Echoes Drawing of Michael Wm. Kaluta
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Kaluta is one the best comic book illustrators in the biz. He is influenced by Frank frazetta , Art Nouvou, Ilustratetors of the early 20th century era. He has a detail and texture in his art that few comic artist can match. Whether it be comic covers or spot illustration no one does it better than him. Get this book and you to will be happy that you did. ArtLee
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I haven't really checked this book out yet, but I love the drawings.  Quite inspiring, which is why I purchased it, one for my sister and one for me.
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This book is not about richly detailed contemporary kachinas, but rather about an emerging art form designated "new traditional" kachinas. These old style dolls are being revived and revitalized by a new breed of Hopi artists.

These dolls do not wear fancy costumes or exhibit exotic movements. Their simplicity reflects an earlier style meant to look like a spirit, not a human. They have a spiritual impact not achieved by more realistic carvings. Jonathan Day describes how the carvers make their own pigments from natural materials, use simple hand tools, and gather their own ornamental feathers etc.  just as their ancestors did for hundreds of years.

Merely looking at the plethora of gorgeous color photos of the dolls is an education. The kachinas are labeled by the Hopi name of the spirit and an English translation, if one exists. I found Ogre Woman, Warrior Mudhead and Great Horned Owl particularly fetching.

The profiles of the artists surprised me. I expected dull biographies, but these are real human-interest stories. Day is an excellent storyteller and paints a compelling picture of these carvers who are keeping their artistic traditions alive despite the mechanization of the modern world.
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I like this book and the way it looks from cover to cover. I am an artist myself and I always find inspiration from Arthur's work. The pages are nice quality which ads to the book's appeal, and the art is crisp and well drawn. The book is full of sketches of the Death Dealer, and other barbarians, and of course curvy Barbaric Babes all done nicely in his style in which I find fascinating. There is an informative interview with Arthur and some work in progress sketches along the way also. Very enjoyable book and worth the money.
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One of Ken Haruf's strengths is his ability to paint a picture of this part of the world.  He did an equally fine job of drawing his characters.  Some may have trouble with the slow pace of the book, but it pleased me and was suited to the subject matter.
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The drawings were better than I thought they would be. In depth on the basics of ne waza. Oh, do I wish he would have made another book on tachi waza.
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Can't wait to add more artwork by Paul A Lanquist to this one.  Vermont and Alaska prints are on my wishlist.
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My copy is a hardback
This is a catalogue of a 1981 at the Pierpont Morgan Library. About half the drawings came from J Pierpont Morgan  ( mainly the Charles Fairfax Murray Collection) and the rest from The Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, some Trustees and a number of other donors. Eugene Thaw was starting to gift drawings to the Morgan at this time
There is a helpful introduction that covers the History of the Collection and introduces some of the drawings

125 items are included there are 8 colour plates in the hardback edition including a Watteau and a beautiful architectural study by Pannini
There are many remarkable drawings in this exhibition. A number of people would pick different highlights
I liked the Fra Bartolomeo drawings of buildings in a landscape and the Watteau's. There interesting Rembrandt's and Ruben's. The list could go on . The text accompanying the drawings is excellent. The text is at the front of the book, it also covers Provenance ,literature and bibliography ,the plates at the back. There is an index of artists.

This book in mostly illustrated in black and white ( as were most books about drawings well into the 1990's. Seeing colour illustrations brings the visual appeal of drawings much closer. That said there a number if important books mainly illustrated in black and white that are well worth acquiring. This is one of them. It is a good server of a very important American Collection that continues to expand
The only reason for 4 stars is that the illustrations are mainly in black and white
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It's easy to understand the concepts the author is trying to get across.  The illustration is very detailed and goes along with the written words.  I would recommend this book to anyone that is trying to understand this style of art.
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Very nice piece of art. Similar to the picture
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Combining art instruction with everyone's love of horror, J. David Spurlock is your host on trip through the techniques of drawing all manner of your favorite monsters. The book features the artwork by a virtual who's who of comic book and pop culture art including Neal Adams, Kerry Gammill, Basil Gogos, Alex Horley, Jim Steranko, Frank Frazetta, Berni Wrightson and Wally Wood. That assemblage of talent alone is worth the $20 cover price.

The book features ten chapters in all the cover various subjects such as form and structure; figure drawing, Light, Shadow, Tone, and Texture; Composition; hardlines, as well as chapters covering various types of specific monstes like zombies, werewolves, vampires, and the Frankenstein Monster. At 144 pages, and much of it devoted to the art of the many great masters I named, the book isn't going to be all encompassing. There's an assumption that the person that reads the book has some familiarity with general art techniques and tools of the trade. For example the opening chapter on form and structure gives you the basic rundown on body shapes and proportions and the layout of the basic face with standard diagramming of facial features. Spurlock then shows you several examples of finished art. Spurlock comments on the technique and features these talented artist's works.

One key piece of advice that Spurlock offers is in relation to using photos for reference. A common technique among illustrators but he warns about following to close to the picture and creating lifeless, flat images. The chapter on Monsters in Your Face teaches you about perspective and how to make your illustrations leap off the page. A brilliant piece by Gene Colan featuring Dracula highlights this chapter.

Spurlock presents an Artist Spotlight in many of the chapters where a particular master's work is used to highlight the topic of instruction such as David Hartman on drawing zombies, Basil Gogos on drawing the Frankenstein Monster, Alex Horley and Kerry Gammill on werewolves, and Jim Steranko's incredible storyboards from the 1991 film Bram Stoker's Dracula.

While not geared for the beginner, How to Draw Chiller Monsters, Werewolves, Vampires, and Zombies is a great aid to help the budding artist refine and improve their work and help take it to the next level.
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It's all been said. This is a classic, and I knew it would be illustrated in B&W (duh!), but I have been looking for color reproductions of the originals. I would just like to see them. His paintings are as beautiful as his writing. I wish i could have studied with him.
You may have to grow into his realm of experience to appreciate his views, but he knew what he was writing about.
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First I must admit that I am biased in my review. I love this artist and have several originals of her work. You can easily tell that each Sketchku is created from the heart and more than a few have touched mine. I immediately bought a copy and am greedily working my way through the first volume. I can't wait to begin on the second!
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Kind of along the lines of cartoon like drawing for comic books.
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A masterful collection by an original artist, using words as brush strokes of metaphor and color.
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Michael's Poetry is an inspirational, aesthetic corner of this world more of us would do well to visit -- as a survival ploy.
It was an honor for me to come out of retirement to design his cover.
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Bill's work is amazing.  This book of paintings is a story of collaboration with a people who are artists by DNA.  Enjoy the artistry and the story of how this work came to be.