Book Description
Features classical, stunning homes by southern born architect Ken Tate.
Customer Reviews:
Ken Tate Architect.......2007-05-13
The projects shown are extremely well executed.
The book combines photographs and drawings in a way that allows the reader to actually learn something about residential design.
Book Description
Mixing colors accurately may be an art unto itself. In fact, many artists are discouraged by the time and expense it takes to mix and match colors, and achieve the right results. Even more frustrating is the vast range of colors available. Now there's a ready-to-use visual directory that takes all the guesswork out of mixing and matching colors . . . making every artist an expert! Color Mixing Bible provides a basic color palette for each art medium, demonstrating an array of two-, three-, and four-color mixes, as well as offering full explanations of various paints and pigments. This invaluable guide features scores of tips and techniques for color mixing with oils, acrylics, watercolors, inks, pastels, and virtually every other art medium. It also includes in-depth information on how to determine the opacity and strength of a color, choose a color palette, mix whites, arrange and organize colors prior to mixing, use optical and physical mixing techniques, and much more! Plus, hundreds of color illustrations make everything simple. Whether one is an aspiring artist or working professional, Color Mixing Bible is an essential addition to every bookshelf.
Customer Reviews:
Color Mixing.......2007-02-12
Very good for all types of artists. It even has inks for us printmakers!!!
Enjoyable.......2004-03-12
I enjoyed this book very much. It was simple to understand and quite interesting. I'm sure it's not the end all in color mixing books, but it is not a bad one at all.
A great book to start with.......2004-02-16
I've just started oil painting, and this book proved invaluable in helping me sort out the many, many different kinds of paint with their exotic names out there. I generally like to jump in and just experiment, but when I discovered the high price of good oil paints, I decided I needed a little book knowledge first. This book costs about the same as a good tube of paint, and saved me from buying many colors that, before reading the book, I didn't realize I wouldn't really need (at least to start with). It's one of clearest, most concise books I've read (on any subject). Every word is one of wisdom. If you're new to mixing paint, or having trouble figuring it out, get this book (it doesn't really cover HOW to paint though).
A True Labor Saving Book.......2003-06-02
The first thing I always did with a new set of paints was create color swatches and mixes. Now that my paint sets are more expensive I hate to waste paint on swatches that I'll probably put in some "safe" location in the studio...never to be seen again. Here I can reference swatches of commonly used colors, opaque and transparent in a range of media. Sidaway also includes the best history of pigments that I've read to date - answering a question about phthalo blue that's been bugging me for years (when was it introduced? 1936.) This book is no substitute for learning about your palette, but does provide information on how to select an appropriate palette.
Very Informative.......2003-01-03
It covered the basics of color and technical terms "hue, shade, tint" It has a section about the history of pigments and dies and what they used to be made of that is interesting. One brown paint used to be made of ground up mummies.It discusses the mixing of color in many different media.
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- Excellent!
- Very good book
- Self Promotion
- If you are a painter
- Sound technical advice, and not just for illustrators.
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Gouache for Illustration
Rob Howard
Manufacturer: Watson-Guptill Publications
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The Illustrator's Bible: The Complete Sourcebook of Tips, Tricks and Time-Saving Techniques in Oil, Alkyd, Acrylic, Gouache, Casein, Watercolor, Dyes, ... Pastel, Colored Pencil and Mixed Media
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ASIN: 0823021653 |
Customer Reviews:
Excellent!.......2006-11-29
This is almost the only book you'll need to get started with gouache. As the medium of such outstanding artists as the late Bob Peak and industrial design master Syd Mead, gouache has so many possibilities IF you can learn how to use it and this book will tell you exactly how to get started! Be sure to do the exercises, get some decent sable brushes, and use one of the quality gouaches listed. Winsor Newton is pricey but Holbein's Acryla gouache is incredible once you figure out their color names (not standard like W&N or Holbeins standard gouache). His basic color palletes are a great start & his recommendation of the Quiller color wheel is right on. There is a new Quiller wheel out but the one in the book will not lead you astray. Study(!) the sections on color and color mixing and you will soon have a leg up on every other "beginner" and start seeing "what" makes some art professional as opposed to "straight out of the tube" amateur attempts. This book is great and I recommend it highly to anyone who wants to paint in gouache.
Very good book.......2005-01-10
This is one of the beswt books i have in my collection. I have studied arts in Holland. I like gouache very much. (www.loekweijts.nl) It's a pitty however Holbein gouache is not available in the Netherlands. Falling in love on the mighty gouache. Amazed myself with the results. A MUST to have.
Self Promotion.......2004-05-13
The "Blank Star" review at the bottom is actually just a snipet of self promotion from the book's author Rob Howard. It's strange that he does this because it drags down the average rating which could affect sales. I suppose that since this book is out of print it doesn't matter, but anyway, great book, one complaint: Some of the tools that Howard recommends are no longer manufactured and it would be nice to get some existing alternatives.
If you are a painter.......2004-01-21
This book is jam packed with valuable information for not just painters who work in gouache, but all painters. If you only have room or money for just a few more books, make sure that this is one of them. It is excellent, I have worked in illustration and and have painted in watercolors for 24 years. Many gouache techniques and properties, for some reason, are not commonly taught. Some of the working knowledge in here is the type that one only learns either on the job, or as an assistant/apprentice. The author has been very generous to be so informative while writing this book. Definitely not your average "how to" book!!
Sound technical advice, and not just for illustrators........1999-09-05
This book is an excellent introduction to the best techniques for painting in gouache, also known as opaque watercolor. Gouache has been a standard medium for illustrators for generations, yet it is not often taught in American art schools. It also has been used by fine artists for centuries. Gouache is remarkably easy to use, has low toxicity and is easy to clean up. Considering all that, it is amzing how little information about is available for professional artists.
Howard's book goes a long way toward correcting the problem. He explains how to select the right type of paint for your project, reviews several different brands of paint, and gives sound advice on color mixing. Even if you don't want to use opaque watercolor, the book is worth buying just for Howard's chapter on "Color Theories That Don't Work."
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Realistic Painting (Artist's Library series #26)
Daniel K. Tennant
Manufacturer: Walter Foster Publishing
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Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 1560101466 |
Book Description
Almost everyone has a deep appreciation of artwork that is so finely rendered and true to life that it looks photographic. Using gouaches (opaque watercolor) and the tips and techniques demonstrated in this book, you too will be able to create paintings of incredible realism.
o Learn about the tools an materials you'll need and how to use them
o Practice the techniques of spattering, masking, stippling, crosshatching, drybrushing, and applying thin washes and gradations
o Find everything you'll need to know about airbrushes, including practical exercises to build skill sand using stencils for precision
o Follow the step-by-step demonstrations to master the specific techniques for painting dramatic cast shadows, reflections in silver, plush fabric and folds, grainy wood, the transparency of glass, and more
Book Description
Modern acrylics, which are plastic-based pigments, offer artists many of the same possibilities and effects as the more traditional gouache paints, which are opaque water-based pigments. This manual offers detailed instruction on creating paintings in both media. Titles in the new Artist's Handbook Series are designed for dedicated amateurs but will also by used and valued by professional artists. Each title in the series has a sturdy hardcover binding, allowing it to be taken out to the field as handily as it is used in the studio. The books' hidden spiral bindings keep pages lying flat, so students can work freely with their art materials without having to fight with their instruction manual. Each title supplements textual instruction with more than 400 color illustrations showing paintings in various stages of completion. There is detailed information on artists' tools, techniques, mixing colors, creating special effects, and trouble-shooting to correct errors. All Artist's Handbooks show examples of works by famous artists in the respective media to help students see how each medium has been used by world-renowned masters.
Customer Reviews:
Little about Gouache.......2007-02-06
I expected "The Acrylics and Gouache Artist's Handbook" to have solid information about gouache; instead, there were maybe 6 pages on the subject. Most of the illustrations were quite small. This book is more about color theory and different painting styles and techniques, such as spattering and scumbling, than it is about using gouache in painting. Very disappointing!
Comprehensive.......2005-09-08
Covers a wide range of styles, materials, and techniques as well as subjects applicable to painting in general. Heavy on acrylics, lighter on gouache, although many of the techniques can be applied to both paints. A compilation from many sources, serves as an introduction to acrylics and gouache. An overview rather than a step-by-step instructional guide, shows you what an artist has done and often how it was done. If you have the experience and skill, you can duplicate the procedure. If not, you will have to consult more basic guides for details. Many colored illustrations, some of which can best be studied with a magnifying glass.
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How to Paint Owls: A Guide to Materials, Tools, and Technique
David Mohrhardt
Manufacturer: Stackpole Books
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ASIN: 0811722430 |
Book Description
Michael Sanders explains how tone, colour, and composition work in a painting and shows how to use gouache to paint a landscape, wild flowers, and a Mediterranean river scene. Experienced painters and beginners to the art will be inspired by his clear advice and beautiful paintings to try gouache for themselves.
Customer Reviews:
Gouache Gone Bad.......2007-01-12
This book did not help me at all. It gave me little or no information and did not address my needs for attemping or completing a gouache painting. I would NOT recomend this book.As a watercolor artist, I was looking to stretch my experience as an artist and use gouache with my watercolors. This is one area this book did not address.
Book Description
A unique pictorial record of the splendours of the opera houses. Thirty-six major world opera houses are illustrated in the artist's characteristic style. A brief background history is given from an architectural and musical point of view. This is an eye-catching little book that will appeal to lovers of opera, architecture and art.
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Learn to Paint with Oils, Acrylics & Gouache
Ian Sidaway
Manufacturer: Southwater
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Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 1844762416 |
Book Description
A complete course in oil, acrylic and gouache painting techniques, from getting started to advanced levels.
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Painting Heads and Faces (First Steps) by Pat Clarke.......2000-10-08
I have been a collector of Pat Clarke's books for a number of years.
This is an excellent face study book. The author has many enlarged
drawings and close-ups of color placement. I like her line drawings,
they are quite precise. This is a very good book for beginners or
experienced painters who would like to try face paintings. She gives
color set-ups for all the portraits and it is especially nice to have
color set-ups for many ethnic skintones. I have personally have done
quite well following her techniques. I am especially fond of her
sweet paintings of children. This book makes an excellent additon to
a painters reference library.
Book Description
The most beautiful photo book on Marilyn ever published! All iconic images from Avedon to Weegee. Marilyn Monroe posed for nearly every major photographer of her day. This pictorial chronicle features pictures by Richard Avendon, Cecil Beaton, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Elliott Erwitt, Philippe Halsman, Weegee, and thirty other artists: her early days as a model for ads and pinup calendars, film stills that follow her career from a minor actress to a major star, famous master portraits and shots by paparazzi who trailed her every move.
Marilyn emerges in all her moods - young and carefree, sexy and serious, glamorous and girl-next-door. In a fascinating and revealing interview with French writer Georges Belmont Marilyn sets the record straight about her early life, her ambitions, fears, and dreams. Jane Russell, a friend of Marilyn's and her co-star in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, wrote an affectionate foreword.
Customer Reviews:
This one is worth the money & I am serious about photos.......2004-01-18
Hardcover: 245 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 13.00 x 1.10 x 9.40
ISBN: 0821217658 1989 first edition Soft cover are the same dimensions.
Contents:
Forward by Jane Russell 2 pages
About the photographers 5 pages
Marilyn interview with Georges Belmont 10 pages
Plates (huge photos) 214 pages of just photos
Biography pages 237-242
2 pages of filmography
bibiliography
photo credits
This is a great book, a few pictures are grainy, but 95% are sharp rich and gorgeously clear.
I was shocked that I had not seen some of the images. I collect her images, and have a lot of them on my computer that most people haven't seen. So this is a stellar collection indeed and a must for Marilyn fans. I have the "Marilyn A life in Pictures" and still this book had even more. I do recommend both books highly.
All the necessities.......2003-11-02
This book features pictures from Marilyn's life ranging from her modeling days as Norma Jeane up until her death. You get many of the "classic" Monroe photos here, including the gold dress, the white dress scene from the Seven Year Itch, and several movie stills. Several candid shots are also included as well as some lesser seen ones from photograph sessions. Jane Russell paints an endearing picture of Monroe in the forward. We also get an interview with Monroe. It is a widely known fact that Marilyn embellished parts of her childhood and she does so here, claiming her mother is dead, when Marilyn's mom actually outlived her for more than 30 years. Nevertheless, Monroe appears beautiful, vulnerable, ans sensuous all rolled into one in these images. You get a lot of pics for a reasonable price.
great collection of photos.......2003-09-18
I love this book because it is pure marilyn. The book shows her at her best. There are no conspiracies, scandals or judgements made about her in this book. It is just about the love that she had for the camera. She understood the camera better that anyone I can think of and it is her element, like a fish in water. Many authors write books on her to try to explain who she was,(99% of them never even knew her.) but all you have to do to really know her is study her pictures. They truly reveal every aspect of her, and that's why this book was made.
Good place to start for Marilyn photos........2003-07-15
One of the first Marilyn books I got was a compilation of photographs from well-known photographers. It wasn't till later that I got the original primary sources, i.e. books by Eve Arnold, and collections by Bernard Bruno and Bert Stern. So once one gets this collection, one can decide which photographer captured Marilyn's beauty the best, be it Milton Greene, Bernard Bruno, Richard Avedon, Ed Feingersh, or my personal favourite, Andre de Dienes. The photos, both colour and B&W, accompanied by captions, take the reader on a chronological journey from 1945 to her death in 1962.
Well-known photographs include the Tom Kelley photo that led to the notorious nude calendar, her potato sack dress, the photo Andy Warhol used, her wearing the golden dress, and the Life magazine photo. The final picture is not of her but her obituary flashing across Times Square.
Other material include a 1960 interview done with Georges Belmont for the French magazine Marie Claire. She talks mostly about her early life as a child before going into her adult life. Jane Russell, who was her costar in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, does a brief but generous foreword on her recollections.
Other photos include scenes from movies, press conferences,and other occasions. There's an annotated biography and filmography in the rear of the book. Each film entry has the distributing company, year, starring cast, and the name of Marilyn's character. As for the bibliography, I was surprised to see I had nine of the books used.
This serves as a cross-section of photos taken by various photographers as well as a photographic history. Good for beginning MM students, as it was for me back then.
wonderful pictures.......2001-02-26
This is a wonderful book to add to your collection, although filled w/ a majority of pictures that you may have already seen (a few you may have not seen), it is a wonderful collection and great to see them all together!
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Monroe, Marilyn, and the Camera
Manufacturer: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Marilyn Monroe and the Camera
Manufacturer: Bulfinch
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- MARILYN MONROE IN THE CAMERA EYE
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Marilyn Monroe in the camera eye
Sam Shaw
Manufacturer: Hamlyn
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ASIN: 0600341569 |
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MARILYN MONROE IN THE CAMERA EYE.......2001-02-27
This is a unique book about Marilyn Monroe from her most private and pensive moments to her on-screen persona. I found that the candid photos of Monroe on the set of the "Seven Year Itch" were most memorable. Honestly speaking, and my partiality towards this legendary screen icon will bear witness, it is very difficult for me to not enjoy viewing Miss Monroe and her beauty found in virtually every page of this book. Sam Shaw was in my opinion, in the same category/class as Milton H. Greene, Richard Avedon, and many more gifted photographers who were able to capture Monroe's uncanny - off-screen candor and beauty. This is one book that anyone who is interested in seeing Monroe during her period "Seven-Year-Itch" through the latter stages of her "short-lived" career should have. I truly enjoy reading and seeing this beautifully illustrated book.
MARILYN MONROE IN THE CAMERA EYE.......2001-02-27
This is a unique book about Marilyn Monroe from her most private and pensive moments to her on-screen persona. I found that the candid photos of Monroe on the set of the "Seven Year Itch" were most memorable. Honestly speaking, and my partiality towards this legendary screen icon will bear witness, it is very difficult for me to not enjoy viewing Miss Monroe and her beauty found in virtually every page of this book. Sam Shaw was in my opinion, in the same category/class as Milton H. Greene, Richard Avedon, and many more gifted photographers who were able to capture Monroe's uncanny - off-screen candor and beauty. This is one book that anyone who is interested in seeing Monroe during her period "Seven-Year-Itch" through the latter stages of her "short-lived" career should have. I truly enjoy reading and seeing this beautifully illustrated book.
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I'm Not A Cook In Real Life, I Just Play One On Television
Julian Lake
Manufacturer: Rubicon Media
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ASIN: 0966345452 |
Book Description
A collection of cartoons about the zany world of cooking shows on television.
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