You have never seen an art instruction book like this For beginner to advanced, Real Art Real Easy addresses the mysterious, little understood half of what goes into painting a picture. Most art instruction is about the 'how', this is more about the 'what'. Making the step from the profusion of nature to a two dimensional design that does what you intend is a complex process. Real Art Real Easy breaks that process down into easy stages you can master. Open the book at random or start with the first of sixty-five exercises. With novel insights and powerful exercises Bissett gives you the...

Takes the reader through all the stages required to produce a functional and attractive set of working drawings. The prospective home owner will learn how to start with a pencil-drawn floor plan, build a 3D computer model and produce and publish a complete set of house plans. Working with the structural engineer, plan reviewer and contractor is covered, as well. The entire process can be accomplished on a home computer with free software available on the internet saving thousands of dollars. The focus here is on the innovative Monolithic dome, but the method described will work for any style...

Have you ever wanted to draw or paint the human head? If you have tried it you probably have already discovered that faces are just about the most difficult thing there is to do. Proportions and perspective have to be right. You want to get a likeness with the right expression. The slightest pencil mark or brush stroke can make an amazing difference. How do you reach this high level of skill ? Working from life is the best way. Photos are fine for reference, but you need to develop a feel for the three dimensional form. So, find a friend or family member who is willing and able to sit...

After a horrific tornado destroys a town, one family vows to rebuild far better than before. No more will they gamble with their lives. The house they design and build just may be close to tornado proof, like a FEMA storm shelter. It will be tested to the extreme two years to the day after the tornado that took their old house. A techno-thriller that employs the latest and best materials and systems available now in a house that can actually be built today. Everyone knows there is little or nothing that can be done to resist the awesome power of a tornado. You read it in the paper, see it on...