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Regarding Frames explores the ways that literary comics engage
readers in the mutual construction of meaning. Part interpretive
criticism, part philosophical meditation, Regarding Frames:
Thinking with Comics in the Twenty-First Century explores the ways
that literary comics engage readers in the mutual construction of
meaning. Kwa draws from a wide range of philosophical, critical,
and theoretical texts to analyze the visual and verbal narrative
strategies that artists use. She examines the work of comic artists
Gabrielle Bell, Michael DeForge, Kevin Huizenga, Laura Park, and
Dash Shaw who construct their particular visions of the world.
These creators' experiments with form pose questions about the
difference between how things appear to be and how they are.
Regarding Frames makes a case for the rewards of close reading at
the surface.
Walter Crane (1845 1915) is best remembered today as the
illustrator of whimsical stories for children, but in fact he
worked in many styles and genres throughout his life. The son of a
painter, he was apprenticed to a wood engraver at the age of
thirteen, and his father died shortly afterwards. By the time his
apprenticeship was completed, Crane was painting as well as
engraving, and joined the circle of the Pre-Raphaelites, being
especially influenced by the politics of William Morris and the
aesthetics of the Arts and Crafts movement. This highly illustrated
1907 autobiography traces his life from his childhood in Torquay
through the difficult period following his father's death to his
success as an illustrator and decorative artist, describing work,
politics and travel. Crane may have felt that he was not given
recognition as a serious painter, but this engaging account of a
happy life does not show it."
Molly Bang's brilliant, insightful, and accessible treatise is now
revised and expanded for its 25th anniversary. Bang's powerful
ideas remain unparalleled in their simplicity and genius: Explore
the intricate and thought-provoking ideas that Bang brings to
Picture This including thoughts about how the visual composition of
images works to engage the emotions, and how the elements of an
artwork can give it the power to tell a story. Why are diagonals
dramatic? Why are curves calming? Why does red feel hot and blue
feel cold? She asks the right questions to get your wheels turning
while the illustrations and thoughtful designs bring the words to
life. * Explores the mix of geometrical abstraction and emotional
expressions, plus how a few clear principles can be used to build
powerful visual statements. * Encourages you to answer the
question, "How does the structure of a picture-or any visual art
form-affect our emotional response?" * Includes powerful imagery
and beautiful illustrations to help readers feel connected to the
text. First published in 1991, Picture This has changed the way
artists, illustrators, reviewers, critics, and readers look at and
understand art. Molly Bang has authored and illustrated more than
three dozen books and has won three Caldecott Honors, a Kate
Greenaway Honor, and a Charlotte Zolotow Award, among other
accolades, in her long career as a writer and artist. Picture This
makes an imaginative and inspiring gift for any artist or loved one
who is interested in design.
The Guild Handbook of Scientific Illustration, Second Edition Sponsored by the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators and written by top illustrators, scientists, and industry experts, The Guild Handbook of Scientific Illustration, Second Edition is an indispensable reference guide for anyone who produces, assigns, or simply appreciates scientific illustration. Offering broad coverage and more than 620 outstanding illustrations, this new edition offers up-to-date coverage on all aspects of this specialized field, from illustrating molecules and 3D modeling to important material and advice on copyright and contractual concerns, as well as establishing a freelance business. With step-by-step instructions, in-depth coverage of illustrative techniques and related tools, and helpful advice on the day-to-day business of scientific illustrating, it is easy to see why scientific illustrators refer to this book as their "bible."
The Fundamentals of Illustration is a comprehensive and practical
introduction to the field for illustration for graphic arts
students, as well as for those who commission illustration. Now on
its third edition, this title covers all areas of illustration;
from what illustrators do, through selling your work across various
media. Each chapter contains a case study, exercises and a brief
for students to follow. New to this edition is expanded coverage of
digital media and digital tools such as Wacom tablets, apps, and
the use of social media as a source for displaying and obtaining
work.
The relationship between palms and humans has been very close since
the beginning of ancient civilisations and this relationship shows
no signs of diminishing. Palms are as relevant today as they were
for the ancient Aztecs, since they have always provided food,
shelter, materials and medicines. The Culiacan Botanical Garden
recognises the importance of palms for humans and has worked on
obtaining and protecting various species. This collection is one of
the largest in Mexico. Each entry includes the common name of the
species, other names by which the palm is known, its scientific
name, conservation status and geographical distribution. It also
mentions the habitat, its main characteristics, the relationship it
has with others species and how it arrived at the Botanical Garden.
This volume offers a selection of images with details of the
leaves, the fruit, the trunk and the flower. There are also
illustrations by the artist SofĂa TĂ¡boas about the species in the
nursery.
Mr Strachan was asked if he could identify or explain the
illustrations in an edition of the English Great Bible of 1541.
Some were simple, others quite baffling. He set out to discover
their meaning and history, and succeeded in tracing their
derivation. At each stage a possible influence or explanation
pointed a stage farther back; in the end he found that he had to
cover virtually the whole history of illustration in printed bibles
during their first century. He has set down his findings in this
study. There is a considerable detective interest; one sees how
successive renderings of a subject produced strange garblings,
until certain pictures became apparently meaningless. It is all
quite easy to understand, now that Mr Strachan has explained it;
but he was working backwards in time, and it was a feat of
ingenuity and perseverance to have reached his conclusions. All the
more so in that he had to survey the entire range of bible-printing
in every important European country.
The Spitz book of hours is one of the finest French books of hours
in the collections of the Getty Museum. It is also one of the most
original and inventive manuscripts painted in the International
style. The Spitz Master, its primary illuminator, allows the
narrative of the miniatures to fill the borders, bringing its pages
alive in a fresh and engaging manner.
In new art-historical research, Gregory Clark places this
manuscript's vivid, even witty, imagery in the turbulent context of
Parisian culture around 1420. Clark also examines the book of hours
in the context of medieval culture, the book trade in Paris, and
the role of Paris as an international center of illumination. The
Spitz Master: A Parisian Book of Hours is the first study devoted
entirely to the manuscript and reproduces all the book's glowing
miniatures in full color. It will serve as a lively introduction to
the Spitz Hours for scholars and the general public alike.
This book analyzes the fundamental aspects of graphically depicting
a wide variety of jewelry. The relationships of volume, balance
between full and empty, treatment of metal surfaces, warm and cool
materials and the relationship between the support and the stone
are explained in depth along with ways to illuminate jewelry,
treatment of light and chiaroscuro play to add depth. The book
begins with simple geometric structures and moves on to explore
more complex forms through a range of distortions and
multiplications. The goal is not to show finished pieces of jewelry
but to provide the tools that will enable readers to acquire a work
method that allows them to represent their ideas effectively. From
orthogonal and axonometric projections to techniques (watercolor,
tempera, ink, mixed technique) and different possible supports,
readers will find a source of inspiration for developing their own
designs. Rings, tiaras, precious stones, bracelets and chains) are
graphically represented in this book as if they were real, along
with effects such as depth, gloss and transparency.
Unique digital drawings from one of Switzerland's most prolific
artists of today. Since early in his career, the Swiss artist Yves
Netzhammer has used digital drawings as the basis of his work,
which oscillates between sculpture and the moving image. Lines
drawn into a space in abeyance visualize his figurative thought and
beguile the viewer into bizarre, comical, and eerie associations.
Netzhammer's refined and precise pictorial rhetoric plays a subtle
game that permits the viewer a variety of interpretations and
continually evades the deceptive moment of unambiguity. This
results in images in which complexity and levity, formal
strictness, or conceptual proliferation come to the front depending
on one's point of view. Convex Thoughts is a bibliographical space
that complements its predecessor, Concave Thoughts-together they
are a guide for dreamers and musers, an endless storyboard from an
art at the highs and lows of its time.
Philip Kelleway discusses the work of the Johnstone twins, two of
the most prolific illustrators of children's books in 20th-century
Britain.
This latest volume of the Society of Illustrators' annual is a
gorgeous collection of the year's best illustrations derived from
books, advertising, comics, and un-commissioned illustrations.
Designed by D.J. Stout of the prestigious Pentagram Design firm,
this massive volume presents not only the year's finest
illustrative work, but also delves into the ideas behind the art as
stated by the artists themselves. Each artist discusses the how to
and why of their art, marking this annual both a visually stunning
art book, and a riveting read into the creative process of today's
top working illustrators.
Combining the smooth reading experience of the Thomas Nelson NKJV Comfort
Print® typeface with the popular format of the Journal the WordTM Bibles.
Do you underline Scripture, take notes during sermons, or express your thoughts
through journaling? The NKJV Journal the WordTM Bible is a trustworthy and
indispensable resource for anyone who puts pen to paper for deeper engagement with
God's Word. The extra-wide lined margins make this Bible ideal for note taking or
journaling.
The NKJV Journal the WordTM Bible is truly inspirational from cover to cover and sure
to make an excellent gift as a treasured personal keepsake. The Thomas Nelson NKJV
Comfort Print® typeface is designed to honor the beauty of the New King James
Version, providing a particularly smooth reading experience for longer engagement in
God's Word.
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