This is a list of books i have on order at this Moment
- My Boyfriend Wrote a Book About Me, Hilary Winston, 9781402786068, paperback, 5/26/2011
Description:
My Name is Earl writer Hilary Winston offers up a witty collection of tales about her misadventures in dating. This title includes a response to the affront of being the 'fat-assed girlfriend' of Chad Kultgen's "The Average American Male" (9780007263981). TV writer Hilary Winston offers up a witty collection of autobiographical tales about her misadventures in dating. Just when Hilary feels like her life is finally in order, she gets a sucker-punch to the gut: her ex has written a novel based on their relationship in which he refers to her throughout as the 'fat-assed girlfriend'. Her response to this affront is just one of the many hilarious stories in "My Boyfriend Wrote a Book About Me", a laugh-out-loud, tell-all in which Hilary sets the record straight for all her exes.
- Writing and Illustrating the Graphic Novel: Everything You Need to Know to Create Great Work and Get Published, Daniel Cooney, 9780764146299, 4/1/2011
Description:
Graphic novels are big business nowadays, and creating a well-executed graphic novel can be a big step to a rewarding career. This brand-new book gives detailed instruction in all aspects of graphic novel composition--creating characters and plots, and transforming them into dynamic illustrations that tell an interesting story. The introduction describes uses of tools of the trade, from drawing pencils, inks, and paper to word processing and Adobe Photoshop software. Chapters that follow instruct in. The language of comics and graphic novels . Establishing characters and story structure Scripting the story Illustrating the story, from sketches to finished art Selling the finished product . Instruction includes how-to techniques for creating layouts, panels, captions, dialogue, panel transitions, and angles of view. Exercises demonstrate the essential mechanics of drawing, from figures, backgrounds, and perspectives, to inking, coloring, and digital rendering. The text is supplemented with more than 400 how-to color illustrations.- 1001 Questions to Ask Before You Get Married, Monica Mendez Leahy, 9780071438032, Paperback,5/1/2004
- Oil: Creative Techniques, Josep Asuncion, 9780764161469, 9780764161469, Hardcover, 6/20/2011
Description:
Oil is Barron's first title in the new and innovative Creative Techniques art instruction series. All Creative Techniques titles speak especially to students and experienced amateurs who want to improve their repertory of techniques in various art media. Oil presents 14 distinctive, strikingly different approaches to oil painting, encouraging students to assess and analyze highly individual techniques that were pioneered by renowned past artists. Close examination of these techniques can serve as sources of inspiration for the student's own work. Illustrations of representative oil paintings in each of the 14 approaches--by distinguished artists as different from each other as Paul Cézanne, Paul Signac, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Hans Hoffmann, and Georgia O'Keeffe--are analyzed and explained with instruction that will guide students toward achieving the demonstrated effects. In seeing and understanding different approaches, students are inspired to advance their own skills beyond simple copying and develop imaginative new modes of personal expression. This book also includes information of a general nature on brushes, canvas, pigments, varnishes, thinners, and other useful tools and materials. Color illustrations on every page.
Beginning art students as well as experienced practicing artists constantly seek information and advice on materials and equipment to help them expand on their skills and further develop their various techniques. Here is a big one-volume directory that shows and describes virtually everything for every graphic artist--from simple charcoal pencils to easels and canvas-stretching equipment. All items are illustrated in color photos, and examples of how all materials are used are shown in drawings and reproduced paintings. Cataloged in this book are-- • charcoal and colored pencils • sanguine chalks and pencils • charcoal sticks • crayons • pastel chalks • inks and pens • paint brushes of all shapes and sizes • palettes and palette knives • dry pigments • oil paints • watercolors and gouache paints • acrylics • varnishes and paint solvents • papers of different textures • drawing pads for different media • canvases and stretching frames • easels • cutting tools • sponges • brush and equipment cleaners . The book's final section shows examples of how to use these many different materials in finished paintings and drawings.
- Complete Guide to Materials and Techniques for Drawing and Painting, David Sanmiguel, 9780764161117, Hardcover,
Description:
Beginning art students as well as experienced practicing artists constantly seek information and advice on materials and equipment to help them expand on their skills and further develop their various techniques. Here is a big one-volume directory that shows and describes virtually everything for every graphic artist--from simple charcoal pencils to easels and canvas-stretching equipment. All items are illustrated in color photos, and examples of how all materials are used are shown in drawings and reproduced paintings. Cataloged in this book are-- • charcoal and colored pencils • sanguine chalks and pencils • charcoal sticks • crayons • pastel chalks • inks and pens • paint brushes of all shapes and sizes • palettes and palette knives • dry pigments • oil paints • watercolors and gouache paints • acrylics • varnishes and paint solvents • papers of different textures • drawing pads for different media • canvases and stretching frames • easels • cutting tools • sponges • brush and equipment cleaners . The book's final section shows examples of how to use these many different materials in finished paintings and drawings.
