot ideas • Thought-provoking exercises at the end of each chapter • Story structure models and methods for all genres • Tips and tools for correcting common plot problemsFilled with plot examples from popular novels, comprehensive checklists, and practical hands-on guidance, Write Great Fiction: Plot & Structure gives you the skills you need to approach plot and structure like an experienced pro.

Craft Compelling DialogueWhen should your character talk, what should (or shouldn't) he say, and when should he say it? How do you know when dialogue--or the lack thereof--is dragging down your scene? How do you fix a character who speaks without the laconic wit of the Terminator?Write Great Fiction: Dialogue by successful author and instructor Gloria Kempton has the answers to all of these questions and more! It's packed with innovative exercises and instruction designed to teach you how to: • Create dialogue that drives the story • Weave dialogue with narrative and action • Write dialogue that fits specific genres • Avoid the common pitfalls of writing dialogue • Make dialogue unique for each characterAlong with dozens of dialogue excerpts from today's most popular writers, Write Great Fiction: Dialogue gives you the edge you need to make your story stand out from the rest.

Tweens and teens will love drawing the outrageous monsters lurking in Manga Monster Madness.

Build a Believable WorldHow essential is setting to a story? How much description is too much? In what ways do details and setting tie into plot and character development? How can you use setting and description to add depth to your story?You can find all the answers you need in Write Great Fiction: Description & Setting by author and instructor Ron Rozelle. This nuts-and-bolts guide - complete with practical exercises at the end of each chapter - gives you all the tips and techniques you need to: • Establish a realistic sense of time and place • Use description and setting to drive your story • Craft effective description and setting for different genres • Skillfully master showing vs. tellingWith dozens of excerpts from some of today's most popular writers, Write Great Fiction: Description & Setting gives you all the information you need to create a sharp and believable world of people, places, events, and actions.