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Splash 20: Creative Compositions - Hardcover

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by Rachel Rubin Wolf (Editor)While any subject can be developed with a variety of compositional strategies, in most cases, it is not the subject but the composition of the work that gives a painting its originality and appeal. How you compose your painting determines the way people will view it and how they will be affected by it emotionally. This special 20th edition features the best watercolor paintings selected from an international call for entries, along with instructive, insightful com...

Fantasy Mapmaker: How to Draw RPG Cities for Gamers and Fans - Paperback

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by Jared Blando (Author)Create authentic-looking maps of fantasy cities, hamlets, fortifications and more in a popular tabletop, RPG style. - 30+ step-by-step demonstrations show you how to create your own unique RPG maps - Learn how to draw fantasy cities, medieval settlements and more from a professional gaming illustrator - Tips and techniques for drawing fences, stone walls, forests, fields, bridges, footpaths, mountains, harbors, shields, coats of arms and other cartography elementsPut ...

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Dragon Draw: Learn to Paint, Draw and Design Dragons - Paperback

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by Piper Thibodeau (Author)If you love dragons, magic is in the air Learn to create your own dragons in a uniquely fun style. Author Piper Thibodeau walks you through drawing basics and how to design a dragon character, then gives you everything you need to know to detail and color your dragon. Includes instruction for both traditional and digital artists. A final start-to-finish demonstration takes you through all the steps for one dragon design.Author BiographyPiper Thibodeau is a freelanc...

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Magnificent Fantasy Creatures and How to Draw Them - Paperback

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by Kev Walker (Author)Discover how to draw 30 fantastical beasts from folklore, literature and the farthest reaches of your imagination in this how-to-draw guide. As you explore each magnificent creature you'll not only discover a detailed finished illustration along with exciting ideas, hints and practical lessons for how to recreate it. Blank practice pages built into the book ensure you have plenty of space for practicing techniques like adding movement and texture to your beasts of lore. ...

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Drawing Realistic Pencil Portraits Step by Step: Basic Techniques for the Head and Face - Paperback

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by Justin Maas (Author)"As long as humans have been alive, we have drawn." Justin Maas Drawing is the most essential of all visual arts. Everyone, from sculptors to painters, draws in one form or another. It is also the simplest and most affordable form of artistic expression. All you need is a pencil and paper to make something magical. But to create a successful portrait, one must understand how to capture a person's likeness--their spirit--and portray it in graphite. In Drawing Realisti...

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by Liaizon Wakest (Author), Miekal And (Author)Created in 1993 with the hypnotic assistance of my 5 year old son Liaizon. All glyphs were generated with an archaic bitmap font editor. Text printed in Glitch Millenium designed by mIEKAL. This project follows the Semioptics font project which has has yet to be completed. "mIEKAL aND is busy recreating a past both futuristic and ancient." Number of Pages: 60 Dimensions: 0.14 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN Publication Date: October 13, 2008

On the Bridge: Between Bolivia and Computers - Paperback

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by Lucia Grossberger Morales (Author)Lucia Grossberger Morales weaves together her bicultural roots using the personal computer. She was born in Bolivia in 1952, emigrated to the United States when she was three and returned for a visit at sixteen. Since that visit, Bolivia has been her inspiration. Lucia is a pioneer in computer art. In 1979, she bought her first computer, the Apple II. For the next seven years, she collaborated on several software packages, including The Designers Toolkit, ...

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by Inc Peter Pauper Press (Created by)The brush pen is mightier than the sword, and way easier to write with. This fun and thorough introduction is perfect for anyone who has seen beautiful brush-lettered art and wondered how it was done. The popular Calligrapher behind Black Chalk Collective, Emma Witte, takes you from brush lettering basics to its amazing possibilities. Start with staple strokes that are the foundation of brush lettering, then progress to forming letters, words, and finishe...

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by Jeanette Winter (Author), Jeanette Winter (Illustrator)Step into the colorful world of Henri Matisse and his magnificent paper cutouts in this biography by acclaimed picture book creator Jeanette Winter. In a small weaving town in France, a young boy named Henri-Emile Matisse drew pictures everywhere, and when he grew up, he moved to Paris and became a famous artist who created paintings that were adored around the world. But late in life a serious illness confined him to a wheelchair, and...

Stained Glass - A Handbook on the Art of Stained Glass, Its Origin and Development from the Time of Charlemange to Its Decadence - Paperback

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by Alfred Werck (Author)Originally published in 1922, this unusual works is a comprehensive and informative look at the origin and history of Stained Glass. Extensively illustrated throughout and containing a list of artists in glass from the fourteenth to the seventeenth centuries this works is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of any one who is interested in the subject. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremel...

How to Identify Persian Rugs and Other Oriental Rugs - Hardcover

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by C. J. Delabere May (Author)This classic, historical book provides instruction on the facts necessary to enable the reader to identify any typical specimen of the better known classes of Oriental rugs. It gives diverse direction on classification with regard to their type, their age and their value. Despite its age this book contains much information that is still practical and useful today. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremel...

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by Sheldon Cheney (Author)EXPRESSIONS IN ART by SHELDON CHENEY. Originally printed in 1934. PREFACE: MANY artists and students will face a new essay on Modernist art with the sort of impatience manifested by John Marin. I had asked for photographs of his paintings. What he exclaimed. Another damn book Contemplating the burden of recent works in this field, I too am impelled to ask why I who once reformed and wrote no books for seven years should now offer a volume about Expressionism. My reas...

Indian Art, Industry & Education - Paperback

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by E. B. Havell (Author)Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Number of Pages: 204 Dimensions: 0.47 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: November 20, 2008

Lives Of The Most Eminent Painters Sculptures And Architects - Paperback

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by Georgio Vasari (Author)Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Number of Pages: 292 Dimensions: 0.66 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: November 20, 2008

On the Theory and Practice of Art-Enamelling Upon Metals - Paperback

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by H. H. Cunynghame (Author)This vintage book is a complete and profusely illustrated treatise on artistic enamelling, being an exposition of its theory with step-by-step instructions, chapters on weights and measures, information concerning enamelling on various materials, helpful hints and tips, and much more. This volume will be of considerable utility to anyone with an interest in enamelling and would make for a worthy addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: "On t...

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The Scraps Book: Notes from a Colorful Life - Hardcover

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by Lois Ehlert (Author), Lois Ehlert (Illustrator)The renowned Caldecott Honoree and illustrator of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom provides a moving, intimate, and inspiring inside look at her colorful picture book career. Lois Ehlert always knew she was an artist. Her parents encouraged her from a young age by teaching her how to sew and saw wood and pound nails, and by giving her colorful art supplies. They even gave her a special spot to work that was all her own. Today, many years and many books...

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by T. D. Kendrick (Author)LATE SAXON AND VIKING ART by T. D. KENDRICK. Contents include: PREFACE Vii I WINCHESTER ILLUMINATION THE MAIN DEVELOP MENT I II WINCHESTER ILLUMINATION I THE SCIENTIFIC BOOKS 23 III WINCHESTER ILLUMINATION INITIALS 27 IV THE INHABITED SCROLL 39 V SCULPTURE WEST SAXON FIGURE-CARVINGS 42 VI SCULPTURE I NORTHUMBRIAN STYLES 55 VII SCULPTURE ROUND-SHAFTS OF NORTH MERCIA 68 VIII SCULPTURE DANISH MERCIA AND THE ANGLIAN . STYLES 7 7 IX SCULPTURE I LONDON AND SUSSEX 83 X VIKI...

On the Theory and Practice of Art-Enamelling Upon Metals - Hardcover

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Photography After Conceptual A - Paperback

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by Diarmuid Costello (Editor), Margaret Iversen (Editor)Photography After Conceptual Art presents a series of original essays that address substantive theoretical, historical, and aesthetic issues raised by post-1960s photography as a mainstream artistic medium Selected by Choice as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2011 Appeals to people interested in artist's use of photography and in contemporary art Tracks the efflorescence of photography as one of the most important mediums for contemp...

24 Keys Scales and Arpeggios for Violin - Book 1 - Paperback

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by Richard Moran (Author)Making music is all about patterns. 24 Keys is designed to help you learn the unique fingering pattern that makes up each key quickly and easily through learning scales and arpeggios, and through practice exercises. It provides a unique visual guide to learning the position of the fingers in each key, so that you can make each second of practice count. We never sacrifice traditional notation. Each Scale and Arpeggio page in the book includes the traditional notation f...

Biennials, Triennials, and Documenta: The Exhibitions That Created Contemporary Art - Paperback

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by Anthony Gardner (Author), Charles Green (Author)This innovative new history examines in-depth how the growing popularity of large-scale international survey exhibitions, or 'biennials', has influenced global contemporary art since the 1950s. Provides a comprehensive global history of biennialization from the rise of the European star-curator in the 1970s to the emergence of mega-exhibitions in Asia in the 1990s Introduces a global array of case studies to illustrate the trajectory of bien...

Comp Renaissance and Baroque A - Hardcover

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by Babette Bohn (Editor), James M. Saslow (Editor), Dana Arnold (Editor)A Companion to Renaissance and Baroque Art provides a diverse, fresh collection of accessible, comprehensive essays addressing key issues for European art produced between 1300 and 1700, a period that might be termed the beginning of modern history. Presents a collection of original, in-depth essays from art experts that address various aspects of European visual arts produced from circa 1300 to 1700 Divided into five br...

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by Raúl Colón (Author), Raúl Colón (Illustrator)"A wordless picture book celebrates the power of art and imagination." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Young artists will love this book, as will all children who know the joy of exploring their own imaginations." --School Library Journal (starred review) "A strongly developed and executed account of a childhood fantasy, urging all young artists to dream and to draw." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A true celebration of where our imagi...

Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors & Architects - Paperback

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by Giorgio Vasari (Author)Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Number of Pages: 344 Dimensions: 0.77 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: April 14, 2009

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by Bury Palliser (Author)Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Number of Pages: 134 Dimensions: 0.31 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: November 05, 2010

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by M. Jourdain (Author)This vintage book contains a detailed treatise on embroidery in the Tudor and Stuart eras. With details on history, development, popularity, and influence, this volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in the history of the textiles industry, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of related literature. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this book now in an affordable, high-q...

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by Jeanette Winter (Author), Jeanette Winter (Illustrator)Children young and old will delight in the artistic splendor of this illustrated nonfiction tale about artist Joseph Cornell, from celebrated picture book biographer Jeanette Winter. Joseph Cornell loved to draw and paint and collect things. With these drawings and paintings and collected treasures, he made marvelous shadowboxes--wonderlands covered in glass. And who did he most like to share them with? Children, of course. For they no...

ImagiNATIONS: Art as Solidarity - Paperback

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by Andrea Arroyo (Author)This is the premiere collection of the work of artist Andrea Arroyo whose ImagiNATIONS: Art as Solidarity is an ongoing series of images created in response to issues that touch us everyday, like immigration, civil and gender rights, displacement, gun violence, international conflicts, and the environmental crisis. In page after page of vivid color artwork she tackles these subjects with righteous indignation, deep empathy and visual grace. Her work is both hard-hitti...

DIY Watercolor Flowers: The Beginner's Guide to Flower Painting for Journal Pages, Handmade Stationery and More - Paperback

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by Marie Boudon (Author)Learn to paint beautiful watercolor flowers in simple steps with this free and easy approach to watercolor painting for beginners. Marie Boudon's beautifully presented creative course will give you a good grounding in this new-to-you medium and teach you all you need to know to get started with painting flowers in watercolor. Find out about paper, brushes and paints, color mixing, wet and dry techniques, blending and gradients, contrast and even how to digitize your wo...

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Journal with Purpose: Over 1000 Motifs, Alphabets and Icons to Personalize Your Bullet or Dot Journal - Paperback

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by Helen Colebrook (Author)Journal with Purpose is the ultimate reference for journaling, packed with over 1000 motifs that you can use to decorate and enhance your bullet or dot journal pages. Copy or trace direct from the page, or follow one of the quick exercises to improve your skills. Featuring all the journal elements you could wish for - banners, arrows, dividers, scrolls, icons, borders and alphabets - this amazing value book will be a constant source of inspiration for journaling and...

A Monograph of the Totem-Poles in Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia - Paperback

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by G. H. Raley (Author)Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Number of Pages: 26 Dimensions: 0.06 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: December 21, 2010

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by Morgan Jennings (Illustrator), Tellie Simpson (Author)"Sophia was so happy. She was jumping with glee.I'm going to the museum to learn about people that look just like me." This book strives to motivate kids to take charge of their history and to follow their dreams, no matter what. Take a trip to the museum with Sophia and see how she decides to make her history matter. Number of Pages: 30 Dimensions: 0.08 x 8.5 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: February 22, 2022