Books with author William S. Powell

It is the year 2049, and humanity is on the brink of extinction…. Tania Deeley has always been told that she's a rarity: a human child in a world where most children are sophisticated androids manufactured by Oxted Corporation. When a decline in global fertility ensued, it was the creation of these near-perfect human copies called teknoids that helped to prevent the utter collapse of society. Though she has always been aware of the existence of teknoids, it is not until her first day at The Lady Maud High School for Girls that Tania realizes that her best friend, Siân, may be one. Returning home from the summer holiday, she is shocked by how much Siân has changed. Is it possible that these changes were engineered by Oxted? And if Siân could be a teknoid, how many others in Tania's life are not real? Driven by the need to understand what sets teknoids apart from their human counterparts, Tania begins to seek answers. But time is running out. For everyone knows that on their eighteenth "birthdays," teknoids must be returned to Oxted―never to be heard from again. Told in diary format, Expiration Day is the powerful and poignant story of a young girl coming of age and discovering what it means to be truly human by a talented debut novelist.

Whether you specialize in drawing—even cartooning and animationùor prefer media such as acrylic, oil, pastel, or watercolor, a good knowledge of perspective is invaluable. It is the foundation of all great paintings and drawings, no matter what medium. Perspective shows you everything you need to know to make objects look three dimensional. Practice the methods of measuring and dividing areas proportionately; then learn how we perceive depth and distance, and how to render it correctly on paper or canvas. You will learn the basics and beyond, covering concepts like foreshortening; cast shadows; reflections; and even one-, two-, and three-point perspective. And once you have a good grasp of the basics, it's easy to graduate to more complex and irregular forms. This comprehensive guide will show you how!

This book covers all the techniques you need to know to create beautiful watercolor paintings of people, landscapes, seascapes, still lifes, children, and even animals! In The Art of Watercolor, youÆll find information on all the essential watercolor fundamentals and special techniques, as well as in-depth explanations of more advanced concepts. And as you follow and learn, youÆll find both inspiration and information inside this classic instructional guide: The step-by-step lessons are all accompanied by beautiful illustrations that lead up to the finished artwork. This attractive, full-color instructional guide is a perfect addition to any artistÆs reference library!

In this book, William F. Powell teaches you the basics of drawing and beyond! Inside, you will find more than a dozen step-by-step demonstrations for rendering beautiful drawings in pencil. First the author covers the materials you will need to get started drawing. Then he presents each lesson with simple instructions and easy-to-follow steps. You will learn about creating realistic textures, taking into account basic proportions, and applying techniques that will lend depth and atmosphere to your drawings. With clear explanations of art concepts and drawing techniques, this book will be a welcome addition to any artist's library of references!

[Young Adult Fiction (Ages 12-17)]It is the year 2049, and humanity is on the brink of extinction. Tania Deeley has always been told that she's a rarity: a human child in a world where most children are sophisticated androids manufactured by Oxted Corporation. Though she has always been aware of the existence of teknoids, it is not until her first day at the Lady Maud High School for Girls that Tania realizes that her best friend, Sian, may be one. If Sian could be a teknoid, how many others in Tania's life are not real? Wanting to understand what sets teknoids apart from humans, Tania begins to seek answers. But time is running out. For everyone knows that on their eighteenth ''birthdays,'' teknoids must be returned to Oxted -- never to be heard from again.

Excerpt from Dissection of the Dog, as a Basis for the Study of PhysiologyThe directions for dissection have been divided into seven chapters, with the idea that a fresh dog would be used for each chapter with the exception of those upon the muscles of the shoulder and arm, the brain, and the eye, requiring therefore four dogs for the entire work, though a smaller number may be made to answer. To obtain the most satisfactory results, how ever, one must be careful not to attempt to dissect too much upon a single animal. When the student is at work upon the blood-vessels he should not be required to dissect at the same time the peripheral nervous system. A much better knowledge of the circulatory organs, especially of their relations to each other, will be obtained if they are dissected as a whole. After learning the anatomy of the blood-vessels the nerves can be dissected with greater success, and their rela tions to the arteries and veins determined more easily.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.