Arts / Painting

Living the Artist's Life, Updated and Revised: A Guide to Growing, Persevering, and Succeeding in the Art World

by Robert Paul Dorrell

Dorrell opened his gallery in 1991, and has been advancing artists careers on a national level ever since. This is an updated edition of his original book, covering critical subjects that he didn't before and...

The Renaissance Rediscovery of Linear Perspective

by Jr., Samuel Y. Edgerton

A history of linear perspective. With illustrations and chronological outline. This digital edition was derived from ACLS Humanities E-Book's (http://www.humanitiesebook.org) online version of the same title....

Drawing a Cat

by , Clare Turlay Newberry

This unusual book conrtains a guide for drawing cats, and would be a lovely addition to the bookshelf of any artist. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now...

Creating Textured Landscapes with Pen, Ink and Watercolor

by Claudia Nice

Capture the Rich Textures of Nature, Step by Step

Capture nature's beauty as you never have before. Beloved artist and teacher Claudia Nice leads you on an inspired journey through the great outdoors. With paints...

Beads And Beadwork Of The American Indians

by , William Orchard

An in-depth study of the bead and how the native north and south Americans utilised beads for dress and ritual clothing from prehistoric to relatively modern times. Many of the earliest books, particularly those...

Collage Discovery Workshop: Make Your Own Collage Creations Using Vintage Photos, Found Objects and Ephemera

by Claudine Hellmuth

Unlock the Artist Within

Collage is the perfect medium to help you unleash your creative potential. You can gather materials from just about anywhere, glue them down on a surface and magically create a work of...

Splash 9 - Watercolor Secrets: The Best of Watercolor: Watercolor Disoveries

by Rachel Rubin Wolf

The Potential of Watercolor Revealed

Luminous, dynamic and expressive, watercolor is an intriguing medium for artist and viewer alike. Splash 9: Watercolor Secrets invites you to push your own creative potential...

Pen Drawing - An Illustrated Treatise

by , Charles Maginnis

Originally published in 1924, this early work on Pen Drawing is a highly illustrated and informative look at the subject with much of the information being useful and practical today. Chapters include; Style...

Revenge of the Sith: Illustrated Screenplay: Star Wars: Episode III

by George Lucas

EPISODE III–THE ONE AND ONLY OFFICIAL SCREENPLAY, available exclusively in ebook format, including scenes that did not appear in the movie itself!

This is the complete, final screenplay written by George Lucas,...

Draw More Furries: How to Create Anthropomorphic Fantasy Creatures

by Jared Hodges & Lindsay Cibos

Draw Fabulous Furries!

Furries are so much fun to draw, people have been doing so for thousands of years. By crossing animal traits with human, you can create some fantastic characters with distinct personalities....

Imaging Disaster: Tokyo and the Visual Culture of Japan's Great Earthquake of 1923

by Gennifer Weisenfeld

Focusing on one landmark catastrophic event in the history of an emerging modern nation-the Great Kant? Earthquake that devastated Tokyo and surrounding areas in 1923-this fascinating volume examines the history...

Theorizing Visual Studies: Writing Through the Discipline

by James Elkins, Kristi McGuire & Maureen Burns

This forward-thinking collection brings together over sixty essays that invoke images to summon, interpret, and argue with visual studies and its neighboring fields such as art history, media studies, visual...

Indie Rock Poster Book

by Yellow Bird Project & Andy J. Miller

From the authors of the popular Indie Rock Coloring Book, this poster book is a colorful celebration of indie rock music and art. Showcasing original artwork by thirty of today's cutting-edge illustrators—including...

The Artistic Touch 5: Watercolor painting techniques and inspiration from more than 100 artists

by Chris Unwin

You'll Love This Watercolor Painting Book If:

• You love getting inspiration from fellow watercolor artists
• You want the feeling of peeking inside an artists' studio
• You love watercolor & want to improve your...

Create Your Own Photo Book: Design a Stunning Portfolio, Make a Bookstore-Quality Book

by Petra Vogt

These days, photographs live on hard drives and DVDs in the company of several thousand other images, coming to light on a computer screen only for a short moment, if ever.

In that respect our computer is a...

Print Culture: From Steam Press to Ebook

by Frances Robertson

With the advent of new digital communication technologies, the end of print culture once again appears to be as inevitable to some recent commentators as it did to Marshall McLuhan. And just as print culture...

I Sold Andy Warhol (Too Soon)

by Richard Polsky

In early 2005, Richard Polsky decided to put his much-loved, hard-won Warhol Fright Wig, up for auction at Christie's. The market for contemporary art was robust and he was hoping to turn a profit. His instinct...

Dialogues With Marcel Duchamp

by Pierre Cabanne

"”Marcel Duchamp, one of this century’s pioneer artists, moved his work through the retinal boundaries which had been established with impressionism into t field with impressionism into t field where l"

The Rape of Europa: The Fate of Europe's Treasures in the Third Reich and the Second World War

National Book Critics Circle for General Non-fiction 1994

by Lynn H. Nicholas

Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award

The cast of characters includes Hitler and Goering, Gertrude Stein and Marc Chagall--not to mention works by artists from Leonardo da Vinci to Pablo Picasso. And...

Tattoo Machine: Tall Tales, True Stories, and My Life in Ink

by Jeff Johnson

As the proprietor of the legendary Sea Tramp Tattoo Company, in Portland, Oregon, Jeff Johnson has inked gangbangers, age-defying moms, and sociopaths; he’s defused brawls and tended delicate egos. In Tattoo...