The Sketchbook


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"Sketchbook" compiles over 130 pieces of artwork, some previously unpublished, from two of the most renowned fantasy artists in the world today.




Books In Print 2004-2005


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Art of Gennadiy Koufay


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Art Fantastix is a series of illustrated books dedicated to Pin-Up and Fantasy Art from around the globe. From household names like Clyde Caldwell (TSR) and John Bolton (Batman) to exciting newcomers like Andreas Raufeisen and Michael Mobius. Every book concentrates on the work of one artist and shows uninterrupted full colour images including many full and double page spreads. Quality printing on heavy paper with a complete index including model references where known, they waste little time on anything but the results. This is 'Art Premiere' as it was meant to be, highlighting the work of a first-time-published artist in the Pin-Up genre in all its glory. And for a Russian-born (now Ukrainian) artist, Koufay manages to perfectly capture the American cheesecake -- guess the 'glasnost' worked!




Observational Sketching


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Learn to draw by sketching what surrounds you everyday. In Observational Sketching, author Mariko Higaki—an ISDA Gold Award–winning industrial designer based in Japan—teaches you how to practice and learn to sketch by using well-established observational techniques. Perspective, proportion, lines, shapes, shading, and many other techniques can be learned through everyday practice and observation of the items you come in contact with everyday, from a backpack to your sunglasses. This book addresses how to approach sketching a range of shapes and materials and how to disassemble each object to accurately capture its unique design elements. Inspiration and examples from the author and other well-known artists accompany a variety of projects that you can try right away and skill-building projects that will strengthen your talent. Find within: An introduction to observational sketching The basic concepts and tools used in observational sketching Observation techniques Illustrated step-by-step instructions for creating observational sketches of 20 common objects, from a alarm clock to a wooden stool Hone your artistic skills with this daily sketching practice. Whether you are an urban sketcher or an industrial designer, this books should be part of your reference collection.




Art of Claudio Aboy


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One of the hottest new fantasy and erotic illustrators to come out of Argentina (what DO they put in the water down there!?), Claudio Aboy puts some serious sizzle in every one of his paintings! Equally adept at pencils, inks, and full color painting techniques, Aboy tackles each subject with consummate ease and stunning detail. Having worked for major film studios, design firms, and advertising agencies, to say he REALLY enjoys kicking back and painting beautiful women is...a bit of an understatement! And my, how he excels at that delightful hobby! See where all the heat is coming from with this first collection of his best works -- oh boy, it's Aboy!




Anagram Solver


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Anagram Solver is the essential guide to cracking all types of quiz and crossword featuring anagrams. Containing over 200,000 words and phrases, Anagram Solver includes plural noun forms, palindromes, idioms, first names and all parts of speech. Anagrams are grouped by the number of letters they contain with the letters set out in alphabetical order so that once the letters of an anagram are arranged alphabetically, finding the solution is as easy as locating the word in a dictionary.




The Promise of Total Automation


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The exhibition The Promise of Total Automation at the Kunsthalle Wien (vienna, 2016) investigated our relationship to a world of machines, technological objects, and electronic devices. The prospect of a fully automated futurewhile acutely reshaping the notions of work, production, and value creationfeeds emancipatory scenarios that ultimately lead to the end of labor. Instead of offering a traditional record of the exhibition, the curators investigated books written on the subject and then reproduced their covers. The result is a fascinating bibliography and chronology of automation as seen across the twentieth century through the covers of books and their authors. Included artists are Athanasios Argianas, Zbynek Baladrn, Thomas Bayrle, James Benning, Bureau dtudes, Steven Claydon, Tyler Coburn, Philippe Decrauzat and Alan Licht, Harry Dodge, Juan Downey, Ccile B. evans, Judith fegerl, Melanie Gilligan, Peter Halley, Channa Horwitz, Geumhyung Jeong, David Jourdan, Barbara Kapusta, Konrad Klapheck, Bela Kolrov, nick Laessing, Mark Leckey, Tobias Madison and emanuel Rossetti, Benot Maire, Mark Manders, Daria Martin, Shawn Maximo, Rgis Mayot, Wesley Meuris, Gerald nestler, Henrik Olesen, Julien Prvieux, and Magali Reus.




Haunted House of Lingerie


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Stands to reason this long-dead popular collection of good-girl/bad-creature art from 1997 would rise from the grave of "out-of-print" and shamble back for more! With great delight (torch and pitchfork in hand!), we present the special 15th Anniversary Edition of Rich Larson's Haunted House of Lingerie Volume One!




Spellbound the Keith Parkinson Sketchbook


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To create the amazing worlds of wonder that seem to flow from the brush of Keith Parkinson, voluminous notes and sketches must be made in order to give life to the final work. Within those sketches are pieces of the painting's, as well as the artist's, soul. Keith's work for TSR and Guardians are well documented.




Flesh and Fire, Volume 1


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In the field of fantasy art, one of the top European greats is Blas Gallego, whose work can range from naughty "good girl" cartoons to magnificent scenes of sword and sorcery -- and literally all points in-between! A multi-talented powerhouse who can do it all gives you a behind-the-scenes look at the craft.