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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. Drawing Dimension - A Shading Guide 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. Drawing Dimension - A Shading Guide 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!

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.

"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.

Do you have a little Picasso at home who is fascinated by the world of cute and cuddly creatures, enticing food, and lovable aliens? Discover a new world of creativity and self-expression with "How to Draw Cute Stuff," specially designed to introduce the principles of drawing to kids aged 6 to 11.This fun, engaging guide is not just another drawing book. It's a magical journey into the realm of imagination where pandas, pizzas, and cotton candy come to life on the page. The step-by-step approach in "How to Draw Cute Stuff" makes it a breeze for your child to replicate these cute drawings. Whether it's a waddling baby penguin, a smiling alien from a faraway galaxy, or a tower of ice cream brimming with delectable toppings, each cute drawing holds a new adventure for your budding artist.Every page of this book is a celebration of cuteness, making it perfect for both beginners finding their way around a pencil, and for those ready to take their creativity to the next level. Let your child's imagination soar, develop their motor skills, and build their confidence as they learn to enjoy the process of drawing cute stuff.Unlock your child's artistic potential today with "How to Draw Cute Stuff: A Step-by-Step Drawing Guide for Kids" from Catherine V. Holmes, author of the bestselling "How to Draw Cool Stuff" series. Imagination has never been this adorable!

Como desenhar coisas legais mostra ilustrações passo-a-passo simples que tornam mais fácil para qualquer um desenhar coisas legais com precisão e confiança. Estas páginas irão guiá-lo através dos princípios básicos da ilustração, concentrando-se em formas fáceis de aprender que se baseiam em desenhos complexos. Com o passo-a-passo fornecido, qualquer coisa pode se tornar fácil de desenhar. Este livro contém uma série de exercícios divertidos e práticos que ajudarão você a ver linha, forma, espaço e outros elementos em objetos do cotidiano e transformá-los em obras de arte detalhadas em apenas alguns passos simples. Os exercícios deste livro ajudarão a treinar seu cérebro para que você possa visualizar objetos comuns de uma maneira diferente, permitindo que você veja através dos olhos de um artista. De rostos fotorrealistas a temas de férias e desenhos de tatuagem, Como desenhar coisas legais torna o desenho mais fácil do que você imagina e mais divertido do que você jamais imaginou! Agora é a hora de aprender a desenhar os assuntos e cenas que você sempre sonhou em desenhar. Como desenhar coisas legais é adequado para artistas de qualquer idade, beneficiando a todos, desde professores e alunos até autodidatas e amadores. Como desenhar coisas legais irá ajudá-lo a realizar o seu potencial artístico e o expor à pura alegria de desenhar!

Learn how to create creepy and scary images that are sure to give your friends and family nightmares

Comment dessiner des trucs cool montre des illustrations simples étape par étape qui permettent à quiconque de dessiner facilement des trucs cool avec précision et confiance. Ces pages vous guideront à travers les principes de base de l'illustration en se concentrant sur des formes faciles à apprendre qui s'intègrent dans des dessins complexes. Avec les directives étape par étape fournies, tout peut devenir facile à dessiner.Ce livre contient une série d'exercices pratiques amusants qui vous aideront à voir la ligne, la forme, l'espace et d'autres éléments dans les objets du quotidien et à les transformer en ¿uvres d'art détaillées en quelques étapes simples. Les exercices de ce livre vous aideront à entraîner votre cerveau afin que vous puissiez visualiser des objets ordinaires d'une manière différente, vous permettant de voir à travers les yeux d'un artiste. Des visages photoréalistes aux thèmes de vacances et aux dessins de tatouage, "Comment dessiner des trucs sympas" rend le dessin plus facile que vous ne le pensez et plus amusant que vous ne l'auriez jamais imaginé ! Il est maintenant temps d'apprendre à dessiner les sujets et les scènes que vous avez toujours rêvé de dessiner.Comment dessiner des trucs cool convient aux artistes de tout âge, profitant à tous, des enseignants et des étudiants aux autodidactes et aux amateurs. "Comment dessiner des trucs sympas" vous aidera à réaliser votre potentiel artistique et vous exposera à la pure joie du dessin !

Living the idyllic childhood in 1960s Northern California, Jim Hamilton had no idea the challenges, pain and grief that awaited him. In Waves of Life, he tells you about the 3 Big Waves he has experienced in his life and the valuable lessons he learned from them.From the passing of his older brother through battles with health issues and addiction, his journey takes us through the pain and joy of his life. Relying on his own experiences, the knowledge of sports and medical experts and key people from his life, he tells an extraordinary story of determination, strength, self-awareness and hope. As Jim shares, "Love is the greatest gift you can receive and give. This may be more visible to you if you slow down and take the time to enjoy everyone around you and every day you have. Life is not forever, but the opportunity to experience it is limitless"So please lay out your towel, unfold your chair, get comfortable and break out a cold one as he shares his story about the waves of his life. In doing so, you just may learn how to dive into the water and make your swim more enjoyable as you ride the waves of your life.

Warrior Sister, Cut Yourself Free from Your Assault is a vital and timely self-help tool for teen girls, young women, or anyone working to overcome physical and sexual assault trauma, as well as the professionals who serve them. The pages within are designed specifically for teen girls and young women for two reasons. First, they''re collectively the largest demographic impacted by physical violence with the least recovery resources. Second, as fellow survivors, they should know where to find their sisterhood and how to navigate the recovery valley some of us have already made it through. Warrior Sister, Cut Yourself Free from Your Assault is a road and resource map for survivors thrown into situations where they must become their own heroes and save their own lost worlds. The book offers the trauma-informed support, knowledge, and strategies survivors need to restore their emotional stability, health, and self-worth. This book is also used as a part of the aRIFT+ Warrior Project outreach, which collaboratively works to help assault survivors heal and take back control so they can move beyond their attack and experience self-restoration. 

This uniquely uplifting memoir tells the compelling story of the author''s journey from foster child and sexual abuse survivor to founder of the nationally recognized running organization, Girls With Sole. With brutal honesty, Liz Ferro writes about her own experiences of trauma, and how running, biking, and swimming pulled her through the toughest times imaginable, always reminding her of her own strength and worth. She writes about the challenges she''s endured with humor and heart, always looking for the meaning in each and every experience.This inspiring, Cinderella story-which ends with Ferro being named as an honoree for Traditional Home Magazine''s Classic Woman award-will inspire all readers, no matter their story or goals. "Like a traveler on a long and tiresome journey, the finish line beckons you with the rewards and riches that come from achieving your goal," she writes. "The warm beauty of the finish line after a race gives you the feeling of home, and makes all the efforts of getting there worthwhile."Gritty, yet often humorously told, her story proves that with resiliency, anyone can be rewarded with the euphoria she calls the "finish line feeling." 

In today''s complex and challenging world, we often find ourselves facing problems for which there seem to be no answers. In this practical and inspirational book, songwriter and author David Friedman explores the idea that there are ALWAYS answers, and they often come in ways we don''t expect, if only we are willing to be open to the possibilities. In 1990, David wrote the song, Help is on the Way, in response to the AIDS crisis. First sung by Nancy LaMott, it has since become the theme song for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, and has helped raise millions of dollars for charitable and humanitarian causes around the world. Each chapter in the book is a line from the song, and is filled with stories, essays, anecdotes, quotations and practical advice. So whatever challenges you may be facing today, pick up this book, and know that Help is on the Way.

Adapt and thrive--this is the way of the Chameleon.With a less than idyllic childhood shrouded behind her, Nora Horvath finds confidence and strength in the life she''s created for herself. Needs, not names, are what interests this self-possessed woman, and that''s exactly the way she likes it. Between her hobbies, her work, and her intimate circle of confidants, there is literally nothing Nora desires from the outside world--let alone a long forgotten one. As a firefighter, Nora knows better than most that heat rises. After a terrifying rescue jostles free the memories of a traumatic and abusive past, Nora is forced to pursue the demons who beckon her back into the shadowy realm of this new trauma. As she ascends into the inferno of her past, she begins to discover just how much heat she can handle.  Feverishly, Nora attempts to maintain her tight grip on the things she holds dear, and considers everything else to be... trivial. After all, a chameleon only changes color when it''s frightened, and nothing can rattle the likes of Nora Horvath. Not even the truth.  Stunning, powerful, and complex, Chameleon Girl is a novel so big it occupies dual worlds. Igniting passion and intrigue, this psychological thriller transcends the genre as a champion of emotional intelligence and feminist narrative. Journey into the darkest and most complex aspects of the human experience as you witness this incredible cast of characters change, adapt, and show their true colors in Liz Ferro''s bewitching debut novel. Grab your copy today!

Cómo dibujar cosas geniales contiene ilustraciones simples, paso a paso, que hacen que dibujar cosas geniales con precisión y confianza sea fácil para cualquier persona. Estas páginas te guiarán a través de los principios básicos de la ilustración y se centrarán en formas fáciles de aprender que se transforman en complejos dibujos. Con pautas paso a paso, cualquier cosa puede llegar a ser fácil de dibujar. Este libro contiene una serie de divertidos ejercicios prácticos que te ayudarán a ver la línea, la forma, el espacio y otros elementos en los objetos cotidianos. Así, podrás convertirlos en obras de arte detalladas en tan solo unos sencillos pasos. Los ejercicios de este libro te ayudarán a entrenar el cerebro para que puedas visualizar los objetos cotidianos de una manera diferente, y te permitirán ver a través de los ojos de un artista. Desde caras fotorrealistas hasta temas navideños y dibujos de tatuajes, ¡Cómo dibujar cosas geniales hace que dibujar sea más fácil de lo que crees, y más divertido de lo que jamás habías imaginado! Ahora es el momento de aprender a dibujar los temas y escenas que siempre has soñado con dibujar. Cómo dibujar cosas geniales es adecuado para artistas de cualquier edad, y ayuda desde a profesores y estudiantes hasta a autodidactas y aficionados. ¡Cómo dibujar cosas geniales te ayudará a desarrollar tu potencial artístico y te expondrá a la alegría pura de dibujar!

Lessons from the Set is a comprehensive filmmaking guide that takes a cinephile’s “Do It Yourself” approach to low-budget indie film production and distribution. The book is peppered with filmmaking tips and tricks, as well as valuable, practical insight into the process of writing, directing, producing, and distributing commercial feature films on a low budget – whether you’re working with $1,000 or $1m. You’ll learn how to write, direct, produce, and release your film to theaters, tackle festivals and handle press, create a marketing plan, get reviews, and approach the filmmaking process with both an artistic soul and an entrepreneurial mindset. After releasing his debut feature film to wide acclaim, filmmaker Usher Morgan (Prego, Windblown, Pickings) decided to write a filmmaking book which detailed his approach to writing, directing, and producing his own work, as well as the steps he took to distribute and market his film, Pickings, and release it to theaters across the nation. Lessons from the Set: A DIY Guide to Your First Feature Film, from Script to Theaters is the perfect gift to any aspiring filmmaker, it’s an essential guide for anyone who wants to tell stories and make movies for a living. 

What makes a superhero "super"? Is it the power to endure? The will to stand up for what is right? Or is it the courage to conquer fear and the ability to overcome adversity? In the real world, superheroes exist and they are all around us. And much like the comic-book heroes we grew up with, real-world superheroes were once average people who faced adversity and conquered it. They discovered their power and became something more; they stood strong in their truth and became a "super" version of themselves.We all want to have that "superpower," the power to control our own destiny, to be independent, strong and to kick ass at accomplishing our goals and achieving our dreams. But many of us feel as if we could never attain it as if we had lost our power, our inner strength and our ability to control our own destiny. We feel as if a tragedy, an event or another person have robbed us of our abilities and left us hopeless, struggling to regain control and becoming the person we used to be. We watch other people grow into their super-selves and quietly whisper the words, "I wish…". Well, it's time to change that.By combining the powers of fitness and self-awareness activities, Girls with Sole will guide you through the process of reinventing yourself and unleashing your inner superhero. It will provide you with the tools to becoming a badass, rock star, super version of yourself. Girls with Sole shows you how to further develop and unleash your gifts into the world and take real-world steps towards becoming the fit and fierce person you want to be. We don't need anyone to save us; we save ourselves! Capes optional.

A collection of writing exercises. The pages of this workbook come to life with the hopes of guiding others to explore, enlighten, and embrace the messiness of who they are by seeking healing through writing.

In this third book in The Thought Exchange Series, David fulfills his readers' and students' request for a simple workbook of step by step exercises in which we can understand, on an Experiential level, that EVERYTHING we could ever want we already have inside.

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 photorealistic artworks. Drawing Dimensions - A Shading Guide 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 dimensions to your own drawings, how to analyze real life objects and shade, create highlights, blend tones and produce realistic drawings with ease. Other types of shading covered in this book include hatching, cross hatching and stippling techniques, you'll also 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.Drawing Dimensions - A Shading Guide 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! All you need is a pencil and a piece of paper and you'll be well on your way to creating spectacular works of art.