"A good science fiction story should be able to predict not the automobile but the traffic jam." - Frederik Pohl, American science fiction writer If you're a fan of Star Wars, Star Trek, or other outer space-themed science fiction stories, you well know the dangers of landing on an alien world... Read more
From The Ugly Duckling to the writings of Henry David Thoreau, ponds are an indelible part of our environment and culture. You can learn how to draw a pond. A pond is a small body of water. It can be natural or man-made and is home to animals like fish, frogs, insects, ducks, and herons. In cold areas, ponds freeze in winter, facilitating ice skating... Read more
A bridge " is a structure built to span a physical obstacle, such as a body of water, valley, or road, without closing the way underneath." The type of bridge in our drawing guide is an arch bridge spanning a river. The curved platform helps it to carry the weight that travels across it... Read more
Roads of various types have been around for millennia. The earliest man-made roads began as game trails - paths used by animals. People used and enlarged these, altering them to suit their needs... Read more
Parks have been around for thousands of years. The first may have been in the realms of ancient Persian kings, "who dedicated many square miles to the sport of hunting."... Read more
Would you like to learn how to draw a beautiful cartoon sunrise? You can learn how to draw a sunrise over the mountains with the aid of this landscape drawing tutorial... Read more
New York City, nicknamed The Big Apple, is one of the most iconic cities in the world - and so is its skyline. Many immigrants, traveling to America in search of a better life, longed for their first glimpse of the skyline and the welcoming torch of Lady Liberty... Read more
Forest ecosystems are found all over the world. Because they are home to predatory animals, many forests have become linked with danger in the human psyche... Read more
Jungles go by many names - tropical forest, rainforest, monsoon forest, and cloud forest. Jungles grow in regions where the weather is warm year-round. They are characterized by "luxuriant, tangled, impenetrable vegetation, generally teeming with wildlife." Interestingly, the Sanskrit word from which the term "jungle" is derived describes just the opposite; it means "dry ground or desert."... Read more
A farm is a property devoted to agriculture - the keeping of useful plants and animals, mostly for food... Read more
