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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorInteraction of Color
Josef Albers · 81 pages
Josef Albers' "Interaction of Color" is a masterwork in twentieth-century art education. Conceived as a handbook and teaching aid for artists, instructors, and students, this timeless book presents Albers' unique ideas of colour experimentation in a way that is valuable to specialists as well as to a larger audience. Originally published by Yale University Press in 1963 as a limited silkscreen edi
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
Scott McCloud · 215 pages
Praised throughout the cartoon industry by such luminaries as Art Spiegelman, Matt Groening, and Will Eisner, Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics is a seminal examination of comics art: its rich history, surprising technical components, and major cultural significance. Explore the secret world between the panels, through the lines, and within the hidden symbols of a powerful but misunderstood art
The Art of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Wayne G. Hammond, Christina Scull · 144 pages
When J.R.R. Tolkien wrote The hobbit, he had become an accomplished amateur artist, and he was keen to contribute visually to the work. The finished book contained eight black and white drawings, five colour plates, two maps and his own jacket design.
Architecture: Form, Space, & Order
Francis D.K. Ching · 446 pages
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H.R. Giger · 240 pages
"HR Giger first received acclaim in the 1960s with his airbrushed fantasy landscapes. However, he scored his breakthrough in applied art, and particularly in his high-profile movie work on Ridley Scott's Alien. In 1980, he received an Oscar for "Best Achievement for Visual Effects" for his designs of the film's title creature and its otherworldly environment. His other celebrated film projects inc
Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter
James Gurney · 222 pages
Transfigurations
Alex Grey · 176 pages
Ten years of visionary artwork from a rare artist embraced by critics, spiritual leaders, and the general public during his lifetime. Includes essays on Grey's work by the renowned art critic Donald Kuspit and by Stephen Larsen, author of Fire in the Mind: The Authorized Biography of Joseph Campbell. The long-awaited follow-up to Sacred Mirrors, which has sold more than 50,000 copies and has appea
William Eggleston's Guide
John Szarkowski · 112 pages
Wall and Piece
Banksy · 207 pages
From the Publisher: Graffiti artist Banksy decorates streets, walls, bridges and zoos of towns and cities throughout the world. His identity remains unknown but his work is witty, subversive and prolific. And now, he's put together the best of his work in a fully illustrated color volume.
M.C. Escher: The Graphic Work
M.C. Escher · 96 pages
Fun with a Pencil
Andrew Loomis · 119 pages
Written by commercial artist Andrew Loomis in 1939, this book serves as a cornerstone to learning to illustrate. It not only offers comprehensive and expert advice, but also shows the fun side of drawing and illustration.
Vitamin D: New Perspectives in Drawing
Johanna Burton, Jeanine Herman · 352 pages
One Hundred Flowers
Georgia O'Keeffe · 129 pages
101 Things I Learned in Architecture School
Matthew Frederick · 128 pages
All His Glamorous American Pin-Ups
Gil Elvgren, Charles G. Martignette, Louis K. Meisel
Vincent Van Gogh: The Complete Paintings
Rainer Metzger · 312 pages
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.
Vincent Van Gogh: The Letters: The Complete Illustrated and Annotated Edition
Vincent van Gogh · 2,500 pages
Icon: A Retrospective By The Grand Master of Fantastic Art
Frank Frazetta · 164 pages
The Sick Rose: Disease and the Art of Medical Illustration
Richard Barnett · 253 pages
"The Sick Rose is a visual tour through the golden age of medical illustration. The nineteenth century experienced an explosion of epidemics such as cholera and diphtheria, driven by industrialization, urbanization and poor hygiene. In this pre-color-photography era, accurate images were relied upon to teach students and aid diagnosis. The best examples, featured here, are remarkable pieces of art