Artists Drawing Techniques: Discover How to Draw Landscapes, People, Still Lifes and More, in Penci

The ultimate complete drawing course to help you take your sketches to a higher level • Packed with inspiring workshops and advice from practising artists, this art lesson book will help you sharpen your drawing skills in a range of media • Here's what you'll find inside the pages of this artist's guide to drawing • - Includes more than 90 detailed step-by-step workshops for pencil, charcoal, pen and pastel techniques • - A comprehensive range of techniques makes it suitable for beginners or more experienced artists • - Techniques are approached with progression in mind, so readers can learn the basics then move on to new creative challenges • Every aspect of drawing is explained in incredible detail in this drawing reference guide. It starts with the basics of drawing - such as learning how to draw and choosing a subject - and works all the way through to mounting your finished masterpiece

Unleash your inner artist and learn to draw with ‘queen of colouring’ Johanna Basford • In this beautiful, accessible guide Johanna shares the fun, simple, no-skills-needed secrets to creating your own flora, fauna and fantasies inspired by her bestselling and beloved colouring books • With step-by-step exercises, inspiring prompts and plenty of pages to colour, let your creativity run wild. How to Draw Inky Wonderlands invites you to develop your personal drawing style and master creating marvellous creatures and landscapes using only the pen or pencil in your hand and the wildest reaches of your imagination

This how-to book is perfect for budding artists and animal fans alike! Children from age 8 and up can learn to draw a wide range of popular animals including tigers, dolphins, horses and butterflies. How to Draw Animals includes a stunning full-colour scene at the end of every chapter and an explanation on how to draw it, whilst amazing animal facts are scattered throughout the book for an extra fun element. There are plenty of hints and tips on getting started, the materials required and how to use colours effectively. The step-by-step techniques employed are easy to follow and really do work!

Раскройте все забавные советы и хитрости, необходимые для того, чтобы улучшить свои навыки рисования и стать невероятным художником, с помощью книги Клэр Джонсон "Как рисовать" • Узнайте, как рисовать все подряд - от забавных людей и опасных динозавров до распускающихся цветов и сумасшедших мультфильмов - с помощью этой фантастической пошаговой книжки для рисования для детей. "Как рисовать" - это увлекательное интерактивное пособие для детей, которое вдохновит их окунуться в мир искусства и узнать все, что нужно знать о рисовании. Благодаря простым инструкциям и ободряющим советам и подсказочкам рисовать еще никогда не было так легко и вдохновляюще • Книга на английском языке • Uncover all the fun tips and tricks needed to improve your drawing skills and become an incredible artist, with this How to Draw book

This book will give you many hours of your life back • Scheduling doctor's appointments. Planning a party. Buying a present. Filling out paperwork. These are the kind of secretarial and managerial tasks necessary to run a life and a household. Elizabeth Emens was a working mother with two young children, swamped like so many of us, when she realised that 'life admin' was consuming her. Desperate to survive and to help others along the way, she gathered favourite tips and tricks, admin confessions, and the secrets of admin-happy households • Drawing on her research and writing in a wholly original manner, she shows how admin affects our lives; how we might reduce, redistribute and even prevent it; what 'admin personalities' we might have; and how to deal with it in relationships

Are you overshadowed by the narcissists in your life? Are you worn out by their constant demands for attention, their absolute belief they are right (even when clearly they are not), their determination to do what they want (regardless of impact), and their baffling need to control everyone and everything around them? • In this thought-provoking, sanity-saving book, Thomas Erikson helps you understand what makes narcissists tick and, crucially, how to handle them without wearing yourself out in the process. With the help of the behavioural model made famous in Surrounded by Idiots, Erikson provides all the tools you need to manage not just the narcissists around you but everyday narcissism as well - itself becoming more widespread in this age of social media

A cutting-edge examination of what it means to be human and to have a 'self' in the face of new scientific developments in genetic editing, cloning and neural downloading • After seeing his own cells used to grow clumps of new neurons – essentially mini-brains – Philip Ball begins to examine the concepts of identity and consciousness. Delving into humanity's deep evolutionary past to look at how complex creatures like us emerged from single-celled life, he offers a new perspective on how humans think about ourselves • In an age when we are increasingly encouraged to regard the 'self' as an abstract sequence of genetic information, or as a pattern of neural activity that might be 'downloaded' to a computer, he return us to the body – to flesh and blood – and anchors a conception of personhood in this unique and ephemeral mortal coil

Child development expert Dr Rebecca Chicot shares with you the secrets to calm and stress-free toddler parenting. Based on her unique parent–toddler approach, she reveals that by understanding how your toddler thinks and what changes he is going through, you can respond with confidence and stop sweating the small stuff. Whether you need help with tantrums, night waking, potty training or fussy eating, inside you’ll find • · A toddler toolkit to help you cope with every toddler scenario • · A fire-fighting guide to hand-hold you through the classic toddler challenges; No! Now! Mine! Yuk! • · A toddler development map to show you how your toddler is changing, what stage they are at, and how to best to enjoy and encourage their mental, social and emotional development • The Calm and Happy Toddler is the ‘how to’ and ‘why’ of toddler parenting: read this book to understand your toddler, get on the same team and thrive together

A proven 10-step plan to overcoming cancer from Britain's foremost cancer experts • If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with cancer, you want to do everything possible to beat the disease. But with so much conflicting advice and so many options available, how do you decide on the best treatment plan for you? • In this major new book, Professor Jane Plant and Professor Mustafa Djamgoz present a clear and scientifically sound 10-step programme to help you beat cancer. At a time when you may be feeling helpless and confused, this book provides the essential guidance you need to take control of your life and regain your health with targeted advice for specific cancers • Included in the 10-step plan • · Inform yourself: understand what cancer is, what causes it and how to avoid carcinogens • · Choosing the right treatment: evidence-based advice on conventional and complementary therapies, including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery and medication • · Change your lifestyle: guidance on diet, exercise, reducing stress, relationships and other lifestyle factors that have a proven link with cancer • Beat Cancer will help you prevent cancer, tackle your diagnosis and stay in remission

Whether you long for the partner who broke up with you, or the one you dream of meeting; whether you hunger for the happy childhood you'll never have, or for the divine; whether you yearn for a lost person, an unborn child, the fountain of youth, or unconditional love: These are all manifestations of the same great ache • In this inspiring and genre-bending work, Susan Cain - author of the international bestseller Quiet - shows us the power of a "bittersweet" outlook: the overlooked tendency to states of longing and poignancy, and a piercing joy at the beauty of the world • Embracing the bittersweet means understanding that light and dark, birth and death - bitter and sweet - are forever paired, and that by recognising this we can find the true path to creativity and connection

It's YOUR body • It's YOUR mind • It's YOUR choice • There are a million reasons to drink. It tastes great. You feel alive. It helps you relax. But are you really in control? • The Alcohol Experiment shows a new way of thinking and offers a 30-day programme with a difference. It asks you to look closer at why you drink, what you get out of it and whether it's really the alcohol that's giving you what you want • From the bestselling author of This Naked Mind, Annie Grace gives you the tools to take control of your drinking for good

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