Books published by F&W Publications Inc

Welcome to your watercolor happy place! The world of Danielle Donaldson is as wondrous as a jar full of fireflies. Her whimsical illustrations are known for their offbeat color combinations, artful arrangements and endearing quirkiness.

Bring your cosplay dreams to life with your own two hands!

Bestselling author Claudia Nice shows how to develop the skills of observation and then use those skills to accurately draw and sketch a variety of subjects that are both realistic and expressive.

Discover what makes you special then learn new art journaling techniques to express your uniqueness with inspiration from your 8 guiding archetypes.

In this book, you're the storyteller and the artist and you're on a quest to bring the soulful characters, mythical creatures and magical landscapes of your imagination to life through mixed-media art.

The manga universe is diverse--full of cute chibis, soulful romantics, cunning villains and sassy schoolgirls. Whether you want to tell love stories, create fantasy worlds or explore the drama of everyday life, you can do it with the help of self-taught manga artist and YouTube celebrity Sophie-Chan.

A line is any shape distilled to its most basic form - a minimalist composition. The chapters of Line|Outline will guide quilters in an exploration of the beauty of the line beginning with pure lines, through the outlines of various shapes and, finally, to lines that form pictures.

30+ step-by-step demonstrations illustrate how to construct an entire fantasy world map from start to finish--both digitally and by hand!

Grab a pencil and learn all the secrets needed to bring your manga story to life!

Beautifully illustrated and fantastically detailed, Dracopedia: The Bestiary is a modern, but no less unsettling reimagining of the ancient version. It is an A-to-Z artist's guide to animals of the legendary world. Some, like the griffin and yeti, may be familiar to you. Others may seem new and strange.

Covers three main areas of taking care of birds around the home. This book emphasises on a back-to-nature approach with houses designed to not only look natural - with careful wood selection and an unobtrusive appearance - but with fitting the house to the bird itself, addressing the needs of individual species.

Shows how easy it is to draw anything you set your mind to. This work helps artists realise that drawing is a fun activity open to everyone. It deals with various aspects ranging from choosing materials to drawing popular subjects.

Offers comprehensive, illustrated instruction for drawing domestic and wild mammals and birds. This work provides step-by-step guidance on capturing everything from cats, wolves, and deer to elephants, polar bears, and eagle, all in a variety of poses.

Discover the simple secrets to drawing amazing hands, from popular YouTube instructor Mark Crilley. Simple step-by-step lessons are accompanied by plenty of full-colour examples.

Delivers what sewers are looking for: beautiful hand-made projects such as ornaments, photo frames, appliqued terry cloth bib, book covers and flower pins, for the home or to give as gifts. This book gives sewers: projects to do in 60, 90, 120 or 240 minutes using basic sewing techniques; diverse collection of projects for a great price; and more.

Expert manga artist Mark Crilley guides you to another level with this powered-up drawing book

If you love dragons, magic is in the air! Learn to create your own dragons in a uniquely fun style. Author Piper Thibodeau walks you through drawing basics and how to design a dragon character, then gives you everything you need to know to detail and color your dragon.

Witness paintings change from bad to good as well-loved master watercolorist and teacher Charles Reid shows you how to correct problems to create fresh, spontaneous works, while offering an intimate inside glimpse into his processes.

Loved ones will cherish this keepsake with 52 writing prompts, alongside whimsical watercolors, to say how much you care.

Learn to draw realistic portraits using only two types of pencils and the "Maas method" of approaching the blank page. Techniques and exercises build on one another as you practice your skills and gain confidence

While any subject can be developed with a variety of compositional strategies, in most cases, it is not the subject but the composition of the work that gives a painting its originality and appeal. How you compose your painting determines the way people will view it and how they will be affected by it emotionally.

Keep Writing All Year Long! Whether you're looking for a boost of inspiration or a writing prompt to get your day started, the Writer's Digest 2020 Daily Calendar has everything any writer needs to get their creative juices flowing.    • Mondays offer advice, activities, or thoughts about the creative process to jumpstart your week.   • Prompts on Tuesdays--with space for notes and writing--to thwart writer's block.   • Writerly wisdom from bestsellers and award-winning authors on Wednesdays.   • Throwback Thursdays feature rarely seen advice from the archives of Writer's Digest.   • Fridays will help you prepare for publication with tips about editing your work, finding an agent, and submitting for publication.   • Saturdays and Sundays offer literary brain games--crosswords, word searches, and acrostics--to keep you entertained.   • And November features advice to help you write your novel in a month!