How to Draw Cool Stuff shows simple step-by-step illustrations that make it easy for anyone to draw cool stuff with precision and confidence. These pages will guide you through the basic principles of illustration by concentrating on easy-to-learn shapes that build into complex drawings. With the step-by-step guidelines provided, anything can become easy to draw. This book contains a series of fun, hands-on exercises that will help you see line, shape, space and other elements in everyday objects and turn them into detailed works of art in just a few simple steps. The exercises in this book will help train your brain so you can visualize ordinary objects in a different manner, allowing you to see through the eyes of an artist. From photorealistic faces to holiday themes and tattoo drawings, How to Draw Cool Stuff makes drawing easier than you would think and more fun than you ever imagined! Now is the time to learn how to draw the subjects and scenes you've always dreamt of drawing. How to Draw Cool Stuff is suitable for artists of any age benefiting everyone from teachers and students to self-learners and hobbyists. How to Draw Cool Stuff will help you realize your artistic potential and expose you to the pure joy of drawing!

The 2nd Book in the How to Draw Cool Stuff' series. From basic shapes to realistic drawings, mastering shading, texture, and illusions. A must-have for artists of all levels.

Inside this book, you will find simple illustrations that cover the necessities of drawing cool stuff. Specific exercises are provided that offer step-by-step guidelines for drawing a variety of subjects. Each lesson starts with an easy-to-draw shape that will become the basic structure of the drawing. From there, each step adds elements to that structure, allowing the artist to build on their creation and make a more detailed image. Starting with the basic forms, the artist is provided a guide to help see objects in terms of simplified shapes. Instructions for shading to add depth, contrast, character, and movement to a drawing are then covered. The varieties of texture and pattern that can be included in an artwork offer another layer of interest and depth to a design. These elements are necessary to indicate the way something looks like it feels in a work (texture) or creating the repetition of shapes, lines, or colors (patterns). Illustrated optical illusions involve images that are sensed and perceived to be different from what they really are, showing examples of how the mind and the eyes can play tricks on each other.

This edition includes new pages, new exercises, and advanced shading exercises not included in the 1st edition. All you need is a piece of paper, a pencil, and an eraser, and you are ready to draw cool stuff. Once the drawing is complete, it can be colored, shaded, or designed in any way you like to make it original. Following these exercises is a great way to practice your craft and begin seeing things in terms of simple shapes within a complex object.

How to Draw Cool Stuff: Basics, Shading, Texture, Pattern and Optical Illusions is the second book in the How to Draw Cool Stuff series. Inside you will find simple illustrations that cover the necessities of drawing cool stuff. Specific exercises are provided that offer step-by-step guidelines for drawing a variety of subjects. Each lesson starts with an easy-to-draw shape that will become the basic structure of the drawing. From there, each step adds elements to that structure, allowing the artist to build on their creation and make a more detailed image. Starting with the basic forms, the artist is provided a guide to help see objects in terms of simplified shapes. Instructions for shading to add depth, contrast, character and movement to a drawing are then covered. The varieties of texture and pattern that can be included in an artwork offer another layer of interest and depth to a design. These elements are necessary to indicate the way something looks like it feels in a work (texture) or creating the repetition of shapes, lines or colors (patterns). Illustrated optical illusions involve images that are sensed and perceived to be different from what they really are, showing examples of how the mind and the eyes can play tricks on each other. All you need is a piece of paper, a pencil and an eraser and you are ready to draw cool stuff. Once the drawing is complete, it can be colored, shaded or designed in any way you like to make it original. Following these exercises is a great way to practice your craft and begin seeing things in terms of simple shapes within a complex object.

How to Draw Cool Stuff shows simple step-by-step illustrations that make it easy for anyone to draw cool stuff with precision and confidence. These pages will guide you through the basic principles of illustration by concentrating on easy-to-learn shapes that build into complex drawings. With the step-by-step guidelines provided, anything can become easy to draw. This book contains a series of fun, hands-on exercises that will help you see line, shape, space and other elements in everyday objects and turn them into detailed works of art in just a few simple steps. The exercises in this book will help train your brain so you can visualize ordinary objects in a different manner, allowing you to see through the eyes of an artist.

From photorealistic faces to holiday themes and tattoo drawings, How to Draw Cool Stuff makes drawing easier than you would think and more fun than you ever imagined! Now is the time to learn how to draw the subjects and scenes you've always dreamt of drawing. How to Draw Cool Stuff is suitable for artists of any age benefiting everyone from teachers and students to self-learners and hobbyists. How to Draw Cool Stuff will help you realize your artistic potential and expose you to the pure joy of drawing!

Unlock your creativity and master the art of drawing in just five minutes with Catherine V. Holmes' essential guide, perfect for budding artists seeking quick and impactful practice sessions.

Five minutes may not seem like a lot of time to allow yourself to work on a drawing, as artists have been known to take days, months, and even years to complete a single work of art. However, as this book will prove, you can draw some really cool stuff in just under five minutes. By limiting their time, artists will start to see only the most essential parts of a subject while communicating action, movement, and expression into one timed drawing.

This book is jam-packed with step-by-step lessons for drawing cool objects quickly - in 5-minutes or less! Author, artist, and instructor Catherine V. Holmes will start by teaching you how to quickly interpret basic information onto paper using simple but meaningful lines made with purpose. Start by observing, then draw the main shapes within your object. Next, you'll find simple lines and smaller shapes that build on the original ones, blocking in areas with lines and curves to represent the major details of your subject. The final steps should be filling your subject in with tone and refining shadows and highlights.

Drawing under a time limit is a wonderful exercise that will help you learn how to draw more instinctively and gain a better understanding of form. The final outcome is not meant to be a polished drawing, but rather an all-around practice exercise that will improve your game and help you draw really some cool stuff with ease. The fifth book in the How To Draw Cool Stuff series, this exciting new title will teach you how to create simple illustrations using basic shapes and a drawing technique that simplifies the process of drawing, all while helping you construct height, width, and depth in your work. It will guide you through the creative thought process and provide plenty of ideas to get you started.

Master the art of shading with Catherine V. Holmes' comprehensive guide, perfect for artists of all levels looking to add depth and realism to their drawings.

Shading is one of the easiest ways of adding depth, contrast, character, and movement to your drawings. By controlling pencil pressure and stroke, understanding light and having knowledge of blending techniques, an artist can enhance their work and offer the wow factor needed to produce realistic artworks.

How to Draw Cool Stuff: Shading Techniques for Teachers and Students offers a series of shading tutorials that are easy to understand and simple to follow. It goes beyond the standard step by step instruction to offer readers an in-depth look at a variety of shading techniques and their applications. Inside this book is a series of lessons designed to teach you how to add dimension to your own drawings, how to analyze real life objects and shade, create highlights, blend tones, and produce realistic drawings with ease. We will explore hatching, cross hatching, and stippling techniques and learn how to use contrast to set a mood and create a focal point. At last - we'll put all of these skills to the test and work together to produce a beautiful piece of art.

Shading Techniques for Teachers and Students includes many resources to help you along the way through examples, tips on what you should aim for, and pitfalls to avoid. Each lesson is tailored to help you refine your shading techniques so you can add more depth and realism to your work. The book is perfectly suitable for beginners and moderates of all ages, students and teachers, professionals and novices; anyone can learn how to shade like a pro!

For aspiring winemakers and wine enthusiasts, Beyond Grapes: How to Make Wine Out of Anything But Grapes unveils the art of creating exceptional wines from a myriad of fruits and ingredients beyond the traditional vine

If you think that all fine wines start on a grapevine, you are in for a delightful, eye-opening, tantalizing surprise. What you will discover in this book are delicious, mouth-watering recipes, developed over the author's extensive career, for making wines and liqueurs from fruits, vegetables, and medicinal herbs.

Beyond Grapes: How to Make Wine Out of Anything but Grapes is not your ordinary how to make wine book. It was written by Yacov Morad, founder and chief winemaker at the world-famous Morad Winery in Israel. In this book, Mr. Morad puts his wealth of winemaking experience to use, to teach you how to make simple, easy-to-learn wines and liqueurs from everything BUT grapes in the comfort of your own home. Each recipe follows a similar formula, which, once mastered, will give you the blueprint you need to design your own wine or liqueur, regardless of what fruit, vegetable, or plant you want to use as its base. Learn how to make wine from raspberries, pears, coconut, dates, onions, papaya, apricots, pomegranates, carrots, potatoes, mint, onion, dill, and even parsley (among other things), as well as how to make liqueurs from pineapple, honey, lychee, mango, chocolate, and chamomile.

Beyond Grapes: How to Make Wine Out of Anything but Grapes is the must-have book for any enthusiastic oenophile who dares to explore a new world of wine, to expose themselves to new and exciting flavors, and who wants to master the skills needed to produce experimental beverages out of an array of fruits, vegetables, and medicinal herbs. It is the perfect gift for any wine lover.

Tienes un pequeño Picasso en casa que está fascinado por el mundo de las criaturas tiernas y adorables, la comida atractiva y los alienígenas simpáticos? Ayúdalos a descubrir un nuevo mundo de creatividad y autoexpresión con Cómo Dibujar Cosas Lindas, diseñado especialmente para introducir los principios del dibujo a niños de 6 a 11 años.

Esta guía divertida y encantadora no es solo otro libro de dibujo. Es un viaje mágico al reino de la imaginación donde pandas, pizzas y gatitos Kawaii cobran vida en la página. El enfoque paso a paso en Cómo Dibujar Cosas Lindas hace que sea muy fácil para tu hijo replicar estos dibujos lindos. Ya sea un pingüino bebé tambaleante, un alien sonriente de una galaxia lejana, o una torre de helado cargada de deliciosas coberturas, cada dibujo lindo ofrece una nueva aventura para tu joven artista.

Cada página de este libro es una celebración de la ternura, lo que lo hace perfecto tanto para principiantes que están descubriendo cómo manejar un lápiz, como para aquellos que están listos para llevar su creatividad al siguiente nivel. Deja que la imaginación de tu hijo vuele, desarrolla sus habilidades motoras y construye su confianza mientras aprenden a disfrutar del proceso de dibujar cosas lindas.

Desbloquea el potencial artístico de tu hijo hoy con Cómo Dibujar Cosas Lindas: Una Guía de Dibujo Paso a Paso para Niños de Catherine V. Holmes, autora de la serie de bestsellers Cómo Dibujar Cosas Geniales! La imaginación nunca antes había sido tan adorable!

Hey Addiction, Thanks for NOTHING: A Brutally Honest Guide to Loving an Addict Without Losing Your Mind is a self-help memoir penned by Meredith Beardmore, LMHC, an expert therapist in substance abuse. She thought her professional expertise would shield her and her loved ones from addiction's devastating impact-she was wrong. Like many, she saw addiction seep into every facet of her loved ones' lives, dragging her into the crossfire. Addiction is indiscriminate, blind to gender, socioeconomic status, and job title-it traps everyone in its collateral damage.

Frustrated by the lack of helpful resources, Meredith decided to create a guide to understanding and surviving the addiction of loved ones, aiming to step out from its shadows. With an authoritative voice, laced with humor, she offers practical tips for navigating this daunting reality.

Who better to help than a therapist who's been in the trenches herself? Meredith leaves professional veneer behind, opting for honesty, inclusivity, and authenticity. She shares her experiences of loving an addict and her trials and failures in stopping the addict from destroying their lives.

Utilizing gritty artwork to illustrate the desperate lengths people will go to help their addicts, Meredith offers her readers a sense of identification and validation. She incorporates techniques from various treatment modalities, including Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Expressive Arts Techniques, to guide her readers out of trauma and back into their lives.

Hey Addiction serves as an authentic yet authoritative guide, providing best practice skills, reflection exercises, and a dose of humor to address the harsh realities of loving someone with an addiction.

A deeply personal and empowering memoir of healing and transformation, Meredith Beardmore's journey through betrayal and somatic therapy offers modern women a roadmap to reclaim their inner strength amidst life's darkest moments.

In The Plan B Chronicles: Divorce, Defiance, Liberation, psychotherapist Meredith Beardmore delivers a raw and compelling memoir chronicling her journey through betrayal, healing, and self-discovery. After discovering her husband's infidelity, Meredith's life spirals into chaos, challenging everything she thought she knew about love, trust, and personal strength.

Drawing from her professional experience in therapy and somatic healing, Beardmore navigates the emotional wreckage while offering readers valuable insights and practical tools for overcoming similar challenges. Through her path of somatic therapy, spiritual awakening, and ultimately reclaiming her personal power, Meredith's memoir is a candid, inspiring account of how the darkest moments in life can lead to profound transformation. This book serves as both a healing guide and a story of empowerment, making it essential reading for modern women questioning their own relationships and seeking a way forward.

How to Draw Cool Stuff: Holidays, Seasons and Events is a step-by-step drawing guide that illustrates popular celebrations, holidays and events for your drawing pleasure. From the Chinese New Year to April Fools' Day, Father's Day to Halloween, Christmas and New Year's Eve - this book covers over 100 fun days, holidays, seasons and events, and offers simple lessons that will teach you how to draw like a pro and get you in the spirit of whichever season it may be The third book in the How To Draw Cool Stuff series, this exciting new title will teach you how to create simple illustrations using basic shapes and a drawing technique that simplifies the process of drawing, all while helping you construct height, width and depth in your work. It will guide you through the creative thought process and provide plenty of ideas to get you started. The lessons in this book will also teach you how to think like an artist and remind you that you are only limited by your imagination

Cómo Dibujar Cosas Geniales: Sombreado, Texturas e Ilusiones Ópticas es el segundo libro de la serie Cómo Dibujar Cosas Geniales. En su interior, encontrará ilustraciones sencillas que cubren todo lo necesario para dibujar cosas impresionantes. Se proporcionan ejercicios específicos que ofrecen directrices paso a paso para dibujar una gran variedad de temas.

Cada lección comienza con una forma simple que se convertirá en la estructura básica del dibujo. A partir de ahí, cada paso añade elementos a esa estructura, permitiendo al artista construir sobre su creación y realizar una imagen más detallada. Partiendo de las formas básicas, se proporciona una guía al artista para ayudarle a ver los objetos en términos de formas simplificadas. Además, se incluyen instrucciones para sombrear con el fin de añadir profundidad, contraste, carácter y movimiento al dibujo. Las variedades de textura y patrón que se pueden incluir en una obra de arte ofrecen otra capa de interés y profundidad al diseño. Estos elementos son esenciales para indicar la apariencia de algo en una obra (textura) o para crear la repetición de formas, líneas o colores (patrones). Las ilusiones ópticas ilustradas muestran imágenes que se perciben de manera diferente a lo que realmente son, ofreciendo ejemplos de cómo la mente y los ojos pueden ser engañados. Todo lo que necesita es un trozo de papel, un lápiz y una goma de borrar, y estará listo para dibujar cosas impresionantes.

Una vez completado el dibujo, puede colorearlo, sombrearlo o diseñarlo de la forma que desee para hacerlo único. Seguir estos ejercicios es una forma estupenda de practicar su oficio y empezar a ver las cosas en términos de formas simples dentro de un objeto complejo.

A witty and nostalgic memoir that explores the hard lessons Brett Sorem learned from skateboarding and how they shaped his approach to life.

Land On Both Feet is a humorous and reflective memoir by Brett Sorem, blending skateboarding culture with practical life wisdom. Set against the backdrop of the mid '90s renegade skate scene, the book follows Brett's journey from aspiring professional skateboarder to a grounded adult, exploring the invaluable insight learned along the way. Brett's eleven lessons--ranging from the importance of embracing failure to the art of persistence--demonstrate how the challenges and triumphs of skateboarding mirror the complexities of life. Whether it's learning when to stop and appreciate the moment or how to keep pushing forward after setbacks, this book is a testament to the power of resilience and self-discovery. Crafted for core skateboarders, enthusiasts and anyone looking for a fresh perspective on personal growth, Land On Both Feet is a nostalgic, witty, and inspiring read.

For fans of Markus Zusak and Isabel Allende, this unforgettable novel weaves history, magical realism, and the fierce determination of an invisible girl on a daring journey through Nazi Germany to save her best friend in The Vanishing, now a major motion picture in development.

To save her best friend from the horrors of Nazi Germany, an invisible girl must embark on an utterly unforgettable journey of redemption and revenge. The Vanishing is fierce and loving, devastating and compelling, a breathtaking blend of history, fiction, and magical realism.

A heartwarming and inspiring guide to safeguarding precious memories, using personal stories of loss, resilience, and the power of photographs in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.

Part memoir, part practical guide, Beyond The Storm delivers emotional, real-life stories while providing invaluable tips for digitizing, organizing, and protecting your own precious memories before disaster strikes.

After Hurricane Ian devastated her community, photographer Krista Kowalczyk turned personal tragedy into a mission to save the irreplaceable--memories captured in photographs. With vivid storytelling, Krista shares the heartbreak of witnessing unimaginable loss, the joy of restoring treasured memories, and the resilience of a community united in recovery. Both a personal reflection and a guide, this book inspires readers to safeguard their cherished moments and shows the profound power of compassion in the face of disaster.

Perfect for anyone who values the power of a photograph, this book will resonate with readers who believe in the enduring bonds of family, community, and memory.

For parents and children navigating the heartache of loss, Blue & Pink Balloons offers a tender exploration of grief through a child's eyes, promising understanding and solace in the shared journey of healing.

A little girl's hope about having a sibling, excitement of becoming one, and sadness of learning the sibling passed away due to miscarriage. Though sad, she finds comfort with family.

Discover the heartfelt tale of hope, anticipation, loss, and love in Shani Rogers' moving children's book, Blue and Pink Balloons. This delicately penned story seen through the eyes of a four-year-old little girl, echoes the mixed emotions of joy in becoming a big sister, and the confusion and sorrow of losing that dream to a miscarriage. Despite the heartbreak, this tale is a gentle reminder that even through the darkest times, there is a shimmer of light with the love and support from family.

In The ABCs of My Neuroses: Tales from an Anxious Life, Justine Cadwell offers a candid and humorous exploration of anxiety, making it a must-read for those seeking a relatable journey through the world of mental health.

Embark on a riveting journey of self-discovery with Midwestern millennial, Justine Cadwell, in her groundbreaking new book, The ABCs of My Neuroses - Tales from an Anxious Life. Daringly honest, deeply relatable, and laced with touches of humor, Cadwell's work offers a refreshing perspective on anxiety disorders and their impacts on daily life.

Each chapter, arranged alphabetically, unravels the complex tapestry of the author's own neuroses, forging a path that blurs the line between endearing quirks and debilitating mental illness. Woven with extracts from her personal journals, love letters, and text message conversations, Cadwell paints a vivid portrayal of the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of living with anxiety. It resonates with anyone who's ever felt their heart race at the thought of the unknown.

But Cadwell's story isn't just about navigating mental illness--it's about surviving modern life, exploring universal topics such as sex and body image hang-ups, parenting woes, and the slippery slope from the need for external validation to consumerism and codependency.

The ABCs of My Neuroses is a must-read for those seeking to understand the multifaceted nature of mental health. It's an exploration, a conversation, and ultimately, a celebration of the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity.

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In The ABCs of My Neuroses, Justine Cadwell masterfully traces the tensions--between thought and feeling, interior and exterior landscape, past and present, other and self--that shape the contours of not only her own life but also human life itself. The playful yet serious use of a strict narrative structure gives shape and clarity to experiences, which are, by their very nature, amorphous and oblique. In this book, marked by humor, candor, and keen insight, Cadwell proves to be a wise and compassionate guide through the complexity, absurdity, and surprising beauty of what it is to be alive. -- Marya Hornbacher, author of Wasted and Madness

In this highly engaging, entertaining, and informative memoir, Justine Cadwell takes the reader on her journey through different mental, emotional, and health issues. Veering from a straight, linear sort of telling, the dynamic and experimental structure of The ABCs of My Neuroses help to convey that the ways in which we experience any life challenges aren't always on a straight-forward path. With enlightening prose and hilarious quips, Cadwell shows us the different ways in which we can navigate the various neuroses we encounter in life with both grace and humor. - Chelsey Clammer, author of Human Heartbeat Detected and Circadian