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The geometric shapes and natural forms, captured with exceptional precision in Ernst Haeckel's prints, still... more

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  Art Forms in Nature: The Prints of Ernst Haeckel (Monographs)

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  • a wonderful book
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  • The online description versus customer comments
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Designers are quick to tell us about their sources of inspiration, but they are much less willing to reveal such... more

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  How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul

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  • Great Book for Pros & Students
  • I love this book. It's honest, open and thought provoking. I've been in the design business for 7 years and I found this book refreshing. I passed the book on to our department intern and before I...
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  • Misstated premise and hard to read type.
  • I have been a graphic designer for ten years. I am formally trained in this field and have a background in fine art.
    
    I purchased this book because on the flyleaf it states that the...
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Who hasn't, at one time or other, kept a journal? The impulse to record our daily lives on paper is nothing if not... more

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  Drawing From Life: The Journal as Art

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  • Excellent
  • Art journaling has become so popular, I think by example. People see themselves in others' work and want to imitate and branch off and personalize. When we read about and see other's journal/art we...
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  • What's the point?
  • This book features photographs & a couple of sample pages from a select & varied group of people - some are artists, some are other professions. I thought the book would be an inspiration for...
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Priced to reach a broad market, this book offers an inviting introduction to the materials and techniques of oil... more

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  Oil Painting for the Serious Beginner: Basic Lessons in Becoming a Good Painter

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  • Great Book!
  • This artist is not only a great painter but also a great teacher. Even beyond that, his experience and knowledge of what works and what does not is invaluable for anyone from highly experienced to...
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  • over view of this book from the serious beginner.
  • This little book really surprised me in its depth of knowledge. Its not for the first time painter, its more geared towards the artist who has been painting a while and understands the art...
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With this latest addition to his popular Index series, Jim Krause covers all the basics--everything from typography... more

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  Design Basics Index (Index Series)

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  • Great for all designers!
  • I found this book to be outstanding!
    
    Whilest most design books go into design trends, Jim Krause goes into details about design fundamentals that are essential not only for begining...
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  • Too small to know
  • This book may be fantastic, but I have no idea as the width of the book is too small to properly open the book. Why would a designer approve this book size, makes me question how good he can be....
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The French Riviera has been home to a remarkable number of the 20th century's great artists, including Chagall,... more

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  Artists and Their Museums On the Riviera

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  • The Mecca of Modern Art in France
  • Barbara Freed takes us on a visit to the places along the Southeastern French coast from St. Tropez to Menton where now-celebrated artists have worked from the time of the pointillist Paul Signac...
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Is art a matter of inspiration or learning? This text offers practical advice to young artists hoping to make the... more

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  Advice to Young Artists in a Postmodern Era

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  • Never judge a book by its cover
  • True as that may be, if you write a book with young artists in mind, this is really the most awfully designed and outdated cover you can possibly come up with. I am glad I bought it anyway (after...
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  • Interesting and redundant
  • I thought that Dunning had some good advice, however I became more and more uninterested in his book because he talks about subjects that deal only to painters. I think that this book is great for...
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"The soul never thinks without an image," claimed Aristotle. Indeed, as Angeles Arrien displays in this reissued... more

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  Signs of Life

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  • Signs of Life
  • I bought this book as a replacement for one I borrowed from a friend, I really liked the original it had embossed images on the cover this print is a disappointment it has no embossed images . . ....
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  • Posted:Aug-28-2007

  • Not worth reading
  • This book is not worth spending money on. I've had it for years and regreted buying it as soon as I read it. Maybe as someone else said to stimulate artists' imagination but not for anything...
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  • Practical Uses for the Five Universal Shapes
  • I recommend this book to artists who are interested in finding out ways to express their personal vision. Expanding on Arien's initial exercise of arranging the five shapes, one can develop...
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Thoroughly updated and expanded, this classic handbook teaches emerging artists all the strategies they need to know... more

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  The Business of Being an Artist, Third Edition

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  • Posted:Aug-30-2008

  • interesting
  • This is an ok boook for artists. Not as good as other books I have read. A book for the beginner in the Art world.
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  • Fantastic overview very insightful.
  • I read the 3rd edition by Daniel Grant. The book is aimed mainly at oil painters and sculptures. Even though I am interested in selling fine art photography the information was still much help...
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  The Big Book of Ceramics: A Guide to the History, Materials, Equipment and Techniques of...

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  • A book to treasure
  • A true guide on technique,
    but also to build excitment and passion for this craft.
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  • neither very big nor very useful
  • Pleasing to the eye but it surely fails to live up to the promise of its title. The instructions on constructing and throwing pots is adequate (though scanty).The sections on other aspects of the...
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The art of monotype has experienced a surge of popularity in recent years, and artists working in other mediums will... more

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  Monotype: Mediums and Methods for Painterly Printmaking

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  • Great Book!
  • I took a class at the John C. Campbell Folk School with Instructor Cathy Taylor. I am new to monotype. Ms. Taylor highly recommended the book to her students as the bible to this art type. I bought...
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Primarily designed to help visual art students make the transition from art school to their own practice, this book... more

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  The Practical Handbook for the Emerging Artist

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  • Posted:Oct-16-2008

  • My Review of The Practical Handbook for the Emerging Artist
  • I am finding the book very helpful. Every artist should read it. It is easy to read, short sweet and to the point. This book was required reading for a class I'm taking on Exhibition Design. I wish...
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  • Posted:Feb-07-2008

  • Waste of money!
  • Why is this book so expensive Plus it's out of date. Not worth the $50-$60 you're expected to pay, especially if this is a required text for a college level course.
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Cay Lang's Taking the Leap has helped thousands of artists jumpstart their careers and make real the dream of... more

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  Taking the Leap: Building a Career as a Visual Artist

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  • Exceptional Reading and Service
  • Great book, great condition, wonderful price and timely delivery, Great JOB Amazon.com. Keep up the good work.
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  • For the beginner
  • This book was really for the beginner whom wants a career as an artist. This is a great book for a beginner. There was very little new information for me which was disappointing. That said it was...
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  • Too Little Too Late
  • I was very dissappointed with this book. First of all the title is a little misleading ... Taking the Leap. I was more interested in a book that would help me switch from my current job to a...
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Unrivaled in scope, this encyclopedic reference on the most versatile of all painting mediums is an excellent tool... more

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  The Acrylics Book: Materials and Techniques for Today's Artist

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  • The acrylics book
  • This is a great book. Very interesting and informative. Great for all types of artists and their ability.
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  • This is a 'what is' book, not a 'how to' book.
  • Description, title and reviews led me to believe this book was about techniques and how to perform them. After looking over the book I was dissapointed to discover the main emphasis though is to...
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Hailed by one reviewer as the creative business "bible," and considered the authoritative book on the subject for... more

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  The Business Side of Creativity: The Complete Guide to Running a Small Graphic Design or...

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  • Excellent Book!
  • I have a four year-old illustration studio and this book is a must-have for anyone that freelances or has a start-up.I wish I had read this earlier. The information is invaluable---some information...
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  • Excellent book if re-directed to the right audience
  • The sub-title of this book is "The Complete Guide to RUNNING a Small Graphic Design or Communications Business" and as such I have given it a 2-star rating. If it was re-titled "The Complete...
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Recent debates on the place of the arts in American life has refocused attention on art education in schools. In this... more

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  History of Art Education: Intellectual and Social Currents in Teaching the Visual Arts

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  • History of Art Ed
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  • Brilliant
  • I have not yet finished this book, which is why I can't give it 5 stars. But it is brilliantly written with a strong thesis which is supported throughout. The way it ties the history of the arts...
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  A Step-By-Step Guide to Drawing the Figure

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  • a step-by-step guide to drawing the figure
  • it was shipped really fast and even though there was a little bit of a black mark on the cover, the book is in perfect condition! I highly recommend them to anyone who wants to buy books about...
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  Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Oil Painting

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  • Very informative but feels a bit lacking at times
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  • Not for advanced painters
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  Dynamic Light and Shade (Practical Art Books)

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  • ok if you need to learn light and shade but didn't really help me
  • This book has a lot of black and white drawings of Hogarth and others demonstrating different types of light; middle ground, background, foreground lighting as well as directional lighting. It is...
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  • Not very useful except as a source for ideas
  • This book will not significantly improve your understanding of how light affects and creates shadows on form. However, I don't believe any book can do that. You can learn to draw a realistic face...
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  • Highly detailed teaching- analytical light & shade...
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