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Translucent materials give architects far more possibilities to exploit the sensual interplay of light and the fascination of interior-exterior interaction than plain glass, a fact proved by their increasing application. Traditionally, stretched paper, finely-cut stone, or stained glass were used to create mood and atmosphere. These are now giving way to a new generation of innovative materials - composite glass, synthetic panels, membranes and perforated metals.
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Now anyone can draw incredibly realistic animals--even if they've never drawn before!
Lee Hammond's amazing, easy-to-follow techniques enable even first-time artists to render a variety of wonderful animals, from cats and dogs to horses, squirrels, tigers and more. Hammond's special graphing system makes all the difference, enabling the reader's brain to translate animal poses from a picture into startlingly realistic drawings on the page.
Additional guidelines detail the methods used to duplicate eyes, ears, mouths, feet, fur and hides. Readers will also learn how to layer, blend and shade their work, just like the pros!
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Very informative!.......2004-01-09
This book will teach you how to get your shadows right, to express the fur of animals, their body, their face. It explains how to shade simple objects, how to draw without thinking of the result, with the help of a grid. It teaches you how to render the different parts of the bodies of very different animals. For me it was a great help, I really think it can help out beginners in making their drawings more realistic.
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EXCELLENT BOOK. I LEARNED A LOT........2007-09-16
I am giving this one five stars due to the fact, that in my case, I learn quite a lot. This is always a good thing. Like Lee Hammond's other wonderful books, this one is filled with good, solid information, probably geared more for the beginner than the advanced artist. With this volume the author explores the use of colored pencils, their use, technique, graphing, verithin pencils, prismacolor pencils, blending with studio pencils and water pencils. If you are interested in color and not the actual drawing of the bird, then this one is for you. Like all books of this nature, it certainly will not fulfill all needs but it will provide quite a lot of very good information. I am glad I have it in my library and turn to it quite often. I note that some of the reviews here state this is a good book for beginners, others indicate that in may not be. This is a difficult call to make, as everyone brings different levels of skill and expierence to the table. For myself, I would say that most individuals could learn much from this book and it is well worth the money. Highly recommend.
Excellent drawings.......2004-05-11
The drawings and the use of colored pencils is awesome. However, She does not explain how to draw the bird, or how to apply the colors. There are some examples shown, but not for the blue bird, or cardinal. You have to figure it out on your own how to apply the colors for these.
Great book for beginners.......2004-03-14
I'm a loyal fan of Lee Hammond b/c her graphite drawing series helped me out a lot when I was 11 and 12, made me learn how to draw and also the importance of good supplies. (There's a big difference between sketch pads and artist's paper when you're doing fine art!).
Her Drawing in Color books are also good, but I can't recommend them as highly as her graphite books. I would recommend these for beginners, though. One downside to this series and the graphite one is, if you buy one, you've botten them all, technique wise. The only difference is subject matter. Lee Hammond's preferred medium is graphite, and though her colored pencil book is good, her master of the medium is not as good as graphite.
I would recommend in addition to any of this series, Ann Kullberg's books (wonderful!) and Colored Pencil Solutions. Also if you want to jazz up colored pencil, I recommend the following: Colored Pencil Explorations, Create Radiant Realism in Watercolor, Ink, and Colored Pencil, and Gary's Greene's books for using solvents.
Love Lee's artwork.......2003-06-13
Another fabulous book by Lee Hammond. I like her style, not only does she instruct, but she shows you how the work looks completed using different types of colored pencils which is great. Great job. I also have some of her other colored pencils books and love them all.
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Now anyone can learn to draw 25 different ocean animals!
Simple step-by-step instructions make it fun and easy to draw lifelike sea creatures. Just start with the basic shapes and follow the illustrated examples, and you'll be creating your own amazing masterpieces in no time at all!
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Now anyone can learn to draw 26 captivating creatures! Simple step-by-step instructions make it fun and easy to draw lifelike wildlife. Just start with basic shapes and you'll be creating your own masterpieces in no time at all!
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Now anyone can learn to draw 26 different felines! Simple step-by-step instructions make it fun and easy to draw lifelike cats and kittens. Just start with basic shapes and follow the illustrated examples, and you'll be creating your own amazing masterpieces in no time at all!
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Now anyone can learn to draw 23 favorite animals! Simple step-by-step instructions make it fun and easy to draw lifelike animal friends. Just start with basic shapes and follow the illustrated examples, and you'll be creating your own amazing masterpieces in no time at all!
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Insects: Step-by-Step Instructions for 26 Creepy Crawlies (Draw and Color)
Diana Fisher
Manufacturer: Walter Foster
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Includes an exciting selection of drawing projects for kids.
The Draw and Color Series shows kids how to draw step by step, starting with simple shapes and progressing to lifelike finished drawings. The newest addition to the series, Insects, reveals a spectacular world of rare and exciting creatures with easy-to-follow illustrations. And the book features fascinating facts about each subject from spiders and flies to centipedes and bees-so kids can learn as they draw! With 40 full-color pages presenting 24 different species, this book will have any child drawing a variety of bugs in no time.
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- Illustrator's Magic.
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- A Great Book
- A delightful "wordless"story. The pictures tell it all!
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April Wilson's Magpie Magic: A Tale of Colorful Mischief (Mystery annual)
April Wilson
Manufacturer: Dial Books for Young Readers
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Binding: Hardcover
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ASIN: 0803722133 |
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Though every picture may tell a story, in this colorful caper the pictures are the story! A child's hand puts a brand-new drawing pencil to paper, sketching first a feathered head, then a sleek winged body...And suddenly the sketched bird lifts its head and flies off the page. What follows is a delightfully magical tale of art run amok as each newly drawn object becomes real, and fair game for the antics of the mischievous bird. Colorful chaos ensues as the resourceful bird takes pencil in beak and begins to reveal its own artistic talents. The beautifully detailed pictures invite children to observe carefully and tell the story themselves as the mesmerizing plot leads them to an astounding surprise ending. Along the way younger children will be introduced to the concept of color (eight are featured), older ones will discover the fascinating interplay between art and imagination, and all will be inspired to reach for their own drawing pencils.
Customer Reviews:
Illustrator's Magic. .......2006-01-11
"Magpie Magic" by April Wilson, sub-titled, "A Tale Of Colorful Mischief", Dial Books, New York, 1999.
The words in this book stop with the copyright page. Then, the entire story is told in colorful illustrations by April Wilson. The magpie, a black and white bird, first is drawn, and, with a backward glance, flies off the paper. The illustrator's hands attempt to catch the wayward bird, who soon returns to eat the luscious, red cherries that also pop up off the paper. The orange balloon is soon popped, too, but then the magpie helps the hands to draw with the yellow pencil. The story continues through the colors of the rainbow, green and then blue, and finally, to a purple (violet) cage into which the magpie is lured with more bright red cherries. A brown lock is drawn to secure the cage and the brown key is erased.
But! The magpie has seen how the gum eraser works, and uses it to escape from the cage. The bird then creates mayhem until the illustrator erases most of magpie with the white gum eraser. The magpie struggles to re-constitute itself , and does so using every color of the rainbow. A most colorful story, indeed!
Not just a children's book.......2002-03-22
I originally bought this book to give to my then 3-year old granddaughter. Then went back the next day to buy one for myself. It has given me pleasure every time I open it.
The 36 full page drawings are beautifully done and there are so many stories to be told and embroidered about each of them.
With the book on your lap, all the drawings are approximately life size, so there is an immediacy to the stories you will "write" about the pictures. As you tell the story, it is almost as though you are also drawing the pictures yourself.
A Great Book.......1999-12-31
I purchased this book for my 3 year old daughter for Christmas. It was one of two books that we had borrowed from the local library over the course of the year that we wanted to keep. (My wife tends to borrow about a dozen or two books a week as the library is right next to the preschool.) It was wonderful to provide my daughter with the chance to tell the story herself. The drawings and story line drew her in. The editorial reviews do a good job of describing the book, so I won't. This is one of two books out of the hundreds that we have borrowed that we elected to purchase, so my high rating isn't just inflated. ("The Lion and the Little Red Bird," by Elisa Kleven was the other.)
A delightful "wordless"story. The pictures tell it all!.......1999-09-22
A gift of a magical box of colored pencils produces some surprising situations. Your child will tell his own story from the emotions that are implied by the beautiful illustrations. You will see at the end of the story how the magpie "reinvents himself" to suit himself!
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This colorful book reveals a spectacular world of rare and exciting creatures with easy-to-follow illustrations for drawing 29 different species. And the book features fascinating facts about each subject--from iguanas and snakes to turtles and alligators--so kids can learn as they draw!
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Dibujo de Flores / An Introduction to Drawing Flowers: Forma Tecnica Color luz Composicion / Form Technique Color Light Composition (Introduccion / Introduction)
Margaret Stevens
Manufacturer: Libsa, Editorial S.A.
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