books about: drawings     books:       The Gashlycrumb Tinies91 reviews Edward Gorey Harcourt, 1997 Gashlycrumb Tinies is Great! I bought three of these books as gifts for three retiring teachers -- they are so funny. An ABC book of odd outcomes for students. Love them.             A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series)76 reviews Christopher Alexander Oxford University Press, USA, 1977 Not just for architects - good for software engineers too This book talks specifically about what works and doesn't work when building cities and towns and how to take the human element into consideration when doing so. However, I found its conclusions and most of its patterns applicable to software engineering. There are good books on software design patterns such as "Head First Design Patterns", and there are some good books on user interface design ...             The Dark Tower Gift Collection, Books 1-3: The Gunslinger, The Drawing of The Three, and The Waste Lands218 reviews Stephen King, Michael Whelan, ... Fantasy Books, 1998 Foaming at the mouth for the next in the series! This series is outstanding!!!! True King fans love it, and I think it's an interesting change for those who may not care for King's normal "horror" genre. Bits and pieces of this masterpiece are hinted at in many of King's other books,a nice "inside joke" for King's Constant Reader. This series grabbed me and would not let go! I've read them all at least twice and like the header says, I'm ...             Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings141 reviews HarperCollins, 1974 One of the best childrens books ever.. also great for adults! Nothing I could write here would explain how great of a book you are about to purchase. All I can say is... I loved it as a child and my son loves it. Stop wasting time and buy it now!!             The Animator's Survival Kit91 reviews Richard Williams Faber & Faber, 2002 GrrrrrrrEAT! Exactly what I was looking for! The perfect guide for the beginning (and the more experienced)animator.             Forensic Art and Illustration102 reviews Karen T. Taylor CRC, 2000 Fascinating and invaluable! Even if you have no sculpting talent whatsoever, this book is an engrossing read and a valuable reference for any crime or mystery writer. Karen Taylor has consulted for such hit TV shows as CSI and BONES and she definitely knows what she's talking about. The text is lucid and engaging and not at all intimidating, while the photos and diagrams alone are worth the price of admission!             Akiane: Her Life, Her Art, Her Poetry55 reviews Akiane Kramarik Thomas Nelson, 2006 From the Coffee Table Book Series, #1 The first time I saw this book, I was on a cross country plane ride and had the fortunate experience of sitting next to a kindred soul. She shared this book with me to pass the time. And the time passed quickly. After looking at the paintings of this young artist, Akiane, I had a kink in my neck because I couldn't turn away. But it was worth it. I ordered the book immediately and have enjoyed ...             Where the Sidewalk Ends 30th Anniversary Edition: Poems and Drawings68 reviews HarperCollins, 2004 This book is the first I ever read I love the poems and would walk around reading them to whoever would listen. It helped me a lot, as I had learning disabilities. Shel Silversteins rhymes are delightful. I bought copies to give to friend's children...             Colored Pencil Portraits50 reviews Ann Kullberg North Light Books, 2005 Very helpful; well written aid to great portraits. Colored Pencil Portraits I have been a non-professional artist for over 50 years, and I do primarily portraits of people and pets. This book offered very thorough help. For example, the author showed how to create your own guide for skin tones using the brand of pencils she uses. It made it very easy to create the same effects. She also gave quite a bit of space to explaining how to do a ...             Peanuts: The Art of Charles M. Schulz41 reviews C. Schulz Topeka Bindery, 2003 Good 'Ol Charles Schulz The Peanuts are pretty much everywhere you go. It is kind of sad in a way that their creator, Charles Schulz, is not. Makes you kind of appreciate the fact that our creations go on long after we have departed. Like the Chinese Philospher Lao Tzu said, "We will never know the results of our actions..." Contemplate this for awhile and it will really begin to blow your mind. We don't really know who ...             Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Animals40 reviews Ed Emberley Little Brown & Co (Juv), 1970 Blast fom my past that my kids love, too! I had this book as a kid and loved it - no written instructions, just step by step pictures that are easy to follow. My 11-yr old and 7-yr old both like it. The final pictures are full of character and are really fun. This may not be a book for a kid who's really serious about drawing, but it's great fun for the average artist, adults included.             Icon36 reviews Underwood Books, 2003 The Fantasy Master When people think of fantasy artwork, they might think first of those Conan and Edgar Rice Burroughs paperback covers, or a berserker warrior on horseback, corpses of foes beneath him and dripping weapon above him. People think of Frazetta first, whether or not they know it's him they're thinking of. He's also done recognizable work for Mad magazine, Little Annie Fanny for Playboy, posters for ...             Prehistory of the Far Side39 reviews Gary Larson Warner Books, 1991 Essential book for "Far Side" fans So you've got the massive two-volume "Complete Far Side" and figure you're all set, Gary Larson-wise. If so, you're a few cows short of a herd, because you need this book to round out your collection. It's not just a collection of his comics. The book has a discussion of how his career as a cartoonist got started and has examples of his previous effort, a one-newspaper comic in the same style ...             The Sandman: Brief Lives (Sandman)38 reviews Neil Gaiman Titan Books Ltd, 1994 Change Makes The Sandman Impossibly Better I thought Season of Mists was my favorite The Sandman volume until I read Brief Lives. Brief Lives absolutely has it all--drama, action, comedy, romance, and philosophical ponderings. It focuses upon Morpheus rather directly--unlike other volumes where sometimes he exists within the stories only peripherally--as he helps his sister Delirium track down their brother known as Destruction. ...             Everyday Matters34 reviews Danny Gregory Princeton Architectural Press, 2003 loved it!! i loved it! i recived the book for valentines day and finished in a day...its very intresting to examine dannys drawing and learn about his life in nyc..             Calvin and Hobbes: Vol 135 reviews Bill Watterson TIME WARNER PAPERBAC, 1992 The beginning of a wonderful adventure... Forgive me if my review runs a bit on the sappy side, but I grew up with Calvin and Hobbes, and I sometimes think they are among the best friends I've ever had. Bill Watterson's comic is gentle, sincere, and magical. At its core it is an examination of what it means to be human, and the value of friendship. Watterson's philosophy of the comic strip was that it should be based around characters ...             The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury35 reviews Bill Watterson Time Warner Paperbacks, 1991 A walk through someone else's imagination Calvin is a beam of light, a dinosaur, Spaceman Spiff, a pollster on the election of new parents, a robotic explorer from Jupiter (in search of chocoloate) -- well lots of things. He's all the best and all the worst a boy about five can be, and that covers a lot of ground. If the others around him never quite see things Calvin's way, that's really not his problem. Hobbes will always ...             Zoom (Viking Kestrel Picture Books)34 reviews Istvan Banyai Viking Juvenile, 1995 fun, fascinating A friend gave me this book when I was in a super slump. I was amused and amazed as the pictures zoomed away from each other how they put both objects and actions into perspective, not only in terms of size, but also in terms of time and space. The artist cleverly starts with a rooster, a symbol of cockiness, and shows just where he really stands in the giant scheme of things.             Harry the Dirty Dog39 reviews Gene Zion, Margaret Bloy Graham HarperCollins, 1956 My favorite is now one of hers... I loved this book as a child and now my 2 year old loves it too. This book tells the story of Harry, who hates baths. He hates them so much that he buries his brush and (temporarily) runs away from home. He plays and gets so dirty that his family thinks he is a different dog entirely. The story is sweet and simple enough for my 2 year old to enjoy, but not so simple that it's boring or ...             Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels34 reviews Scott Mccloud Harper Paperbacks, 2006 Great if you're starting in comics or want to know where you might be going wrong Great book for beginning comic artists. You will not be taught technical details for how to draw or lay out panels, but you will be shown how to pace comics, shown some basic face anatomy in the context of emotion, given a few inspirational tips on choosing characters, and so on. 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