835 Victorian Designs and Emblems

835 Victorian Designs and Emblems

Author: Palm & Fechteler (New York, N.Y.)

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2001-01-01

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 0486417344

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This selection of royalty-free designs from a rare 1882 catalog of transferable designs for carriages and buggies includes ornamental crests, coats of arms, shields, mottos, and a wealth of other eye-catching designs — many incorporating dogs, handsome steeds, various birds, wild beasts, mythical creatures, and other eye-catching images.


Traditional Korean Designs

Traditional Korean Designs

Author: Madeleine Orban-Szontagh

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-02-16

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 0486164292

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Inspired by authentic Korean arts and crafts dating from the 1st through the 19th centuries, these 142 bold black-and-white line drawings include abstract forms, costumed figures, birds, flowers, and landscapes in many sizes and shapes, all royalty-free.


Surfaces

Surfaces

Author: Judy A. Juracek

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13: 9780393730074

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Looking for images of architectural materials? Surfaces offers over 1,200 outstanding, vibrantly colorful visual images of surface textures - wood, stone, marble, brick, plaster, stucco, aggregates, metal, tile, and glass - ready to be used in your designs, presentations, or comps, as backgrounds or for general visual information. Photographed by a designer for designers, these pictures show specific materials and how they change with time, weather, wear, and different lighting. Each section offers general views of the material, a gallery of commonly used or manufactured samples, and hundreds of specimens showing types and finishes in architectural settings. Captions provide information about the physical properties, dimensions, construction techniques, specific varieties of the material, and types and styles of treatments. Interviews with eight design professionals provide practical advice on how they approach visual research, and a comprehensive glossary of visual and technical terms offers a vocabulary for professional communication. An index of subject matter and materials makes it easy to find just the image you need. CD-ROM included: easy-to-use screen resolution TIFF files of every image!


Inca Designs

Inca Designs

Author: Carol Belanger Grafton

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2014-05-21

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 0486498492

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A treasury of hard-to-find Inca artwork, this compilation features hundreds of striking designs. The images are drawn from the collections of a 19th-century anthropologist whose expeditions to Peru yielded a remarkable store of artifacts that reside today in museums throughout Germany. Designs, paintings, and relief representations depict ancient people, animals, and rituals. Reprint of selections from Ancient Peruvian Art, Dodd, Mead & Co., New York, 1902–03.


Figure Drawing for Fashion Design

Figure Drawing for Fashion Design

Author: Elisabetta Drudi

Publisher: Pepin Press Editions

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13:

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A concise, topic-by-topic guide to acquiring and perfecting the drawing skills necessary for fashion design, concentrating on the female form. Ideal for those who want to apply themselves professionally to fashion design, and for all enthusiasts of drawing the human body.


101 Great Samurai Prints

101 Great Samurai Prints

Author: Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-09-21

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 0486155226

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Kuniyoshi was a master of the warrior woodblock print — and these 18th-century illustrations represent the pinnacle of his craft. Full-color portraits of renowned Japanese samurais pulse with movement, passion, and remarkably fine detail.