Portraits

Portraits
Author: Steve McCurry
Publisher: Phaidon
Total Pages: 480
Release: 1999-06-17
Genre: Art
ISBN:

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A collection of unposed and engaging portraits from around the world.

Portraits of the Renaissance

Portraits of the Renaissance
Author: Nathalie Mandel
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9782759402052

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Memling, Van Eyck, Antonello da Messina, Raphael, Holbein, Titian, Leonardo . . . these are the greatest names of the Renaissance which symbolize the ultimate in artistic achievement. Now their work is reproduced in this spectacular, luxury volume printed on cotton paper and exquisitely presented in a brown and turquoise linen case. Whether Italian, Flemish, or German, all were masters of the portrait, a style that was popular and much appreciated during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The genius of these artists allowed them to overcome the limits of the genre and inscribe the art of portraiture into the universal history of mankind. Sharply focused and featuring meticulously researched illustrations, this beautiful book is the first of its kind to shed light on some of the most familiar images in art history. 70 illustrations

A-Z of Flower Portraits

A-Z of Flower Portraits
Author: Billy Showell
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-09-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1844484521

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Billy Showell is a well-respected contemporary artist whose watercolour flower portraits have earned her the respect of watercolour artists all over the world. Worked to the same degree of accuracy as traditional botanical paintings, Billy's compositions are given a more contemporary twist, combining her unique eye for design with her love of flowers. In this book, 40 flower portraits are presented, arranged in alphabetical order, each one accompanied by small studies, details, step-by-step instructions and the colour mixes used to accomplish the finished work. At the start of the book there are useful sections on the materials and equipment needed and the main techniques used, including wet-into-wet, colour blending, lifting out, layering glazes, dry brushing and colour mixing, and at the end of the book Billy gives her own unique slant on composition and discusses the importance of creating a sketchbook. Whether you love to paint, or simply love flowers, this book will delight and inspire you.

Maidan - Portraits from the Black Square

Maidan - Portraits from the Black Square
Author: Anastasia Taylor-Lind
Publisher:
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2014-07-01
Genre: Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti (Kiev, Ukraine)
ISBN: 9780957427280

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This title by Anastasia Taylor-Lind is a series of portraits of anti-government protestors and mourners made in a makeshift photographic studio in Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square), Kiev.

Good Dog

Good Dog
Author: Randal Ford
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2020-10-06
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 1599621487

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Whether a rescue or a show dog, a pedigree or a mutt, you can't help falling in love with Randal Ford's dog portraits, as each evokes the unparalleled bond we feel for our greatest companions. Randal Ford now focuses his portraiture lens on the one species that has been by our side for millennia: our best friend. Good Dog captures the warmth, humor, and unconditional love that is at the heart of every dog. From mutts beaming with charisma and charm to show dogs exuding grace and elegance, Ford's 150 dog portraits bring out the dog lover in all of us. With a compelling essay by W. Bruce Cameron, this warm, tender, playful, and heartfelt collection of dog portraits gives us a beautiful look into the lives of our most cherished companions. Proceeds from the sale of this book will benefit Emancipet. Since 1999, Emancipet has been on a mission to make veterinary care affordable and accessible for everyone. They have spayed or neutered more than 350,000 dogs and cats, and in 2019 cared for more than 170,000 pets.

Monster Portraits

Monster Portraits
Author: Sofia Samatar
Publisher: Rose Metal Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781941628102

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"An uncanny and imaginative autobiography of otherness, it offers the fictional record of a writer in the realms of the fantastic shot through with the memories of a pair of Somali-American children growing up in the 1980s. Operating under the sign of two—texts and drawings, brother and sister, black and white, extraordinary and everyday —Monster Portraits multiplies, disintegrates, and blends, inviting the reader to find the danger in the banal, the beautiful in the grotesque. Accumulating into a breathless journey and groundbreaking study, these brief fictions and sketches claim the monster as a fragmentary vastness: not the sum but the derangement of its parts."--Amazon.com.

Lessons in Masterful Portrait Drawing

Lessons in Masterful Portrait Drawing
Author: Mau-Kun Yim
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2017-03-27
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1440349762

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Draw the best portraits with form and spirit. Drawing techniques from a master! Mau-Kun Yim learned to draw as the Old Masters did and believes that to render the essence of life in portrait drawing, one must continue to pursue the old ways. This philosophy and methodology relies on a holistic approach to observation, analysis and critical-thinking honed through time and patience. • Start with a solid foundation - Classical bust drawing is a must. These lessons aid in constructing volume in your drawing and introduce concepts of structure. • Move on to sketching - The best way to train your observation skills. Anatomy, value and state of mind are the focus of these lessons. • 12 step-by-step tutorials put it all together - Form and spirit combine along with more clearly defined details to bring life and dimension to your portraits. • An extensive gallery of beautifully and classically executed portraits, figures, sketches and busts serves as inspiration.

Portraits and Persons

Portraits and Persons
Author: Cynthia Freeland
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2010-06-17
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0199234981

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`A boundary-breaking book, mobilizing art for philosophical purposes with exciting and enlightening results.' Ivan Gaskell, Harvard University --

Self-portraits

Self-portraits
Author: Liz Rideal
Publisher:
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2005
Genre: Art
ISBN:

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Exploring what motivates artists to paint or photograph themselves, the author selects over 100 self-portraits from the National Portrait Gallery to examine the style, techniques and personalities of the sitters, including William Hogarth, Thomas Gainsborough, Angelica Kauffmann, and more.

Monkey Portraits

Monkey Portraits
Author: Jill Greenberg
Publisher: Little, Brown
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007-10-12
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780316005128

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Jill Greenberg offers a fascinating, funny, and all-too-human collection of celebrity monkey and ape portraits. Each of these 76 amazing anthropomorphic photographs will remind readers of someone they know. Little, Brown and Company