Arkitektur og design

A superbly illustrated compendium of over 1,500 of the world's most popular and influential patterns.

Brian Ladd examines the ongoing conflicts radiating from the fusion of architecture, history and national identity in present-day Berlin. He surveys the urban landscape and deconstructs the public debates and political controversies emerging from Berlin's past.

The perfect stocking filler for lovers of English Castles. A handy guide to England's most dramatic castles and strongholds, many of which are open to visitors. Includes an eight-page map section showing the locations of castles covered in the book.

Manga animations could possibly form the greater part of animation heroes and stories given chance. Their sheer imagination and variety of characters is in itself mind-boggling. With so many possibilities, there rarely is a limit to what you can draw and call it a manga character. You could choose to draw a disfigured dragon, or you could opt to use straight cut lines to draw the masculine face. Whatever approach you take, you will always have some room to flex your muscle and skill.

How the transition from analogue to digital, and the rise of animation and simulation transform our concepts of life in contemporary culture.

This new, sophisticated, comprehensive reference book will inspire and instruct painters on how to handle today''s acrylics in innovative and individualistic ways.Acrylics have grown into the most adaptable art material for the modern age. Developments in the pigment industry have given acrylics a remarkably permanent, rich, and abundant palette, making it the favorite medium of many contemporary artists. As colors are being developed, their chemical components are also enhanced for better texture and handling.Art-supplies vendors now offer acrylic mediums for thinning, thickening, glazing, molding, pouring, texturing, and dozens of other uses. Even experienced acrylic painters can be confused—even intimidated—by this staggering diversity of products. Painter and art materials expert Rhéni Tauchid simplifies this daunting subject, clearly explaining each type of medium and suggesting ways it can enhance your painting practice. Over twenty step-by-step demonstrations teach you how to apply mediums to create vibrant colors, sensuous surfaces, and striking visual effects. Hundreds of beautiful photos illustrate mediums’ almost limitless potential and show you how other artists—both abstract and realist—are employing mediums to push their art in new creative directions. The first book of its kind, this essential reference belongs on every acrylic painter’s shelf.Includes the Work of Contemporary Masters:Nick Bantock, Diane Black, Bruno Capolongo, Pauline Conley, Marc Courtemanche, Marie-Claude Delcourt, Claire Desjardins, Marion Fischer, Heather Haynes, Lorena Kloosterboer, Suzy Lamont, Marie Lannoo, Connie Morris, Barry Oretsky, Lori Richards, Hester Simpson, Ksenia Sizaya, Rhéni Tauchid, Alice Teichert, Beth ten Hove, Sharlena Wood, and Heather Midori Yamada.

Aspiring artists who feel intimidated at drawing figures will love Davenport's easy technique, which involves using equal-size hearts to build the body's structure.

The extra-wide lined margins make this NKJV Bible ideal for note taking or journaling as the reader experiences deeper engagement with God's Word.

Rizzoli is pleased to bring back into print OBEY: Supply and Demand, Shepard Fairey s first book originally published in 2006 and slightly updated in 2009, which showcases the artist s career from his earliest art school years to the creation of his famous Obama HOPE and CHANGE posters and is the perfect pendant to Rizzoli s first Shepard Fairey collaboration Covert to Overt.

A richly illustrated, expansive mid-career survey of the stand-out American artist's pioneering and influential work

500 posters spanning 50 years from America's greatest designer

Brutal East playfully explores and reconstructs some of the most controversial Brutalist edifices built behind the Iron Curtain between 1960 and the1980s. Includes information on the building and easy-to-follow instructions.

A new, up-to-date edition of the popular and comprehensive encyclopedia of oil painting by professional and award-winning artist, Jeremy Galton.

A new, up-to-date edition of the popular and comprehensive encyclopedia to pastels by professional artist Judy Martin.

A lush new volume devoted to the best works by beloved American Impressionist and portraitist John Singer Sargent, whose dazzling use of light and colour depicts modern subjects with arresting intimacy.

The first monograph on the complete works of award-winning design studio Industrial Facility

The definitive book on a creative force who continues to influence sculpture and installation art

It is necessary to understand your client's requests precisely and to have your client agree with the arrangement of the house and any ideas for interior design. It is easier to accomplish this goal if you can quickly sketch out the arrangement and key elements of the interior design, rather than just giving your clients a verbal explanation. With "sketching while using simplified, minimal lines" as the theme, Interior Design Presentations covers basic techniques--from 10 second sketching, to 3 minute sketching, to 5 minute sketching--effective use of light and shadow, speed coloring techniques, and techniques applied for sketching, etc., as well as the application of these techniques.