Art Technique category: 4706 books
Make Comics Like the Pros
The Inside Scoop on How to Write, Draw, and Sell Your Comic Books and Graphic Novels
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2014
A step-by-step guide to all aspects of comic book creation--from conceptualization to early drafts to marketing and promotion--written by two of the industry's most seasoned and successful pros.
Discover the Secrets of Your Favorite Comic Book Creators
Do you want to break into the comics...
by Narim Bender
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2014
This Art Book with Foreword by Narim Bender contains 80 selected reproductions of drawings from Paul Cézanne.Paul Cézanne was the leading figure in the revolution toward abstraction in modern painting. His influence on the course of modern art, particularly on the development of cubism, is enormous...
by Maria Tsaneva, Blagoy Kiroff
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2015
Sir Edward Burne-Jones was the greatest of the second generation Pre-Raphaelites.
Burne-Jones's aim in art is best given in some of his own words, written to a friend:
"I mean by a picture a beautiful, romantic dream of something that never was, never will be - in a light better than any light...
by Blagoy Kiroff
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2015
Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, (1833 –1898) was a British artist and designer closely associated with the later phase of the Pre-Raphaelite movement. He was closely involved in the renewal of the tradition of stained glass art in Britain. In addition to painting and stained glass, Burne-Jones worked...
Watercolor
Paintings of Contemporary Artists
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2013
Watercolor is taking the art, fashion, and home décor worlds by storm. The result is an explosion of amazing new work by contemporary artists. This volume surveys the current revival of this loveliest of mediums, in portfolios from more than 20 of today's top watercolor artists from around the globe....
by Narim Bender
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2014
Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, (1833 –1898) was a British artist and designer closely associated with the later phase of the Pre-Raphaelite movement. He was closely involved in the renewal of the tradition of stained glass art in Britain. In addition to painting and stained glass, Burne-Jones worked...
Freehand
Sketching Tips and Tricks Drawn from Art
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2013
Creating stylish sketches by hand is easy and fun with this inspiring guide. Freehand breaks down basic drawing techniques into bite-sized chunks, and reveals their practical application in dazzling examples by today's coolest artists. Over 200 innovative works of art demonstrate all the fundamentals—line,...
The Art of the Woodcut
Masterworks from the 1920s
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2013
This survey of woodcut illustration as practiced in the 1920s abounds in outstanding works by artists from around the world. Nearly 200 illustrations — rendered in two-color images as well as in an eight-page full-color insert — include landscapes and street scenes, portraits, and book illustrations...
Scenes of Projection
Recasting the Enlightenment Subject
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2015
Theorizing vision and power at the intersections of the histories of psychoanalysis, media, scientific method, and colonization, Scenes of Projection poaches the prized instruments at the heart of the so-called scientific revolution: the projecting telescope, camera obscura, magic lantern, solar microscope,...
The Underwater Museum
The Submerged Sculptures of Jason deCaires Taylor
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2014
A one-of-a-kind blend of art, nature, and conservation, The Underwater Museum re-creates an awe-inspiring dive into the dazzling under-ocean sculpture parks of artist Jason deCaires Taylor. Taylor casts his life-size statues from a special kind of cement that facilitates reef growth, and sinks them...
by Tom Perkins
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2013
The Art of Letter Carving in Stone portrays the beauty of this age-old craft alongside practical instruction. Written by an eminent practitioner and teacher, it guides the novice through the basics of letter carving, drawn lettering and making simple designs, and for the more experienced it explains...
Disarmed
The Story of the Venus de Milo
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2012
In the spring of 1820, on the Aegean island of Melos, an unsuspecting farmer was digging for marble building blocks when he unearthed the statue that would come to be known as the Venus de Milo. From the moment of its discovery a battle for possession ensued and was won, eventually, by the French....
Assembled
Transform Everyday Objects Into Robots
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2017
Did you know that you can transform a cheese grater, a few bits of old cutlery and a handful of nuts and bolts into a household robot brimming with character in no time? Presented like a recipe book, Assembled will inspire you to make your own bots from random flea market finds and some unwanted...
Arguing Comics
Literary Masters on a Popular Medium
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2005
When Art Spiegelman's Maus-a two-part graphic novel about the Holocaust-won a Pulitzer Prize in 1992, comics scholarship grew increasingly popular and notable. The rise of "serious" comics has generated growing levels of interest as scholars, journalists, and public intellectuals continue to explore...