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 | Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting
by John F. Carlson
The whys and hows of the various aspects of landscape painting: angles and consequent values, perspective, painting of trees, more. 34 black-and-white reproductions of paintings by Carlson. 58 explanatory diagrams.
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 | Cartooning, Caricature and Animation Made Easy
by Chuck Thorndike
This treasury of illustrated step-by-step instructions is rich in the period style of the 1920s and '30s. It features practical advice on depicting faces, motion, anatomy, caricatures, animated features, and political cartoons.
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 | Celtic Art: The Methods of Construction
by George Bain
This unique volume clearly demonstrates simple geometric techniques for making intricate knots, interlacements, spirals, Kellstype initials, human and animal figures in distinctive Celtic style. Features over 500 illustrations.
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 | Chinese Painting Techniques
by Alison Stilwell Cameron
The first guide to unify the philosophical and imitative methods of instruction in the art of Chinese painting explains the tools of the art and basic strokes and demonstrates their uses.
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 | Complete Guide to Watercolor Painting
by Edgar A. Whitney
Brilliant guide by renowned artist tells all, from basics to creating masterful landscapes, portraits, and figures. Full-color sections follow evolution of 7 of the author's own watercolors. 37 color and over 100 black-and-white illustrations.
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 | Composition in Landscape and Still Life
by Ernest W. Watson
Highlighting the works of nearly 100 master painters, Watson points out that while an artist's skill is important, a painting's true power lies in its arrangement, design, and theme. 135 paintings.
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 | Composition: The Anatomy of Picture Making
by Harry Sternberg
This clear, concise introduction exposes the compositional devices that underlie successful artworks. Its many examples reduce pictures to their basic formal elements, offering an approachable treatment of an oft-neglected topic.
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 | Composition: Understanding Line, Notan and Color
by Arthur Wesley Dow
Focusing on harmonic relations between lines, color, and dark and light patterns, this manual influenced generations of artists. Practical and well-illustrated, it conveys its insights in a convenient workbook format.
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 | The Craftsman's Handbook
by Cennino Cennini
Fifteenth-century handbook, written by a working artist of the day, reveals techniques of the masters in drawing, oil painting, frescoes, panel painting, gilding, casting, more. Direct link to artists of Middle Ages.
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 | Creating Welded Sculpture
by Nathan Cabot Hale
Profusely illustrated guide, newly revised, offers detailed coverage of basic tools and techniques of welded sculpture. Abstract shapes, modeling solid figures, arc welding, large-scale welding, more. 196 illustrations.
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 | Creative Perspective for Artists and Illustrators
by Ernest W. Watson
Distinguished art educator and publisher shows importance of classic perspective rules — and when to violate them. Picture plane, foreshortening and convergence, other topics. Analysis of works by leading artists and illustrators. 349 illustrations.
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 | Draw Anything
by Arthur Zaidenberg
This visual drawing dictionary offers thousands of instructive illustrations in alphabetical order — from abdomen to zodiac. Simplified for beginners and intermediate students, it covers animals, people, clothing, furniture, and more.
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 | Drawing Animals
by Hugh Laidman
Step-by-step instructional drawings of 26 animals, wild and domestic, appear with a text that focuses on understanding animal anatomy and behavior as a key to creating natural, expressive drawings.
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 | Drawing Animals
by Victor Perard
A renowned artist/teacher demonstrates the muted strokes, bold lines, and simple arcs that bring animals to life. Numerous sketches highlight techniques for more than 50 creatures: bears, camels, lions, more.
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 | Drawing Boats and Ships
by Yngve Edward Soderberg
A concise guide to drawing all that is seaworthy, from sailboats and dinghies to cruisers and whale ships. Over 100 illustrations help novices and experts alike develop the skills to create lifelike nautical compositions.
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 | Drawing Drapery from Head to Toe
by Cliff Young
Expert guidance on how to draw shirts, pants, skirts, gloves, hats, and coats on the human figure, including folds in relation to the body, pull and crush, action folds, creases, more. Over 200 drawings.
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 | Drawing Flowers
by Victor Perard
A distinguished artist plants seeds of inspiration with this guide. Dozens of black-and-white illustrations are accompanied by text that offers background on the blossoms' origins, colors, and symbolism.
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 | The Drawing Handbook
by Frank J. Lohan
Clear, concise guide for beginners features more than 500 step-by-step illustrations. Topics include composition, tools, geometric shapes, and simple methods, plus exercises focusing on landscapes, architecture, animals, flowers, faces, more.
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