Sex is one of the most natural parts of being human-yet it is also one of the most misunderstood.Filled with myths, misinformation, and conflicting opinions, human sexuality can often seem confusing. Everything You Need to Know About Sex changes that by offering a clear, engaging, and evidence-based guide to one of life's most fascinating subjects.Written in an easy-to-understand style, this comprehensive book explores the science, psychology, history, and biology of sex wi...

You Can Do It!You can draw anythingflowers, people, animals, even water and glasswith this expansive, in-depth "Drawing Bible," by veteran artist and instructor Lee Hammond. Learn to draw realistically the easy way using reference photos with Lee's simple techniques and clear step-by-step instruction. Look inside for:• Before and after examples from Lee Hammond's students that prove how her simple graphing and blending techniques translat...

Suicide is one of the most misunderstood subjects in the world. It is surrounded by silence, stigma, fear, and unanswered questions. Yet behind every statistic is a human life, a grieving family, and a story that deserves to be heard.Everything You Need to Know About Suicide is a compassionate and evidence-informed guide that explores the many dimensions of suicide, mental health, grief, trauma, resilience, prevention, and hope. Written in clear, accessible language, it challenges ...

Draw gorgeous portraits of your favorite pets!Turn your candid snapshots into remarkable artwork that truly captures the personality of your cherished animals. In Drawing Realistic Pets from Photographs you'll find foolproof instruction that will have you creating impressive drawings in no time.Don't let a lack of natural artistic ability or drawing experience discourage you. Best-selling author and longtime art instructor Lee Hammond

Discover the no-fear, all-fun way to paint family pets, barnyard animals, woodland critters and exotic creatures!Paint Realistic Animals in Acrylic With Lee HammondWhat do you get when you combine the ever-popular subject of animals, the user-friendly medium of acrylic, and the friendly, encouraging teaching style of Lee Hammond? A simple and fun way to start painting your favorite animals in a charming, realistic style!No previous experien...

Finally, a portrait drawing book that's "head-and-shoulders" above the rest!Paint People in Acrylic With Lee HammondYou are this close to buying the perfect book for first-time people painters! This fantastic book combines the easy-to-use medium of acrylic paints with beginner-friendly instruction designed to help you achieve realistic likenesses.With Lee Hammond's simple, step-by-step approach, you'll learn how to start wi...

Learn to create amazing paintings with this complete acrylic painting course featuring expert tips, step-by-step exercises, and clear demonstrationsThis guide is packed with the best of Lee Hammond's lessons and tips on working with acrylics, including more than 80 step-by-step exercises and demonstrations that will have you creating amazing paintings in no time flat.With just seven to nine pigments, you can paint anything. You'll learn how to add layers an...

Instruction for Beginners - Results Like a Pro!You can learn to paint with skill and confidence. Lee Hammond makes painting with acrylics accessible and fun with sound guidance, practical tips and encouraging advice.As Lee explains, the magic of acrylic painting is in the layers. Painting in layers makes it easy to block out shapes, add details and cover mistakes. Just follow along step by step, and in no time you'll be painting a variety o...

Real life happens in color!Colored pencils are wonderful tools for creating realistic drawings. Lee Hammond, popular instructor and North Light author of more than twenty instructional books on drawing and painting, is here to show you how. Now you can learn to draw lifelike flowers, buildings, animals and people in vivid color. Inside you'll find:• Easy instruction on difficult subjects such as water, glass, silver, sunsets, skin tone, hai...

Enjoy the scenery with fast and fun landscape painting!A summer sunset, a bubbling brook, a sea of golden wildflowers like nature itself, landscape painting doesn't have to be complicated to be beautiful. In this beginner-friendly guide, Lee Hammond shows you how to use a handful of colors, a simple three-step approach, and the friendly medium of acrylic to create charming landscapes throughout the seasons.• Step-by-step instructions for painting favorite l...

Young at artCombine the familiar charm of crayons with "grown-up" art techniques for surprisingly realistic results!Your old childhood coloring friends are all grown up! In this unique book, best-selling artist Lee Hammond proves that crayons are not just for kids anymore but can hold their own as a "serious" (if unexpected) art medium. Use Hammond's easy methods to create striking drawings that feature brilliant color and incredib...

You can do it!If you've always wanted to draw realistic and believable clothing, then look no further! Lee Hammond drawing demystifies the process of drawing clothing through a series of easy-to-follow step-by-step demonstrations that will have you drawing like a pro in no time.With an emphasis on the human body and five different folds of fabric, Lee explores the countless ways that fabric moves and drapes on the human form. Exploring everything from the basics of anatomy ...