Unique poses add diversity & freshness
588308
Great set of "army men" size zombies. Large assortment of poses are a huge plus. Unique poses not seen before really add to the diversity of this playset.

I'll have to echo some of the other reviewers:
1. Big bases make standing figures a breeze.
2. Colors are great for seeing detail. (Would like to see dull brown & dull green as well.)
3. Suggestion for basic monsters is great !! Possibilities include fresh take on the classics (Dracula, Wolfman, Mummy), Mythological creatures (how unique would that be), or maybe figures based on urban legend & cryptozoology.......

Overall, nice playset with the undead & victims.
3321333
Artwork offers impressive, unusual perspectives which surprise the eye.
2997196
Knop's use of shadow and light combined with his creative and playful direction of his models (real women, not professionals) make for a wonderful gift for any photography lover.  His work is just now being appreciated by mainstream media in the USA, as Knop's images now appear in the critically acclaimed new magazine, NUDES (former Playmate, Carrie Leigh's new mag).  There's nothing smutty or offensive about these images.  This is a collection of work that has appeared in art galleries in both America and Europe. This book is the first of many I am sure, so grab what is sure to be a collector's item suitable for both men and WOMEN.
960900
I need to disclose that I received this book gratis in return for an honest and unbiased review. This is an excellent fun and eclectic collection of images that are random and appealing. There is something for everyone to enjoy here.
95830
These illustrations are unique. It's wonderful to indulge with an artists creativeness.
1415534
This photography book of the female nude is full of beauty.  It is a compilation book of several photographs by different photographers.  Each photo of the female form is shot with love and care.  Tony Mitchell did a great job with the photographs.  The photographs each give the women a great wave length to grasp upon.

None of the photographs are pornographic in nature.  It is erotic in substance and is shot with love of the female subjects within these photographs.  There is a photograph from the 1800s, only one mind you.  After that, the photographs appear all over the spectrum of the 1900s.  The early 1900s all the way to the 1990s.  It is very beautiful photographs of the female form.  There is one photograph in this book that I would consider to be sexy.  The rest show the female in her erotic beauty.

Some of the photographs are black and white.  Some of the photographs are in color.  There's a couple photographs that look so exotic that they look like very powerful paintings than photographs.  There are some photographs that choose to show the beauty of the female.  There are some photographs that are artistic nudes of the beautiful female.  There are some photographs that have some very unique background where the female makes herself right at home.

There is one photograph in here that looks so extreme and exotic, you'd almost think that the lens had Predator vision.  You know, the predator movie from 1987, the heat vision comes to full display in one of the photographs.  There are some bondage photographs, however, it isn't anything over the top.  There are some photographs that focus on a particular body part of the female.  There are some photographs with some exotic clothes that show skin.  One exotic photograph has leather in it.  There are some photographs that did take place near a body of water.

Each female possesses her own strengths and weaknesses in each of the individual photographs.  However, each female also has her own unique flavor of beautiful in each of the photographs.  Each female in the photographs are beautiful and vibrant.  There is only one male in this library of photographs who tags along with a female.  Don't worry, the male has clothes on, so it is a perfect treat for all of those who wish to discover their own thoughts on the beauty of the female.

The book also contains an explanation on the differences between eroticism and porn, which I find to be quite nice.  You'll really love this book.  I think it shows the female in all of her glory.  Each female in the photographs are beautiful and vibrant.  Each female in the photographs offer up their own flavor of eroticism.  The females are beautiful and aren't models.  The females are real people and look just right for anyone who wishes to see the beauty of the female.

I hope you will buy this book.  You'll love the beautiful females in these photographs.
3699334
Great set of poses from a historic style. Some of the postures are done different from the styles I'm familiar and the sanskrit names are somewhat different at times. But it is a wonderful set of ideas to enhance your creativity and broaden your practice. As a teacher, I often browse this for more asanas.
925078
Since many of the photographs are in private collections, this book is the only place to see them. But beyond the generously-sized color photographs which are the first element that catches one's attention, one finds that the book is made up of different parts knowledgeably brought together and skillfully arranged. In other hands, these diverse topics might seem eclectic or like an anthology. But here the various visual matter and content flows seamlessly; so that the reader does not have to shift gears, but is drawn on to the oncoming handsome photographs and informative, expert text. "Silversmiths to the Nation" is a visual treat, incomparable historical and artistic text on the famed silversmith partnership, and invaluable reference for students, collectors, and dealers.

  The co-authors and three contributors named on the title page put the important silversmiths and their firm in the social context of their time of the early 1800s, particularly the leading role of the city of Philadelphia and the emergence of a wealthy upper middle class. The merchants, professionals, and the like of this class sought fine household objects, including ones with uniquely American symbols and design expressing the pride, confidence, and growing power of the relatively new nation. Fletcher and Gardiner's resplendent presentation pieces for heroes of the United State's victory over Great Britain in the War of 1812 brought the firm to wide notice and marked a new level of design and production for silver pieces.

  Following the six illustrated chapters of thematic material taking up almost half the book is an illustrated catalog of 88 Fletcher and Gardiner individual pieces or sets. This catalog goes with an exhibition which moves from the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City), the Winterthur Museum (Delaware), and the Society of the Four Arts (Palm Beach, FL) over 2008. This connection with the exhibition is kept subtle, however, so as not to narrowly define this work or limit interest in it with its content which exceeds considerably a typical exhibition catalog. The entries for each silver piece or set in the catalog section describe its dimensions, design details, and when applicable its inscription; and this is followed by information on its origination and history. For example, short profiles of individuals such as war heroes a piece was specifically produced for are given. In other cases, the consumer interest or design idea is briefly discussed. One hot water urn, for example, was produced to meet the "growing popularity of coffee and tea". In many cases, the details of the background of silver objects include who they were first sold to.

  Then after the endnotes come four appendices; the first one being "Marks of the Firm and Its Associates" with clear, close-up photographs of the marks, the others concerning genealogy of Fletcher and Gardiner and documents of theirs. The bibliography is four and a half pages.
3314764
This deck makes a fun addition to any collection. As noted many times over, the artwork on both sides of the cards is unique and interesting. The backs feature the standard Bicycle design, but with variations on the coloring: the scrollwork is grey and black, with the "cherubs" colored in red. The faces are all customized with the exception of the Jokers which are standard Bicycle jokers on grey backgrounds. The pips all have flourishes on the points, the font for the numbers is sort of eroded and course looking. But the real point of interest is of course the face cards, each of which features a unique sort of macabre/caricature face for the royalty.

Note that the grey background appears to be printed onto white stock, so any wear and tear on the cards such as scratches and nicks will show through as white against the grey background.

Being higher-end bicycle cards, the play and feel of the cards is very nice, and the air cushion finish should provide many hours of comfortable use, should you decide not to leave them behind glass. I personally like to use every deck of cards in my collection at least once, since part of the joy of cards is their tactile nature, but no doubt "true" collectors would put these straight into sleeves or something for display purposes.
4262502
Delighted with this book.  Multiple drawings in various poses.
3501193
This is a most interesting take on photographing interiors that are somewhat familiar to design professionals.  The tone and atmosphere created are magical!
3354031
A photographically rich tapestry of lives, lives that were all rich in so many different ways.
3244298
The photographs in this book are truly beautiful and unique!
1803390
Love the diversity of these designs. The geometric draw you in and the animal designs are wonderfully energetic.  I'm looking forward to hours of fun!
2991573
It is such a pleasure to see new books coming out of Twin Palms Press! This impressive volume of large color photographs by the inimitable Ryan McGinley delivers a large spectrum of his work.  Those familiar with the artist's output will find many old favorites here as well as some new works that are tantalizing: those unfamiliar with McGinley's special talent will likely become a solid fan after reading (essays by Sylvia Wolf and Vince Aletti) and perusing the celebration of life that jumps off these pages.  The book is beautifully designed (a trait of Twin Palms) and the quality of paper is first class.

Ryan McGinley makes large-scale color photographs of his friends. In the past this group has been focused on New York's Lower East Side youth culture - or subcultures such as skateboard, graffiti, various music groups - young people who seem happy to perform for and expose themselves willingly for McGinley's friendly camera. This volume also includes celebrities he has photographed like Kate Moss, Lady Gaga and Tilda Swinton, while remaining true to his original aesthetic. His latest images are from venues in natural settings outside New York City, creating specific situations for his subjects to lose themselves in the moment. McGinley embraces nature as a site of freedom and captures a sense of buoyancy and release. The results form portraits of a generation that is savvy about visual culture and acutely aware of how identity can be communicated through photography.

In McGinley's words, `I'm always being surprised, that's what's fun about being a photographer. You never know what people are going to do or how things are going to end up looking. If I knew what I was going to get from the beginning, that would be boring. That's why I set up very active, kind of chaotic shoots. Especially when you put a person and an animal together. Animals are uncontrollable, and the emotional response of a person to an animal is a warm, raw emotion to see. Animal days are the most fun. I wouldn't say the world I create is decadent. I would say it's dreamy or adventurous, but it's hardly decadent. We're traveling in a bus and camping every night. We make s'mores. In terms of evolving, well, I guess now there are animals in the world too. There's humour and darkness. I'm just always looking for new landscapes and new people and new ways to capture movement. New Experiences. It's always something new.'

Some of McGinley's famous images include `Coco' Cliff' 2008, the gorgeous `Jake (Fall Foliage)' 2011, `Benjamin (Blue)' 2007, `Brandee (Driftwood)' 2011 and so many others.  This is an outstanding collection of a gifted artist.  Recommended.  Grady Harp, February 12
902794
This book contains a lovely collections of photos taken by Nadav Kander including his famous"Diver, Salt Lake, Utah 1997", of a woman alone on a diving board overlooking a huge lake which has an almost surreal feeling to it. Also included is "China, Chongqing IV (Sunday Pictnic), Chongqing Municipality, 2006" which shows a group of people seated at a table with tablecloth with drinks below an overpass/bridge. It's kind of an unusual photo, but one that captivates because it makes me wonder why the people chose such a place to relax on a day that looks kind of foggy or smoggy and not particularly inviting. It also makes me wonder why Kander took this photo. His work is often like that. He says in this book that he looks for places on the edge of uneasienss.  He calls them troubled lands in the past that he photographs very intuitively and tries to see what affects him in the place. His landscape photos give me that kind of feeling too. There is a lot of thought that goes into each one.

This collection also contains many beautiful portraits of such diverse people as Spike Jonze, Brad Pitt, Julian Schnabel, Boy George and Michael Caine. At the end of this section is a portrait of President Obama which was  photographed for The New York Times Magazine as a cover feature. (I only wish this had been a full page photo.)  and nine photos of some of his staff including Hillary Clinton and Rahm Emanuel. The one of Denis McDonough was my favorite of the staff portraits. Kander has a way of capturing a person's soul in his photographs. They draw you in and you can't stop looking.

The last section of the book contains "Bodies" or whitewashed nudes which are unusual and rather haunting. Their bodies were painted white and their faces turned away from the camera. There is an overall melancholy about them.

This book was published in the U.S. by teNeues Publishing Company who provided a review copy of this book, and like all of their books, was beautifully printed on high quality paper and hard cover. It would make a great coffee table book or gift for anyone who admires Nadav Kander's photos or wants to be introduced to this talented artist.
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Virtual Pose is the most unique tool ever developed for all artists interested in drawing the human figure.  As an artist, imagine being able to collect an entire LIBRARY of human poses by numerous professional  models, with the ability to rotate the poses 360 degrees and draw or paint  the figure from any angle, all for a relatively modest cost.  This sounds  too good to be true, but this is exactly what Virtual Pose offers.
Buy  this extremely unique tool and in time you and I and all artists (amateur  and professional) will be able to obtain our own complete library of  "virtual poses" from which to work as new editions of Virtual Pose are  offered, providing:
1) A huge variety of poses, both female and male, by  numerous wonderful professional models.
2) Poses that can be rotated 360  degrees to provide an almost unlimited variety of angles from which to draw  and paint.
3) The ability to zoom in on any pose for increased variety  and flexibility.
4) Portrait rotating poses for use in perfecting the  drawing of facial features (at least I wouldn't be at all surprised to see  this in upcoming editions of Virtual Pose).
5) An invaluable collection  of movies providing drawing instruction by professional artists.
6) Plus,  any additional features that I'm sure Mario has in mind to add to future  editions of Virtual Pose.
Virtual Pose is the first time ever a  relatively inexpensive tool has been available to all artists with the  unique features listed above.  NOTHING ELSE COMES CLOSE!  And I'm sure all  artists interested in drawing and painting the human figure will agree with  me, that the idea of obtaining an entire library, offering a great variety  of rotating poses, by a variety of truly inspirational professional models,  with invaluable drawing instruction included, is extremely exciting.
I  can't wait until the next edition of Virtual Pose is available.  Purchase  this first edition of Virtual Pose, see the concept, and I am sure you will  agree!