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Chinese Brushwork in Calligraphy and PaintingIts History, Aesthetics, and Tec…
"A volume of great value to the admirer of Chinese art that also contains much practical advice for the student." Library Journal When this book was first published, there were few if any important studies dealing with Chinese brushwork and its crucial role in Chinese art. The present volume, by a noted scholar, calligrapher, and artist, was the first significant treatment of the topic and rem…
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Drawing the Draped Figure
Many art students and professionals have mastered the art of depicting unclothed figures, but still have trouble accurately rendering clothing or other forms of draped cloth. Part of the problem before this book came along was that there was a lack of concise and simple instruction on the subject, and much that was written was too vague to be helpful. This comprehensive, well-illustrated book…
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Perspective Drawing for Beginners
The amateur artist faces many challenges. To Len A. Doust, perspective is by far the most problematic. With his trademark humor, the author/artist turns his expert eye toward that "dreaded, horrid word." In a clearly written how-to guide on mastering the art of perspective, he carefully: describes the roles of lines, boxes, and circles provides shortcuts for visualizing shapes and forms inco…
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Doré's Illustrations of the Crusades
Long regarded as the standard history of the subject, Franois Michaud's History of the Crusades, published in 1877, recorded over four centuries of passionate, bloody wars that brought the countries and cultures of Asia and Europe into conflict with one another. To illustrate Michaud's classic study, Gustave Dor executed 100 striking plates, capturing all the savagery, nobility, and vast swee…
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- 9780486138114
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Fifty Figure Drawings
Crafted by leading students from the finest American art schools of the early twentieth century, these black-and-white illustrations represent a wide variety of life drawing styles. The original renderingsin crayon, charcoal, pencil, and inkare beautifully reproduced here, with faithful attention to every shadow and nuance. George B. Bridgman, a longtime instructor at New York's Art Students Le…
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PhobiaAn Art Deco Graphic Masterpiece
A leader in promoting the Art Deco style in advertising art and book illustration, John Vassos undertook his most personal and ambitious work in this 1931 volume. Its twenty-four gripping images represent visceral depictions of common fearsthe dread of heights, open and enclosed spaces, the dark, and the menace lurking behind other everyday situations. Doctors and the general public alike haile…
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- 9780486137940
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A Flight of Butterflies
Exquisite full-color plates depict 216 winged beauties, soaring and drifting across the pages in apparently seamless flight. Also includes a bonus CD-ROM that features all of the royalty-free butterfly graphics, both in full `flights` and separated into individual units. Ideal for lovers of fine art and for use by graphic artists, designers, and craftworkers.
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Harding's Lessons on DrawingA Classic Approach
John Ruskin's drawing master and sketching companion, James Duffield Harding (17981863) ranked among nineteenth-century England's most respected watercolorists, art critics, and teachers. Harding's reputation as an elegant, well-trained, and accomplished sketcher is evidenced by his drawings from nature and his compositions of picturesque landscapes. With this manual, the great instructor offer…
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Doré's Illustrations for "Idylls of the King"
Like his contemporary, the English poet laureate Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Gustave Dor (183283) was highly regarded for his mastery of technique. One of the most prolific and successful book illustrators of the late nineteenth century, he provided a wealth of hauntingly beautiful illustrations for the first four parts of Idylls of the King, Tennyson's classic poetic treatment of the Arthurian lege…
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Creative Perspective for Artists and Illustrators
In this thought-provoking practical guide, a noted artist and educator demonstrates that learning to violate the rules of perspective (profitably) is as important for the practicing artist as learning the principles of perspective themselves. Only in this way can students free themselves from the constraints of tradition and find their own imaginative paths. However, it is vital that students f…
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