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How to Buy and Sell Art

by Michael Reid

Never bought a painting or a sculpture? This guide has all the answers for those who want to start collecting art but don't know where to begin.

If A Wine Were Me...Which Would it Be? Bold, sexy, bubbly, sweet

by LaSaan Georgeson

If A Wine Were Me...Which Would it Be? From the creator of Bwinedate.com Wines are organic, with inherent characteristics just like you and me! Read on to learn their attributes, personalities, styles and finishes....

Nest: The art of birds

by Janine Burke

Part natural history, part folklore, part exploration of art and aesthetics, part memoir, Nest is a beautiful book that will appeal to bird lovers, readers of literature and art lovers alike. It's the perfect...

Ceramics and the Human Figure

by Edith Garcia

The human figure has been represented in clay throughout history and continues to evolve today. Artists are working with the figure in new ways, playing with materials and forms, and making use of new technologies...

Throwing

by Richard Phethean

Throwing is an important skill for any potter to master, using only a few tools, the guidance of their hands, and the momentum of a wheel.

Having spent his life making pots and teaching others to make them, Richard...

New Technologies in Glass

by Vanessa Cutler

The world of the glass artist is changing. Emerging technology for the cutting, engraving, and printing of glass is opening doors for those who want to work more quickly, more accurately, at larger scales and...

Deconstructing the Elements with 3ds Max: Create natural fire, earth, air and water without plug-ins

by Pete Draper

3ds Max is the leading 3D modeling, animation, and rendering solution for artists, schools, and production environments. The unique tutorial approach of this book permits readers to learn essential techniques...

Digital Art Masters: Volume 2

by 3DTotal.com

Meet some of the finest digital 2D and 3D artists working in the industry today, from Patrick Beaulieu, Philip Straub, Benita Winckler, Alessandro Baldasseroni to Khalid Al Muharraqi, Marcel Baumann and Marek...

3D Movie Making: Stereoscopic Digital Cinema from Script to Screen

by Bernard Mendiburu

Hollywood is going 3D, read this book to understand why and how, and to secure your next job on a 3D movie. Making a 3D movie is much more than shooting with a 3D camera and showing it in a 3D theater. Each...

Pushing Pixels: Chris Georgenes' Secret Weapons for the Modern Flash Animator

by Chris Georgenes

You've got the cheats, tutorials, and how-tos. What else do you need? Go above and beyond those stop-gaps and step-by-steps with Pushing Pixels, the real-world guide to developing dynamic and fun content from...

Palestinian Literature and Film in Postcolonial Feminist Perspective

by Anna Ball

Palestinian Literature and Film in Postcolonial Feminist Perspective is the first sustained study of gender-consciousness in the Palestinian creative imagination. Drawing on concepts from postcolonial feminist...

Comics for Film, Games, and Animation: Using Comics to Construct Your Transmedia Storyworld

by Tyler Weaver

In recent years, a new market of convergence culture has developed. In this new market, one story, idea, concept, or product can be produced, distributed, appreciated, and understood by customers in a variety...

The Empty Museum: Western Cultures and the Artistic Field in Modern Japan

by Morishita

The book examines the processes through which public art museums, as modern Western institutions, were introduced to Japan in the late nineteenth century and how they subsequently developed distinctive national...

Mirrors of Clay: Reflections of Ancient Andean Life in Ceramics from the Sam Olden Collection

by Yumi Park & Eric Huntington

Mirrors of Clay: Reflections of Ancient Andean Life in Ceramics from the Sam Olden Collection features photographs and descriptions of sixty ceramic vessels from ancient Andean American cultures, including the...

Looking Astern: An Artist's View of Maine's Historic Working Waterfronts

by Loretta Krupinski

Loretta Krupinski depicts coastal towns 70 to 150 years ago in their heyday. Each beautifully rendered image captures Maine when fishing, quarrying, and the cargo trade were the backbone of Maine's economy....

Freshwater Game Fish of North America

by Peter Thompson

Freshwater Game Fish of North America is an illustrated encyclopedia of freshwater game for anglers, scientists, and nature lovers. In this first book from Fly Rod & Reel Books, Peter Thompson provides the most...

Designing Sustainable Cities in the Developing World

by Roger Zetter & Georgia Butina Watson

Roger Zetter and Georgia Butina Watson have produced a fascinating book that explores the concept of urban sustainability within the context of urban design in the developing world. Using a wealth of examples...

Using Museums as an Educational Resource: An Introductory Handbook for Students and Teachers

by Graeme K. Talboys

Visits to museums have long been recognised as an important aspect of the education of young people. Graeme K. Talboys offers a comprehensive introduction for students, practising teachers and other educators...

Art Practice in a Digital Culture

by Hazel Gardiner & Charlie Gere

In this unique book artists, art historians, art theorists and curators of new media reflect on the idea of art as research and how it has changed practice. Intrinsic to the volume is an investigation of the...

Museums and Design Education: Looking to Learn, Learning to See

by Beth Cook & Rebecca Reynolds

This book looks at the interaction between Design students and museums, and explores issues, projects and emerging ideas about how museums can better support HE students. It illustrates the general lessons that...