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Process Color Manual (00 Edition)
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Process Color Manual (00 Edition)
by Michael Rogondino

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Today graphic design is done almost exclusively on screen, where colors look different than when they are printed. To help designers and the people who work with them address this critical disparity, authors Michael and Pat Rogondino have completely...
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Byzantine Art (Oxford History of Art)
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Byzantine Art (Oxford History of Art)
by Robin Cormack

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Mostly religious in function, but preserving the classicism of Greco-Roman art, Byzantine buildings and art objects communicate the purity and certainties of the public face of early Christian art. Focusing on the art of Constantinople between 330 and...
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How To Draw Animals (76 Edition)
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How To Draw Animals (76 Edition)
by Jack Hamm

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Simple, clear instructions for drawing animals with more than 1,000 step-by-step illustrations. Basic fundamentals for the beginner, new principles and techniques for the professional. A detailed guide for everyone who enjoys — or wants to enjoy...
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The Elements of Color
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The Elements of Color
by Johannes Itten

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A useful simplification and condensation of Johannes ltten's major work. The Art of Color, this book covers subjective feeling and objective color principles in detail. It presents the key to understanding color in ltten's color circle and color...
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Chromophobia (00 Edition)
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Chromophobia (00 Edition)
by David Batchelor

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Chromophobia-a fear of corruption or contamination through color-has been a cultural phenomenon since ancient Greek times; this book is concerned with its modern and contemporary manifestations, as well as with resistance to it in art. The central...
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Roman Art 4TH Edition Romulus To Constantine
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Roman Art 4TH Edition Romulus To Constantine
by Nancy H Ramage

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This beautifully illustrated book explores Roman art in the traditional historical manner--with a focus on painting, sculpture, architecture, and minor arts. It assumes no prior acquaintance with the classical world and explains the necessary linguistic,...
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Out There: Marginalization and Contemporary Culture
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Out There: Marginalization and Contemporary Culture
by Russell Ferguson

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Images by Felix Gonzales-TorresOut There addresses the question of cultural marginalization - the process through which various groups are excluded from access to and participation in the dominant culture. It is a wide-ranging anthology that juxtaposes...
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Art on My Mind : Visual Politics (95 Edition)
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Art on My Mind : Visual Politics (95 Edition)
by bell hooks

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A critical response to dialogues about producing, exhibiting and criticizing art and aesthetics at a time when the art world is locked in an analysis of identity politics. The book addresses the question of how art can be an empowering and revolutionary...
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Complete Life Drawing Course (Quarto Book)
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Complete Life Drawing Course (Quarto Book)
by Diana Constance

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“Lively and accessible...progressing nicely from quick-pose sketches to more ambitious interpretations of both the character and the form of the person one is drawing...covers a variety of media and explores light and shadow, clothing and drapery......
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Mark Kistler's Draw Squad
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Mark Kistler's Draw Squad
by Mark Kistler

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As "Commander Mark" on his national PBS TV series The Secret City, Mark Kistler has taught 10 million viewers of all ages how to draw. Mark Kistler's Draw Squad gathers all his zany, effective shortcuts to basic drawing skills into a book that will...
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Cartooning the Head and Figure
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Cartooning the Head and Figure
by Jack Hamm

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Here are tried and proven methods that explain, simplify, and teach everyone, regardless of age, the art of cartooning. Step by step procedures with more than 3,000 illustrations....
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Early Art and Architecture of Africa (Oxford History of Art)
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Early Art and Architecture of Africa (Oxford History of Art)
by Peter Garlake

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This new history of over 5,000 years of African art reveals its true diversity for the first time. Challenging centuries of misconceptions that have obscured the sophisticated nature of African art, Garlake focuses on seven key regions--southern Africa...
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Symbol and Magic in Egyptian Art (94 Edition)
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Symbol and Magic in Egyptian Art (94 Edition)
by Richard H. Wilkinson

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This volume reveals the language of symbolism in Egyptian art, including hieroglyphic signs, colour symbolism, the magical meaning of numbers, gestures of the body, the significance of size and shape and of location....
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Short Guide To Writing About Art 9TH Edition
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Short Guide To Writing About Art 9TH Edition
by Sylvan Barnet

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Key Benefit: A Short Guide to Writing About Art, Eighth Edition, the best-selling book of its kind, equips students to analyze pictures (drawings, paintings, photographs), sculptures and architecture, and prepares them with the tools they need to present...
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Working Space (86 Edition)
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Working Space (86 Edition)
by Frank D. Stella

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Mr. Stella's way of dealing with single paintings, 36 of which are reproduced in color, makes for one tour-de-force after another...Paintings familiar and unfamiliar, from the 'Mona Lisa' to Wassily Kandinsky's 'Composition IX,' gain a just washed...
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Color: A Natural History of the Palette
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Color: A Natural History of the Palette
by Victoria Finlay

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In this vivid and captivating journey through the colors of an artist's palette, Victoria Finlay takes us on an enthralling adventure around the world and through the ages, illuminating how the colors we choose to value have determined the history of...
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Criticizing Art : Understanding the Contemporary (2ND 00 Edition)
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Criticizing Art : Understanding the Contemporary (2ND 00 Edition)
by Terry Barrett

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Designed as a supplementary text, this book helps students of art and art history better understand contemporary art by engaging them in the study of criticism and the practice of critically considering contemporary forms of art....
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Oil Painting Materials (90 Edition)
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Oil Painting Materials (90 Edition)
by William F. Powell

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Oil painters of any skill level can learn something from this book. Its a clear, concise, and comprehensive reference guide to the best tools and materials for this time-honored art form. "Oil Painting Materials" offers in-depth coverage on oil-painting...
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North American Indian Art (04 Edition)
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North American Indian Art (04 Edition)
by David W. Penney

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The perfect introduction to Native American art and culture, available at a bargain World of Art price....
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Drawing and Perceiving: Life Drawing for Students of Architecture and Design
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Drawing and Perceiving: Life Drawing for Students of Architecture and Design
by Douglas Cooper

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This work discusses the knowledge, rational thought, and analysis that should be part of each step in the drawing process. It covers the basics of drawing that are universal to all design disciplines: mass; volume; form; shape; contour; texture; light...
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