Books published by publisher Impact

Get real! Open this book and step inside the "real world" of creating professional-looking, publishable comics.Since landing her first professional gig at age 15, superstar cartoonist Colleen Doran has accumulated more than 500 credits to her name as an artist, writer and designer. In this book, she shares the firsthand lessons she's learned along the way, giving you a genuine, real-world understanding of how to create polished, publishable manga comics and graphic novels using the same methods the pros use!This is the kind of valuable insider information you won't find in other how-to books ... stuff that Colleen wishes she knew when she was starting out, including how to:Develop stories in the Japanese manga style versus a traditional Western style of comics.Turn your everyday experiences and observations into viable characters and plots.Use backgrounds to enhance characters' thoughts and actions.Perfect the art of lettering and word balloons.Convert a script into a comic or graphic novel, step by stepLay out dramatic and expressive pages.Create a cover for your manga.Submit a book package to a publisher.Explore alternative publishing options, such as self-publishing, blogs, fanzines and mini-comics.With step-by-step instruction and "assignments" throughout, this book will help you tailor classic techniques to suit your own unique style, and guide you toward your creative destiny.

At the beginning of the track season, Amy hurt her knee during a race. Now her doctor has given her the okay to get back on the track, but Amy's still shaky. Her knee may be healed, but her confidence is still broken. The biggest race of the year is coming up, and it's on the exact same track where she was hurt before. With help from an unexpected source, will she be able to race again?

Dozens of fairies and their fabulous friends come to life with the stroke of a crayon, colored pencil or marker. Enjoy hours of creative coloring with dozens of soothing coloring activities for kids with the positively enchanting characters of Barbara Lanza. With enough challenging detail to inspire all ages, the possibilities are endless.Bring 47 different fairies of all ages to life.FREE bonus activities online. The magic starts here!

How to Draw and Paint More Fantastic CreaturesFrom the creator of wildly popular fantasy artwork, J "NeonDragon" Peffer, DragonArt Mythical Monsters shows you how to create even more awesome, delightful and frightening beasts! You'll begin your quest by discovering simple secrets and spiffy tricks for shading and painting your dragons and other fantasy monsters using the supreme materials in this kit - from a set of acrylic paints and paintbrushes to a drawing pencil and a drawing pad. You'll forge onward to conquer a super-easy dragon that even the most foolish of ogres could draw, and you'll also learn how to incorporate various details - from horns and wings to scales and tails - to make each magnificent beast original. Once you've mastered the art of drawing these creatures and using shading effects to make them come roaring to life on the page, use the paints in this kit to give them a splash of brilliant color. Quit dragon your feet! Take this kit home (kindly buy it first - the author has debts to pay) and make your wildest, wickedest, fire-breathingest fantasies come true!

How to Draw and Paint Fantasy CreaturesFrom the creator of the wildly popular mythical artwork, J "NeonDragon" Pfeffer, DRAGONART shows you how to create awesome, delightful, and frightening beasts! You'll begin your quest by discovering simple secrets and spiffy tricks for shading and painting your dragons using the supreme materials in this kit–from a set of acrylic paints and paintbrushes to a drawing pencil and a drawing pad. You'll forge onward to conquer a super-easy dragon that even the most foolish of ogres could draw, and you'll also learn how to incorporate various details–from horns and fins to scales and tails–to make each magnificent beast original. Once you've mastered the art of drawing dragons and using shading effects to make them come to life on the page, use the paints in this kit to give them a splash of vibrant color.So quit dragon your feet! Use this kit to make your wildest, wickedest, fire-breathingest fantasies come true!

Color dozens of otherworldly dragons with the shades of your imagination. Enjoy hours of dynamic coloring with dozens of creative activities for kids--ranging from scaly and feathered dragons to hatchlings and gargoyles. Get ready to watch your favorite dragons leap off the page!Bring 45 different dragons to life.FREE bonus activities online! With enough challenging detail to inspire all ages, the possibilities are endless.

“For all the kids who wonder how the jigsaw puzzle pieces of their newly combined family will ever fit together,” MacGregor has created another warm and understanding resource for children of divorce. Jigsaw Puzzle Familyhelps kids realize they’re not alone—many, many other kids are dealing with a new stepparent… new rules in the house… new stepbrothers and/or stepsisters… living somewhere new. Readers will find engaging stories of children facing the same issues, dozens of practical and helpful suggestions for making stepfamily life better, gentle guidance in understanding the mixed feelings that go with fitting into a blended (“jigsaw puzzle”) family, and lots of reassurance that time will help.