Arkitektur og design

Explores a variety of techniques for stimulating fresh thinking and solving design problems.

More than 25 step-by-step demonstrations to guide you through creating each body part of your manga characters. Over 130 lessons for facial anatomy, poses, clothing and accessories, and common hairstyles and emotions. Turn your your full-sized manga characters into chibis with easy techniques.

With his colourful spaceships, intricate machines and futuristic cities, Chris Foss revolutionised the science fiction book covers of the 1970s and the 1980s. This is a collection of covers Chris Foss created for modern science fiction, including for Isaac Asimov's "Foundation trilogy", "EE 'Doc' Smith's Lensman series", and others works.

Louise Bourgeois, who has produced art since the 1930s, began in the 1990s to use her clothes and the clothes of her loved ones as components in her sculptures and drawings. This title collects this set of images in its entirety.

Complete with 18 genuine patterns from 1941, this book allows you to recreate the authentic homemade styles of the 'Golden Age' of knitting. It includes helpful conversions and advice.

Terry's clear, no-nonsense advice takes the mystery out of painting clouds, clear skies, sunsets, foam bursts, breaking waves, rippled water, reflections, boats, cliffs, rocks, beaches and much more.

Now available in a new edition, this sumptuous volume explores key aspects of Art Nouveau--decorative arts, architecture, fashion, dance, advertising and more - with an in-depth approach and stunning illustrations.

An updated edition of Sagmeister's popular and influential book, with 48 additional pages. The projects began as a list under the title "Things I have learned in my life so far" which he transformed into typographic works. Taken together, the collection is part design project, part work of art, part examination of the pursuit of happiness.

Consisting of 130 drawings by the author of the acclaimed Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopedia series, this graphic novel describes the history, horror, and peculiarities of the Gulag system from its inception in 1918. Mature readers.

A major new study of avant-garde Japanese fashion, from the early 1980s to the present day. Featured designers include such international masters as Rei Kawakubo, Yohji Yamamoto, Issey Miyake and Jun Watanabe, as well as a new generation of radical designers, such as Jun Takahashi.

Gelli Plate Printing is a captivating book by Joan Bess, published by F&W Publications Inc in 2014. This book belongs to a genre that is a treasure trove for art enthusiasts and hobbyists alike. Joan Bess, with her masterful writing, takes the readers on a journey of creativity and imagination. Gelli Plate Printing is not just a book; it's an experience that opens up a world of endless possibilities in the realm of art. Published by the renowned F&W Publications Inc, this book has been a must-have for many art lovers since 2014. Written in English, it caters to a wide range of readers across the globe. Don't miss out on this masterpiece by Joan Bess.

Features the paintings and other artworks of an artist who is one of the most prolific and successful artists of the Golden Age Illustration, and captivated audiences throughout the first half of the twentieth century.

Ancient scriptures from the most popular book of all time, revolutionised to reveal its themes and narratives for a modern generation.

Suitable for typographers and graphic designers.

Republished unabridged from the final comprehensive edition, this work contains the largest single-volume collection of classical art motifs ever compiled. It reproduces material from Greek and Roman, medieval European, Islamic, Renaissance, baroque, and early nineteenth-century art, architecture, and design--in all, presenting artists, crafters, and students with more than 3,000 designs.Featured design elements include networks, Gothic tracery, geometric designs, akanthos leaves, lotus ornamentation, animal ornamentation, grotesque figures, fret bands, chains, interlacements, rosettes, undulations, spirals, link borders, cresting borders, finials, crockets, gargoyles, foliations, panels, repeated ornaments, and hundreds of other elements. Other plates show decorated pottery vases, religious utensils, weapons, furniture, lamps, jewelry, and other artifacts, in addition to heraldic motifs and ornamental letters.

Unique in its approach, by applying the different theories used in art history to one painting, Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon An ideal text for teaching, it provides a lively and stimulating introduction to methodological debates within the subject Offers a lucid account of approaches from Hegel to post-colonialism by.

Color Mixing Recipes for Oil & Acrylic is a remarkable book written by the talented William F Powell. Published in 2004 by Walter Foster Publishing, it has become a staple in the world of art literature. The book falls under the genre of instructional guides, specifically for artists looking to perfect their color mixing techniques in oil and acrylic mediums. Powell's expert guidance, coupled with practical and easy-to-follow recipes for creating a plethora of hues, shades, and tones, makes this book an invaluable resource for both budding and seasoned artists. With this book, you'll never be at a loss when it comes to mixing the perfect color for your masterpiece. Walter Foster Publishing, known for its quality art instruction books, has truly outdone itself with this publication.

The whys and hows of the various aspects of landscape painting: angles and consequent values, perspective, painting of trees, more. 34 black-and-white reproductions of paintings by Carlson. 58 explanatory diagrams.

An award-winning title that introduces design students to cultural theory through a series of essays and contributions from leading designers. Seeks to locate graphic design in a wider cultural context, drawing a student's attention to the key debates and issues that surround it.

Explains the essentials of architecture. This book covers highlights of architectural history, from Great Pyramids to Frank Gehry's Guggenheim museum in Bilbao.

Profusely illustrated book by master of the subject offers complete course in transforming the study of anatomy into art. Each stage progresses logically through the body's main areas -- trunk, limbs, head, and features. Scores of drawings by painters, graphic artists, sculptors, art teachers, and students. 55 figures in color; 141 in black and white.

An inexpensive source of inspiration and striking graphics for art and craft projects, this compilation features more than 175 authentic, royalty-free motifs: sinuously intertwined patterns, mythological animals, dragon-slaying heroes, much more.

In this volume, 253 archetypal patterns consisting of problem statements, discussions, illustrations, and solutions provide lay persons with a framework for engaging in architectural design.

"In any exhibition of amateur work . . . it is not at all unusual to find many charming water-colour drawings, but . . . it is very rarely that the work in the oil medium is anything but dull, dead, and lacking in all vitality and charm."--Harold SpeedSuch provocative assertions are characteristic of this stimulating and informative guide, written in a highly personal and unique style by a noted painter and teacher. Brimming with pertinent insights into the technical aspects and painting in oils, it is also designed to help students perfect powers of observation and expression.Harold Speed has distilled years of painting and pedagogical experience into an expert instructional program covering painting technique, painting from life, materials (paints, varnishes, oils and mediums, grounds, etc.), a painter's training, and more. Especially instructive is his extensive and perceptive discussion of form, tone, and color, and a fascinating series of detailed "Notes" analyzing the painting styles of Velasquez, Reynolds, Gainsborough, Franz Hals, and Rembrandt.Nearly 70 photographs and drawings illustrate the text, among them prehistoric cave paintings, diagrams of tonal values, stages of portrait painting, and reproductions of masterpieces by Giotto, Vermeer, Ingres, Rembrandt, Titian, Reynolds, Gainsborough, Hals, Giorgione, Poussin, Corot, Veronese, and other luminaries. In addition to these pictorial pleasures, the author further leavens the lessons with thought-provoking opinion.Clear, cogent, and down-to-earth, this time-honored handbook will especially interest serious amateurs studying the technical aspects of oil painting, but its rich insight into the mind and methods of the artist will enlighten and intrigue any art lover.

A journey through the elusive world of traditional Japanese tattooing, based largely on Takahiro's experiences as a client and student of the master Hiryoshi III. He and Katie trace bushido, the samurai code of chivalry, through the imagery and interpersonal dynamics of the veiled subculture. They i

The Bayeaux Tapestry is unique both as a historical document and as a work of art. It was made soon after the Battle of Hastings in 1066, and it tells the story of the events that led up to William the Conqueror's invasion of England and the battle itself.