First steps series

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Painting acrylics

1996
Step-by-step demonstrations help the reader to apply what s/he has learned to make the first paintings good ones.

Drawing cartoons

1998
Provides illustrated instructions on how to draw cartoons, paying specific attention to head shapes, eyes, noses, ears, bodies, and backgrounds; and discussing ways to depict stereotypes, weather, motion, and speech.

Sketching and drawing

1995
More than a dozen projects--complete with stroke-by-stroke instruction--show different ways to apply skills in sketching and drawing.

Calligraphy

1996
Covers the basics of decorative handwriting, with advice on purchasing and maintaining tools and materials, instructions for various lettering styles, practice sheets and exercises, and fifteen projects.

Painting oils

1996
Presents a series of lessons on painting in oils, and includes a list of supplies, a discussion of color and painting techniques, and step-by-step demonstrations of still-life and landscape paintings.

Drawing and painting animals

1997
Presents tips and illustrations for drawing animals using the shapes of circles, rectangles, squares, and triangles in pencil, charcoal, oils, acrylics, and watercolors.
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