diff --git a/docs/models/methods.md b/docs/models/methods.md
index e9cfe72..ff83eb1 100644
--- a/docs/models/methods.md
+++ b/docs/models/methods.md
@@ -17,6 +17,273 @@ especially `dict()` and `json()` methods that can also accept `exclude`, `includ
 
 To read more check [pydantic][pydantic] documentation
 
+## dict
+
+`dict` is a method inherited from `pydantic`, yet `ormar` adds its own parameters and has some nuances when working with default values,
+therefore it's listed here for clarity.
+
+`dict` as the name suggests export data from model tree to dictionary.
+
+Explanation of dict parameters:
+
+### include (`ormar` modifed)
+
+`include: Union[Set, Dict] = None`
+
+Set or dictionary of field names to include in returned dictionary.
+
+Note that `pydantic` has an uncommon pattern of including/ excluding fields in lists (so also nested models) by an index.
+And if you want to exclude the field in all children you need to pass a `__all__` key to dictionary. 
+
+You cannot exclude nested models in `Set`s in `pydantic` but you can in `ormar` 
+(by adding double underscore on relation name i.e. to exclude name of category for a book you cen use `exclude={"book__category__name"}`)
+
+`ormar` does not support by index exclusion/ inclusions and accepts a simplified and more user-friendly notation.
+
+To check how you can include/exclude fields, including nested fields check out [fields](../queries/select-columns.md#fields) section that has an explanation and a lot of samples.
+
+!!!note
+        The fact that in `ormar` you can exclude nested models in sets, you can exclude from a whole model tree in `response_model_exclude` and `response_model_include` in fastapi!
+
+### exclude (`ormar` modified)
+
+`exclude: Union[Set, Dict] = None`
+
+Set or dictionary of field names to exclude in returned dictionary.
+
+Note that `pydantic` has an uncommon pattern of including/ excluding fields in lists (so also nested models) by an index.
+And if you want to exclude the field in all children you need to pass a `__all__` key to dictionary. 
+
+You cannot exclude nested models in `Set`s in `pydantic` but you can in `ormar` 
+(by adding double underscore on relation name i.e. to exclude name of category for a book you cen use `exclude={"book__category__name"}`)
+
+`ormar` does not support by index exclusion/ inclusions and accepts a simplified and more user-friendly notation.
+
+To check how you can include/exclude fields, including nested fields check out [fields](../queries/select-columns.md#fields) section that has an explanation and a lot of samples.
+
+!!!note
+        The fact that in `ormar` you can exclude nested models in sets, you can exclude from a whole model tree in `response_model_exclude` and `response_model_include` in fastapi!
+
+### exclude_unset
+
+`exclude_unset: bool = False`
+
+Flag indicates whether fields which were not explicitly set when creating the model should be excluded from the returned dictionary.
+
+!!!warning
+        Note that after you save data into database each field has its own value -> either provided by you, default, or `None`.
+        
+        That means that when you load the data from database, **all** fields are set, and this flag basically stop working! 
+
+```python
+class Category(ormar.Model):
+    class Meta:
+        tablename = "categories"
+        metadata = metadata
+        database = database
+
+    id: int = ormar.Integer(primary_key=True)
+    name: str = ormar.String(max_length=100, default="Test")
+    visibility: bool = ormar.Boolean(default=True)
+
+
+class Item(ormar.Model):
+    class Meta:
+        tablename = "items"
+        metadata = metadata
+        database = database
+
+    id: int = ormar.Integer(primary_key=True)
+    name: str = ormar.String(max_length=100)
+    price: float = ormar.Float(default=9.99)
+    categories: List[Category] = ormar.ManyToMany(Category)
+
+category = Category(name="Test 2")
+assert category.dict() == {'id': None, 'items': [], 'name': 'Test 2',
+                           'visibility': True}
+assert category.dict(exclude_unset=True) == {'items': [], 'name': 'Test 2'}
+
+await category.save()
+category2 = await Category.objects.get()
+assert category2.dict() == {'id': 1, 'items': [], 'name': 'Test 2',
+                            'visibility': True}
+# NOTE how after loading from db all fields are set explicitly
+# as this is what happens when you populate a model from db
+assert category2.dict(exclude_unset=True) == {'id': 1, 'items': [],
+                                              'name': 'Test 2', 'visibility': True}
+```
+
+### exclude_defaults
+
+`exclude_defaults: bool = False`
+
+Flag indicates are equal to their default values (whether set or otherwise) should be excluded from the returned dictionary
+
+```python
+class Category(ormar.Model):
+    class Meta:
+        tablename = "categories"
+        metadata = metadata
+        database = database
+
+    id: int = ormar.Integer(primary_key=True)
+    name: str = ormar.String(max_length=100, default="Test")
+    visibility: bool = ormar.Boolean(default=True)
+
+class Item(ormar.Model):
+    class Meta:
+        tablename = "items"
+        metadata = metadata
+        database = database
+
+    id: int = ormar.Integer(primary_key=True)
+    name: str = ormar.String(max_length=100)
+    price: float = ormar.Float(default=9.99)
+    categories: List[Category] = ormar.ManyToMany(Category)
+    
+category = Category()
+# note that Integer pk is by default autoincrement so optional
+assert category.dict() == {'id': None, 'items': [], 'name': 'Test', 'visibility': True}
+assert category.dict(exclude_defaults=True) == {'items': []}
+
+# save and reload the data
+await category.save()
+category2 = await Category.objects.get()
+
+assert category2.dict() == {'id': 1, 'items': [], 'name': 'Test', 'visibility': True}
+assert category2.dict(exclude_defaults=True) == {'id': 1, 'items': []}
+```
+
+### exclude_none
+
+`exclude_none: bool = False`
+
+Flag indicates whether fields which are equal to `None` should be excluded from the returned dictionary.
+
+```python
+class Category(ormar.Model):
+    class Meta:
+        tablename = "categories"
+        metadata = metadata
+        database = database
+
+    id: int = ormar.Integer(primary_key=True)
+    name: str = ormar.String(max_length=100, default="Test", nullable=True)
+    visibility: bool = ormar.Boolean(default=True)
+
+
+class Item(ormar.Model):
+    class Meta:
+        tablename = "items"
+        metadata = metadata
+        database = database
+
+    id: int = ormar.Integer(primary_key=True)
+    name: str = ormar.String(max_length=100)
+    price: float = ormar.Float(default=9.99)
+    categories: List[Category] = ormar.ManyToMany(Category)
+
+
+category = Category(name=None)
+assert category.dict() == {'id': None, 'items': [], 'name': None,
+                           'visibility': True}
+# note the id is not set yet so None and excluded
+assert category.dict(exclude_none=True) == {'items': [], 'visibility': True}
+
+await category.save()
+category2 = await Category.objects.get()
+assert category2.dict() == {'id': 1, 'items': [], 'name': None,
+                            'visibility': True}
+assert category2.dict(exclude_none=True) == {'id': 1, 'items': [],
+                                             'visibility': True}
+
+```
+
+### exclude_primary_keys (`ormar` only)
+
+`exclude_primary_keys: bool = False`
+
+Setting flag to `True` will exclude all primary key columns in a tree, including nested models.
+
+```python
+class Item(ormar.Model):
+    class Meta:
+        tablename = "items"
+        metadata = metadata
+        database = database
+
+    id: int = ormar.Integer(primary_key=True)
+    name: str = ormar.String(max_length=100)
+
+item1 = Item(id=1, name="Test Item")
+assert item1.dict() == {"id": 1, "name": "Test Item"}
+assert item1.dict(exclude_primary_keys=True) == {"name": "Test Item"}
+```
+
+### exclude_through_models (`ormar` only)
+
+`exclude_through_models: bool = False`
+
+`Through` models are auto added for every `ManyToMany` relation, and they hold additional parameters on linking model/table.
+
+Setting the `exclude_through_models=True` will exclude all through models, including Through models of submodels.
+
+```python
+class Category(ormar.Model):
+    class Meta:
+        tablename = "categories"
+        metadata = metadata
+        database = database
+
+    id: int = ormar.Integer(primary_key=True)
+    name: str = ormar.String(max_length=100)
+
+
+class Item(ormar.Model):
+    class Meta:
+        tablename = "items"
+        metadata = metadata
+        database = database
+
+    id: int = ormar.Integer(primary_key=True)
+    name: str = ormar.String(max_length=100)
+    categories: List[Category] = ormar.ManyToMany(Category)
+
+# tree defining the models
+item_dict = {
+            "name": "test",
+            "categories": [{"name": "test cat"}, {"name": "test cat2"}],
+        }
+# save whole tree
+await Item(**item_dict).save_related(follow=True, save_all=True)
+
+# get the saved values
+item = await Item.objects.select_related("categories").get()
+
+# by default you can see the through models (itemcategory)
+assert item.dict() == {'id': 1, 'name': 'test', 
+                       'categories': [
+                           {'id': 1, 'name': 'test cat', 
+                            'itemcategory': {'id': 1, 'category': None, 'item': None}}, 
+                           {'id': 2, 'name': 'test cat2', 
+                            'itemcategory': {'id': 2, 'category': None, 'item': None}}
+                       ]}
+
+# you can exclude those fields/ models
+assert item.dict(exclude_through_models=True) == {
+                       'id': 1, 'name': 'test', 
+                       'categories': [
+                           {'id': 1, 'name': 'test cat'}, 
+                           {'id': 2, 'name': 'test cat2'}
+                       ]}
+```
+
+## json
+
+`json()` has exactly the same parameters as `dict()` so check above.
+
+Of course the end result is a string with json representation and not a dictionary.
+
 ## load
 
 By default when you query a table without prefetching related models, the ormar will still construct
diff --git a/docs/releases.md b/docs/releases.md
index b62f7bb..dae266c 100644
--- a/docs/releases.md
+++ b/docs/releases.md
@@ -2,14 +2,18 @@
 
 ## ✨ Features
 
-* Add `exclude_primary_keys` flag to `dict()` method that allows to exclude all primary key columns in the resulting dictionaru.
-* Add `exclude_through_models` flag to `dict()` that allows excluding all through models from `ManyToMany` relations
+* Add `exclude_primary_keys` flag to `dict()` method that allows to exclude all primary key columns in the resulting dictionaru. [#164](https://github.com/collerek/ormar/issues/164)
+* Add `exclude_through_models` flag to `dict()` that allows excluding all through models from `ManyToMany` relations [#164](https://github.com/collerek/ormar/issues/164)
 
 ## 🐛 Fixes
 
-* Remove default `None` option for `max_length` for `LargeBinary` field
+* Remove default `None` option for `max_length` for `LargeBinary` field [#186](https://github.com/collerek/ormar/issues/186)
 * Remove default `None` option for `max_length` for `String` field
 
+## 💬 Other
+
+* Provide a guide and samples of `dict()` parameters in the [docs](https://collerek.github.io/ormar/models/methods/)
+
 # 0.10.6
 
 ## ✨ Features
diff --git a/ormar/models/newbasemodel.py b/ormar/models/newbasemodel.py
index b12cc77..408ce02 100644
--- a/ormar/models/newbasemodel.py
+++ b/ormar/models/newbasemodel.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import sys
+import warnings
 from typing import (
     AbstractSet,
     Any,
@@ -774,6 +775,50 @@ class NewBaseModel(pydantic.BaseModel, ModelTableProxy, metaclass=ModelMetaclass
 
         return dict_instance
 
+    def json(  # type: ignore # noqa A003
+        self,
+        *,
+        include: Union[Set, Dict] = None,
+        exclude: Union[Set, Dict] = None,
+        by_alias: bool = False,
+        skip_defaults: bool = None,
+        exclude_unset: bool = False,
+        exclude_defaults: bool = False,
+        exclude_none: bool = False,
+        encoder: Optional[Callable[[Any], Any]] = None,
+        exclude_primary_keys: bool = False,
+        exclude_through_models: bool = False,
+        **dumps_kwargs: Any,
+    ) -> str:
+        """
+        Generate a JSON representation of the model, `include` and `exclude`
+        arguments as per `dict()`.
+
+        `encoder` is an optional function to supply as `default` to json.dumps(),
+        other arguments as per `json.dumps()`.
+        """
+        if skip_defaults is not None:  # pragma: no cover
+            warnings.warn(
+                f'{self.__class__.__name__}.json(): "skip_defaults" is deprecated '
+                f'and replaced by "exclude_unset"',
+                DeprecationWarning,
+            )
+            exclude_unset = skip_defaults
+        encoder = cast(Callable[[Any], Any], encoder or self.__json_encoder__)
+        data = self.dict(
+            include=include,
+            exclude=exclude,
+            by_alias=by_alias,
+            exclude_unset=exclude_unset,
+            exclude_defaults=exclude_defaults,
+            exclude_none=exclude_none,
+            exclude_primary_keys=exclude_primary_keys,
+            exclude_through_models=exclude_through_models,
+        )
+        if self.__custom_root_type__:  # pragma: no cover
+            data = data["__root__"]
+        return self.__config__.json_dumps(data, default=encoder, **dumps_kwargs)
+
     def update_from_dict(self, value_dict: Dict) -> "NewBaseModel":
         """
         Updates self with values of fields passed in the dictionary.
diff --git a/ormar/relations/querysetproxy.py b/ormar/relations/querysetproxy.py
index f9a0806..bbe28bf 100644
--- a/ormar/relations/querysetproxy.py
+++ b/ormar/relations/querysetproxy.py
@@ -282,6 +282,9 @@ class QuerysetProxy(Generic[T]):
 
         Actual call delegated to QuerySet.
 
+        Passing args and/or kwargs is a shortcut and equals to calling
+        `filter(*args, **kwargs).first()`.
+
         List of related models is cleared before the call.
 
         :param kwargs:
@@ -300,7 +303,8 @@ class QuerysetProxy(Generic[T]):
 
         If no criteria set it will return the last row in db sorted by pk.
 
-        Passing a criteria is actually calling filter(**kwargs) method described below.
+        Passing args and/or kwargs is a shortcut and equals to calling
+        `filter(*args, **kwargs).get_or_none()`.
 
         If not match is found None will be returned.
 
@@ -324,7 +328,8 @@ class QuerysetProxy(Generic[T]):
 
         If no criteria set it will return the last row in db sorted by pk.
 
-        Passing a criteria is actually calling filter(**kwargs) method described below.
+        Passing args and/or kwargs is a shortcut and equals to calling
+        `filter(*args, **kwargs).get()`.
 
         Actual call delegated to QuerySet.
 
@@ -346,7 +351,8 @@ class QuerysetProxy(Generic[T]):
         """
         Returns all rows from a database for given model for set filter options.
 
-        Passing kwargs is a shortcut and equals to calling `filter(**kwrags).all()`.
+        Passing args and/or kwargs is a shortcut and equals to calling
+        `filter(*args, **kwargs).all()`.
 
         If there are no rows meeting the criteria an empty list is returned.
 
diff --git a/tests/test_exclude_include_dict/test_pydantic_dict_params.py b/tests/test_exclude_include_dict/test_pydantic_dict_params.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a6c33c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_exclude_include_dict/test_pydantic_dict_params.py
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+from typing import List
+
+import databases
+import pytest
+import sqlalchemy
+
+import ormar
+from tests.settings import DATABASE_URL
+
+metadata = sqlalchemy.MetaData()
+database = databases.Database(DATABASE_URL, force_rollback=True)
+
+
+class Category(ormar.Model):
+    class Meta:
+        tablename = "categories"
+        metadata = metadata
+        database = database
+
+    id: int = ormar.Integer(primary_key=True)
+    name: str = ormar.String(max_length=100, default="Test", nullable=True)
+    visibility: bool = ormar.Boolean(default=True)
+
+
+class Item(ormar.Model):
+    class Meta:
+        tablename = "items"
+        metadata = metadata
+        database = database
+
+    id: int = ormar.Integer(primary_key=True)
+    name: str = ormar.String(max_length=100)
+    price: float = ormar.Float(default=9.99)
+    categories: List[Category] = ormar.ManyToMany(Category)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True, scope="module")
+def create_test_database():
+    engine = sqlalchemy.create_engine(DATABASE_URL)
+    metadata.create_all(engine)
+    yield
+    metadata.drop_all(engine)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_exclude_default():
+    async with database:
+        category = Category()
+        assert category.dict() == {
+            "id": None,
+            "items": [],
+            "name": "Test",
+            "visibility": True,
+        }
+        assert category.dict(exclude_defaults=True) == {"items": []}
+
+        await category.save()
+        category2 = await Category.objects.get()
+        assert category2.dict() == {
+            "id": 1,
+            "items": [],
+            "name": "Test",
+            "visibility": True,
+        }
+        assert category2.dict(exclude_defaults=True) == {"id": 1, "items": []}
+        assert category2.json(exclude_defaults=True) == '{"id": 1, "items": []}'
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_exclude_none():
+    async with database:
+        category = Category(name=None)
+        assert category.dict() == {
+            "id": None,
+            "items": [],
+            "name": None,
+            "visibility": True,
+        }
+        assert category.dict(exclude_none=True) == {"items": [], "visibility": True}
+
+        await category.save()
+        category2 = await Category.objects.get()
+        assert category2.dict() == {
+            "id": 1,
+            "items": [],
+            "name": None,
+            "visibility": True,
+        }
+        assert category2.dict(exclude_none=True) == {
+            "id": 1,
+            "items": [],
+            "visibility": True,
+        }
+        assert (
+            category2.json(exclude_none=True)
+            == '{"id": 1, "visibility": true, "items": []}'
+        )