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The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century
by Alex Ross

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The scandal over modern music has not died down. While paintings by Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock sell for a hundred million dollars or more, shocking musical works from Stravinsky's Rite of Spring onward still send ripples of unease through... (read more)
 
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Drawing

Drawing Lessons from the Great Masters
by Robert Beverly Hale

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This famous work enables artists to learn drawing as those of the past did: by study and emulation of the masters.... (read more)
 
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Dynamic Anatomy Rev Edition
by Burne Hogarth

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- Revised and expanded edition of Dynamic Anatomy launches new look for the entlre Hogarth series<BR>- New edition is thoroughly updated and revised, with new covers and completely redesigned interlor<BR>- Features an additional 24 pages of... (read more)
 
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Anatomy and Figure Drawing

Dynamic Wrinkles and Drapery: Solutions for Drawing the Clothed Figure
by Burne Hogarth

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Understanding how the body moves is the key to rendering clothing, as world-renowned artist Hogarth demonstrates in this unique book.... (read more)
 
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Cartooning

The DC Comics Guide to Writing Comics
by Dennis O'Neil

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The authoritative resource on writing comics — illustrated with DC Comics' classic characters! A living legend in the comics industry, author Dennis O'Neil reveals the inside tricks and no-fail techniques for comic book storytelling. In The DC... (read more)
 
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Graphics

Collage Techniques: A Guide for Artists and Illustrators
by Gerald F Brommer

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After teaching the collage process -- from cutting and tearing to overlaying and finishing -- the author demonstrates use of papers, photos, and fabrics.... (read more)
 
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Color Theory

Color Mixing Bible: All You'll Ever Need to Know about Mixing Pigments in Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache, Soft Pastel, Pencil, and Ink
by Ian Sidaway

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Mixing colors accurately may be an art unto itself. In fact, many artists are discouraged by the time and expense it takes to mix and match colors, and achieve the right results. Even more frustrating is the vast range of colors available. Now there's a... (read more)
 
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Cartoons

Animation Art: From Pencil to Pixel, the World of Cartoon, Anime, and CGI
by Jerry Beck

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This large format, comprehensive, high quality and visually rich art book covers the history of animation throughout the world, focusing heavily on the North American creative engines of Disney, Warner and now the new, small production CGI houses.The... (read more)
 
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Miscellaneous Techniques

Abstract Painting: Concepts and Techniques
by Vicky Perry

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Until now, the techniques used to create great abstract paintings were surrounded by a veil of mystery. "Abstract Painting: Concepts and Techniques lifts that veil to reveal the exact methods behind the masterworks. Now students and professional artists... (read more)
 
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  3. Drawing Lessons from the Great Masters by Robert Beverly Hale
  4. Dynamic Anatomy Rev Edition by Burne Hogarth
  5. The Artist's Complete Guide To Drawing the Head by William L. Maughan
  6. Dynamic Wrinkles and Drapery by Burne Hogarth
  7. The Artist's Complete Guide to Figure Drawing by Anthony Ryder
  8. The Oxford Companion to the Photograph (Oxford Companion To...) by Robin Lenman
  9. Dynamic Figure Drawing by Burne Hogarth
  10. The DC Comics Guide to Writing Comics by Dennis O'Neil

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The Most Beautiful Bibles The Most Beautiful Bibles
by Christian (edt) Gastgeber

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The Most Beautiful Bibles covers examples from every epoch of the Middle Ages, presenting the Bible as it was visualized in both theological and historical contexts. As the beauty and significance of the illustrations are undeniable, the manuscripts are... (read more)
 
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Dan Eldon: The Art of Life Dan Eldon: The Art of Life
by Jennifer New

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Only 22 when he lost his life on assignment in Somalia, photojournalist Dan Eldon left behind much more than the journals that became the basis for Chronicle's best-seller The Journey Is the Destination. He left a lifetime of adventures that continue to... (read more)
 
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Contemporary

Desert to Dream: A Decade of Burning Man Photography
by Barbara Traub

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"Barbara Traub captures an expansive desert of everything but normality where monstrous beings of all shapes, colors and sizes congregate each year with contraptions that challenge everyday familiarity."-Sidelines Online "The event is more than the sum... (read more)
 
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Creativity

The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity
by Julia Cameron

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The Artist's Way is the seminal book on the subject of creativity. An international bestseller, millions of readers have found it to be an invaluable guide to living the artist's life. Still as vital today-or perhaps even more so-than it was when it was... (read more)
 
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Calligraphy

Chinese Calligraphy Made East (05 Edition)
by Yue

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Most courses in Chinese Calligraphy go slowly. Very slowly. They teach patience. "Chinese Calligraphy Made Easy teaches "calligraphy--"and teaches it fast. While most programs force students to learn all of the many basic brushstrokes first, Rebecca Yue... (read more)
 
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Style and Design

The Industrial Design Reader
by Carma Gorman

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With input from a diverse range of industry experts/designers, theorists, critics, historians, and curators, this anthology is the first to focus exclusively on the history of industrial design. This pioneering guide traces the entire history of... (read more)
 
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Reference

The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
by Betty Edwards

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When Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain was first published in 1979, it hit the New York Times bestseller list within two weeks and stayed there for more than a year. In 1989, when Dr. Betty Edwards revised the book, it went straight to the Time list... (read more)
 
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Graphic Arts Technique Manuals

Color Theory Made Easy: A New Approach to Color Theory and How to Apply It to Mixing Paints
by Jim Ames

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Proof that artists' primaries -- which form the basis of the 12-unit color wheel that is the foundation of all color -- are cyan, yellow, and magenta.... (read more)
 
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