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The View From the Studio Door
In the perennial best-seller Art & Fear, Ted Orland (with David Bayles) examined the obstacles that artists encounter each time they enter their studio and stand before a new blank canvas. Now, in The View From The Studio Door, Orland turns his attention... (read more)
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What the qur'an Says
It is unfortunate that Islam is a most misunderstood religion in the world. Many Non-Muslims have misgivings about Islam due to prejudice and ignorance and also for the actions of some sections of Muslims who manipulate the teachings of the Qur'an... (read more)
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Angel Kisses
Not everyone has freckles and, for kids, being different can be tough. Sometimes it can make a child feel alone and isolated. Angel Kisses reminds us that freckles are more common than we might have thought. Sometimes we just need to look at things a... (read more)
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Creative, Inc
As the hipster classic Craft, Inc. did for crafters, this book will teach all types of creatives—illustrators, photographers, graphic designers, animators, and more—how to build a successful business doing what they love. Freelancing pros Meg Mateo... (read more)
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King of the Confessors
King of the Confessors is Thomas Hoving's gripping account of the extraordinary events surrounding the Metropolitan Museum of Art's purchase, in 1963, of the magnificent medieval carved walrus ivory cross which the Museum calls 'The Cloisters Cross', but... (read more)
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Guldasta Bikhare Foolon Ka
This book has varieties of poems such as festive Holi sogns, Bhajans, Folksongs, Ghazels, Satires, Comedy and poem for kids. Poet realized that people want to get rid off burdens after long day work. This book help is releasing their worries and make... (read more)
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Let's Draw Manga Bodies & Emotions
From aesthetic subtleties to the slapstick, the heart and soul of manga lies in unique character representation through physiques and expressions. Tadashi Ozawa, the author of the best-selling How to Draw Anime & Game Characters series kicks off... (read more)
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Art & Fear
This is a book about making art. Ordinary art. Ordinary art means something like: all art not made by Mozart. After all, art is rarely made by Mozart-like people; essentially--statistically speaking--there aren't any people like that. Geniuses get made... (read more)
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Framed Spaces
While earlier theorists held up experience as the defining character of installation art, few people have had the opportunity to walk through celebrated installation pieces from the past. Instead, installation art of the past is known through archival... (read more)
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The Figure
From previous attempts you may have concluded that drawing the figure is difficult. This book will show you how to reduce complex figures into a variety of basic shapes that are easy to master, helping you to reach your goal of producing lifelike... (read more)
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Picasso
The author describes her friendship with Picasso, traces the artist's life and career, and analyzes his approach to... (read more)
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Arte e Tecnica del Disegno 02 - Il Paesaggio
In questo secondo eBook, accanto ai disegni e agli schemi eseguiti appositamente, l'autore ha riprodotto anche numerose fotografie con lo scopo di fornire un repertorio di immagini paesaggistiche esemplificative su cui potersi esercitare.In this second... (read more)
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The Designer's Guide To Marketing And Pricing
The Designers Guide to Marketing and Pricing answers all of the common questions asked by creatives every day. This nuts and bolts guide to running a creative services business teaches readers how to create a smart marketing plan--along with small... (read more)
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The Lady in Gold
The spellbinding story, part fairy tale, part suspense, of Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer, one of the most emblematic portraits of its time; of the beautiful, seductive Viennese Jewish salon hostess who sat for it; the notorious artist... (read more)
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Nothing and Everything - The Influence of Buddhism on the American Avant Garde
In America in the late 1950s and early 60s, the world--and life itself--became a legitimate artist's tool, aligning with Zen Buddhism's emphasis on enlightenment at any moment and living in the now. Simultaneously and independently, parallel movements... (read more)
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Perspective Made Easy
Perspective is easy; yet, surprisingly few artists know the simple rules that make it so. Now they can remedy that situation with this step-by-step book, the first devoted entirely to clarifying the laws of perspective. Using over 250 simple line... (read more)
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Egg Tempera Painting - Tempera, Underpainting, Oil, Emulsion, Painting - A Manual Of Technique
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and... (read more)
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Drawing
Successfully drawing the human face is one of the most challenging yet rewarding artistic experiences. In this step-by-step book, Debra Kauffman Yaun invites you into her artistic world as she shows you how to draw a variety of portraits in pencil. She... (read more)
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A House Divided
In this exhilarating book, Anne Middleton Wagner challenges readers to rethink the work of a range of post-World War II artists-Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol, Maya Lin, Bruce Nauman, and Agnes Martin among them-and thus to re-assess the relationship of art... (read more)
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Victorian Culture and Classical Antiquity
How did the Victorians engage with the ancient world? Victorian Culture and Classical Antiquity is a brilliant exploration of how the ancient worlds of Greece and Rome influenced Victorian culture. Through Victorian art, opera, and novels, Simon Goldhill... (read more)
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