Although its name clearly implies a close relationship with photography, Adobe Photoshop is widely used as an illustration and design tool. Photoshop has also excelled as a color separation tool for prepress and photochromy jobs. Cartoonists and Illustrators find the possibility of using pressure sensitive tablets with Photoshop a huge asset. Architects use Photoshop to embellish their perspective drawings. Industrial designers and 3d artists can correct and enhance their 3d rendering. Pixel perfect images are created by icon and web designers. This section is a guide to different art and design resources, such as books, software, fonts, clipart and tutorials to help you to build a creative way of thinking and working.
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The Wapping Group of Artists: Sixty Years of Painting by the ThamesOriginally founded in 1946 to record the working life of London’s dockland, this artist’s society has been hard at work ever since. Their exhibitions are a perpetual delight of tideway and riverbank, sunlight and showers, boats and architecture. With over 200 illustrations, a review of sixty years of painting London’s river, and personal narratives by the group’s current members, including painters recognized nationally and internationally, this book is as delightful... |
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Haunted Paradise: The Art of Glenn BarrGlenn Barr's robots, creatures, and vixens live in a seedy yet swinging, 1960s universe, drenched in the haze of a postindustrial hangover. Working out of the burgeoning lowbrow movement in Detroit, Barr creates kinky inner sanctums adorned with disembodied cherubs, morally bankrupt babes, and sizzling femme fatales. Influenced by both pulp art and comics, Barr's work, beautifully sampled in this collection, is the visual equivalent of a David Lynch film.... |
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Towns and Town-Making Principles... |
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Fastner & Larson's Tricks & TreatsBusty babes abound in this kinky color collection from pin-up artists Fastner and Larson. All sorts of lovelies are here, in all sorts of situations (many involving a spanking!), with special emphasis on Halloween and well-rounded bottoms. More cheeky fun from these masters of the barely costumed beauty.... |
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Art Museum Libraries and LibrarianshipThis introduction to the field of art museum librarianship and its diverse settings addresses the topics of leadership, reader services, automation, security, cataloging, space planning, collection development, visual resources, ephemera, special collections, archives, fundraising, public relations, volunteers and interns, professional development, and solo librarianship. Each chapter includes 3-5 essays dealing with the distinct environment of art museum libraries followed by brief institutiona... |
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Botanical Riches: Stories of Botanical Exploration... |
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Breed Apart: From the Collections of the American Kennel ClubThis volume is a testament to our love for the dog, in all its guises, in conformation dog shows, field and obedience trials, in the sporting field and as a pet. It is also a testament to the many artists, some of whom were virtually forgotten until recently, who chose to use their insights and artistic skills to portray the dog on canvas, paper and in porcelain and bronze. Chronicled in this monumental volume is the combined encyclopaedic collections of the American Kennel Club and the Americ... |
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Treasures of the Uffizi: Florence : Tiny Folio... |
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Corporate Art ConsultingFilled with successful strategies for serving clients in today's flourishing art market, this definitive guide provides techniques for increasing sales opportunities and revenues in an ever-expanding field. Not just for art consultants, this excellent resource can serve artists, gallery owners and staff, and anyone interested in selling art to the corporate market. Details are provided on how to generate leads, navigate new markets and reach top decision makers, establish a profitable fee/commis... |
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