How To Draw Crazy Cars & Mad Monsters Like a Pro (Motorbooks Studio)

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Thanks to the iron-on T-shirt boom of the 1970s and a raft of younger artists working today, hot rod monsters have persevered. Now award-winning car-designer Thom Taylor and legendary kustom kulture figure Ed Newton reveal the tricks and techniques used by masters past and present to render these whack rods and their warts-and-all drivers. Beginning with a brief history of the form, the authors examine figures like Stanley Mouse, Ed Roth, and Newton himself, then reveal how those pioneers influenced modern artists like Keith Weesner, John Bell, and Dave Deal, to name a few. In addition to offering chapters covering topics like equipment, perspective, light sources, and other technical considerations, Taylor expands on the cartooning, proportion, and color chapters from his previous works, applying them to the subject at hand. Also included are dozens of examples of the form from many of the above-mentioned artists and more

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How To Draw Crazy Cars & Mad Monsters Like a Pro.......2007-02-09

I bought this book for my husband, after several refferals from other hot rod friends. This book is better than described.

How to Draw Cars Like a Pro, 2nd Edition (Motorbooks Studio)

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A Great Book for Car Drawing Tutorial ...
My 11 y/o loves it
good for rendering
How to Draw Cars Like a Pro
like the book

How to Draw Cars Like a Pro, 2nd Edition (Motorbooks Studio)
Thom Taylor , and Lisa Hallett
Manufacturer: Motorbooks
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0760323917

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In this long-awaited follow-up to the best-selling first edition of How to Draw Cars Like a Pro, renowned car designer Thom Taylor goes back to the drawing board to update his classic with all-new illustrations and to expand on such topics as the use of computers in design today. Taylor begins with advice on selecting the proper tools and equipment, then moves on to perspective and proportion; sketching and cartooning; various media; and light, shadow, reflection, color, and even interiors. Written to help enthusiasts at all artistic levels, his book also features more than 200 examples from many of todays top artists in the automotive field.

Customer Reviews:

A Great Book for Car Drawing Tutorial ..........2007-09-25

I find it that this book covers most of aspects you need to know to draw cars "properly". I recommend this book for anyone wishing to learn or hone their skills on car drawings, because it is quite difficult to understand such thing for some people like me :D

My 11 y/o loves it.......2007-07-17

My 11 y/o son is into drawing and into cars, so naturaly he started drawing cars, but he needed some help. I for one don't know what to do (not an artist), so I got this book for him, and so far the drawings he brings me are soooo much better. They are as good as the ones in the book, but it sure did give him a few pointers here and there. He loves looking at the tips, and hints in the book. All in all it made a difference to his drawings.

good for rendering.......2006-03-16

This wasn't so great at how to draw cars, but there is a lot of good stuff on how to render them realistically, which is why i bought it.

How to Draw Cars Like a Pro.......2005-08-02

The books delivered were brand new. No problrms with the binding or the pages.

like the book.......2005-03-30

i really like this book it make me draw a good cars

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How To Draw Cars Like a Pro
Thom Taylor , and Lisa Hallet
Manufacturer: Barnes & Noble
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
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ASIN: 0760731616

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From the Publisher How To Draw Cars Like A Pro is a lively and helpful guide to drawing cars for everyone from casual sketchers to artists with professional hopes. Step-by-step illustrations and detailed captions explain how top automotive designer and concept artist Thom Taylor goes about drawing cars.

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How to Draw Cars Like a Pro
Thom Taylor
Manufacturer: MBI PUBLISHING COMPA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000K3LABK

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Is color just a physiological reaction, a sensation resulting from different wave lengths of light on receptors in our eyes? Does color have an effect on our feelings? The phenomenon of color is examined in extraordinary new ways in John Gage's latest book. His pioneering study is informed by the conviction that color is a contingent, historical occurrence whose meaning, like language, lies in the particular contexts in which it is experienced and interpreted.
Gage covers topics as diverse as the optical mixing techniques implicit in mosaic; medieval color-symbolism; the equipment of the manuscript illuminator's workshop, the color languages and color practices of Latin America at the time of the Spanish Conquest; the earliest history of the prism; and the color ideas of Goethe and Runge, Blake and Turner, Seurat and Matisse.
From the perspective of the history of science, Gage considers the bearing of Newton's optical discoveries on painting, the chemist Chevreul's contact with painters and the growing interest of experimental psychologists in the topic of color in the late nineteenth century, particularly in relation to synaesthesia. He includes an invaluable overview of the twentieth-century literature that bears on the historical interpretation of color in art. Gage's explorations further extend the concepts he addressed in his prize-winning book, Color and Culture.

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Color and Meaning.......2003-09-19

Gage covers topics as diverse as the optical mixing techniques implicit in mosaic; medieval color-symbolism; the equipment of the manuscript illuminator's workshop, the color languages and color practices of Latin America at the time of the Spanish Conquest; the earliest history of the prism; and the color ideas of Goethe and Runge, Blake and Turner, Seurat and Matisse.

From the perspective of the history of science, Gage considers the bearing of Newton's optical discoveries on painting, the chemist Chevreul's contact with painters and the growing interest of experimental psychologists in the topic of color in the late nineteenth century, particularly in relation to synaesthesia. He includes an invaluable overview of the twentieth-century literature that bears on the historical interpretation of color in art. Gage's explorations further extend the concepts he addressed in his prize-winning book, Color and Culture

Another fine book, but with important parts missing........1999-10-13

John Gage, the most thorough and clear-thinking historian of color theory, has produced another superb book, rich in references and sound historical bases from which we may go forward ourselves. There are a number of things any reader will delight in finally grasping. With me, it was that interesting distinction between pluralist and unified color modes (page 224) that I finally understand; and there are many other sound explanations that will delight the serious student of color. It is all the more baffling that Gage never reaches a discussion of such things as Land's color theory in relation to Polaroid, and even more important, the workings of color in the computer and its printer. If there ever was a codification millions of colors in relation to primaries it is in the design of these systems used by all of us. Yet Color and Meaning reads as if the computer has not yet been invented. I yearned to get to those chapters, but they were not there. And I regret it.

The Field Guide to Photographing the Seasons (Center for Nature Photography Series)
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Excellent beginner's guide to the use of films & filters

The Field Guide to Photographing the Seasons (Center for Nature Photography Series)
Allen Rokach , and Anne Millman
Manufacturer: Watson-Guptill Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0817438750

Customer Reviews:

Excellent beginner's guide to the use of films & filters.......1999-02-14

I thought excellent comparisons of the various types of color reversal films available and which work best given the seasonal subjects and what you're trying to capture. Also good suggestions on the effect of various filters. Very good, instructional photos throughout.

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The Hamtaro characters teach the alphabet with this uniquely shaped board book, perfect for little hands to hold on to. "D" is for "doughnut" — and Hamtaro and Howdy are rolling around in doughnut inner tubes. "N" is for "nail" — and Panda has hammered nails into a board in the shape of the letter. "S" is for "star" — and the Ham-Ham friends swing from bright, shiny stars.

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Explains why cities dig deep in their pockets to host the Olympics and countries breed teams for success on the world soccer stage.

Customer Reviews:

A classical scholar.......2005-07-22

I had the honor of taking several classes taught by Dr. Chateauvert at the University of Maryland. I strongly recommend any book that she's authored or contributed to as her insights are always deep and encourage an even deeper exploration of the subject by the audience.

Brilliant.......1998-12-23

Ms. Chateauvert illuminates an all-too forgotten segment of American history. The relationships and connections she highlights are remarkable. I highly recommend this book.

Marching Together: Women of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters

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Marching Together: Women of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
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Everything I Need to Know I Learned From My Jack Russell
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Don't buy this!!!

Great Read

This isn't a book, it's a pamphlet!

Everything I Need to Know I Learned From My Jack Russell
Frederick E. Hubler, Jr.
Manufacturer: BookSurge Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1594578788
Release Date: 2004-11-24

Book Description

A funny collection of useful life lessons, taught by a spunky, loving and always happy Jack Russell.

Customer Reviews:

Don't buy this!!!.......2006-04-13

I bought this book for my niece and I am extremely disappointed. I think the price is too much for such a small little book. It's not even a book, it's a pamphlet! Mine had a couple of blank pages inside. Don't waste your money and buy this book, you will not gain anything from it.The author shouldn't quit his day job, assuming that he has one.

Great Read.......2005-07-30

Everything I Need to Know I Learned from my Jack Russell made me stop and think about all of the silly things that we worry about everyday. It's good to stop and take a nap when you are tired, just like Jack does! Definately worth ordering!

This isn't a book, it's a pamphlet!.......2005-04-30

Nice pamphlet but at approximately 50 cents a page it's not worth the price.

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Strategery is a term borrowed from a Saturday Night Live skit and self-deprecatingly adopted by the White House for their meetings. White House Correspondent Bill Sammon is borrowing it yet again in his latest account of this unlikely-yet historic-president. It is written with verve and piercing insight by Sammon, who has been granted unprecedented access to President Bush, Vice President Cheney and their most senior advisers. No other journalist has interviewed the president more times than Sammon.

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Could Not Put It Down!.......2007-07-06

This is the finest 'behind the campaign scene' book I've ever read. That goes for fiction and non-fiction alike.

The way the Bush/Cheney/Rove/Rice team handle the various media attacks and political roadblocks is astounding.

Watching the top American media sources finally implode under the pressure of trying to make a great man look bad is a thing of beauty.

Like the majority of my countrymen, I voted for Bush Jr both terms. What I see in Bush is a strong leader who cares about this country.

Understanding our need to be in the middle-east, particularly Iraq, is imperative for whomever we elect in '08. I hope they will have read, 'Strategery'.

The Real West Wing.......2007-05-14

This is an awesome book, I could not put it down. It's like the tv show "The West Wing" but you know it's all real life. Bill Sammon was able to get exclusive behind the sceens access, and see first hand America go to war in Iraq, and a President win re-election and deal with Hurricane Katrina.

Childishly Written .......2007-01-23

I am a right wing super freak. I have no problems with the facts or views in this book. I do have a problem with the "emotional coloring" by Sammon. It's like he's trying activate certain emotions and attitudes that are childishly simplistic. Right out of the gate we go into the siege of Rove's home by misinformed libby protestors. Rove comes off sounding like a man cowering in a corner while people pound on his windows like a dawn of the dead movie. This book talks down to readers in a condescending way that only small children wouldn't notice and I keep remembering books from my childhood....."see Jane run." Bill....please stop helping my party.

Like Sitting in the Oval Office.......2006-08-15

This is Bill Sammon's third book on the Presidency of George W. Bush. The extraordinary access given to Mr. Sammon is evident in the detail and atmosphere that is consistent throughout this whole series. I am assuming (Always a dangerous thing!) that this access has been provided because the author actually tries to be as objective as possible, a trait sorely missing in the media of today. As this review is written, we are reacting to the discovery of the latest Islamic terror plot to kill thousands of passengers in jumbo jets over the Atlantic. Watching the press and politicians try to spin the story, along with the constant parade of altered 'news' photos from Lebanon, it is refreshing, and critically important, to know that somebody in the media actually sticks to the facts instead of injecting his political and personal prejudices into every word produced.

Mr. Sammon sticks to the facts and occasionally asks the hard questions. His unfettered access comes through in the open and easy answers the President provides to his questions. As a self professed "News Junkie", I like to think that I keep myself well informed; but I have learned much from reading this book. Mr. Sammon's "behind the scenes' insight reached it's height in his coverage of election night 2004. The reader will come away with a much clearer understanding of what really happened on Election Day 2004, and well into that night. It seemed that the TV networks had sunk as low as possible in their 2000 Election coverage, but they managed to top their sorry performance in 2004. Throughout the marathon, shamelessly prolonged by the media, Mr. Sammon conveys the evolving situation, from the disastrous, flawed early exit polls, through the state-by-state results trickling in throughout the evening, to the media attempts to influence the results in the 'battleground' state of Ohio. As the events of the night unfold, Mr. Sammon accurately captures the highs and lows of the Bush team as they try to make sense of conflicting and contradictory information. His account of how the President and his inner circle reacted to, and attempted to interpret, what was actually happening, alone makes the book worth reading.

This is the third installment of Mr. Sammon's coverage of the Bush Administration, and the three books flow easily, covering the past six years in his easy, readable style.

This is no "Puff Piece" about the Bush Era, but a balanced, easily read account of what has happened on the inside. These are difficult times, and it is important that we all stay well informed and involved. This book makes it easier to do so. It will be interesting to see how these books stand the test of time. I'm hopeful that Mr. Sammon will continue his series with the finale.

Journalistic month-in-review time capsule summary of the Bush-Kerry campaign (+2005 events). See Fred Barnes book info below........2006-07-26

The "real John Kerry walked onto the stage in Coral Gables, Florida, and Americans saw not a cartoon, but a flesh-and-blood person with poise and grace and serious arguments about important issues. The man appeared downright reasonable and at times even likeable." But that man was bested, in the end, by another on election day in November. This is the story of this book---rather straight foward journalistic details of what occured during the presidential campaign of 2004 that enabled the latter to triumph so, rather than with analysis of how events played out. The author, a journalist with the Washington Times, thus rehashes the following in succession: The Abu Ghraib whirlwind, Kerry's courting of John McCain as his VP running mate, the Democratic Party's convention, the Swift Boat Veterans appearance on the political stage, Zell Miller and the Republican Party's national convention, the CBS News fake documents fiasco, the presidential debates and, finally, the election itself. But the book doesn't not stop here (at page 208), but continues to describe a George Bush trip to Chile, Bush's inauguration, Iraq's successful first real election, the crisis in Lebanon set off by the assassination of that country's prime minister, Pope John Paul II's funeral, the nomination of John Roberts to the US Supreme Court, hurricane Katrina, William Rehnquist's death & the nomination of Samuel Alito (after the Harriot Miers failed candidacy). The notion of strategic "Strategery," while it is a great title, doesn't really characterize this (neverthless well-written engaging) book as it has been written, however. The subtitle of this book ("How Bush is defeating terrorists, outwitting Democrats, & confounding the mainstream media") is even less apropo since this work is not an argument per se. Imagine a newspaper's "week in review" section X 60, 70 or something. That's what this book resembles and, as such, is a time capsule of sorts which will be ever more useful as the years progress. If, however, you want to read the book that really makes an argument for George Bush that covers the same period as Mr. Sammon's does you'd be better off picking up a copy of "Rebel-in-Chief" by Fred Barnes. Or read both in tandem if such is your inclination. (06Jul) Cheers!

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Delight bird lovers and nature enthusiasts with beautiful full-color cards that capture the jewel-like colors and aerial acrobatics of the world’s smallest birds: Cuban "bee" hummingbird, western streamertail, ruby-throated, Bahama woodstar, many more. Introduction and captions.

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