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1. |  By: Maggie Price Publisher: North Light Books Publication Date: 25-FEB-2013 Insert Date: 12-MAR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Creative Freedom
Paint outside the lines! Jumpstart your creativity and inject new life into your art. Struggling to get started? Paralyzed by the fear of failure? Find yourself falling back on the same colors again and again? Just plain stuck? It happens to every artist sooner or later. What can you do to get unstuck quickly and painlessly? Creative Freedom presents 52 strategies for getting out of ruts and venturing beyond your comfort zone, courtesy of 25 artists who have been there, done that. Each approach is illustrated with a step-by-step painting demonstration. Together, they help you...
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2. |  2013 Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market, 38th Edition By: Mary Burzlaff Bostic Publisher: North Light Books Publication Date: 17-OCT-2012 Insert Date: 08-MAR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: 2013 Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market, 38th Edition
All the Tools You Need to Build a Successful Art Career! 2013 Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market is the must-have reference guide for any artist who wants to establish or expand a career in fine art, illustration or graphic design. Thousands of successful artists have relied on us to help develop their careers and navigate the changing business landscape. The 2013 Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market introduces a whole host of new features and guarantees the most up-to-date, individually verified market contacts possible. Expand your art business with these resources: A...
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3. |  2013 Photographer's Market, 36th Edition By: Mary Burzlaff Bostic Publisher: North Light Books Publication Date: 17-AUG-2012 Insert Date: 08-MAR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: 2013 Photographer's Market, 36th Edition
Everything You Need to Find Buyers for Your Photos Thousands of successful photographers have trusted Photographer's Market as a resource for growing their businesses. This edition contains the most comprehensive and up-to-date market contacts for working photographers today: magazines, book publishers, greeting card companies, stock agencies, advertising firms, contests and more. In addition to the more than 1,500 individually verified contacts, the 2013 Photographer's Market includes: A FREE 1-year subscription to ArtistMarketOnline.com, where you can search industry...
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4. |  By: Mario Garcia; Reed Reibstein Publisher: North Light Books Publication Date: 25-SEP-2012 Insert Date: 08-MAR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: iPad Design Lab - Basic
iPad Design Lab - Basic is about storytelling in today's world, as more and more people consume information using the iPad and other tablets. This guide is the first to analyze the way that consumers take in information on the tablet platform and to help journalists and designers better understand the potential of this exciting medium. Written by Dr. Mario R. Garcia, Founder and CEO of Garcia Media and founder of the the Graphics & Design program at The Poynter Institute for Media Studies, this guide offers insight from the author's more than 40 years of experience consulting with such...
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5. |  By: Jeanne Filler Scott Publisher: North Light Books Publication Date: 21-JAN-2013 Insert Date: 08-MAR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Draw and Paint 50 Animals
Turn your love of animals into art you adore! From her family farm in Kentucky, artist Jeanne Filler Scott spends her days joyfully surrounded by pets, barnyard animals and wildlife. In this book, she shares her love of animals and her easy techniques for capturing their beauty and charm in acrylics, oils and pencil. 50 paint-along projects--complete with reference photos, color lists and illustrated step-by-step directions. Simple methods for realistic results. A wide range of subjects ranging from pets and farm animals to wildlife and exotics. Tips for achieving convincing...
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6. |  By: Darlene Olivia McElroy; Sandra Duran Wilson Publisher: North Light Books Publication Date: 06-DEC-2012 Insert Date: 08-MAR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Mixed Media Revolution
Recycle, Reuse, Reinvent! With Mixed Media Revolution , you'll learn how to leverage your art and take your paintings and transfers to the next level! Leftovers, little bits and scraps, pieces of art that didn't turn out quite right...we all have them. And it hurts to have to throw them away. But what if someone could suggest another way? Another way, perhaps, to get one more use out of that transparency. Or cut up a piece of art and put it back together differently. Or use leftover paint to create one-of-a-kind transfers? Darlene Olivia McElroy and Sandra Duran Wilson, in their...
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7. |  Draw Animals in Nature With Lee Hammond By: Lee Hammond Publisher: North Light Books Publication Date: 04-JUL-2012 Insert Date: 08-MAR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Draw Animals in Nature With Lee Hammond
Put the WILD in your wildlife art! Popular artist and best-selling author Lee Hammond shares her secrets for drawing some of the earth's most magnificent animals and the diverse habitats they call home. This guide breaks the challenge down step by step, showing beginners how to instantly improve accuracy in their work and inpiring more experienced artists to achieve the level of heart-beating realism illustrated inside. 30 start-to-finish demonstrations feature a wide variety of wild animals and birds, from large cats and raptors to small woodland creatures and reptiles ...
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8. |  By: Seth Apter Publisher: North Light Books Publication Date: 02-MAR-2012 Insert Date: 08-MAR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Pulse of Mixed Media
Listen closely
can you hear it? Can you hear the voices? Thoughts, insights, confessions from the creative community sharing ideas, trading secrets, venting frustrations; asking and answering questions such as, "What color rarely shows up in your work?" or "How do you express vulnerability in you art?" Or "What is one current trend that you wish would go away?" As artists, we are curious by nature and there is a longing to see inside the hearts and minds of artistic souls of our own kind. That is the beat of our livesthe Pulse of Mixed Media ! In this booka complex survey of...
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9. |  Secrets to Drawing Realistic Faces By: Carrie Stuart Parks Publisher: North Light Books Publication Date: 01-JAN-2012 Insert Date: 09-AUG-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Secrets to Drawing Realistic Faces Draw amazingly accurate portraits starting today!
Even if you're an absolute beginner, you can render strikingly realistic faces and self-portraits! Instructor and FBI-trained artist Carrie Stuart Parks makes it simple with foolproof step-by-step instructions that are fun and easy to follow. You'll quickly begin to:
Master proportions and map facial features accurately
Study shapes within a composition and draw them realistically
Use value, light and shading to add life and depth to any portrait
Render tricky details, including eyes, noses, mouths and hair
Proven, hands-on...
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10. |  By: Carrie Stuart Parks; Rick Parks Publisher: North Light Books Publication Date: 04-DEC-2005 Insert Date: 09-AUG-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Secrets to Realistic Drawing
Anyone can draw - including you!
Learn to draw today, even if you've never drawn before! Carrie Stuart Parks and Rick Parks, FBI-trained composite artists and drawing instructors, have taught thousands of people of all ages and skill levels how to turn out impressive realistic drawings. Discover how to:
Train your brain to re-create what you see through observation
Accurately capture main shapes and important details
Make your drawings incredibly lifelike with shading and blending
Identify and fix the parts of a drawing that look inaccurate
With concise, memorable...
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11. |  The Quick & Easy Guide to Photographing Your Artwork By: Roger Saddington Publisher: North Light Books Publication Date: 24-APR-2003 Insert Date: 09-AUG-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Quick & Easy Guide to Photographing Your Artwork
Shoot your work like a pro! Whether you're entering your paintings in an art show, compiling your portfolio or simply documenting your art, you need flawless pictures of your work. But how do you get professional slides without buying expensive equipment or paying a photographer? With The Quick & Easy Guide to Photographing Your Artwork , you'll learn how to use materials you already own to produce quality slides of your art. Photographer, artist and teacher Roger Saddington shows you: What kind of camera, light and film to use for optimum results How to capture the nature of your...
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12. |  Digital Painting, 37 Advanced Tricks and Techniques By: Gary Tonge Publisher: North Light Books Publication Date: 01-NOV-2011 Insert Date: 09-AUG-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Digital Painting, 37 Advanced Tricks and Techniques "Make the most of your digital artwork. State-of-the-art advice from Gary Tonge, one of the world’s leading digital art pros, covers every aspect of computer-generated art—from combining a range of source material into one cohesive image to adding super realistic effects. Eight step-by-step demonstrations offer advanced level instruction, making these tips immediately applicable so you can begin right away.
With real-world perspective and a practical focus, this is a powerful resource. By applying the techniques inside, you’ll push yourself out of your comfort zone and into bold new...
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13. |  Digital Painting, 26 Beginner Tricks and Techniques By: Gary Tonge Publisher: North Light Books Publication Date: 01-NOV-2011 Insert Date: 09-AUG-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Digital Painting, 26 Beginner Tricks and Techniques Digital Painting, 26 Beginner Tricks and Techniques will show you how to get more out of your software and improve your digital artwork. Gary Tonge, one of the world’s leading digital art pros, offers state-of-the-art advice for beginners covering every aspect of computer-generated art—from lighting and color basics to working with layers. Clear instruction, screen shots and striking art make these tips immediately applicable so you can begin right away....
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14. |  By: Claudia Nice Publisher: North Light Books Publication Date: 01-JAN-2012 Insert Date: 09-AUG-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: How to See, How to Draw Imagine having the ability to draw any subject with precision, detail and expression. With Claudia's help, you can do it! In How to See, How to Draw, you will discover how to tap into your powers of observation, strengthen your hand-eye connection, and draw the world around you with new skill and accuracy.
Just take it one step at a time. Claudia is an expert teacher, breaking down complex compositions into a series of achievable shapes and values that even beginners will understand. Through dozens of mini demonstrations, fun-to-do exercises and complete step-by-step instruction, you'll...
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15. |  The Designer's Guide to Color Combinations By: Leslie Cabarga Publisher: North Light Books Publication Date: 01-JAN-2012 Insert Date: 09-AUG-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Designer's Guide to Color Combinations If you're from the "I don't know zip about color - but I know what I like" school of color theory, this book's for you. You won't find color wheels or letures on color harmony here... just 500+ tried-and-true color combinations derived from actual design work - posters, packages, even giftwrap - created over the past century by designers, artists and color experts. You'll find historical color combinations from the Victorian period, Art Deco era, Far-Out Sixities, Rave craze - plus current color combiantions, such as limited color, "bad color" and much more. Even if you don't know what you're...
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16. |  2011 Photographer's Market, 34th Edition By: Mary Burzlaff Bostic Publisher: North Light Books Publication Date: 31-OCT-2010 Insert Date: 17-MAR-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: 2011 Photographer's Market, 34th Edition ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED TO FIND BUYERS FOR YOUR PHOTOS
For more than three decades, photographers have trusted Photographer's Market. This must-have resource offers all the markets that are right for you: magazines, book publishers, greeting card companies, stock agencies, advertising firms, contests, and more.
In addition to more than 1,000 markets for your work, the 2011 Photographer's Market includes:
Up-to-date information on how to start and run a photography business, including how to find clients, who to contact to submit your photos, what types of photos they need, and...
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17. |  2012 Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market, 37th Edition By: Mary Burzlaff Bostic Publisher: North Light Books Publication Date: 11-NOV-2011 Insert Date: 17-MAR-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: 2012 Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market, 37th Edition NEW LOOK, NEW FEATURES, UPDATED RESOURCES: ALL THE TOOLS YOU NEED TO BUILD A SUCCESSFUL ART CAREER!
2012 Artist’s & Graphic Designer’s Market is the must-have reference guide for emerging artists, who want to establish a successful career in fine art, illustration, cartooning or graphic design. For years, artists have relied on us to help them find new markets and navigate the changing business landscape. The 2012 Artist’s & Graphic Designer’s Market introduces a whole host of new features and guarantees the most up-to-date, individually verified listings possible. In addition to the 100%...
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18. |  By: Claudia Nice Publisher: North Light Books Publication Date: 04-AUG-2010 Insert Date: 18-FEB-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: How to See, How to Draw Imagine having the ability to draw any subject with precision, detail and expression. With Claudia's help, you can do it! In How to See, How to Draw, you will discover how to tap into your powers of observation, strengthen your hand-eye connection, and draw the world around you with new skill and accuracy.
Just take it one step at a time. Claudia is an expert teacher, breaking down complex compositions into a series of achievable shapes and values that even beginners will understand. Through dozens of mini demonstrations, fun-to-do exercises and complete step-by-step instruction, you'll...
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19. |  The Big Book of Realistic Drawing Secrets By: Carrie Stuart Park Publisher: North Light Books Publication Date: 28-FEB-2011 Insert Date: 18-FEB-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Big Book of Realistic Drawing Secrets This is the book that can teach anyone to draw (yes, even you!)
If you're not getting the kind of true-to-life results you want in your drawings (or if you can't even draw a straight line), Carrie and Rick Parks can help. As award-winning teachers, they have a proven game plan for helping artists of all levels overcome common problems and see immediate improvement in their work. As professional composite artists, they know the tricks and tools for achieving incredibly lifelike results. In this friendly, foolproof guide to drawing, they share it all:
Easy-to-master techniques for...
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20. |  By: Jeff Mellern Publisher: North Light Books Publication Date: 28-FEB-2011 Insert Date: 18-FEB-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Sketching People Life Lessons: Learn How to Capture a World Constantly in Motion
Fluid, fast and expressive life drawing starts here. Step by step, you'll learn to render fleeting gestures from memory, capture expressions simply and more quickly, give your drawing a life of its own with body language, and more. Along the way, you'll develop a more spontaneous approach for successfully working from life.
Inside you'll find;
A comprehensive course on drawing from life, based on classic principles
Essential techniques for drawing gesture, figures, clothing, expression, body language and more
Lots of...
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