What colors do you need for your palette? When should you buy the most expensive colors? Are artist's-quality oils always better than student-grade colors? Is linen canvas a good investment? Colors and Materials for Oil Painting answers these and many other questions, guiding you through the maze of materials you face every time you purchase supplies. This handy manual covers paints, varnishes, supports, tools and supplies, and the essentials of safe work habits, storage, and proper disposal of paints and materials, as well as the care of oil paintings and simple repairs and restoration. (6 X 9, 104 pages, color photos, b&amp;w photos, diagrams, charts)

Colors and Material for Oil Painting

Arts & Photography

Turner, Jacques

History & Criticism

Green Editorial

A completely updated and redesigned version of a popular text, this is a concise introduction to professional techniques for nonprogrammers and nonmathematicians. Its scope takes in the entire field of three-dimensional computer graphics, with an emphasis on modeling of shapes, specification of materials, and lighting design. For those with limited computer backgrounds who wish to use computer graphics in commercial and industrial design, advertising, and art, this book will provide a firm understanding of the principles and hardware used to create realistic, three-dimensional images, scenes, and animations. Subjects covered: Basic Concepts and Hardware, Geometry and Color, Computer Graphics Hardware, Surfaces and Materials, Lighting and Shading, Polygons and Polygonal Models, Textures, Fractals, Curved Surfaces, Basic Modeling, Principles of Rendering, Rendering Algorithms, Advanced Modeling, Computer-Assisted Animation, Production Techniques, Bibliography, and Index. (71/4 X 91/4, 232 pages, color photos, b&amp;w photos, diagrams, graphs)

3D Computer Graphics

Glassner, Andrew S. Dr

Graphic Design

Most of the coverlets in North America were woven between the end of the eighteenth century and the Civil War, by women in towns and on farms, and by professional weavers who brought with them from Europe a detailed knowledge of weaves and cloth structures necessary to create the popular geometric- patterned coverlets reproduced in these pages. Using the term star work to embrace the wonderful star, diamond, and flower motifs that were beloved of the nineteenth century, and are equally appealing today, weaver Judith Gordon assembles here a collection of 80 coverlets, most Pennsylvania German in origin, and explains their history and construction. The information given with each coverlet - including color, fiber, size, and other pertinent notes, as well as weaving drafts and photographs that convey the thread-by-thread quality of the textiles - is sufficient for a weaver to reproduce the designs exactly. But this book is not just for weavers and collectors. Anyone who takes inspiration from the past can apply the patterns to his or her own purpose: other forms of textile decoration, needlepoint and embroidery, knitting, even wood carving and pottery. A celebration of weavers and their art, American Star Work Coverlets bring fresh inspiration to crafts people of today from weavers of yesterday, rescues designs worthy of remembrance from the destruction time, and preserves our heritage. (8 3/4 X 11 1/4, 156 pages, b&amp;w photos, diagrams)

American Star Work Coverlets

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Gordon, Judith

Crafts & Hobbies

Papermaking by hand is carried on professionally by only a small number of dedicated papermakers around the world. Yet the craft of papermaking attracts interest from many areas - bookmakers, calligraphers, artists, teachers, sculptors, and printers. The problem has always been where to buy supplies and machinery. Here, at last, is a book that lists sources of equipment and products worldwide for the hand papermaker. It addresses professionals and amateurs alike, listing sources of supply for all types of fibers, pulps, stampers, beaters, moulds and deckles, vats, felts and presses, dyes and pigments. It also lists papermaking kits, Japanese and oriental supplies, vacuum systems, pulp sprayers, paper information resources, workshops, magazines, and videos. (7 3/4 X 10, 112 pages, b&amp;w photos, illustrations, diagrams)

Hand Papermaker's Sourcebook

Turner, Silvie

Dawson, Sophie

A classic manual by a famous lettering designer, including updated material on digital lettering.

Creative Lettering Today

HARVEY, MICHAEL

Are you getting the most from your brushes? Whether you work with watercolor, oil, acrylic, or ink, on canvas, paper, wood, or fabric, your choice of brushes is crucial to achieving the results you want. No longer do you have to buy and hope for the best. With Brushes there's no guesswork involved in selecting the perfect brush for every project. This comprehensive guide will tell you: why the origin of the hairs or bristles in a brush is so important to the finished quality of your work; why some brushes are so expensive and which are the best buys; how to choose the right shape and size brush for your work; why brushes intended for watercolors should never be used for oils and acrylics; how you can keep your brushes in good shape for many years; why you should use good varnish brushes; the truth about synthetics and synthetic blends; and much more. So don't compromise your artistic vision. Whether you're a watercolorist, oil painter, calligrapher, fabric painter, hobbyist, woodworker - or use brushes for any purpose, this authoritative new book will make sure you never again have to ask, 'Which brush should I choose?' (6 X 9, 104 pages, color photos, b&amp;w photos, illustrations)

Brushes: A Handbook For Artists And Artisans

Learn how to construct the beautiful decorated mats called French mats, or 'line and wash' mats, in this detailed step-by-step manual by a French expert. Included are instructions for 37 different mats, including antique, classical, and unusual 'fantasy' designs, for professional-quality picture framing. The unique layout of the book offers a quick and practical way to choose from the different examples. Each mat pattern is reproduced in full color and at actual size along the edge of the page: just place the book on your artwork and flip the pages to find the perfect mat. Every mat design comes with a template and complete information about measurements, the placement of lines, color washes, and gilded bands, as well as the construction of invisible spacers and elegant beveled mats, to give depth and a professional finish to the ensemble. No calculations are necessary: you have only the pleasure of cutting and decorating the mats. Whether the artwork you want to frame is antique or contemporary, you will find among the styles here just the one that is right for it, and for the interior in which it will be displayed. (9 X 12, 100 pages, color photos, diagrams)

Art of Decorative Matting

Robine, Sylvie

Antiques & Collectibles

If you write or take notes, draw, sketch, paint, collect material in albums or portfolios, and want to do so in one-of-a-kind bindings, or wish to create unique books for any purpose, this beautifully illustrated guide explains the main techniques of simple bookbinding and offers step-by-step instruction for an array of projects you'll want to make - to own, sell, or give as special gifts. It includes a brief history of handmade books, offers a vocabulary of bookbinding terms, describes the tools and materials you need, and explains how to make glued, tied, folded, accordion, sewn, and hinged books. (7 1/2 X 10 1/4, 80 pages, color photos, color & b&w diagrams)

Handmade Books & Albums (Design Books)

Computers & Technology

Ryst, Marie

Graphics & Design

Considered a classic almost from its day of first publication two decades ago, Handloom Weaving Technology remains the most complete and detailed book in the field. It presents a comprehensive picture of the technology and mechanics of handloom weaving, now updated with a chapter on the use of the computer. (7 x 10, 350 pages, b&amp;w photos, diagrams, charts)

Handloom Weaving Technology: Revised And Updated (Design Books)

Fannin, Allen A.

The techniques of sprang: Plaiting on stretched threads

A groundbreaking study first published more than twenty years ago and long unavailable, this is the definitive work on the fabric-making process known as sprang. For at least 3,500 years, this finger-controlled technique has been used where a stretch fabric was required, but its revival today is based mainly on its many decorative and structural possibilities. In addition to chapters on the definition, history, and terminology of sprang and equipment and setup, the book covers the immense range of sprang techniques, illustrated with 160 diagrams and photographs of samples. A practical book for those who want to learn and explore the technique, it is also valuable for textile students and researchers. (71/2 X 91/2, 324 pages, b&amp;w photos, diagrams)

Techniques of Sprang: Plaiting On Stretched Threads

Collingwood, Peter

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