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You can draw! : simple techniques for realistic drawings

Leonardo Pereznieto · Sixth&Spring Books, 2015.
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

"From the artist and international YouTube sensation Leonardo Pereznieto, his first-ever book teaching how to draw the highly realistic surfaces and textures that earned him millions of YouTube views"--
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Lighting with Purpose: Professional Techniques for Portrait Photographers

Jeff Dachowski · Amherst Media
Pages: 127
Format: Print book

Location portraiture offers many advantages. The backgrounds are varied, the surroundings can tell a story about the client, and the setting can help tell the subject's story. Working on location presents unique challenges, however. Often, the photographer is working in an unfamiliar...
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Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck

Brett Morgen · Insight Editions
Format: Hardcover

Kurt Cobain, legendary lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter of Nirvana, the flagship band of Generation X, remains an object of reverence and fascination for music fans around the world. For the first time, his story will be told in Brett Morgens Kurt Cobain Montage of Heck, a fully authorized...
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Down in the Garden

Anne Geddes · Cedco Pub
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

Presents a collection of photographs featuring babies costumed to resemble creatures and plants found in the garden
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How to be an Illustrator

Darrel Rees · Laurence King
Pages: 167
Format: Paperback

This book offers practical help and guidance to aspiring illustrators. All areas of the job are covered - how to create a portfolio; the most effective ways to approach would-be clients; how to prepare for meetings and negotiate contracts; and how to handle, deliver, and bill a job. There...
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The Art of Star Wars: The Last Jedi

PHIL SZOSTAK · Abrams
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Star Wars: The Force Awakens shattered box-office records as one of the highest-grossing films of all time, and its eagerly awaited sequel, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, is sure to do the same. Written and directed by Rian Johnson (Looper, The Brothers Bloom, Brick) and production designed...
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The Glass of Fashion: A Personal History of Fifty Years of Changing Tastes and the People Who Have Inspired Them

Cecil Beaton · Rizzoli Ex Libris; Reissue edition
Format: Hardcover

Gorgeously repackaged, this reissue of the classic book presents the iconic photographer’s expert and witty reminiscences of the personalities who inspired fashion’s golden eras, and left an indelible mark on his own sense of taste and style. "The camera will never be invented...
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DIY Temporary Tattoo Art: Easy Step-by-Step Instructions for Watercolor, Henna, Flash Tattoos, and More!

K L CAO · Adams Media
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

From YouTube personality KL Cao (IamKayElle) comes the first step-by-step temporary tattoo book to help you rock a variety of on-trend tattoo styles for any occasion.Free spirits can now match their body art to their mood - and be ready to accessorize for the moment, no matter where,...
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Draplin Design Co.: Pretty Much Everything

Aaron James Draplin · Harry N Abrams
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

Esquire. Ford Motors. Burton Snowboards. The Obama Administration. While all of these brands are vastly different, they share at least one thing in com­mon: a teeny, little bit of Aaron James Draplin. Draplin is one of the new school of influential graphic designers who combine the power...
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Hitchcock

Anthony Hopkins · Fox Searchlight
Format: DVD

Movies based on real-life famous people often face a delicate balancing act: provide a broad recap of the major life events for the newcomer, while also delving deep enough to satisfy those with extensive knowledge of the subject. Although Hitchcock doesn't exactly blaze any new trails...
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Man on the Run: Paul McCartney in the 1970s

Tom Doyle · Ballantine Books
Format: Hardcover

An illuminating look at the most tumultuous decade in the life of a rock icon—the only McCartney biography in decades based on firsthand interviews with the ex-Beatle himself.   As the 1970s began, the Beatles ended, leaving Paul McCartney to face the new decade with only his wife Linda...
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1000 Biker Tattoos

Sara Liberte · Motorbooks
Format: Print book

Anyone who rides a motorcycle lives, to some degree, in the margins of society. Where members of the herd drive Toyota Camrys and hipster hatchbacks, bikers opt for Harley-Davidsons, Triumphs, and Ducatis, putting themselves out there like raised middle fingers thrust at the ordinary citizens...
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Red Hot Chili Peppers: Fandemonium

The Red Hot Chili Peppers · Running Press
Format: Book

One-of-a-kind tribute from one of the best-selling bands in the world direct to their legions of fans. The Red Hot Chili Peppers’ performances have become legendary as much for the music and antics on stage as the generous, loving community of people who stand side by side, screaming...
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The Parthenon Enigma

Joan Breton Connelly · Knopf
Format: Paperback

Built in the fifth century b.c., the Parthenon has been venerated for more than two millennia as the West’s ultimate paragon of beauty and proportion. Since the Enlightenment, it has also come to represent our political ideals, the lavish temple to the goddess Athena serving as the model...
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