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Discover the best-selling art books and insightful artist biographies at our online bookstore, featuring a curated selection of must-read books about art and artwork. Explore our collection to find the best books to read, from captivating artist biographies to beautifully illustrated artwork books.
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The Book of a Hundred Hands (Dover Anatomy for Artists)The Book of a Hundred Hands is exactly what it sounds like. With this delightful little book George Bridgman has handed the world's artists a remarkable resource. As he points out, the human hand has a tremendous capacity for expression, and the attentive artist...
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Oil Pastel: Materials and Techniques for Today's ArtistFinally back in print for a new generation of artists, Ken Leslie's Oil Pastel is the definitive instructional resource on this wonderfully rich and versatile medium. Vibrant and portable, oil pastels are ideal for making quick sketches, producing stunning finished works, and make a...
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Painting People in WatercolorA fresh approach to portrait and figure painting in watercolor In Painting People in Watercolor, Alex Powers provides a comprehensive guide on working with watercolor, mastering the principals of design, and understanding the fundamentals of portrait painting. Powers takes the inquiring artist beyond photorealistic...
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Gouache for IllustrationAlso known as opaque watercolor, gouache is the most brilliant of all painting mediums, possessing the greatest degree of opacity and capable of the finest detail work. Often erroneously thought to be impermanent--and therefore used only for commercial work that is not meant to...
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Corita Kent: Art and Soul: The BiographyCORITA KENT. ART AND SOUL. THE BIOGRAPHY. is the painstakingly researched account of the nun who made a world of difference and, to her surprise, simultaneously made a name for herself. On the cover of Newsweek in 1964, Sister Mary Corita became known as...
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Brush Lettering Made Simple: A Step-By-Step Workbook to Create Gorgeous Freeform Lettered ArtAdd Beautiful Effects to Your Brush Lettered Artwork and Enhance Your Hand LetteringFantastic brush lettering artwork is right at your fingertips--and far easier to achieve than you think--with renowned lettering artist Chrystal Elizabeth's simple step-by-step guide. In Brush Lettering Made Simple, she reveals her...
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Paint It: The Art of Acrylics, Oils, Pastels, and WatercolorsAny master starts at the beginning. Dip your brush into oil, acrylic, and watercolor paints, and sharpen your pastels. Develop essential techniques that will propel your art from scribbles to masterpieces.Author: Mari BoltePublisher: Capstone Young ReadersPublished: 07/01/2013Binding Type: OtherWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 9.90h x 7.90w x...
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Ed Emberley Double-Sided Domino + Matching GameEd Emberley is a Caldecott award-winning children's book illustrator and writer who has been creating original books since the 1960s. He has written and illustrated more than 100 books, including his beloved how-to-draw books for kids. These simple and straightforward books, originally published in...
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Art of Michael D. O'BrienIn this book, Michael O'Brien presents many of his stunning works of art. His vibrancy, originality, and variety are on display in more than 120 full-page, full-color reproductions of his paintings and Byzantine-style icons. Also included are some of his drawings and other works...
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Berlin Calling: A Story of Anarchy, Music, the Wall, and the Birth of the New BerlinAn exhilarating journey through the subcultures, occupied squats, and late-night scenes in the anarchic first few years of Berlin after the fall of the wall Berlin Calling is a gripping account of the 1989 peaceful revolution in East Germany that upended communism and the...
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I Made A Short Film Now WTF Do I Do With It: A Guide to Film Festivals, Promotion, and Surviving the RideWritten by award-winning filmmaker Clarissa Jacobson, I Made A Short Film Now WTF Do I Do With It is jam-packed with hard-earned knowledge, tips, and secrets on how to enter film festivals, promote your movie... and SUCCEED I Made A Short Film Now WTF...
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The Renaissance Artists: With History Projects for KidsWho were the artists of the Renaissance? Why do we still learn from Renaissance art? This is a wonderfully enticing introduction to the Renaissance via the lives of five artists: Michelangelo, da Vinci, Titian, Botticelli, and Raphael. - Booklist Starred Review The Renaissance Artists...
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Visual Vitriol: The Street Art and Subcultures of the Punk and Hardcore GenerationVisual Vitriol: The Street Art and Subcultures of the Punk and Hardcore Generation is a vibrant, in-depth, and visually appealing history of punk, which reveals punk concert flyers as urban folk art. David Ensminger exposes the movement's deeply participatory street art, including flyers, stencils,...
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In the Spirit of Napa ValleyNapa Valley is known worldwide for its world-class wines, beautiful farmland, and envied lifestyle. In the Spirit of Napa surveys great local culinary establishments from Oxbow Market to The French Laundry, legendary wine pioneers and cult labels, notable landmarks from fantasy castles to historic...
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The Big Book of the HamptonsThe Hamptons have long been a haven for the world's elite. Its breathtaking vistas inspired Walt Whitman and Winslow Homer; its social forebears include the likes of Gerald and Sara Murphy entertaining greats such as Leger and Fitzgerald; Kurt Vonnegut, Jackson Pollock, and Andy...
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Swans, Legends of the Jet SocietyConjuring images of exotic global destinations and golden beaches, clandestine rendezvous on opulent yachts, and star-studded parties in palatial mansions, the words "jet set" were once the epitome of soign worldly glamour. Swans: Legends of the Jet Society captures the spirit of this world,...
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Fashion Jewelry: The Collection of Barbara BergerHarrice Simons Miller is an author and consultant of vintage and couture costume jewelry. Her first book, The Official Identification and Price Guide to Costume Jewelry, (Random House, 1990), continues to be the bible for collectors worldwide. In 1995, she pioneered the international costume...
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Renzo MongiardinoRenzo Mongiardino, architect, theatrical designer, and interior designer, rejected minimalism and modernism in favor of opulent, atmospheric spaces with monumental architectural features borrowed from Ancient Greece and Rome, Byzantium, and the Renaissance. He collaborated with some of the most renowned theatrical and cinematic directors,...
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Portraits and Caftans of the Ottoman SultansFrom the founding of the Ottoman dynasty to its fabled territorial conquests, the legacy of the thirty-six Ottoman sultans has undeniably left its mark throughout history. Coupled with their military prowess, artistic patronage, and expert political command, the sultans' clothes represented the ultimate in...
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Out of This Century: The Informal Memoirs of Peggy Guggenheim2015 Reprint of 1946 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition. Not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Peggy Guggenheim's autobiographical writing is still the most informative and entertaining account of her full and colorful life. A patron of art since the 1930s, Guggenheim, in...
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