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Clayton Martin: Leonardo da Vinci: The Mechanics of Man

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Leonardo da Vinci was not only one of the leading artists of the Renaissance, he was also one of the greatest anatomists ever to have lived. He combined, to a unique degree, manual skill in dissection, analytical skill in understanding the structures he uncovered, and artistic skill in recording his results. Leonardo's campaign of human dissection carried out during 1510-11 was recorded on the…

John Elys: CAD Fundamentals for Architecture

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: Computer-aided design (CAD) is the dominant design and drawing tool used in architecture, and all students need to acquire basic skills in using it. This book explains the key CAD skills required to create plans, 3D models and perspectives. Detailed text and hundreds of screengrabs and visuals are used to demonstrate the various techniques and processes. 2D skills are shown using AutoCAD,…

Sonia Leong: 101 Top Tips from Professional Manga Artists

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: A generation of young people influenced by this ever-popular and perennial art form are eager to pick up a pencil to create their own manga. Top Tips from Professional Manga Artists reveals the latest techniques for creating digital and traditional manga illustrations. Written by an award-winning manga artist with contributions from a select band of fellow professionals, Top Tips from…

Woodcock John: Color and Doodle Your Way Across the USA

Скачать книгу (размер 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 108) Аннотация: Those long, boring car journeys are now fun and fascinating as you Color & Doodle Your Way Across the USA. This amazing concertina-bound sketchbook folds out to an incredible 40-foot-long, coast-to-coast, continuous trip from Alaska to New York. Along the way it stops off at 54 famous landmarks and sites of natural beauty, such as the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, Mount Rushmore, the White House,…

Farthing Stephen: Derek Jarman's Sketchbooks

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Legendary filmmaker Derek Jarman recorded his life and work in highly detailed sketchbooks. Encompassing both the private and the professional, these offer a personal view into the life and career of a highly influential filmmaker and artist. Drawn from the collection of handmade books that Jarman gave to the British Film Institute shortly before his death in 1994, Derek Jarman's Sketchbooks…

Warhol Andy: A Coloring Book: Drawings by Andy Warhol

Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: Warhol's charming animal drawings, now available again. It was 1953 when, not long after arriving in New York City, a young artist named Andy Warhol had begun to make his way in the world of commercial illustration. As Arthur Edelman, his former employer, relates in his introductory note, “In a hallway of the Empire State Building, outside a shoe manufacturer’s office, stood a young man with…

Army Camp: 30 Postcards That Do Ask and Do Tell!

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: This collection of 30 unintentionally kitsch postcards from yesteryear contains classic adverts, information announcements, and army, navy, and air force recruitment posters that are perhaps hiding a deeper meaning.

Wilton Andrew: Five Centuries of British Painting: From Holbein to Hodgkin

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Britain has played a key role in the history of the last five centuries, and its art reflects this in absorbing but complex ways. At first, foreign artists and influences were dominant — for example, Holbein, Van Dyck, Lely and Kneller. In the century of Hogarth, Reynolds and Gainsborough, British painting reflected an increasingly confident society, propelled by Imperialist expansion and…

Brereton Richard: Sketchbooks: The Hidden Art of Designers, Illustrators and Creatives

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Now published in paperback, Sketchbooks provides a revealing glimpse into the inner workings and private inspiration of creatives from the worlds of advertising, design, graphic design, fashion design, art, street art and illustration. Intimate and often unseen, artists' own notebooks document sources of inspiration as well as the journey to final execution. They show ideas and their evolution…

Entwistle Jill: Detail in Contemporary Lighting Design

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Lighting is a key feature of almost all interiors but it is often treated in a rather superficial manner in most books. It is, however, a complex, fast-moving field where the technology is always changing. For large schemes, a professional lighting designer is usually employed, but for smaller projects it will often fall to the architect or interior designer to specify the lighting. In either…

Sieff Jeanloup: Les Indiscretes

Скачать книгу (размер 1 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 200) Аннотация: Jeanloup Sieff was the complete photographer. He was gifted in every arena of the medium: fashion and advertising, nude, reportage, portraits and landscape. Sieff claimed to be superficial and droll, without ever being very convincing, and left a rich collection of works created from the 1950s until the turn of the 21st century before his demise. He was a prodigiously productive artist and was…

Jade Lara: Fashion Photography 101: A Complete Course for the New Fashion Photographers

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Professional and photographic expertise open the world of fashion shooting. Fashion photography is one of the most appealing markets for any new photographer, but also one of the most challenging, combining as it does a whole group of disciplines, from the more obvious wardrobe to a number of more technical makeup and editing roles. With digital technology and good planning, however, you can…

Muir Robin: Terence Donovan Fashion

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Terence Donovan was one of the foremost photographers of his generation among the greatest Britain has ever produced. He came to prominence in London as part of a postwar renaissance in art, fashion, graphic design and photography. Alongside David Bailey and Brian Duffy, photographers of a similar working-class background and outlook, Donovan was a new force in fashion photography. Together, they…

Abdelouahab Farid Hamed: Muses: Women Who Inspire

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: I have never seen you without thinking that I should like to pray to you, the world-renowned poet and writer Rainer Maria Rilke once confessed to his one time lover, friend, and mentor Lou Andreas-Salome, who played muse not only to Rilke but also to Nietzsche and Freud. For centuries, artists have been inspired by muses to create poignant works of art and literature; this beautifully illustrated…

Minogue Kylie: Kylie / Fashion

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: This book charts my relationship with some of the most talented people in fashion throughout my career. It makes me very proud to see gathered together all the great designers and houses I've worked with over the years. Looking through my personal archives has been a real trip down memory lane and it is the fashion that brings back moments and memories of the last twenty-five years. I can't wait…

Freeman Michael: The Photographer's Story: The Art of Visual Narrative

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: How a sequence of photos can be more than the sum of its parts. Todays photographers approach their craft in a multitude of ways, and with so many millions of people at it, theres a sizeable support group for every interest, from iPhoneography to expressive, humanitarian, or collaborative photography. Narrative is one such popular area, and there is a new interest in making coherent photo…

Schoeser Mary: Textiles: The Art of Mankind

Скачать книгу (размер 2 890 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 568) Аннотация: Textiles are the most ubiquitous, diverse, and consistently creative art form on the planet. This major new work comprises more than one thousand images that highlight the beauty, subtlety, simplicity, or complexity of textiles created around the world. Based on knowledge accrued over a lifetime of immersion in the textile arts, Mary Schoeser's definitive text offers sweeping insight into the…

Parkinson David: History of Film

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: In this lively and up-to-date analysis, David Parkinson traces the evolution of the moving image from the earliest shadow shows to the digital filmmaking of the twenty-first century. Covering the key elements and players that have contributed to its artistic and technical development, the book offers a concise overview of film throughout the world. Beginning with the origins of the movies, it…

Partridge Loren: The Renaissance in Rome

Скачать книгу (размер 932 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 184) Аннотация: Rome as we know it is largely a creation of the Renaissance, restructured and risen anew from a neglected medieval town. This book traces the extraordinary works of painting, sculpture and architecture commissioned by Rome's church and civic nobility as part of their rival bids for power and prestige. With the aid of 118 illustrations, most of them in colour, Loren Partridge charts the course of…

Rival Pierre: Paris Bon Appetit: Shops, Bistros, Restaurants

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: A richly illustrated overview of where to sample the best food and drink in the French capital. Tempting the eyes and enticing the palate, this gourmet tour of Paris provides a panoramic survey of the epicenter of gastronomy. Divided into three chapters, this book guides the reader from the temptations of Decadent Paris, with its enticing wine cellars and jewel-toned macaroons, to favorite…