Looks at the journeys and the struggle that the Impressionists endured to establish themselves as creditable performers on the world stage and gain the acknowledgement from both critics and public alike. This book explains what influenced this band of painters, how they struggled against the establishment and how they changed the face of art.
Great-looking and memorable photographs are the centrepiece of any scrapbook. This book reveals how to create photos that can make a display project a vivid record of special events and everyday life. It focuses on portraiture and follows the family life cycle, from babies to grandparents, exploring each subject from a different perspective.
A visual journey through the fashion of the decades, this title enables the reader to identify key designers, shapes, textiles, stitching, and other details and characteristics that define the most influential pieces of the twentieth century. Each chapter offers an overview of the designers of the time and their key influences.
Honor your sweetest memories - even with sour photos! We all find ourselves with a lemon or two - you know, those photos you get when the lighting is bad or your child runs out of the frame. And when they happen to be your only images of an important event or a special memory, that's when things get ...
An introduction to the popular painting medium of watercolour. This pocket-sized manual describes the methods and techniques with step-by-step demonstrations.
Introduces airbrush equipment and materials, covers freehand effects, masks, edge effects, texture, highlights, and lettering, and shows how to handtint and retouch photographs.
A comprehensive guide to the essential outdoor photography techniques, covering landscape, wildlife and nature, architecture and people, and illustrated with over 200 striking images.. Includes expert advice on the practical aspects of being out in the field with your camera, from interpreting the weather ...
Looks at the major events in Leonardo's life: from his early childhood to his apprenticeship with Verrocchio and then the setting up of his own workshop in Florence, before leaving for Milan where his patron was Ludovico Sforza ('Il Moro' - the Moor).
Features a collection of imaginative ideas and techniques, utilizing digital photography. This book includes basic photomanipulation techniques; optimizing photos to sell possessions on eBay; cataloguing your collections; creating large-scale artworks; sending e-cards; printing on glass; making photo bags, cushions or shower curtains; and more.
This book provides comprehensive advice on every aspect of photography, explaining technical jargon clearly and showing you how to put into practice the skills you have learned. An important aspect of this book is the inclusion of a section concentrating on digital photography.- Dust Jacket.
A guide to the art of black-and-white photography, featuring 100 tips to improve your photography. It covers various black-and-white subjects, from landscapes and still lifes, to portraits and abstracts. Page-by-page, each tip is presented with one of the author's images to illustrate the technique being explained in the text.
Classically trained at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris, André Gas set out to make costume jewelry an art as well as a career, creating affordable adornments that stir the imagination. For forty years, the collection has combined a pop sensibility with a rococo flair, and today the Gas Bijoux aesthetic ...
"This is definitely not your childhood coloring book. Inside you'll find 101 intricate patterns and joyful motifs enticing you to let go of the cares of the day and embrace your inner color freak. Inside the lines or out -- it doesn't matter. No rules and no expectations here. Just relax, enjoy...and ...
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