Art Instruction
SPARK: HOW CREATIVITY WORKS
Written by Andersen, Kurt
"This is a book about joy, drive and art, work that we're all capable of if we'll only commit." --Seth Godin, author of Linchpin
DRAWING MASTERCLASS: 100 CREATIVE TECHNIQUES OF GREAT ARTISTS
Written by Noble, Guy
Gorgeously illustrated and practical, this guide to the art of drawing employs a close analysis of great works to reveal techniques and lessons that will help practitioners at every level. The art of drawing is an essential skill for any artist. This beautifully produced book uses 100 great works on paper as its lessons.
THINK LIKE AN ARTIST, DON'T ACT LIKE ONE: COMMON SENSE FROM AN UNEXPECTED SOURCE
Written by de Wilt, Koos
This book presents seventy-five ways to look at art and seventy-five life lessons you can learn from it.
MARTIN PARR COLORING BOOK!
Photography and pop-culture buffs, get out your crayons and colored pencils! Martin Parr's colorful and tongue-in-cheek photographs--his comedy of contemporary manners--have been transformed into a coloring book.
ROGUES' GALLERY: THE RISE (AND OCCASIONAL FALL) OF ART DEALERS, THE HIDDEN PLAYERS IN THE HISTORY OF ART
Written by Hook, Philip
Philip Hook takes the lid off the world of art dealing to reveal the brilliance, cunning, greed, and daring of its practitioners. In a richly anecdotal chronological narrative he describes the rise and occasional fall of the extraordinary men and women who over the centuries have made it their business to sell art to kings, merchants, nobles, entrepreneurs, and museums.
SECRET LIFE OF THE PENCIL: GREAT CREATIVES AND THEIR PENCILS
Written by Tinney, Mike
Since software programs have come to dominate offices and studios, the pencil has become a symbol for creative freedom. In other words, the work you do on the computer is what you do for work, to pay the rent, whereas the stuff you do with your pencil is the stuff you do for fun.
READ THIS IF YOU WANT TO BE GREAT AT DRAWING
Written by Leamy, Selwyn
This book demystifies the art and practice of drawing. Through fifty drawings by great masters past and present, the techniques and ideas behind their master sketches will put you on the path to making your own great drawings. The entries also feature exercises with step-by-step instructions as well as simple diagrams providing further visual explanation to the jargon-free discussion.
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