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conversations.value: What could be a title for a book about Proportion, Art, Third with the genre: Arts & Photography, Drawing?
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conversations.value: A title for this book could be 'Anatomy and Drawing'
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conversations.value: Anatomy and Drawing
  PAINTERS OF THE ASHCAN SCHOOL, Bennard B. Perlman. Lively, beautifully illustrated study of 8 artists who brought a compelling new realism to American painting from l870 to 1913. Henri, Glackens, Sloan, Luks, 4 more. 142 b/w illustrations. Bibliography. Introduction. 224pp. 9 x 11¼.
  ROBERT HENRI: HIS LIFE AND ART, Bennard B. Perlman. A compelling new biography of the founder of the "Ashcan School," tracing Henri's life and art from his boyhood to his rise as an influential painter, teacher, and activist in the politics of art, and astutely appraising his pivotal role in American art. 79 illustrations, including 21 full-color and 9 black-and-white photos. Index. 208pp. 8 x 11¼.
  COMPOSITION IN ART, Henry Rankin Poore. Learn principles of composition, classical and modern, through analysis of works from Middle Ages to present. 148 illustrations, 9 in color. 104pp. 8 x 11.
  PAINTERS ON PAINTING, Eric Protter. Fascinating insights as da Vinci, Michelangelo, Rubens, Rembrandt, Hogarth, Manet, Degas, Cézanne, van Gogh, Matisse, Pollock, Johns, and many other artists comment on their artistic techniques, objectives, other artists, and more. 68 illustrations. 312pp. 5 x 8½.
  SHAKESPEARE'S A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Shakespeare's romantic comedy takes on a new and vivid life with these brilliant images by of one of the twentieth century's leading illustrators. This faithful reprint offers a quality of printing and sharpness of reproduction that rivals the limited and first editions of 1908. Includes the complete text of the play, along with 40 full-color and numerous black-and-white illustrations. 176pp. 8 x 11.
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conversations.value: ANIMAL SKETCHING, Alexander Calder. Undisputed master of the simple expressive line. 141 full body sketches and enlarged details of animals in characteristic poses and movements. 62pp. 5 x 8½.
  CHINESE PAINTING TECHNIQUES, Alison Stilwell Cameron. The first guide to unify the philosophical and imitative methods of instruction in the art of Chinese painting explains the tools of the art and basic strokes and demonstrates their use to represent trees, flowers, boats, and other subjects. Hundreds of illustrations. 232pp. 9¼ x 9.
  LEARN TO DRAW COMICS, George Leonard Carlson. User-friendly guide from 1930s offers wealth of practical advice, with abundant illustrations and nontechnical prose. Creating expressions, attaining proportion, applying perspective, depicting anatomy, simple shading, achieving consistency, characterization, drawing children and animals, lettering, and more. 64pp. 8 x 11.
  YOU CAN DRAW CARTOONS, Lou Darvas. Generously illustrated, user-friendly guide by popular illustrator presents abundance of valuable pointers for both beginners and experienced cartoonists: pen and brush handling; coloring and patterns; perspective; depicting people, animals, expressions, and clothing; how to indicate motion; use of comic gimmicks and props; caricatures; political and sports cartooning; and more. viii+152pp. 8 x 11.
  PATTERN DESIGN, Lewis F. Day. Master techniques for using pattern in wide range of design applications including architectural, textiles, print, and more. Absolute wealth of technical information. 272 illustrations. x+306pp. 5 x 8½.
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conversations.value: THE PRACTICE OF TEMPERA PAINTING, Daniel V. Thompson, Jr. Historical background, step-by-step instruction, materials, permanence. Lucid, careful exposition of all aspects of authentic technique. 85 illustrations. 141pp. 5 x 8½.
  A HANDBOOK OF ANATOMY FOR ART STUDENTS, Arthur Thomson. Thorough coverage of skeletal structure, muscles, heads, etc. Text supplemented by anatomical drawings, diagrams, and photos of undraped figures. 211 figures, 40 drawings, 86 photos. 459pp. 5 x 8½.
  CALLIGRAPHY IN TEN EASY LESSONS, Eleanor Winters and Laurie E. Lico. Beginners can get started on the basic Italic hand with this practical guide. Detailed discussions cover spacing, connecting letters; forming words and sentences; drawing "swash" capitals; and more, plus applications—addressing envelopes, making stationery, and transcribing special texts. Numerous b/w illustrations. 112pp. 8 x 11.
  PENCIL DRAWING, Michael Woods. Complete first course covers basic techniques, line work, shading, tone, perspective, composition, even fixing, mounting, and framing. Engaging, easy-to-follow text enhanced with 155 carefully prepared illustrations. 118pp. 6¾ x 9½.