Doodle Dogs and Sketchy Cats


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Sit Back, Relax, Sketch and Doodle! Feel your worry melt away as you begin to sketch and doodle the cutest cats and dogs you've ever seen. They're whimsical. They're cute. They're silly. And they're really easy to draw. Learn how with easy to follow step step-by-step instruction. From temperamental tabbies to loyal labs, from cozy calicos to tireless terriers, you'll infuse personality into your kittens and pups with easy-to-draw expressions and poses. Or give them something to do by drawing action scenes: Cat acrobatics, anyone? Or maybe that Siamese is taking a catnap. Perhaps you'd like to portray a poodle sitting patiently, hoping for a treat. Or depict your doggies playing fetch. • Tons of types and breeds of cats and dogs • Cats in outfits and cats interacting with people--cat tea party, anyone? Even kitty accessories--scratching posts, toy mice and more. Here, kitty, kitty. • Dogs wearing sweaters, dogs on leashes and dogs in dog houses. Even dogs performing all your favorite tricks--Roll over, boy! Sit! Stay! Good dog. • A gallery of fun things to make that are so much more than just doodles, things like calendars, planner pages, greeting cards and memo pads. Keeping going for oodles of doodle and drawing inspiration and instruction!




Drawing Lab for Mixed-Media Artists


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Carla Sonheim is an artist and creativity workshop instructor known for her fun and innovative projects and techniques designed to help adult students recover a more spontaneous, playful approach to creating. Her innovative ideas are now collected and elaborated on in this unique volume. Carla offers a year's worth of assignments, projects, ideas, and techniques that will introduce more creativity and nonsense into your art and life. Drawing Lab for Mixed-Media Artists offers readers a fun way to learn and gain expertise in drawing through experimentation and play. There is no right or wrong result, yet, the readers gain new skills and confidence, allowing them to take their work to a new level.




Cattitude


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Calling all cat lovers and artists!Whether you want to sketch your inner happy cat or create a "National Cat Portrait Gallery," you'll love these cool and quirky drawing activities. Lulu's fun, character-filled artwork features some seriously delightful cat-itude. Learn how to draw a Munchkin cat, style furry fashionistas, and doodle patterns on the tubby bellies of adorable kitties. Every page is irresistible!




The Other End of the Leash


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Learn to communicate with your dog—using their language “Good reading for dog lovers and an immensely useful manual for dog owners.”—The Washington Post An Applied Animal Behaviorist and dog trainer with more than twenty years’ experience, Dr. Patricia McConnell reveals a revolutionary new perspective on our relationship with dogs—sharing insights on how “man’s best friend” might interpret our behavior, as well as essential advice on how to interact with our four-legged friends in ways that bring out the best in them. After all, humans and dogs are two entirely different species, each shaped by its individual evolutionary heritage. Quite simply, humans are primates and dogs are canids (as are wolves, coyotes, and foxes). Since we each speak a different native tongue, a lot gets lost in the translation. This marvelous guide demonstrates how even the slightest changes in our voices and in the ways we stand can help dogs understand what we want. Inside you will discover: • How you can get your dog to come when called by acting less like a primate and more like a dog • Why the advice to “get dominance” over your dog can cause problems • Why “rough and tumble primate play” can lead to trouble—and how to play with your dog in ways that are fun and keep him out of mischief • How dogs and humans share personality types—and why most dogs want to live with benevolent leaders rather than “alpha wanna-bes!” Fascinating, insightful, and compelling, The Other End of the Leash is a book that strives to help you connect with your dog in a completely new way—so as to enrich that most rewarding of relationships.




Cute Kawaii Doodles


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Bursting with ideas for illustrators and those who have never sketched before, this inspirational book will teach you how to draw more than 100 adorable doodles and super-cute characters in just a few easy steps. Starting with a simple shape such as a circle or a square, Sarah Alberto - aka Doodles by Sarah - shows you how to transform these into a quirky plant, a cute donut, a characterful face, a dainty cloud, and much, much more. Annotated with quick tips and tricks to explain the process, the visual steps will show you how to create a whole host of charming characters, using the ubiquitous ballpoint pen. Why a ballpoint pen? It's universal, affordable, and versatile, and allows you to create small details and sharp lines. Sarah also demonstrates how you can also use coloured pencils or markers to add extra life to your completed doodles. With the author's engaging, sweet and simple style, you'll be instantly inspired to pick up a pen and some paper and doodle like you've never done before!




Blindsight


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Hugo and Shirley Jackson award-winning Peter Watts stands on the cutting edge of hard SF with his acclaimed novel, Blindsight Two months since the stars fell... Two months of silence, while a world held its breath. Now some half-derelict space probe, sparking fitfully past Neptune's orbit, hears a whisper from the edge of the solar system: a faint signal sweeping the cosmos like a lighthouse beam. Whatever's out there isn't talking to us. It's talking to some distant star, perhaps. Or perhaps to something closer, something en route. So who do you send to force introductions with unknown and unknowable alien intellect that doesn't wish to be met? You send a linguist with multiple personalities, her brain surgically partitioned into separate, sentient processing cores. You send a biologist so radically interfaced with machinery that he sees x-rays and tastes ultrasound. You send a pacifist warrior in the faint hope she won't be needed. You send a monster to command them all, an extinct hominid predator once called vampire, recalled from the grave with the voodoo of recombinant genetics and the blood of sociopaths. And you send a synthesist—an informational topologist with half his mind gone—as an interface between here and there. Pray they can be trusted with the fate of a world. They may be more alien than the thing they've been sent to find. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.




Doodle It All


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Learn how to draw just about everything under the sun--from bumblebees and broccoli to pianos and pizza. With over 1000 cute and easy illustrations, there's something for everyone! Inside these pages, you'll find endless inspiration for drawing people, animals, flowers, food, everyday objects, holiday motifs, and more! Each illustration is broken down into simple steps using basic shapes and lines. There's no reason to be intimidated--anyone can draw following these easy techniques. Use these adorable illustrations to decorate your calendar or planner or create one-of-a-kind greeting cards and gifts. Learn all about drawing with ballpoint pens and discover new and interesting techniques to expand your artistic repertoire, such as shading, combining colors, and developing patterns. When it comes to doodling, the most important thing to remember is to always have fun!




Drawing Cartoons and Comics For Dummies


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A unique reference for creating and marketing original cartoons and comics An original American art form, comics thrill millions of people across the globe. Combining step-by-step instruction with expert tips and advice, Drawing Cartoons & Comics For Dummies is a one-stop reference for creating and marketing original cartoons and comics. While many books tend to focus on specific characters or themes, this thorough guide focuses instead on helping aspiring artists master the basic building blocks of cartoons and comics, revealing step by step how to create everything from wisecracking bunnies to souped-up super villains. It also explores lettering and coloring, and offers expert marketing advice. The book's color insert provides guidance on how to add color to cartoon creations.




Kawaii Kitties Coloring


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Bring your love for cats into your creative downtime with over 100 coloring pages featuring the cutest kawaii kitties. Kawaii is a Japanese idea that can be translated to "cute" or "lovable," so it's no surprise that cats are the ultimate subjects of kawaii artwork, which depicts adorable characters with minimal lines and detail. Kawaii Kitties Coloring gives you tons of coloring pages to choose from, so you can spend hours giving your kitties their own personal style. There are pages with varying levels of detail, either filled with bunches of kitties, or one adorable cat in the spotlight. You’ll find coloring pages depicting: Cats of all shapes and sizes Uni-Kitties Mer-Cats Holiday Kittens Space Kitties Cats disguised as the sweetest dessert And more! Coloring books are the perfect way for people of all ages to relax and pass the time. Anybody can reach their creative side through coloring—no artistic experience or training needed. Plus—whether you’re a kid, teen, or adult—we all need a little cuteness in our lives. Feel free to experiment, try colored pencils or markers, or even watercolor. Tap your inner artist and unwind with the sweet and charming cats of Kawaii Kitties Coloring. Experience waves of calm as you color your way through the books of the Creative Coloring series. These coloring books include something for everyone, regardless of age or artistic experience, from adorable kitties and cute kawaii characters to hilarious memes and calming mandalas. Let go of your stress and find peace in all the beautiful patterns or adorable characters. Whether you are looking for an easy, relaxing past time or to get those creative juices flowing, this series has it covered. Creative Coloring books are the perfect gift for friends or loved ones (including yourself!).




Storyboards: Motion In Art


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Among the most useful tools in the production of any TV show or film is the storyboard, which is the visual blueprint of a project before it is shot. The director's vision is illustrated in the manner of a comic strip and handed on to the crew for purposes of budgeting, design, and communication. Storyboards: Motion in Art 3/e is an in depth look at the production and business of storyboards. Using exercises, real-life examples of working in the entertainment industry, interviews with people in the industry, and sample storyboard drawing, this book will teach you how to : * Develop and Improve your boards * Work with directors * Develop your resume and your portfolio * Market your talent * Create and improve a storyboard using computers Packed full of practical industry information and examples, this book will help the reader improve their skills to either land their first assignment or advance their career.