"Authoritative as it is amusing, this book distills everything Benjamin Dreyer has learned from the hundreds of books he has copyedited, including works by Elizabeth Strout, E. L. Doctorow, and Frank Rich, into a useful guide not just for writers but for everyone who wants to put their best foot forward in writing prose. Dreyer offers lessons on the ins and outs of punctuation and grammar, including how to navigate the words he calls 'the confusables,'...

Presents information on how cameras work, from smartphones to high-end underwater cameras like professionals with National Geographic use. Offers advice and tips for taking good photographs, such as getting the lighting right and how to set up a shot.

A modern approach to stitching, layering, tracing, and drawing with thread from an authority on embroidery arts.

Provides hundreds of doodling examples while teaching artists how to create doodles in three easy steps. Includes project ideas for transforming doodles into greeting cards, calendars, invitations, and gift wrap.

The world of cute art has a delicious style of fusing food and character drawings--and this ultra-adorable book by Angela Nguyen features a menagerie of irresistibly sweet creatures. How about a hot dog with an actual dog inside, kitty sushi, or bear eggs on toast? It's all so simple: ellipses and circles become a plate of pancakes garnished with blueberries that have ears, eyes, and smiles. Turn a triangle into an animal-topped slice of pizza--or...

Provides step-by-step illustrations that show how to draw animals of all shapes and sizes.

Step-by-step instructions for making line drawings of animals, vehicles, furniture, buildings, people, and other things.

Provides tips and ideas on how to write a scary story.

Practical self-help for artists who want to free their creativity. Art from Intuition offers artists everywhere a unique system for freeing their own creative intuition, the sixth sense that directs an artist’s drive and work. By letting go of the self-criticism, doubt, and insecurity that discourage artmaking, artists will be able to soar to new heights of creativity. More than 60 practical exercises take the reader from the most basic...

"We all want to bring more calm into our lives. We all want to feel more focused and positive. Mindfulness is the key to making it happen. Breathe like a bear guides us through fun exercises to help us relax and stretch our imaginations. Because just like we need to exercise our bodies, we need to flex our mindfulness muscles!" --Jacket.