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These small, but perfectly formed, book collections of kitsch and kooky images come complete with fascinating facts and weird and wonderful tales. These digests of the best from classic "Fifties" comics contain everything from ghastly ghouls and racy romances; through wise-guy gangsters and vampish vixens; right up to battle-scarred heroes and outer space adventures. There's a fascinating introduction giving a brief background to each genre Horror, Crime, Combat, Sci-Fi, Sauciness and Romance and every one contains complete strips, text stories, unusual adverts and mind-blowing covers. Plus, each book has a free fridge magnet, making them the perfect quirky gift, either individually or as a whole set.

These small, but perfectly formed, book collections of kitsch and kooky images come complete with fascinating facts and weird and wonderful tales. These digests of the best from classic "Fifties" comics contain everything from ghastly ghouls and racy romances; through wise-guy gangsters and vampish vixens; right up to battle-scarred heroes and outer space adventures. There's a fascinating introduction giving a brief background to each genre Horror, Crime, Combat, Sci-Fi, Sauciness and Romance and every one contains complete strips, text stories, unusual adverts and mind-blowing covers. Plus, each book has a free fridge magnet, making them the perfect quirky gift, either individually or as a whole set.

Step-by-Step Digital Family Photography offers comprehensive and easy-to-follow advice on how to make the most of family portraits of all kinds: from simple but essential techniques to more advanced and challenging projects. Both image capture and post-production techniques are covered, with the emphasis on working digitally.

The book begins with an overview of the applications you'll be using, and all the basic information that you'll need in order to get started. It then looks at simple corrections, before going in-depth into more advanced manipulation techniques. Simple-to-follow projects take you through the methods and help you to build up your knowledge and skills. By the time you've finished reading Step-by-Step Digital Photo Retouching, you'll know everything you need to enable you to make perfect pictures.

Neuvěřitelně rozsáhlá a pestrá sbírka ilustrací manga na jednom disku je vám k dispozici. Kniha obsahuje návod na vybarvení 500 profesionálních kreseb na CD, které lze vložit do vašeho díla. Text v angličtině. A giant collection of manga clip art brought

In "500 Essential Graphic Novels" the finest paperbacks, collections and hardcovers from around the world are gathered together for the first time in a volume that reveals the sheer diversity and rich talent that abounds in this visually thrilling me dium. The creme de la creme of contemporary graphic novels are listed with a plot breakdown, the creators, publisher, date of first collected release, ISBN and, of course, a review.Every review in this work is star rated and also employs a simple age rating so that parents can see what is suitable for their children, whatever their age. The reviews are also cross-referenced, so that a title like Gen, a biographical war story, has its main entry in the War chapter, but also a link in the Biograph y section. "500 Essential Graphic Novels" also contains a Foreword by distinguished graphic novelist Garth Ennis, co-creator of the forthcoming HBO TV series "Preacher". It is an indispensable reference book for any comic fan, graphic novel novice, l ibrary or school.

Graffiti Art has blazed a trail across the world, with amazing examples visible in every modern city, but its pioneers were the New Yorkers who painted whole subway cars. For a few years in the 1970s and 80s, their creations made New Yorks subway system a unique, constantly evolving gallery of a new art form-a visual counterpoint to hip-hop and rap music, and a powerful expression of urban culture. It couldnt last; the city authorities made powerful efforts to stop the artists, and they were forced to move to other areasincluding the downtown art scenebut their visual inventiveness (celebrated in books like the perennially best-selling Subway Art) was unstoppable. Now, with the Subway Graffiti Sketchbook, todays graffiti artists will be able to go back to graffitis roots and find inspiration without fear of electrocution or arrest. The book contains 54 accurate line drawings of Subway carriages, some with color or B&W line art on them to help you get started, but most clean and ready for use. The high-grade uncoated art paper will allow you to use pencil, paint or marker penand the unique concertina binding will allow you to create amazing sequences of customized cars, perfect for display or just honing your skills.

Fashions in graphic design change with bewildering rapidity, but any graphic designer with a sound grasp of the fundamental skills will be able to cope with new trends while producing work of lasting worth. Graphic Design Pocket Essentials covers graphic design on every scale, from signage schemes as big as a building to web buttons just a few pixels across. The book gives solid, in-depth advice on how to ascertain what your client really needs, before amazing them with a design that transcends their expectations, and covers the busiest areas of commercial practice: print, advertising, packaging, signage, web design and many more. Real-world examples are analysed, and there is a wealth of technical information on every aspect of the design process.

Nothing catches the eye like an appropriate, well-drawn illustration and digital technology has transformed the potential for their use in commercial and media contexts. High quality illustrations are constantly in demand and a designer with a sure grasp of digital illustration will find their skills invaluable. This practical volume offers sound advice to anyone who needs to create digital illustrations, manipulate existing images, or work in 3D or moving illustrations. The work of leading professionals is analysed, and real-world examples are broken down: there are chapters on digital painting, digital drawing and professional practice. With Illustration Pocket Essentials , students, artists and graphic designers alike will create stunning illustrations fit for any purpose.

Why do some colour combinations soothe, and others repel? How can you grab attention, while remaining tasteful? How can you learn from the history of art and use that knowledge in todays digital world? Possibly the most powerful tool in the designers armoury, colour is also the most difficult to understand and use successfully. Colour in Design Pocket Essentials demystifies colour theories and systems, before looking at how we live with colour, and use it creatively. The challenges of digital colour management are also covered, and the book is illustrated throughout with real-world examples of colour in use. With Colour in Design Pocket Essentials , you will be able to transform the way your work is perceived whether its interior design, advertising or printed media.

The Missing Masterpieces Sketchbook presents a unique creative aid for the aspiring illustrator and habitual doodler alike. Stroll round a gallery from the comfort of your artists stool, and repaint history! Create your own Mona Lisa smile, rework Picassos Guernica or give life to surreal Dali-esque doodles leaking from your frames. Authentic gallery images, with guards, spectators and blank frames provide the perfect canvasses for your own masterpieces. Each page is different, offering a variety of frame styles, arrangements and settings. Presented as a 54-page concertina, the sketchbook folds out to over 50 ft, and can be hung as an artwork in itself. Any media can be used on the high-grade art paper, from standard HB pencils to markers and paints.

All the information that a photographer or filmmaker needs to create cinemaquality movies with their digital SLR in a proven and accessible format. Following the arrival of gamechanging new cameras from Nikon and Canon, the hottest area in the world of photography has been combining high definition video capability with all the advantages of SLRs interchangeable lenses; in other words, full cinematic creativity is within anyones grasp for the first time. With its tipsbased structure, this book can be dipped into for reference for moviemakers of any background, or read covertocover for a complete course in moviemaking. There are also four case studies from realworld professional projects, including a TV advertisement and a music video.

The latest title in Ilexs successful Field Guide series, offering professional expertise to hobby photographers in a handy package. The Wedding Photography Field Guide looks at every part of the process, highlighting great opportunities for classic s hots on the big day, easy fixes for image editing and retouching, and creating beautiful albums of perfect prints.

Fashion photography has always called for the maximum creative variety, with a constant pressure for photographers to produce fresh, exciting work with complicated, considered lighting and location design. Whether youre starting out or have many year s of experience, this book is an accessible and varied way to explore the genre and pick up new ideas. Each of the 50 fashion photographs, from such famous names as Solve Sundsbo, is accompanied with complete details on how it was achieved with insig hts from the photographer, alongside a detailed 3D lighting diagram showing where all the equipment and props were placed. Armed with all this detail, its easy to see how photos were made, learn how to use equipment, and develop as a photographer. Th ere is also an introduction to camera and lighting equipment, and a complete glossary of terminology.

Ever since Bram Stoker's perennial best-seller Dracula, vampires have been one of the key inspirations to film-makers and authors alike. The latest installment in the Twilight series is one of this year's biggest blockbusters, and modern takes on the classic themes of blood, immortality, fear and desire are never far from the best-seller lists. Yet vampires are a source of rich inspiration to visual artists as well, and this collection reveals their work in all its gruesome glory. From the elegant beauties of Jasmine Becket-Griffith to the decaying savages of Anne Stokes, from the more whimsical caricatures of Delphine Levesqe Demers to Jo Chen's renditions of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Vampire Art Now showcases the varying representations of this legendary figure. The book illustrates the vampire in his or her many moods: either wooing lovers with a hypnotic stare, biting long necks (willing and unwilling), or staring straight at the viewer as if ready to bound off the page in a nocturnal frenzy. By presenting multiple artists' takes on what it means to be a vampire, this collection illustrates how one cultural icon can vary so greatly across different cultures, classes, media, and artistic aesthetics. No other supernatural creature has captured our collective imagination quite like the vampire and Vampire Art Now is the perfect compendium to pay homage to that tradition. After perusing these pages, these illustrations are sure to haunt readers' nightmares and tantalize their fantasies, as they have for generations.

The flash unit is the most versatile tool in the photographers armoury, but very few photographers use it to anything like its full potential. In this practical, richly-illustrated handbook, John Denton shows how it is possible to achieve surprising results, from atmospheric, shadowy portraits, to strikingly coloured daylight shots, using only your DSLR and a single flash unit. Photographers will learn how to use a flashs unique properties to save a fortune in expensive lighting equipment, but more importantly, they will broaden their range, and create striking, dramatic images with all the punch and impact of the very moment of the flash itself.