Sparkle Explains Drawing

In Sparkle Explains Drawing, readers learn the rle that drawing plays in art. Sparkle, a small pup with big ideas, stresses the importance of drawing. The ability to sketch builds a cornerstone to prepare for most types of art. The book concludes with a drawing project for young artists.

Ghosts make great friends for life (and beyond)! If you're lucky enough to have a ghost find you, you'll need to know how to treat it right. Open up this "how-to" guide to discover how to be the best friend a ghost could ever ask for! What do you do when you meet a ghost? One: Provide the ghost with some of its favorite snacks, like mud tarts and earwax truffles. Two: Tell your ghost bedtime stories (ghosts love to be read to). Three: Make sure no one mistakes your ghost for whipped cream or a marshmallow when you aren't looking! If you follow these few simple steps and the rest of the essential tips in How to Make Friends with a Ghost, you'll see how a ghost friend will lovingly grow up and grow old with you. A whimsical story about ghost care, Rebecca Green's debut picture book is a perfect combination of offbeat humor, quirky and sweet illustrations, and the timeless theme of friendship.

After exploring his ocean home and seeing many different types of sea life, a young fish named Adri talks to his parents and learns that differences make the world colorful and beautiful.

Interviews with twelve contemporary American illustrators and analyses of their techniques and approaches are accompanied by examples of their work, with personal comments.

In Sparkle Explains Pictures Are Fun readers learn how exciting art can be. So many aspects of art include joy, how can pictures not be fun? Follow Sparkle, a little pup with big ideas as she explores the wonderful and whimsical side of artwork.

Sparkle Explains Stylization in Art relates the concept of design in art. Readers learn the importance of style within a body of art. Each artist has their certain way of creating art and making it their own. Examine the hows and whys of design with Sparkle, a small pup with big idea. This is a perfect book for young artists.

Let your art sparkle and gleam! Use the stylus included to trace and embellish the artwork on each page to reveal the sparkly foil underneath. Twenty illustrations including stars, fantastic creatures, fireworks, and moreare waiting to shine in this all-glitter Scratch and Sketch. Wire-o bound hardcover ] 6-3/8" wide x 8-1/2" high (16.2 cm wide x 21.6 cm high) ] 64 pages (20 scratch-off, 20 illustrated, 20 sketch pages) ] Shrink-wrapped with a wooden stylus. White outlines on black scratch-off pages create a fun way for younger children (ages 5 and up) to trace illustrations, revealing magnificent colors beneath. Non-toxic. Potential eye irritant. Avoid inhaling particles of scratch coating. Not for children under 5 years. ] Meets all applicable safety standards.

In the spring of 1973, Melanie Adler desperately wants to be accepted by the Shimmers, the popular kids in her class. But the secret of her mother's PTSD stands in the way. As hard as she tries, Melanie can't act as effortlessly confident and fun as the Shimmers. She's convinced no one knows what it's like to have a parent who's afraid of everything—until Dorit Shoshani moves to town. Clever, independent Dorit understands Melanie's home life thanks to her own family's struggles. The girls become fast friends. But when the Shimmers finally start to pay attention to Melanie, she's torn between her bond with Dorit and her chance at popularity.

[NOTE: This book covers Painter 12] As Painter reaches a milestone twentieth anniversary, The Painter Wow! Book, now in its tenth edition, continues to be an inspiration to Painter fans everywhere, novice and pros alike. Author and renowned artist Cher Threinen-Pendarvis uses her clear, instructive approach to get beginners up to speed and provides more advanced users with additional insight on a variety of cool, creative, and productive techniques. New to this edition is coverage of Painter’s latest tools and the completely redesigned interface, including new media library management, the new Navigator panel and new Clone Source panel, enhanced workspace features, new Real Wet Watercolor and Real Wet Oil painting media, Symmetry features including Kaleidoscope and Mirror painting modes, improved support for Photoshop users, and much more. This invaluable resource for professionals and artists at all levels offers: Numerous full-color images and illustrative techniques throughout, created by renowned Painter artists worldwide Insider knowledge of Painter’s tools, brushes, functions, and preferences from the creator of hundreds of Corel’s brushes Step-by-step instructions for creating artwork in a wide range of industries including commercial illustration and design, photography, fine arts, multimedia, and entertainment A CD-ROM containing stock photos, video clips, a study guide for instructors, unique custom brushes, plus papers, patterns, and other Wow! goodies built by Cher herself [NOTE: This book covers Painter 12] All of Peachpit's eBooks contain the same content as the print edition. You will find a link in the last few pages of your eBook that directs you to the media files. Helpful tips: - If you are able to search the book, search for "Where are the lesson files?" - Go to the very last page of the book and scroll backwards. - You will need a web-enabled device or computer in order to access the media files that accompany this ebook. Entering the URL supplied into a computer with web access will allow you to get to the files. - Depending on your device, it is possible that your display settings will cut off part of the URL. To make sure this is not the case, try reducing your font size and turning your device to a landscape view. This should cause the full URL to appear.