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Pencils You Should Know

Author : Caroline Weaver

Publisher : Chronicle Books

Page : 171 pages

File Size : 14,3 MB

Release : 2020-02-04

Category : Design

ISBN : 145217850X

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Pencils You Should Know traces the evolution of pencils over time and across the globe. From the humble, handcrafted pencil of the 19th century to the novelty writing implement of the 1990s, each object in this book tells a different story. This book features a selection of 75 modern and vintage pencils curated by pencil powerhouse Caroline Weaver, owner of legendary New York pencil emporium CW Pencil Enterprise. Pencil fanatics will find old favorites here—the original Blackwing 602 puts in an appearance, of course—and make exciting new discoveries, too. • Vintage pencils and accessories are photographed against vibrant, colorful backgrounds and accompanied by Weaver's insightful commentary. • A love letter to one of the most important inventions in human history This supremely charming book celebrates the enduring magic of the pencil. Trace the history of the pencil over time and across the globe, and discover everything you need to know about this simple yet ingenious invention. • A great book for pencil collectors, admirers, historians, artists, writers—anyone who gets excited about the new Palomino Blackwing, a perfectly sharpened No. 2 Ticonderoga • Fans of The Pencil by Henry Petroski, How to Sharpen Pencils by David Rees and John Hodgman, and The Pencil Perfect by Caroline Weaver will want this in their collection. The perfect book for pencil devotees, analog and vintage ephemera lovers, designers, and fans of CW Pencil Enterprise



Pen and Ink Drawing Workbook

Author : Alphonso Dunn

Publisher : Three Minds Press

Page : 142 pages

File Size : 31,56 MB

Release : 2018-08-04

Category :

ISBN : 9780997046502

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PEN AND INK DRAWING WORKBOOK is perfect for anyone looking for a book that provides lots of practice for developing and refining ink drawing skills and technique. It is appropriate for learners on all levels and is filled with over 100 engaging drills and exercises. The exercises in this comprehensive workbook are thoughtfully designed to take you from the essential elements like pen control, line consistency, basic strokes and variations to more advanced concepts such as, blending values, controlling gradations, shading compound forms, and rendering textures. It covers all the major pen and ink shading techniques including cross-hatching, stippling, scribbling, and more. In addition, there are 30 inspiring drawing exercises on a variety of subjects, which allows you to draw right inside the book. This book is the complementary workbook for PEN AND INK DRAWING: A SIMPLE GUIDE. However, it can still be used on its own as a general workbook for refining your skills and helping you to create stunning ink drawings with confidence!



Colored Pencil Painting Portraits

Author : Alyona Nickelsen

Publisher : Watson-Guptill

Page : 194 pages

File Size : 40,33 MB

Release : 2017-06-20

Category : Art

ISBN : 038534628X

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Colored pencil painter Alyona Nickelsen reveals how to use the medium to push the limits of realistic portraiture. Colored Pencil Painting Portraits provides straightforward solutions to the problems that artists face in creating lifelike images, and will prime readers on the intricacies of color, texture, shadow, and light as they interplay with the human form. In this truly comprehensive guide packed with step-by-step demonstrations, Nickelsen considers working from photo references versus live models; provides guidance on posing and lighting, as well as planning and composing a work; discusses tools, materials, and revolutionary layering techniques; and offers lessons on capturing gesture and expression and on rendering facial and body features of people of all age groups and skin tones.



Linus The Little Yellow Pencil

Author : Scott Magoon

Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Page : 36 pages

File Size : 17,12 MB

Release : 2019-06-04

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 136804445X

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Linus and his eraser, Ernie, don't always see eye to eye. But with the family art show drawing near, these two will have to sharpen their collaboration to make something neither one could do on their own! This ode to art by the illustrator of Spoon and Chopsticks points out the power of sharing the creative process and sticking with it.



The Pencil Perfect

Author : Caroline Weaver

Publisher : Die Gestalten Verlag-DGV

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 30,7 MB

Release : 2017

Category : Pencil drawing

ISBN : 9783899556759

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The Pencil Perfect is the tangible tale of the pencil: a utensil that crafts its own story as humans use its sharpened point to write their own.



The Pencil

Author : Allan Ahlberg

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 40,89 MB

Release : 2013-02

Category :

ISBN : 9781536400007

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A Lonely pencil timidly draws a boy, a dog and other items, but soon faces a problem as his creations begin demanding changes, and when he draws an eraser to make them happy, the real trouble begins.



Studio: A Place for Art to Start

Author : Emily Arrow

Publisher : Tundra Books

Page : 33 pages

File Size : 13,23 MB

Release : 2020-03-03

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 0735264856

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Beloved children's entertainer Emily Arrow's first picture book, perfect for (little) makers everywhere: a story about finding a space to create! A young bunny makes the rounds of a studio building, taking in all the different artists in their habitats. Making, thinking, sharing, performing . . . but can our bunny find the perfect space to let imagination shine? In this charming ode to creativity, noted children's singer and entertainer Emily Arrow introduces readers to the concept of the studio: a place for painters, dancers, singers, actors, sculptors, printmakers . . . and you! Whether it's a purpose-made space with big windows, a room filled with equipment, or the corner of a bedroom, your studio can be anywhere--you just have to find it!



The Pencil

Author : Henry Petroski

Publisher : Knopf

Page : 449 pages

File Size : 20,74 MB

Release : 1992-11-10

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 0679734155

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Henry Petroski traces the origins of the pencil back to ancient Greece and Rome, writes factually and charmingly about its development over the centuries and around the world, and shows what the pencil can teach us about engineering and technology today.



Spirit of the Pose

Author : Karl Gnass

Publisher :

Page : pages

File Size : 15,86 MB

Release : 2005-01-01

Category : Figure drawing

ISBN : 9780975281208

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Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen

Author : Mary Norris

Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company

Page : 245 pages

File Size : 29,79 MB

Release : 2015-04-06

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 0393246604

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New York Times Bestseller Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR, Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, and Library Journal "Hilarious…This book charmed my socks off." —Patricia O’Conner, New York Times Book Review Mary Norris has spent more than three decades working in The New Yorker’s renowned copy department, helping to maintain its celebrated high standards. In Between You & Me, she brings her vast experience with grammar and usage, her good cheer and irreverence, and her finely sharpened pencils to help the rest of us in a boisterous language book as full of life as it is of practical advice.