Helps aspiring young artists to draw fairy and mermaid characters in a range of different styles. This title shows how to create simple scenes, including flower-fairy garden collages and mermaid tea-parties. It is colourfully illustrated and easy to follow.

Fairytale creatures might be the most fun to draw! They’re adaptable to anyone’s imagination and add a touch of magic to works of art. Through step-by-step instructions, readers will learn to draw colorful fire fairies, incredible flying unicorns, and several more fantastical subjects. Each section features stories and common beliefs about each dazzling creature as well as vivid finished drawings to emulate. New art skills, such as adding highlight and detail, will inspire readers to bring their own make-believe creatures to life!

This best-selling book that has helped literally tens of thousands of children (and adults) overcome anxiety is now being re-released in hardback. The redesigned book will have bonus content from the author.If your little one struggles with big anxieties, this is a picture book that offers a simple solution that your child can easily understand. With a simple shift of the mind, this book helps you reframe any scary and worrisome whatif into a question of opportunity and possibility. Whenever Jonathan James finds himself in a new situation, he hears his Whatif Monster asking all kind of questions to stop him trying something new: What if it's scary? What if they laugh? What if it's hard? Finally, Jonathan James has some questions of his own: What if they don't? What if it isn't? What then?

Bring a Fantasy World of Enchanting Beings to Life! Angels, faeries and mermaids have engaged the imaginations and enchanted the brushes of artists for centuries. Now you can evoke the spirit of these mythical creatures and create fantastic works of ethereal art in watercolor. Step by inspired step, Stephanie Pui-Mun Law shows you how to paint the otherworlds' most marvelous creatures and exquisite settings. Twenty step-by-step projects show you how to create fantastic scenes that are elegantly styled, brilliantly colored, and alive with a sense of wonder. Fabulous Realms! Create strange and lovely backgrounds, such as the meandering oak branches of faery folk, the celestial surrounding of angels, and the seascapes where mermaids dwell. Delightful Details! From angel wings to mermaid tails, from flowing robes to faery gowns, learn to paint an imaginative variety of features, clothing and other details that ensure one-of-a-kind results. Mystical Effects! Discover special watercolor techniques for adding magic and mystery to your paintings. You'll begin by learning about essential materials, including brushes, paints, paper, then will move on to important techniques such as planning and sketching; figure proportions; specific characteristics of angels, faeries and mermaids (including clothing); developing backgrounds; and finishing techniques that add an air of magic.

Let me tell you about Faeries, let me take you away on a journey, an adventure. The Faultlines is an ancient name given to those places where the veil between this world and the Other is thinnest. It is the place where faeries dwell, creatures creep, and magic oozes through the cracks. Recently the Faultlines have been stirring, opening up to all who wish to see, and to all who dare to venture... Faeries of the Faultlines was an instant Kickstarter success in 2017, and this edited, expanded edition includes the complete original documentation from the greenmen to mermaids, with expanded sections and many more faeries to meet! "Iris Compiet's work is an astonishing and masterful revelation of the Faery Realms. She is an artist who, with stunning alacrity, reveals the fleeting personalities of the normally unseen." --Brian Froud "Iris summons and draws upon the forces that are necessary in giving life to such creatures--imagination, an intelligent curiosity, and a relentless energy. The Faeries are lucky to have her!" --Alan Lee "I have known Iris for many years. I have watched her find her voice. I am enchanted by her vision." --John Howe

This practical guide offers artists a huge resource of ideas and techniques for creating extraordinary fairy creatures.

Draw a seahorse for a mermaid to ride and sketch a carriage fit for a princess! More than 120 unfinished images encourage kids to use their imaginations to fill in missing details.

Throughout history, dragons have had a reputation for destruction. But there’s more to them than that! Cultures around the world have differing stories about these huge, magical creatures—including tales of fire-breathers and even dragons that can sometimes take human form. Readers will learn the fascinating lore of dragons as they create colorful drawings by following step-by-step directions. Each section highlights a different kind of dragon and features a finished, full-color drawing for readers to find inspiration in. As they draw water dragons and flying dragons, readers’ imaginations are sure to take flight!

The fierce dinosaurs of the ancient world had scales and tails of many different colors and sizes. They were big, strong—and fun to draw! Through step-by-step instructions, readers will learn to draw complicated dinosaur forms, from the sharp spines of the stegosaurus to the terrifying teeth of a T-rex. Basic drawing concepts such as outlining, shading, and using color will help readers develop new skills while creating their dino drawings. Cool facts about what dinosaurs ate, where they lived, and their habits accompany each section’s drawing directions, offering readers new science knowledge as well as drawing fun.

Everyone agrees: Fuzzy chicks, playful puppies, and clumsy foals are super cute! Readers will love not only drawing these adorable animals, but also learning all about how they grow, play, and act with their mothers. Detailed directions will help readers complete colorful drawings step-by-step, while facts about each animal complement each section. Readers will be introduced to basic art concepts such as shading and highlighting as they enjoy learning about baby animals.