Mitchell Smith ist ein amerikanischer Autor, der Kriminalromane und Science-Fiction schreibt. Seine Werke tauchen oft durch fesselnde Erzählungen in die dunkleren Aspekte der menschlichen Natur und Gesellschaft ein. Smiths Stil zeichnet sich durch scharfe Beobachtungsgabe und die Fähigkeit aus, glaubwürdige Charaktere zu erschaffen, die den Leser in die Geschichte hineinziehen. Der Autor scheut sich nicht, mit Genres zu experimentieren und neue Perspektiven auf bekannte Themen zu bieten.
Sara Maher lebt allein in der Wildnis Alaskas, nachdem ihr Mann von einem Grizzlybär getötet wurde. Doch der dort ansässige Indianerstamm will die Weisse nicht länger in seinem Territorium dulden.
Focusing on the craft of caricaturing, this guide offers aspiring cartoonists a wealth of practical tips. Chapters cover essential topics such as pen lines, expressions, exaggeration, and comic figures, alongside techniques for action, shading, lettering, and even drawing animals. Each section provides valuable insights to enhance artistic skills and creativity in caricature art.
When New York architect Evan Scott witnesses a woman's deadly 30-story plunge, he is drawn into a terrifying conspiracy with powerful international implications. Deftly plotted and masterfully conceived, Karma is a heart-pounding thriller that will earn Mitchell Smith a place among the genre's elite. From the author of Stone City.
Coerced by prison officials to track the murderer preying on "lifers" in the state prison, Charles Bauman, a college professor convicted of killing a girl while driving drunk, uncovers corruption, warlord rivalries, gambling, smuggling, and terror
The Trappers, hunter-gatherers who live beside a mammoth wall of ice, have none of the wonders their carefully hand-copied, ancient Warm Times books describe, like cars, guns, or plows. When bloodthirsty invaders slaughter most of the tribe, a small band of survivors heads south, led by a man few of them trust. Holding the remnants of her people together is their doctor, Catania Olsen, whose ugliness has left her unmarried but whose medical skill has earned her people's respect.The Trappers' hazardous trek takes them from their familiar frozen northland, where summer lasts two chilly weeks, through a burgeoning forest where people still know how to make paper, to a warm, bustling gulf coast trade mart where man-beasts created by unnatural science tread the dirt streets.Journeying into the warm lands will change Catania, mind, heart, and soul. She will gain and lose a love, see great wisdom and greater folly, and become a mother. Finally, she will have to choose between her people and her freedom.
Set in a transformed landscape where northern Mexico is home to a resilient warrior society, the story follows Sam Monroe, who is thrust into the role of commander. His small nation faces threats from the trade-dominated Kingdom River to the northeast and the nomadic Khanate empire to the northwest. As Sam navigates the challenges of leadership, his people strive to maintain their hard-won freedom amidst the pressures of neighboring powers.
In the writing and illustrating of this book, the aim has been to produce a comprehensive and concise treatise of the art of caricaturing. It has been made as brief as is consistent with clearness and completeness. Although the text is brief, no illustrations were spared. The many plates illustrate all points necessary, and each of the points illustrated are explained in the text with reference to that particular illustration. Acting upon the assumption that it is easier to work if ones assignments are already made, Chapter XII has been made up of assignments and suggestions, which makes this book a complete course of caricaturing.
Tady můžeš upustit páru. Deníček, který tě chápe. Co ti dělá radost a co tě naopak neskutečně prudí? Tomuhle deníčku se můžeš svěřit. Každá stránka má pro tebe pochopení, nehodnotí tě ani nesoudí. Žádný tlak, žádný stres, jen úplně bezpečný prostor. Vypiš se ze všeho, co v sobě nosíš. Stačí jen tužka a zhluboka se nadechnout... Je super, že když se naučíš ovládat svoje pocity, nebudou ovládat ony tebe!
