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The Art of Animal Drawing: Construction, Action Analysis, Caricature
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Include books by the same authorAtmospheres: Architectural Environments. Surrounding Objects
Peter Zumthor · 75 pages
Peter Zumthor's passion is the creation of buildings with architectural atmosphere. But how can one actually set out to achieve it? In nine short, illustrated chapters framed as a process of self-observation, Zumthor describes what he has on his mind as he sets about creating the atmosphere of his houses.
History of Beauty
Umberto Eco, Girolamo De Michele · 438 pages
From the Publisher: What is beauty? What is art? What is taste and fashion? Is beauty something to be observed coolly and rationally or is it something dangerously involving? So begins Umberto Eco's intriguing journey into the aesthetics of beauty, in which he explores the ever-changing concept of the beautiful from the ancient Greeks to today. While closely examining the development of the visual
The Art of the Hunchback of Notre Dame
Stephen Rebello · 194 pages
The Design of Dissent: Socially and Politically Driven Graphics
Milton Glaser, Mirko Ilic · 240 pages
Hello Kitty Crochet: Supercute Amigurumi Patterns for Sanrio Friends
Mei Li Lee · 96 pages
Picture This: How Pictures Work
Molly Bang · 96 pages
"Everyone knows that a picture tells a thousand words. But what about the elements that make up a picture? Using the tale of Little Red Riding Hood as an example, Molly Bang uses boldly graphic artwork to explain how images--and their individual components--work to tell a story that engages the emotions: Why are diagonals dramatic? Why are curves calming? Why does red feel hot and blue feel cold?
The Art of the Rise of the Guardians
Ramin Zahed · 156 pages
Icon: A Retrospective By The Grand Master of Fantastic Art
Frank Frazetta · 164 pages
Things I Have Learned In My Life So Far
Stefan Sagmeister · 248 pages
Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels
Scott McCloud · 264 pages
Presents instructions for aspiring cartoonists on the art form's key techniques, sharing concise and accessible guidelines on such principles as capturing the human condition through words and images in a minimalist style.
Making and Breaking the Grid: A Graphic Design Layout Workshop
Timothy Samara · 208 pages
The Perfectly Imperfect Home: How to Decorate and Live Well
Deborah Needleman · 255 pages
Describes eighty items that are what the author identifies as all one needs to live comfortably, practically, and stylishly, from essential furnishings to aesthetic accents.
Rembrandt, 1606-1669: The Mystery of the Revealed Form
Michael Bockemuhl · 96 pages
Georgia O'Keeffe
Georgia O'Keeffe · 134 pages
"Starting in the '20s - when Georgia was recognized as one of the most important protagonists of modernism in America - until his death, the artist and his works have attracted a great interest in the arts community and the American public. Despite the great gained recognition in America and Europe, only a few of his works have been exhibited to the European public. Artist and woman, Georgia O 'Ke
Mastering Manga with Mark Crilley: 30 drawing lessons from the creator of Akiko
Mark Crilley · 128 pages
Basic instructions and examples teach skills for drawing manga.
Artist to Artist: 23 Major Illustrators Talk to Children about Their Art
Eric Carle, Mitsumasa Anno, Quentin Blake, Ashley Bryan, Nancy Ekholm Burkert, Tomie dePaola, Jane Dyer, Mordicai Gerstein, Robert Ingpen, Steven Kellogg, Leo Lionni, Petra Mathers, Wendell Minor, Barry Moser, Jerry Pinkney, Alice Provensen, Matthew Reinhart, Robert Sabuda, Maurice Sendak, Gennady S · 105 pages
Twenty-three illustrators of children's literature discuss their lives, inspirations, and creative backgrounds and present photographs of themselves and their work spaces along with examples of their illustrations.
René Magritte: 1898–1967
Jacques Meuris, Rene Magritte · 176 pages
Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works
Erik Spiekermann · 194 pages
A guide to typography. It draws in the reader with its design and layout, making use of more than 200 illustrations and photographs. It explains in everyday layman's terms what type is and how you can use it to enhance legibility, meaning, and aesthetic enjoyment. It also includes chapters on Web typography and other forms of online text display.
Ways of Seeing
John Berger · 166 pages
How do we see the world around us? The Penguin on Design series includes the works of creative thinkers whose writings on art, design and the media have changed our vision forever."Seeing comes before words. The child looks and recognizes before it can speak.""But there is also another sense in which seeing comes before words. It is seeing which establishes our place in the surrounding world; we e
Walt Disney Imagineering: A Behind the Dreams Look At Making the Magic Real
The Imagineers, C.E. Jones, Walt Disney Company · 200 pages
Vincent Van Gogh, 1853-1890: Vision and Reality
Ingo F. Walther · 418 pages