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121. |  Character Costume Figure Drawing, 2nd Edition By: Tan Huaixiang Publisher: Focal Press Publication Date: 15-JAN-2010 Insert Date: 13-JAN-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Character Costume Figure Drawing, 2nd Edition
Character Costume Figure Drawing will develop your drawing skills to improve your renderings. Not only is this book gorgeous and inspirational, but these comprehensive visual images carefully illustrate--step-by-step--how to successfully render dynamic characters with personality and life. This book presents drawing instruction with detailed breakdowns of various types of characters. Maternal? Elderly? Sassy? Sexy? It all startws with body proportion, bone structure, body masses, facial expressions, and the hands and feet. Hats, props, fabrics, and choice of medium are all...
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122. |  By: 3DTotal.com Publisher: Focal Press Publication Date: 08-AUG-2007 Insert Date: 13-JAN-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Digital Art Masters: Volume 2
Meet some of the finest digital 2D and 3D artists working in the industry today, from Patrick Beaulieu, Philip Straub, Benita Winckler, Alessandro Baldasseroni to Khalid Al Muharraqi, Marcel Baumann and Marek Denko and see how they work. More than just a gallery book - in Digital Arts Masters each artist has written a breakdown overview, with supporting imagery of how they made their piece of work. With Digital Arts Masters you'll understand the artists' thought process and discover the tips, tricks and techniques which really work. Key Features: * 50+ artists and 900 stunning color...
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123. |  Force: Dynamic Life Drawing for Animators, 2nd Edition By: Mike Mattesi Publisher: Focal Press Publication Date: 08-SEP-2006 Insert Date: 07-JAN-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Force: Dynamic Life Drawing for Animators, 2nd Edition
Force: Dynamic Life Drawing for Animators Capture the force in your life drawing subjects with this practical guide to dynamic drawing techniques - packed with superb, powerfully drawn examples that show you how to: * Bring your work to life with rhythmic drawing techniques * Create appealing and dynamic poses in your drawings * Experience the figure's energy in three dimensional space * Use the asymmetry of straight and curved lines to clarify the direction of force in the body * Build on your foundational anatomy and figure drawing skills to animate your drawings *Apply the theory...
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124. |  Scene Painting Projects for Theatre By: Stephen G. Sherwin Publisher: Focal Press Publication Date: 06-SEP-2006 Insert Date: 06-JAN-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Scene Painting Projects for Theatre
The art, practice, and technique of scene painting is an essential part of theatre design. A scenic artist is responsible for translating the vision of the scenic designer to the realized scenery. Unlike all other scene painting books, this text will take you step-by-step through actual individual scene painting projects. Each project is commonly used in theatrical productions and each project builds upon the skills learned in the previous lesson. From wood and marble, to foliage and drapery, this book will teach the you how to become a skilled scenic painter. *Beautiful full color...
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125. |  Drawing and Rendering for Theatre By: Clare P. Rowe Publisher: Focal Press Publication Date: 28-JUN-2007 Insert Date: 06-JAN-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Drawing and Rendering for Theatre
As a theatrical designer, it is vital for you to be able to develop your drawing skills to create renderings that can effectively communicate your visual idea. Drawing and Rendering for Theatre starts with the fundamentals of drawing, moves to the types of media, and finishes with specific exercises in each section that will make you more proficient. By the end of this book, you will be versatile enough to be able to create renderings in all areas of theatrical design! Drawing and Rendering will teach you: •How to develop good drawing habits from the start •About composition •How to...
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126. |  By: 3DTotal.com Publisher: Focal Press Publication Date: 09-SEP-2009 Insert Date: 05-JAN-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Digital Painting Techniques
Discover the tips, tricks and techniques that really work for concept artists, matte painters and animators. Compiled by the team at 3dtotal.com, Digital Painting Techniques, Volume 1 offers digital inspiration with hands-on insight and techniques from professional digital artists. More than just a gallery book - within Digital Painting Techniques each artist has written a breakdown overview, with supporting imagery of how they made their piece of work. Beginner and intermediate digital artists will be inspired by the gallery style collection of the finest examples of digital painting...
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127. |  By: Laurent Brixius Publisher: Focal Press Publication Date: 24-NOV-2010 Insert Date: 29-DEC-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Google SketchUp Workshop
Discover the secrets of the Google SketchUp with the 16 real-world professional-level projects including parks, structures, concept art, and illustration. Google SketchUp Workshop includes all the wide variety of projects that SketchUp can be used for-architectural visualization, landscape design, video game and film conception, and more. SketchUp masters in every field will get you up to speed in this agile and intuitive software and then show you the real uses with through projects in architecture, engineering, and design. * Packed with 16 real-world Google SketchUp projects from...
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128. |  By: Bryan Tillman Publisher: Focal Press Publication Date: 15-JUN-2011 Insert Date: 28-DEC-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Creative Character Design
Create compelling, original characters using archetypes and design elements such as shadows and line with the tips and techniques found in this image-packed book. Bryan Tillman bridges the gap between the technique of drawing characters and the theory of good character design by using case studies, examples of professional art, and literary and pop culture references to teach you how to develop a character, not just draw one. The book also features Character Model Sheets that will guide you through the creation of new and unique characters. Finally, Bryan will break down established...
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129. |  By: Craig Zerouni Publisher: Focal Press Publication Date: 12-JUL-2007 Insert Date: 27-DEC-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Houdini On the Spot
Packed with more than 350 techniques, this book delivers what you need to know—on the spot. Its concise presentation of professional techniques is suited to experienced artists whether you are: * Migrating from another visual effects application * Upgrading to Houdini 9 * Seeking a handy reference to raise your proficiency with Houdini Houdini On the Spot presents immediate solutions in an accessible format. It clearly illustrates the essential methods that pros use to get the job done efficiently and creatively. Screenshots and step-by-step instructions show you how to: * Navigate and...
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130. |  The Non-Designer’s Illustrator Book By: Robin Williams; John Tollett Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 23-OCT-2011 Insert Date: 09-DEC-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Non-Designer’s Illustrator Book Many designers and photographers own the entire suite of Adobe
creative products, but they manage to learn only one or two of the
applications really well. This new addition to the popular
Non-Designer’s series from best-selling authors Robin
Williams and John Tollett includes many individual exercises
designed specifically to teach the tools and features in
Illustrator that designers (as opposed to illustrators) need to
use. Along the way, the book offers many design tips for
non-designers. Individual exercises ensure that a reader can jump
in at any point and learn a specific tool or...
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131. |  New Master’s of Poster Design: Poster Design for the Next Century By: John Foster Publisher: Rockport Publishers Publication Date: 30-APR-2008 Insert Date: 15-NOV-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: New Master’s of Poster Design: Poster Design for the Next Century
New in Paperback! In much the way that the CD replaced the album, the poster has waned as a messaging vehicle.
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132. |  Inside the World of Board Graphics: Skate, Surf, Snow By: Robynne Raye; Michael Strassburger Publisher: Rockport Publishers Publication Date: 01-SEP-2011 Insert Date: 11-NOV-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Inside the World of Board Graphics: Skate, Surf, Snow
Inside the World of Board Graphics takes an in-depth, comprehensive look at the global nature and cultural influence of Surf/Skate/Snow board art and design.
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133. |  1,000 Ideas by 100 Manga Artists By: Cristian Campos Publisher: Rockport Publishers Publication Date: 01-OCT-2011 Insert Date: 11-NOV-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: 1,000 Ideas by 100 Manga Artists
How much would a course on drawing cost given by the top 100 international manga artists? How much would they charge to share their most highly valued techniques? This book brings together 100 manga artists and asks each one to offer 10 practical tips for the manga enthusiast on techniques, sources of inspiration, and the best way to build their portfolios.
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134. |  The Best of Cover Design: Books, Magazines, Catalogs, and More By: Altitude Associates Publisher: Rockport Publishers Publication Date: 01-MAY-2011 Insert Date: 11-NOV-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Best of Cover Design: Books, Magazines, Catalogs, and More
You can’t judge a book by its cover, or so the saying goes. We beg to differ.
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135. |  By: Karen Haber; Joe Haldeman Publisher: Rockport Publishers Publication Date: 01-JUN-2011 Insert Date: 11-NOV-2011 Slots: 1.0 |
Take an inside look into the creative world of masters of the science fiction and fantasy art genre.
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136. |  Essential Fashion Illustration: Digital By: Loreto Binvignat Streeter Publisher: Rockport Publishers Publication Date: 01-OCT-2010 Insert Date: 11-NOV-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Essential Fashion Illustration: Digital
Essential Fashion Illustration: Digital is a complete, in-depth tutorial that guides readers step-by-step through the digital techniques typically employed in fashion design and illustration.
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137. |  By: Chidy Wayne Publisher: Rockport Publishers Publication Date: 01-JUL-2010 Insert Date: 11-NOV-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: 1,000 Poses in Fashion
Ambiguous, sensual, coquette, and suggestive: the one thousand fashion drawing poses in this book are a deep journey into the wealth of possibilities for illustrating male and female bodies, and designers’ capacity to transmit sensations with an ever so slight flick of the wrist.
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138. |  Dirty Fingernails: A One-of-a-Kind Collection of Graphics Uniquely Designed by Hand By: John Foster Publisher: Rockport Publishers Publication Date: 01-OCT-2009 Insert Date: 10-NOV-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Dirty Fingernails: A One-of-a-Kind Collection of Graphics Uniquely Designed by Hand
The artists featured in Dirty Fingernails, make a concerted effort to do projects that require them to step away from the computer to create one-of-a-kind designs for clients and themselves.
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139. |  Secrets of ZBrush® Experts: Tips, Techniques, and Insights for Users of All Abilities By: Daryl Wise; Marina Anderson Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 01-NOV-2011 Insert Date: 10-NOV-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Secrets of ZBrush® Experts: Tips, Techniques, and Insights for Users of All Abilities Step inside the studios of some of today's top artists, illustrators, designers, and photographers working with digital art tools. SECRETS OF ZBRUSH EXPERTS: TIPS, TECHNIQUES, AND INSIGHTS FOR USERS OF ALL ABILITIES allow you one-on-one access to the creative and technical process of artists who use Zbrush in their work. Organized into chapters according to the artist's area of expertise, each chapter details the professional background of an individual expert and includes techniques, insights, and resources followed by an image gallery highlighting some of their work, both personal and...
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140. |  Sketchbook: Conceptual Drawings from the World’s Most Influential Designers By: Timothy O’donnell Publisher: Rockport Publishers Publication Date: 01-MAY-2009 Insert Date: 09-NOV-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Sketchbook: Conceptual Drawings from the World’s Most Influential Designers
This book explores influential designers’ sketchbooks as a truer reflection of a designer’s thought processes, preoccupations, and problem-solving strategies than can be had by simply viewing finished projects.
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