Books published by publisher Walter Foster Publishing, Inc.

An artistic way to learn new words! One of the best ways to remember a new word is to draw a picture of it! That’s the idea behind this fun-filled activity book! Inside you’ll discover more than 100 words that you can draw and color. Each word has a brief definition and a simple illustration to copy. There’s even space to add your own words and pictures to create a dictionary that’s truly unique! And, parents, don’t worry. The markers that come with this book are safe and nontoxic. Your child will have hours of fun drawing and coloring while building an impressive vocabulary--and creating a personalized keepsake you’ll treasure forever! The thrill your kids will get from I Can Draw My 1st Dictionary is beyond words!

Discover the exciting world of cartooning! In this book, Jack Keely invites you into his artistic world as he shows you how to create your own entertaining cartoon characters. The author explains his own cartooning techniques as well as his unique methods of developing a cartoon character while sharing helpful tips on basic shapes, exaggeration, body language, and more. Inside, you will learn about important concepts such as how to apply anthropomorphism and how to use lines of action to draw characters in motion. Moreover, you will find a wealth of comical characters to inspire you. This book is sure to be a welcome addition to any cartooning enthusiastÆs library!

With instructions and step-by-step projects for creating an array of portaits, this all-inclusive book covers everything about portraiture in the most popular drawing and painting media. Ideal for beginning artists who would like to experiment with different media, "The Art of Drawing & Painting Portraits" teaches the artist how to create beautiful and realistic portraits in pencil, pastel, waterc...

Richard Michaels is a sharp, motivated, young political activist living in Seattle. But when he is informed in a meeting of political activists that he must accept that the movement has depleted all observed peaceful methods of change and he has to accept more radical means of change, he risks being forced to leave. He must make his way through the battles for peace that he fought for most of his life while witnessing escalating government violence aimed towards its citizens. He finds himself hiding from the authorities in order to preserve both his life and his conscience that governs both his actions and thoughts. After a highly charged meeting, he decides to leave behind the movement and the new rising violence in it. He goes on the run and ultimately winds up unknown, unidentified, and out of the sight of the authorities. Teaching in a small New England seaside town where he has highly charged encounters with a Mother Superior more than a decade his senior and with his gifted students more than a decade his junior. Richard befriends a nun in training along with some of his gifted students and while passing through, gradually wins their trust. During the year, they are together on the campus of a private coeducational school, their confrontational relationships develop into powerful forces that all are reluctant to alter. When Richard encounters a strange priest, he learns that the true nature of reality may not be what it seems.