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33 Artists in 3 Acts
Sarah Thornton · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition Format: Hardcover
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This compelling narrative goes behind the scenes with the world's most important living artists to humanize and demystify contemporary art.The best-selling author of Seven Days in the Art World now tells the story of the artists themselves -- how they move through the world, command... |
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The House by the Lake: One House, Five Families, and a Hundred Years of German History
Thomas Harding · Picador USA Pages: 464 Format: Hardcover
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A Finalist for the Costa Book AwardLonglisted for the Orwell PrizeNamed a Best Book of the Year byThe Times (London) * New Statesman (London) * Daily Express (London) * Commonweal magazine In the summer of 1993, Thomas Harding traveled to Germany with his grandmother to visit a small... |
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Learn Oils Quickly
Hazel Soan · B T Batsford Ltd Pages: 112 Format: Print book
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Bestselling artist and writer Hazel Soan has distilled her teaching into a concise guide that focuses on the things that matter most to aspiring painters. Not only can oil painting techniques be picked up relatively quickly, but the medium is relatively forgiving, allowing novices to easily... |
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The New Colored Pencil: Create Luminous Works with Innovative Materials and Techniques
Kristy Ann Kutch · Watson-Guptill Publications Pages: 176 Format: Paperback
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Start coloring, relieve stress, and learn to create radiant, original works of art using colored pencils, wax pastels, and watercolor pencils.Add vibrancy to your coloring creations with instruction from best-selling author and teacher Kristy Kutch as she guides you through recommendations... |
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Native American Warriors: 1500 CE - 1890 CE
Chris McNab · Chartwell Books Pages: 224 Format: Print book
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Working from entirely different traditions of combat and honor, the Native Americans' typical ambush and raiding tactics, based on indigenous hunting techniques, have often been misunderstood by European observers who used to a more direct style if warfare. Native American Warriors... |
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The Street Photographer's Manual
David Gibson · Thames & Hudson; 1 edition Format: Paperback
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A medium reliant on unexpected moments is now catapulted into the future with smart phones, digital technology, and specialty equipment Street photography has been around since the very first cameras were invented, producing some of the most poignant images of our time. Today, a wave of new technology... |
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Acting the Song: Performance Skills for the Musical Theatre
Tracey Moore · Allworth Pages: 352 Format: Print book
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Acting the Song offers a contemporary, integrated approach to singing in musicals that results in better-trained, smarter performers everyone wants to work with. In this new, thoroughly updated edition of the paperback, directors and teachers of musical theater will find guidance in developing... |
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Centre Pompidou: Renzo Piano, Richard Rogers, and the Making of a Modern Monument
Francesco Dal Co · Yale University Press Pages: 168 Format: Print book
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A lively intellectual biography of one of the 20th century's most iconic buildings The Centre Georges Pompidou, also called Beaubourg, is today considered an icon of contemporary Paris, the quintessence of a modern building, and a model for what a museum can be. In 1971, Renzo Piano... |
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Getting Started in Digital Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots
Khara Plicanic · Peachpit Press; 1 edition Format: Paperback
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(Please note that this material was also published as Your Camera Loves You: Learn to Love it Back, Peachpit Press [978-0-321-78410-0].) If you’re not thrilled with the photos you’re getting from your digital camera–whether it’s a point-and-shoot or a DSLR–the... |
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The Drone Camera Handbook: The ultimate guide to drone aerial filming and photography
Michael Sanderson · Aurum Press Ltd Pages: 160 Format: Print book
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Photography drones, quadcopters or unmanned aerial systems (UAS) are currently changing film and photography forever, and amateurs and professionals alike are scrambling to get to grips with this new and fast-evolving technology. This book gives you an in-depth look into what can (a lot)... |
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The Dress: 100 Ideas that Changed Fashion Forever
Marnie Fogg · Goodman Format: Hardcover
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From the Victorian crinoline to Vivienne Westwoods mini-crini, from Hervé Légers 1985 bandage dress to Christopher Kanes 2006 neon revamp, these 100 glorious, groundbreaking dresses made fashion history. Through beautiful images, anecdotes, and analysis, The Dress looks at past styles... |
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