Friday, April 30, 2010

The Art Teacher's Book of Lists



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This remarkable resource offers over 270 illustrated lists to help you quickly find information about specific artists, art materials, art history, museums or disciplines. For easy use, the lists are organized into ten sections, given here with a sample from each: All About Art ("Elements of Art") ... Art History ("Timelines of Art History") ... For the Art Teacher ("The National Visual Arts Standards") ... Art Materials ("Things to Do with Collage") ... Painting, D... More >>

The Art Teacher's Book of Lists

Monday, April 26, 2010

200 Projects to Strengthen Your Art Skills: For Aspiring Art Students


  • ISBN13: 9780764138119
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Challenging tutorials, 35 imaginative projects to complete, and tips from professional artists introduce beginning students to the building blocks of art. This profusely illustrated book teaches serious beginners the fundamental skills of graphic design as an introduction to their formal study in fine art, illustration, computer game design, interior design, animation, and virtually all other avenues in the visual arts. The author advises on setting up a proper work... More >>

200 Projects to Strengthen Your Art Skills: For Aspiring Art Students

Sunday, April 25, 2010

The Story of Art: Pocket Edition


  • ISBN13: 9780714847030
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"The Story of Art", one of the best-known and best-loved books on art ever written, has been a world bestseller for over half a century. Professor Gombrich's clear and engaging text combines with hundreds of full-colour illustrations to trace the history of art in an unfolding narrative, from primitive cave paintings to controversial art works of the present day.... More >>

The Story of Art: Pocket Edition

My Secret



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Postsecret.com founder Frank Warren is back with a fresh and compelling companion to his wildly popular Los Angeles Times bestseller, PostSecret. For My Secret, a collectible, paper-over-board book that includes a page of vibrant, decorative stickers, Warren has personally selected never-before-seen anonymous postcards created by teens and college students from across the country. Each card bears an intimate and powerful secret—at turns inspirational, shocking, hi... More >>

My Secret

Friday, April 23, 2010

The Secret Lives of Men and Women: A PostSecret Book


  • ISBN13: 9780061198755
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Postsecret.com founder Frank Warren is back with an irresistible addition to his bestselling PostSecret series. For The Secret Lives of Men and Women, Warren has selected a never-before-seen collection of postcards bearing the explosive confessions and captivating revelations of men and women everywhere. Created using photographs, collages, illustrations, and more, the handmade cards offer a compelling dialogue on some of today’s most provocative topics—from mar... More >>

The Secret Lives of Men and Women: A PostSecret Book

Anatomy for the Artist


  • ISBN13: 9780789480453
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In Anatomy for the Artist, acclaimed artist and teacher Sarah Simblet unveils the extraordinary construction of the human body, and celebrates its continual prominence in Western Art. The transparent body. Using superb, specially commissioned photographs of male and female models, together with historical and contemporary works of art, and her own illustrations, Sarah shows us how to see inside the human frame, to map its muscle groups, skeletal strength, balance, ... More >>

Anatomy for the Artist

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist


  • ISBN13: 9780195030952
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Stephen Rogers Peck's Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist remains unsurpassed as a manual for students. It includes sections on bones, muscles, surface anatomy, proportion, equilibrium, and locomotion. Other unique features are sections on the types of human physique, anatomy from birth to old age, an orientation on racial anatomy, and an analysis of facial expressions. The wealth of information offered by the Atlas ensures its place as a classic for the study of ... More >>

Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist

Elizabeth Taylor: My Love Affair with Jewelry



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"Here, in my own words and as I remember them, are my cherished stories about a lifetime of fun and love and laughter...I've never thought of my jewelry as trophies. I'm here to take care of it and to love it, for we are only temporary custodians of beauty." --Elizabeth Taylor She has mesmerized movie audiences since her debut in National Velvet at the age of twelve, dazzled both men and women with her luminous beauty and iconic presence, displayed shrewd busines... More >>

Elizabeth Taylor: My Love Affair with Jewelry

Monday, April 19, 2010

A Lifetime of Secrets



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The award-winning PostSecret project's most profound and stunning postcards to date For the past three years Frank Warren has invited people of all backgrounds and nationalities to send him creatively decorated postcards bearing secrets they have never before revealed. He has shared these PostSecrets on his award-winning blog, www.PostSecret.com, in an internationally traveling art exhibit, and in three electrifying books: the bestselling PostSecret, My Secret, and ... More >>

A Lifetime of Secrets

Saturday, April 17, 2010

The Artist's Complete Guide to Facial Expression


  • ISBN13: 9780823004324
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Artists love this book, the definitive guide to capturing facial expressions. In a carefully organized, easy-to-use format, author Gary Faigin shows readers the expressions created by individual facial muscles, then draws them together in a
section devoted to the six basic human emotions: sadness, anger, joy, fear, disgust, and surprise. Each emotion is shown in steadily increasing intensity, and Faigin’s detailed renderings are supplemented by clear explanato... More >>

The Artist's Complete Guide to Facial Expression

Thursday, April 15, 2010

A Short Guide to Writing About Art



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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 their ideas in effective writing. Key Topics:This concise yet thorough guide to “seeing and saying” addresses a wealth of fundamental matters, such as distinguishing between description and analys... More >>

A Short Guide to Writing About Art

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Color by Betty Edwards: A Course in Mastering the Art of Mixing Colors


  • ISBN13: 9781585422197
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Millions of people have learned to draw using the methods of Dr. Betty Edwards's bestseller The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. Now, much as artists progress from drawing to painting, Edwards moves from black-and-white into color. This new guide distills the enormous existing knowledge about color theory into a practical method of working with color to produce harmonious combinations.

Using techniques tested and honed in her five-day intensive c... More >>

Color by Betty Edwards: A Course in Mastering the Art of Mixing Colors

Friday, April 9, 2010

PostSecret: Confessions on Life, Death, and God


  • ISBN13: 9780061859335
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For the past four years, Frank Warren, known as "the most trusted stranger in America," has invited people all over the world to send him creatively decorated postcards bearing secrets they have never before revealed. He has shared these PostSecrets on his blog, in an internationally traveling art exhibit, and in four electrifying and bestselling books: PostSecret, My Secret, The Secret Lives of Men and Women, and A Lifetime of Secrets. Warren's fifth book presen... More >>

PostSecret: Confessions on Life, Death, and God

Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art


  • ISBN13: 9780143117407
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The true story of one of the twentieth century's most audacious art frauds

Filled with extraordinary characters and told at breakneck speed, Provenance reads like a well-plotted thriller. But this is most certainly not fiction. It is the astonishing narrative of one of the most far-reaching and elaborate cons in the history of art forgery. Stretching from London to Paris to New York, investigative reporters Laney Salisbury and Aly Sujo recount the t... More >>

Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art

Thursday, April 8, 2010

How to Draw



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Beginners can learn the basics of sketching by combining circles, ovals, rectangles, crescents and other shapes to produce remarkable likenesses of a number of subjects. Simple, step-by-step diagrams make it easy for youngsters and would-be artists of all ages to draw fruit, fish, kittens and other subjects. 30 projects.
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How to Draw

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures


  • ISBN13: 9780307461476
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The Wall Street Journal called him “a living legend.” The London Times dubbed him “the most famous art detective in the world.”
 
In Priceless, Robert K. Wittman, the founder of the FBI’s Art Crime Team, pulls back the curtain on his remarkable career for the first time, offering a real-life international thriller to rival The Thomas Crown Affair.   
 
Rising from humble roots as the son of an antique dealer, Wittman built a twenty-year car... More >>

Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Photography



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For introductory and advanced courses in Photography. This best-selling introductory photography text teaches students how to use the medium confidently and effectively by emphasizing both technique and visual awareness. Comprehensive in scope, this book-features superb instructional illustrations and examples in its clear presentation of both black and white and color photography. London offers extensive coverage of digital imaging and the latest technological dev... More >>

Photography

Sunday, April 4, 2010

First Art: Art Experiences for Toddlers and Twos



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Jump right indoing art with toddlers and twos is fun, rewarding, and a wonderful learning experience. Children discover their world as they explore the 75 funfilled art adventures in First Art. They will joyfully squeeze a rainbow, make their own (safe) beads to string, and create their very own painted paper quilt. First Art starts children on a journey full of exploration and creativity!... More >>

First Art: Art Experiences for Toddlers and Twos

The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain


  • ISBN13: 9780874774245
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illustrated with 12-page color photo insert and line art throughout

A revised and expanded edition of the classic drawing-instruction book that has sold more than 2,500,000 copies.

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 Times list again. Now Dr. Edwa... More >>

The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Wall and Piece


  • ISBN13: 9781844137862
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Banksy, Britain's now-legendary "guerilla" street artist, has painted the walls, streets, and bridges of towns and cities throughout the world. Not only did he smuggle his pieces into four of  New York City's major art museums, he's also "hung" his work at London's Tate Gallery and adorned Israel's West Bank barrier with satirical images. Banksy's identity remains unknown, but his work is unmistakable—with prints selling for as much as $45,000. ... More >>

Wall and Piece