Download or read book My Drapery Sketchbook written by Charles Randall and published by Charles Randall International. This book was released on 2023-11-16 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A quick reference guide to drapery styles. My Drapery Sketchbook presents an inspiring visual catalog of: Draperies: non-pleated, pleated, rod pocket, tiebacks, tieback styles, heading styles, and hem styles. Top Treatments: valances, cornice boxes, swags and cascades, pole swags, pleated swags, and gathered swags. Fabric Shades: Austrian, Roman, and many more.
Download or read book The Complete Book of Curtains Drapes and Blinds written by Wendy Baker and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shares hundreds of ideas for dressing up windows, in a guide that provides for a variety of types, includes scan-ready sample board sketches, and explains the correct procedures for measuring.
Download or read book Compact Sketchbook of Blinds written by Wendy Baker and published by Shoestring Book Company. This book was released on 2006-07-26 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compact sketchbook displays every style of blinds imaginable, from rollers to Romans and from London to Austrian blinds. Wendy Baker shows how blinds can be a creative alternative to curtains.
Download or read book Drawing Drapery from Head to Toe written by Cliff Young and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-05-11 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed with indispensable information on a vital aspect of drawing, this time-honored manual offers expert guidance on how to draw shirts, pants, skirts, gloves, hats, coats, and undergarments on the human figure. Step by simple step, artists will discover how these garments fit and drape the body at rest and in action. Abundant with detailed illustrations, photographs, and diagrams, Drawing Drapery from Head to Toe familiarizes readers with the properties of cloth and how it moves; it also examines the origins of folds in relation to the figure, the effects of pull and crush, action folds, creasing, and more. The result: a keen development of the essential techniques for creating realistic, masterfully rendered drawings of the clothed figure. One of few books on the subject of drawing drapery, this volume was written by a noted artist and instructor. Easy to follow, full of fascinating advice, and highly enjoyable to read, it is sure to become a well-thumbed guide.
Download or read book Oyster War written by Ben Towle and published by Oni Press. This book was released on 2015-10-07 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ben Towle’s critically acclaimed, Eisner-nominated comic finally comes to print! In the coastal town of Blood's Haven, the economy runs on oysters. Oyster farming is one of the most lucrative professions, but also the most dangerous. Not just from the unforgiving ocean and its watery depths—there are also oyster pirates to worry about! Commander Davidson Bulloch and his motley crew are tasked with capturing these ne'er-do-wells—but they don't know that Treacher Fink, the pirates' leader, possesses a magical artifact that can call forth a legendary spirit with the power to control the sea and everything in it!
Download or read book An Illustrated Journey written by Danny Gregory and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-02-28 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects excerpts from the personal travel journal sketchbooks of forty-three artists, illustrators, and designers.
Download or read book Four Fisted Tales written by Ben Towle and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2021-08-18 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In virtually every military conflict in recorded history animals have fought—and often died—alongside their human counterparts. While countless stories of the men and women who’ve served in the trenches, jungles, and deserts of the world’s battlefields have been told, Four-Fisted Tales: Animals in Combat shares the stories of the animals who fought alongside them. From Hannibal’s elephants in ancient Rome to mine-sniffing rats in Vietnam and everything in between, Four-FistedTaleshighlights the real-life contributions of these underappreciated animal warriors. Whether in active combat or simply as companions, these animals served and made their mark on history.
Download or read book Curtain Sketchbook written by Wendy Baker and published by Shoestring Book Company. This book was released on 1999 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extensive, up-to-date guide to curtain design, from Renaissance to Victorian. 300 sketches of curtain treatments, ranging from valances, tieback and pole designs.
Download or read book The Window and Bed Sketchbook written by Wendy Baker and published by Shoestring Book Company. This book was released on 2002 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new sketchbook is not a replacement for the Curtain Sketchbook - it has been designed to run alongside it. Including basic designs of curtains and their variations, the second half also includes designs of beds and bedcoverings, with simple ways to transform your bedroom by perhaps adding a tester, or by painting an existing wooden headboard. Includes ideas for traditional beds as well as contemporary ones. Also included are trimmings, home accessories, blinds, shutters and room dividers - a great source of illustrated inspiration.
Download or read book Draping written by Karolyn Kiisel and published by Laurence King Publishing. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Draping—the art of using cotton muslin to create womenswear directly on a dress form—is an essential skill for fashion designers. Through a series of step-by-step projects, designed to develop skills from the most basic to more advanced techniques, this book will guide you in creating both classic and contemporary garments, as well as historical styles and costumes. Draping projects include dresses, bustiers, and jackets, and highlight key fashion garments such as Audrey Hepburn's dress from Breakfast at Tiffany’s and the Dolce & Gabbana tuxedo jacket. Starting with the basics of choosing and preparing the dress form for draping, the book advances through pinning, trimming, and clipping, and creating shape using darts and tucks, to adding volume using pleats and gathers, and handling complex curves. Advanced skills include how to use support elements such as shoulder pads, under layers, and petticoats, and how to handle bias draping. The book culminates with a chapter on improvisational skills. Each skill and technique throughout the book is explained with step-by-step photographs and line drawings that bring the art of creating womenswear in three dimensions to life.
Download or read book Midnight Sun written by Ben Towle and published by Slave Labor Graphics. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1928, an Italian airship expedition to the North Pole mysteriously disappears. As the standard crew of the airship prepares for an extended stay on the drifting icepack where they've crashed, a dispassionate American newspaper reporter is dispatched to cover the event from aboard a Russian rescue ship.
Download or read book Art Before Breakfast written by Danny Gregory and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2015-02-17 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed with the signature can-do attitude that makes beloved artist Danny Gregory a creativity guru to thousands across the globe, this unique guide serves up a hearty helping of inspiration. For aspiring artists who want to draw and paint but just can't seem to find time in the day, Gregory offers 5– to 10–minute exercises for every skill level that fit into any schedule—whether on a plane, in a meeting, or at the breakfast table—along with practical instruction on techniques and materials, plus strategies for making work that's exciting, unintimidating, and fulfilling. Filled with Gregory's encouraging words and motivating illustrations, Art Before Breakfast teaches readers how to develop a creative habit and lead a richer life through making art.
Download or read book Blog Book Year 1 Volume 1 written by Joseph M. Alberts and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Jackson Pollock Sketchbooks in the Metropolitan Museum of Art written by Katharine Baetjer and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 1997 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book It s a Wrap written by Benjamin J Hummel and published by . This book was released on 2018-05-07 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now you can effortlessly draw fabric folds! An easy-to-read, comprehensive guide on drawing folds for any art student or even art professional! In this conversational and interactive teacher-to-artist workbook, you will learn about: - The structure of folds - Why they behave the way they do - How to recognize the different types of folds - Best practices to immediately start drawing better folds Plus, drawing worksheet pages, illustrated diagrams, and more! "A must have for any educator or beginner. Hummel makes it very easy to understand folds. Short explanations and lots of images to look at help break things down to their basics." - Brizida Ahrnsbrak Online Chair of Illustration Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design
Download or read book Between Shades of Gray written by Ruta Sepetys and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-03-22 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inspiration for the major motion picture Ashes in the Snow! "Few books are beautifully written, fewer still are important; this novel is both." --The Washington Post From New York Times and international bestseller and Carnegie Medal winner Ruta Sepetys, author of Salt to the Sea, comes a story of loss and of fear -- and ultimately, of survival. A New York Times notable book An international bestseller A Carnegie Medal nominee A William C. Morris Award finalist A Golden Kite Award winner Fifteen-year-old Lina is a Lithuanian girl living an ordinary life -- until Soviet officers invade her home and tear her family apart. Separated from her father and forced onto a crowded train, Lina, her mother, and her young brother make their way to a Siberian work camp, where they are forced to fight for their lives. Lina finds solace in her art, documenting these events by drawing. Risking everything, she imbeds clues in her drawings of their location and secretly passes them along, hoping her drawings will make their way to her father's prison camp. But will strength, love, and hope be enough for Lina and her family to survive? A moving and haunting novel perfect for readers of The Book Thief. Praise for Between Shades of Gray: "Superlative. A hefty emotional punch." --The New York Times Book Review "Heart-wrenching . . . an eye-opening reimagination of a very real tragedy written with grace and heart." --The Los Angeles Times "At once a suspenseful, drama-packed survival story, a romance, and an intricately researched work of historial fiction." --The Wall Street Journal * "Beautifully written and deeply felt . . . An important book that deserves the widest possible readership." --Booklist, starred review “A superlative first novel. A hefty emotional punch.”--The New York Times Book Review “A brilliant story of love and survival.”--Laurie Halse Anderson, bestselling author of Speak and Wintergirls * “Beautifully written and deeply felt…an important book that deserves the widest possible readership.”--Booklist, Starred Review
Download or read book The Complete Works of William Makepeace Thackeray The Paris sketchbook of Mr M A Titmarsh and Eastern sketches written by William Makepeace Thackeray and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
