Mark Willenbrink teaches all about basic materials and techniques and how to use them - including photo references; finding and creating shapes; values; erasing, blending and details. (back of container)

Shows how to realistically capture the world with methods and techniques such as beginning with a structural sketch, applying values and textures, rendering, and understanding perspective and composition.

How to Rule at Drawing features 50 bite-size tips and tricks to help you improve your art skills. This easy-to-follow, irresistibly illustrated book will get you in the habit of capturing not just what you see, but also what you feel. Whether you're a beginner just learning the basics or an expert looking to hone your skills, this handbook is the perfect easy-breezy volume for anyone who wants to up their art-making game. The simple and actionable...

This clear and easy-to-follow guide is the ideal tool for the complete beginner to machine sewing. It is packed with sewing expert Caroline Smith's helpful advice and 25 exciting projects, ranging from pillows and curtains, to an apron, children's playtime tepee and tote bag. It covers all the equipment, tools, terminology and techniques a beginner needs to know, guiding readers from the basic hand stitches right through to more complex techniques....

Discover the limitless possibilities of pastels with this beginner's guide to creating modern, lively, and colorful pastel artwork. Artist and teacher Rebecca de Mendoça offers beginners a complete course in using pastels. Step-by-step exercises and longer projects help you to build the essential skills you need to paint a range of subjects, including landscapes, still life, portraits, and animals. Vital drawing techniques are explained and demonstrated,...

Mindfulness for the Absolute Beginner consists of two different 20 minute guided sessions, suitable for those wishing to discover and develop mindfulness and enjoy the many benefits it brings. The first session is followed whilst lying down and the second whilst seated.Mindfulness is easy to learn. It involves paying complete attention to what you are doing at any moment in time without passing judgment. It's something we are all capable of doing....

A comprehensive guide to composting discusses what can be composted, how to balance a bin's contents for optimum decomposition, vermicomposting, and how and when to use compost in a garden.

This book, written with the support of America's oldest fishing tackle business, offers beginners a chance to learn the fundamentals of the great sport of fly fishing quickly and easily. The Orvis Guide to Beginning Fly Fishing can be the start of a lifetime journey of discovery that will increase your intimacy with the natural world and allow you to gain skill and finesse in your fly fishing techniques. Proven teaching techniques and bright, helpful...

An introduction to kirigami, a Japanese art that combines origami and papercutting, work through the 24 intricate designs of flowers, fruits, animals, succulents, sentiments, and more that are accessible and easy to master for any crafter at any level. With beautiful photography, helpful diagrams, and step-by-step instructions for folding and cutting charming 3D kirigami pop-up cards, vases, boxes, lanterns, holiday decorations, and more, this is...

Covers all the basics-from rods, lines, reels, and tippets to the actual practice of identifying and catching fish to using the moon, weather, and tides in your favor. The key to fun and effective fishing. An authoritative guide to saltwater fly-fishing. Conway Bowman, an expert saltwater fly fisher, wrote this Orvis fly-fishing guide. He offers useful techniques and advice for the beginner fisher. This unique fly-fishing book for beginners is ideal...