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Secret Knowledge (New and Expanded Edition): Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters

Secret Knowledge (New and Expanded Edition): Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters

by David Hockney

David Hockney’s controversial book, now revised in paperback with thirty-two new pages of evidence Join one of the most influential artists of our time as he investigates the painting techniques of the Old Masters. Hockney’s extensive research led him to conclude that artists such as Caravaggio, Velázquez, da Vinci, and other hyperrealists actually used optics and lenses to create their masterpieces.... (more)

Comics and Sequential Art

by Will Eisner

Legendary comics creator Will Eisner turns a fine eye toward the principles of graphic storytelling in this extraordinary work, based on his popular Sequential Art course at New York's School of Visual Art. Readers will learn the basic anatomy of sequential art, the fundamentals of crafting stories, and how the medium works as a means of expression--a literary form that uses the arrangement of images and words... (more)

An Atlas of Anatomy for Artists

by Fritz Schider

Full text, plus anatomical illustrations; plates by great artists showing anatomy. 593 illustrations.

The Painter IX Wow! Book

by Cher Threinen-Pendarvis

" The Painter IX Wow! Book is a must-have! Author Cher Threinen-Pendarvis explains Painter tips and techniques in an easy and accessible manner, and the book is the most visually stunning of its kind. Reading her Painter Wow! books was instrumental in my own early development with Painter, and I continue to learn from them with each subsequent release." --Rick Champagne, Program Manager, Corel Painter,... (more)

Drawing Cutting Edge Fusion: American Comics With a Manga Influence

Drawing Cutting Edge Fusion: American Comics With a Manga Influence

by Christopher Hart

•Third title in the fabulously popular Cutting Edge series—more than 1000,000 sold •Ideas and inspiration for fans of manga and American-style comics Christopher Hart is the top-selling cartoon and drawing author of all time American comics once dominated the world. Now the balance of power is changing, as anime (Japanese animation) and manga (Japanese comics) have exploded into the mainstream of American... (more)

3ds Max 8 Bible (Bible (Wiley))

by Kelly Murdock

If 3ds Max 8 can do it, you can do it too... Spark your creativity with the world's most popular animation software and the detailed instruction in this power-packed book from an industry expert. If you're new to 3ds Max, jump right in with a Quick Start program that will have you modeling and rendering a complete image your first day. Experienced users, discover exciting new Max 8 features such as a new... (more)

The Art of Portrait Drawing

by Joy Thomas

Learn how to turn what you see into masterful, expressive art. With the practical instruction and advice in these pages, you can develop the skills necessary to draw fine portraits in the realist tradition. In The Art of Portrait Drawing, skilled artist Joy Thomas passes on to you the lessons she has gathered from generations of the world’s greatest artists. Learn about the golden mean, the traditional... (more)

Interaction of Color: Revised and Expanded Edition

Interaction of Color: Revised and Expanded Edition

by Josef Albers

Josef Albers’s 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’s unique ideas of color 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 edition with 150... (more)

Printmaking in the Sun

by Dan Welden

A highly expressive and versatile art medium is thoroughly examined in the first book ever devoted to the revolutionary solarplate printmaking process. In its great flexibility, this process gives artists a safe way to create professional-quality prints that resemble etchings, woodcuts, lithographs, screenprints, or photos. Clear instructions, diagrams, and photos are provided. Images by famous contemporary... (more)

Drawing Portraits

by Douglas R. Graves

Achieving a likeness in portrait requires close coordination of the hand and eye; Douglas Graves, a professional portraitist, has developed this basic premise into a functional technique. He describes portraiture as an evolving process: observing the basic surface shapes, discovering how these features deviate from the symmetrical ideal, envisioning the underlying human anatomy, interpreting the sitter’s... (more)

Pinhole Photography, Third Edition: Rediscovering a Historic Technique

Pinhole Photography, Third Edition: Rediscovering a Historic Technique

by Eric Renner

A respected guide for students, amateurs, and advanced photographers - inside you will find more varieties of pinhole cameras for beginners, expanded instructional information on pinhole and zone plate practices, and new information on where to get pinhole supplies throughout the world. With listings of workshops, pinhole photographer's web sites, pinhole books available, and a guide to commercial and individual... (more)

Josef Albers : formulation : articulation

Josef Albers : formulation : articulation

by Josef Albers, T. G. Rosenthal

A sumptuously produced introduction to the ideas and methods of one of the most influential artists and theorists of the twentieth century. First issued in 1972 as a limited edition set of prints, Formulation: Articulation is being published in book form for the first time. Josef Albers drew on over forty years' work in a variety of media—woodcuts, sandblasted glass pictures, and oil paintings—for these poetic... (more)

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