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The complete, classic guide to the art of pencil sketching
Portable. Erasable. Inexpensive. No other single drawing tool is as versatile as the pencil. Through the centuries, generations of artists have used it to work out ideas, study form, and develop fundamental skills that are crucial to an artist's training.
Pencil Sketching has taught thousands of beginners the basic principles and techniques of pencil sketching. Carefully revised to meet the needs of today's artists, this edition features easy-to-follow instructions, dozens of new illustrations, and more-everything you need to explore the amazing potential of the pencil and learn to sketch with confidence.
- Techniques: shading, texture, value, line, strokes . . .
- Materials: pencils, papers, accessories . . .
- Skills: observation, recording, composition, sketching from memory . . .
- Subjects: trees, landforms, water, architecture, cityscapes . . .
and more!
Customer Reviews:
Simple but Effective.......2003-07-15
A great book.
So many art books give long-winded descriptions of what to do, and even how to do it, yet they fail to capture the essence of what makes a drawing good. Wang concentrates on simple elements and rules of thumb, providing a wealth of wisdom in a few words and pictures.
If you're looking for long descriptions of techniques, this is not the book for you. The author quickly notes the salient points and demonstrates with sketches.
This book has beautiful drawings and covers a variety of techniques: how to hold a pencil, line, composition, values and shading, etc. The author also leads you through how to make specific elements: landforms, trees, water, and more.
scratching a bit on the surface.......2003-03-30
39 of the 111 pages consist of full page printed sketches, wich are beautiful. But the text, which is very rare in this book, is sometimes missing, and throughout this book very superficially. Thomas C. Wang describes one (1) pencil technique, which he is using for his sketchings, other methodes are not discussed or even mentioned. I could not recommend this book to anyone, perhaps for very beginning artist, whom are uncertainly in leading a pencil, but even then there are better books.
Beautiful Book That Inspires.......2002-03-06
I remember the first edition of this book from a few years ago. But this new edition is beautiful in and of itself - I flip through it often. But the real bonus was that it inspired me to sketch again - a skill that I haven't used frequently in the past ten or fifteen years. This one's a keeper because it showed me *how* to do it and then showed examples of how it was done by the expert. I've rediscovered my love of sketching.
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It doesn't take years of art lessons to create watercolors you'll be proud of--just let this new entry in the For the First Time series guide you with answers to all your question plus photographs and illustrations that demonstrate every exciting technique. Best of all, as you're learning the different skills, you're also producing finished pieces--lovely seashells, vivid autumn leaves, a single lily. And because watercolors aren't just for framed art, there are also projects for stationery, greeting cards, journal entries, and bookmarks.
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A Must Have.......2007-05-30
I absolutely love this book. It is so well explained, with so many details. He tells you which brushes to use and when to change them. The pictures are amazing. This is truly a keeper. You can buy this book without any reservations, there will be no regrets, I garanty it.
Great for learning.......2006-11-28
This book is beautiful. Mr. Fluckiger's artwork is a joy to look at. The instruction extends from very basic, what products to buy and where to find them, to more complex techniques.
I have enjoyed painting greeting cards and small pictures, while my father, whom I gave this book as a gift, was inspired to paint our family home in watercolors. The results have been fun as well as beautiful. We would never have attempted these works without the inspiration provided by this book.
I recommend it to anyone with even a slight interest in dappling with watercolors.
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Watercolor for the First Time: A Beginner's Guide
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Watercolor For the First Time is intended to demystify the delicate art of watercolor and to serve as a true primer in this art. The reader learns about materials - paints, brushes, and paper - and is offered information and advice on setting up a work station; basic techniques, and even and a comprehensive lesson on color theory. The aspiring watercolorist will build basic skills by developing his sense of perspective, composition and design. This tutorial also discusses patterns, light & shadow, and various techniques for painting popular elements of nature such as trees, skies, and water to name a few.
Unique to this book is an "open-ended approach" intended to encourage the individual reader to implement his or her own creative ideas into the art. Within each chapter, a variety of choices are provided to help stimulate creativity, and exercises are designed to encourage personal thought and interpretation.
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Dog lovers and photographers alike will love this manual on how to take great shots of man’s best friend. Plenty of color images add extra appeal to the advice on equipment (including such things as squeakers and whistles, which get a pup’s attention); dog behavior; and handling puppies during a shoot. All the tricks of the trade are here, helping the amateur learn the all-important skill of “seeing” a good picture even as it’s happening. Almost any situation where Fido can be found is covered, with techniques for capturing it: dogs at work, resting, and at play. From photographing silhouettes to digital processes, every suggestion is easy to follow and fun to try.
Customer Reviews:
A Good Start.......2006-03-16
This book is a good start for anyone interested in photographing dogs, but it is only a start. The book falls short of providing much marketing information for anyone interested in doing this for a career.
Book Description
• Millions of dog owners need this book • Easy-to-use advice from a pro photographer and dog lover! • Great examples from ten different photographers for a variety of styles • Start getting better pictures right away
More than 115 million dogs are kept as pets in the U.S. alone—and there's hardly a decent photo of any of them. Out of focus when Fido moves. Red-eye from Barkley's too-curious stare. Fuzzy where Rover breathed on the lens. Just awful. But now dog owners everywhere can learn how to take better pictures of their pets, posed or candid, inside or outside, in action or resting, with family members, dog friends, or alone. Author Jenni Bidner, a professional photographer and rescue-dog owner/trainer, covers photography basics like equipment, exposure, and composition, then explains just how to capture the charm, personality, and good looks of any dog. Special tips on photographing puppies, black dogs and white dogs, and show dogs, plus ideas on making money as a pet photographer, creating scrapbooks and cards, and sending digital dogs over the Web make this book as essential as paper training.
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perfect handbook for the family photographer.......2006-09-05
This book is not about becoming a professional dog photographer but it is intended for the family photographer who wants to know how to take the best pictures of their dog or their family's dog. Pictures they can hang on the wall later on or put in scrapbooks. It will help you create images of your dog that will catch the dog's true spirit.
It does not matter if you have a cheap film camera or an expensive digital SLR camera, the tips and techniques in this book will work for any camera. Throughout the different chapters the text is accompanied by famous dog quotes every now and then and along with all the tips and techniques are 305 illustrations in total (only ten in b/w) that clearly show you before and after situations and different camera setups and their resulting photographs.
In the first chapters you'll get familiar with all the technical stuff like equipment and exposure, then you'll move on to more practical techniques like lightning, composition and taking great action shots, posing and portraits. The last part explains in short chapters how to digitize your film photographs, how to enhance your digital pictures and how to
turn them into scrapbook pages. In the appendix you'll get to meet all the dogs that were models for the illustrations throughout this book.
With its 144 pages this book is a definite handbook for beginning photographers who want to know everything about taking beautiful photographs of their beloved dogs. If you are looking for more professional dog photography you might be better off with Creative Canine Photography. This book, Love Your Dog Pictures, though handles everything you ever needed to know about dog photography and with a creative mind I'm sure you can be just as well a professional dog photographer. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to improve their photographing skills and who wants to catch their dog's real personality on image.
- reviewed by Eveline for Euro-Reviews
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Who hasn't put words into their mutt's mouth? From "yes, the chicken-flavored treats are my favorite," to "no, I'm not quite ready for my bath," all dog devotees are guilty as charged--although not all do it in such a hilarious and endearing manner as writer Roy Blount Jr. and photographer Valerie Shaff in If Only You Knew How Much I Smell You: True Portraits of Dogs. Blount, humorist and author of Be Sweet, brings us closer to "understanding the 'inner dog'" through his use of Doggerel, a uniquely Blount brand of verse with the "canine measure somewhere between ordered and free." The effect of this puppy poetry--when paired with Shaff's truly remarkable duotone photographs of mixed and pure breeds--is comic genius. A Boxer coyly stares into the camera wondering, "What does that mean, 'expensive shoe'? / I ate it because it smelled like you," while a chubby-tummied bulldog declares "Good stick. / Got a good stick. / A real / good / Stick. / Getting all the good / Out of this good / Stick / That's in / This / good / Stick." You'll never be able to resist this entertaining and affectionate look at our canine friends as "they ponder the confusions, certainties, pangs, and pleasures of a dog's life."
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Who hasn't put words into their mutt's mouth? From "yes, the chicken-flavored treats are my favorite," to "no, I'm not quite ready for my bath," all dog devotees are guilty as charged--although not all do it in such a hilarious and endearing manner as writer Roy Blount Jr. and photographer Valerie Shaff in If Only You Knew How Much I Smell You: True Portraits of Dogs. Blount, humorist and author of Be Sweet, brings us closer to "understanding the 'inner dog'" through his use of Doggerel, a uniquely Blount brand of verse with the "canine measure somewhere between ordered and free." The effect of this puppy poetry--when paired with Shaff's truly remarkable duotone photographs of mixed and pure breeds--is comic genius. A Boxer coyly stares into the camera wondering, "What does that mean, 'expensive shoe'? / I ate it because it smelled like you," while a chubby-tummied bulldog declares "Good stick. / Got a good stick. / A real / good / Stick. / Getting all the good / Out of this good / Stick / That's in / This / good / Stick." You'll never be able to resist this entertaining and affectionate look at our canine friends as "they ponder the confusions, certainties, pangs, and pleasures of a dog's life."
Customer Reviews:
great book for any dog lover!.......2007-08-31
great book for anyone that loves dogs, excellent gift, hilarious quotes written through a dogs perspective. I gave it as a gift and it was very well received. buy it!
Had me at...........2007-07-11
The one about going off to college nearly drew a tear in my eye. I didn't want to put this book down. I have a jack russell, and hence, know that my dog would talk if he could. Love it!
Stunning book........2006-03-03
One of the most lovely and sensitive portraits of canine emotions. Very sweet. Now I even let my dog smell my socks. It's a little thing, but it makes him happy.
A Well-Done Canine Photo-Essay.......2005-12-17
The writing and photography in this book was just wonderful and covered the entire range of emotions from light and fun to sad and emotional. It was very sweet and endearing to me as a dog-lover.
flip through this book in person before buying it as a gift.......2005-02-10
This book has some heartbreakingly beautiful photos and I love the title, but watch out, especially if you're buying a gift for a sensitive dog lover. There is a page where a yard-dog, the kind who lives his life chained outside, is wondering why he's always chained up. It is too painful for a lot of people to see this.
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A dog will take direction and you can take better pictures of your dog. Learn the secrets of the trade in How To Photograph Dogs: A Comprehensive Guide. Everything you need to create great photos of your dog is included—from how to produce a handsome portrait to how to get an exacting action shot. You'll get sound advice on the fundamentals of working with dogs and how to create the vision you want to achieve. Learn how to prepare for a shoot, how to choose the right location and how to use your camera to get stunning results. If you're a professional photographer or simply a dog lover with a lens, you'll find How To Photograph Dogs: A Comprehensive Guide an indispensable book.
A Howell Dog Book of Distinction
Customer Reviews:
DogRead book of the month.......2002-01-25
DogRead book of the month August, 2001 This book was chose to be on the prestigious 'DogRead' (...) as a book selection of the month. We only do 12 books a year. The author comes on line for the whole month to answer questions on the book. This was one of our best recieved book! It recieved rave reviews. We found it easy to follow and great for the newbe or the long time owner. It was very well received by our 3000 member email group. The author was very knowledgeable and easy to understand.
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Fantastic!.......1998-12-15
I read this book from cover to cover. I loved the way it was written. I enjoyed Kerrin and Dale's personal stories as well as all the great tips they provide. I've been taking pictures of my pets for many years with my Pentax K1000. While I was reading this book I noticed that my pictures had dramatically improved because I was putting in more time planning the pictures before I took them. I'm sure that now that I've completed reading the book (some parts several times!) I'll be capable of producing consistently good pictures of my pets and my friends pets.
I wish I had read this book years ago!!.......1998-10-26
What a joy to read! I couldn't put it down until I had completed it! This is the best money I've spent in a long time!
You don't need to be a "pro" photographer to take great pictures of your dog. This book will show you that, with the camera you already own, you can really capture the essence of your four-legged friend. If you don't have a camera yet, buy this book first!! It has wonderful and clear tips on what to look for in a camera.
Step-by-step, you will learn that planning is the key to great dog photography. You will learn things like head portraits, how to choose a great location, as well as how to make beautiful action shots. There are stunning pictures in this book that will inspire the photo artist in you.
I wish that I had this book years ago, when my first dog was still alive. Pictures like these would have brought me joy long after her passing. On the other hand, I'll be ready for the next puppy!
Whether your dog is noble, courageous, dignified, tender, or just a clown, the techniques in this book will help you capture these qualities on camera, and will provide you with additional and poignant memories of your best pal for years to come.
Product Description
One of the classic photo instructional books by Kodak, with over 150 pages, almost 3 times longer than their other pamphlets. Nicely retro and charming pics from 1974, with semi-gloss slick paper and vivid color. The instruction is intense, interesting, and inspirational, as usual. Chapters include travel photography, slide shows, pet photography, the Sabattier effect, better people, photography of minerals, and natural zoo photography.
Always fun, and a great addition to your art & photography libraries.
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Dogs: How to Take Care of Them and Understand Them/With Color Photographs (A Complete Pet Owner's Manual)
Manufacturer: Barron's Educational Series
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Another alluring Kodak publication that makes everyone want to be a better photographer! On shiny, slick glossy paper with bright attractive photos and interesting yet easy instructions. Covers Photography of cats & dogs, Creative Close-ups of Flowers, Underwater Photography, Pictorial Lighting Outdoors, A Galaxy of Glassware, and Photography from the Air! You can do it!
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ASIN: 0385195214
Release Date: 1985-03-12 |
Book Description
A barrel of laughs is what aspiring cartoonists of all ages will have while they learn to draw their favorite characters from the funny pages.
Customer Reviews:
good representation.......2005-07-21
Kids like to duplicate what they know, it helps them to connect to popular art. So this drawing book has 50 characters from popular cartoons for them to copy. They did a great job with the final art and the choice of characters from comic strips and comic books. You may need some basic skills before you try some of these. If you don't have these yet that's OK, we all have to startt somewhere. I might suggest you try Ed Emberly's books (like "the Big Green Drawing Book") or Mark Kistler's books or videos, the best places to start learning to draw. A book like this is more useful when you have some very basic drawing skills, then use a book like this to practice and hone your skills with.
Cartoon stars.......2002-03-12
The Lee Ames series of books are good if you already have the basics of drawing down and some minor artist skills. They show how to take your basic skills and make some neat stuff. But this book is basically 1 page to a cartoon star, and about 6 drawings on the page to get a completed look. For some simple ones it works but on others it gets a little tricky. No text instructions here, just the drawings which you are just copying. If you want to LEARN how to draw and get the basic skills first whether you are kid or an adult, the books by Jack Hamm and Ed Emberly are the best place to start. They can make anyone an artist. Then come back to books like Ames.
This book was awsome!.......1998-05-09
I am 9 years old and love to draw. This book tells you how to draw a lot of famous cartoons. Some of the ones I like the best are PopEye, Flintstones and Scooby Doo. If you like to draw, you will enjoy this book.
It was great!!!!.......1998-02-21
I like this book because it has almost all those famous cartoons that you can barely get off the web.
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