Carving Birds and Beasts

Carving Birds and Beasts

Author: Woodcarving Magazine, Best of

Publisher: GMC Publications

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780946819928

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Contains a range of projects for woodcarvers, including photographs and information for carving birds and animals.


Oil Paintings from the Landscape

Oil Paintings from the Landscape

Author: Rachel Shirley

Publisher: Rachel Shirley

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9781861083678

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Now withe large images for tablets. Generously illustrated explanations and step-by-step demonstrations enable budding oil painters to improve and develop their skills and unique style. The many facets of the landscape, including water, skies, shadows, trees, and buildings are covered, with discussions on capturing even the most subtle variations in light and weather. Work with versatile techniques such as impasto, glazing, loose brushwork, wet-into-wet, and more to achieve stunning effects and different moods. Make the most of photographs and enjoy painting in the open air. An overview of materials and their basic usage will be especially helpful to the true novice.


Battle God Emperor

Battle God Emperor

Author: Feng ShiSanLang

Publisher: Funstory

Published: 2020-10-03

Total Pages: 739

ISBN-13: 1636665365

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The invincible Heaven Fighting Saint was betrayed by his celestial wife and brothers. He was reborn in his youth and swore to become the War God Emperor in this world. He would crush all strong enemies and peerless beauties and beat them up! A hot-blooded battle with no end in sight! In the vast and boundless Pangu Continent, large and small sects, ancient sacred lands, ancient aristocratic clans, and ten thousand different dynasties competed against each other; in the many secular dynasties, the imperial power was supreme, ruling over ten thousand miles. Was it to become an ant or an ordinary spirit, or to condense battle qi to become a warrior, to awaken the three types of battle spirits, to experience hundreds of battles to comprehend the four types of battle force, to become a peerless expert, to become a Holy Land of War, to shatter the void, and to compete with the Heavens! This was a world of warriors, cultivating battle qi, transforming the soul of war, condensing battle force, and rising above all worlds!


Making and Using Working Drawings for Realistic Model Animals

Making and Using Working Drawings for Realistic Model Animals

Author: Basil F. Fordham

Publisher: GMC Publications

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9781861081209

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Basil Fordham describes the entire process of recreating animal models in three dimensions, from the initial gathering of drawings and information to the completion of museum-standard models using armatures, profile gauges and maquettes.


The Lost Carving: A Journey to the Heart of Making

The Lost Carving: A Journey to the Heart of Making

Author: David Esterly

Publisher: Prelude Books

Published: 2013-03-21

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 0715646494

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Awestruck by the sight of a Grinling Gibbons carving in a London church, David Esterly chose to dedicate his life to the art – its physical control, intricate beauty and intellectual demands. Until his death in 2019 he was the foremost practitioner of Gibbons’s forgotten technique, which revolutionised ornamental sculpture in the late 1600s. After a fire at Hampton Court Palace in 1986 destroyed much of Gibbons’s masterpiece, the job fell to David Esterly to restore his idol’s work to its former glory. It turned out to be the most challenging year in Esterly’s life, forcing him to question his abilities and delve deeply into what it means to make something well. Exploring the determination, concentration and skill that go into achieving any form of excellence, Esterly breathed life into the world of wood carving. This special collector's edition of The Lost Carving reveals an astonishing life and deftly illustrates the union of man and material necessary to create a lasting work of art.


American Patchwork Designs in Needlepoint

American Patchwork Designs in Needlepoint

Author: Melanie Tacon

Publisher: GMC Publications

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 9781861080882

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..".beautifully put together, featuring easy-to-stitch projects outstanding in both color and form....Tacon...includes 43 designs, many for small pieces like pin cushions, glasses cases, needlecases, sachets, and greeting card insets....these projects could be adapted to other textile crafts such as cross-stitch, tapestry weaving, and tapestry crochet. Recommended for public libraries."--"Library Journal." "In one of the more innovative needlework books lately, Tacon creates new looks with American patchwork patterns, using color, more geometric shapes, and unusual combinations..."--"Booklist."


Book of Beasts

Book of Beasts

Author: Elizabeth Morrison

Publisher: Getty Publications

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 1606065904

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A celebration of the visual contributions of the bestiary--one of the most popular types of illuminated books during the Middle Ages--and an exploration of its lasting legacy. Brimming with lively animals both real and fantastic, the bestiary was one of the great illuminated manuscript traditions of the Middle Ages. Encompassing imaginary creatures such as the unicorn, siren, and griffin; exotic beasts including the tiger, elephant, and ape; as well as animals native to Europe like the beaver, dog, and hedgehog, the bestiary is a vibrant testimony to the medieval understanding of animals and their role in the world. So iconic were the stories and images of the bestiary that its beasts essentially escaped from the pages, appearing in a wide variety of manuscripts and other objects, including tapestries, ivories, metalwork, and sculpture. With over 270 color illustrations and contributions by twenty-five leading scholars, this gorgeous volume explores the bestiary and its widespread influence on medieval art and culture as well as on modern and contemporary artists like Pablo Picasso and Damien Hirst. Published to accompany an exhibition on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center May 14 to August 18, 2019.