Thursday, August 16, 2012

The People of South Africa


South Africa has a population of more or less 48 million people. 

Black ethnic groups make up more than 80% of the population, whites and coloureds make up about 9% each whilst the balance consist of Asian groups.

The Nguni and Sotho are the major black groups whilst the Nguni is made up of Zulus, Xhosas, Ndebeles and Swazis. The Sotho is made up of South Sothos, North Sothos, and Tswanas. The whites are mostly made up of Afrikaans and English speaking languages. There are also German, French, Greek, Portuguese and Italian speaking communities. Coloureds are mostly descending from slaves from the Old Dutch East Indies. Asians are mostly from India but there is also a strong Chinese group.

Drawing with Colored Pencils by Taka Publisher. $9.99 from Smashwords.com
This book contains lessons about various techniques and methods used for colored pencils. Techniques such as making gradients, cross hatching, and color mixing will be introduced in this book. Each technique will be completed with steps, allowing children to follow them easily so drawing and coloring can be more fun.

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