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Rex Ray: Art and Design

August 20, 2010

Now you can buy this book online: www.amazon.com Rex Ray’s highly collectible artwork is coveted in design as well as art circles. His color-bursting, curvaceous art graces the walls of high-design hotels, world-class museums, and hip restaurants, yet remains, as acclaimed author Douglas Coupland puts it in his foreword, “unslick, but superslick at the same [...]

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2010 Artist’s & Graphic Designer’s Market

July 2, 2010

“Artist’s & Graphic Designer’s Market” is the best reference guide for emerging artists who want to establish a successful career in fine art, illustration, cartooning or graphic design. Readers will find complete, up-to-date contact and submission information for more than 1,500 art markets such as greeting card companies, magazine and book publishers, galleries, art fairs, [...]

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The Elements of Color: A Treatise on the Color System of

July 1, 2010

This useful simplification and condensed version of The Art of Color presents Itten’s essential theories on color, and includes practical exercises. Illustrated. The Elements of Color: A Treatise on the Color System of Johannes Itten Based on His Book the Art of Color (A Basic color library)

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Exhibition 36: Mixed Media Demonstrations + Explorations

June 28, 2010

Within the pages of Exhibition 36, readers will enter a virtual art exhibit featuring thirty-six mixed-media artists whose collage, digital, assemblage, altered and repurposed art adorn the walls and pedestals of this unique gallery. The artists are “present” throughout the exhibit, answering questions, sharing their thoughts, talking about their work and offering instruction. The tour [...]

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Altered Curiosities: Assemblage Techniques and Projects

June 23, 2010

Featuring techniques for assemblage and surface alterations never before seen in a mixed-media art book (kit-bashing, wiring, egg-shell texture, casting and more), Altered Curiosities offers a new twist on a hot topic. A fresh variety of projects (such as hair barrettes, jewelry, a drawer pull and a bird feeder) prove that artistic assemblage and collage [...]

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Color by Betty Edwards: A Course in Mastering the Art of Mixing

June 15, 2010

Millions of people have learned to draw using the methods of Dr. Betty Edwards’s bestseller The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. Now, much as artists progress from drawing to painting, Edwards moves from black-and-white into color. This new guide distills the enormous existing knowledge about color theory into a practical method [...]

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Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and

June 11, 2010

Scott McCloud tore down the wall between high and low culture in 1993 with Understanding Comics, a massive comic book about comics, linking the medium to such diverse fields as media theory, movie criticism, and web design. In Reinventing Comics, McCloud took this to the next level, charting twelve different revolutions in how comics are [...]

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Corel Painter 11

June 8, 2010

Corel Painter 11 is the ultimate art studio for anyone ready to expand their definition of creativity. When it comes to your art, the uniqueness of your work depends on your imagination and your ability to express it. With Painter, you can grow your digital darkroom and create the art you’ve always envisioned with the [...]

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What are good alternatives to graphic design?

June 7, 2010

So i’ve been wanting to go into graphic design for about 6 years now, ever since i started doing that type of stuff. Im about to go into my second year of college, and I may be in a predicament. I took some art and design classes my first year, but all the next classes [...]

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Avatar: The Last Airbender (The Art of the Animated Series)

June 2, 2010

Since its debut in 2005, Avatar: The Last Airbender has been one of Nickelodeon’s most talked about and highest-rated animated series. Offering an epic storyline, engaging characters, action, adventure, and a powerful message about the importance of hope in a world besieged by war, it is also beautifully executed, harmonizing Western influences with aesthetic inspiration [...]

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3 min survey about fine art & graphic design by doug crites

May 29, 2010

This is a video survey of UMSL students talking about the differences between fine art and graphic design. The project resulted in the creation of study fine design, a movement that hopes to blur the line between fine art and graphic design, break boundaries, and start a new art revolution! Thanks to all of my [...]

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The Way Ahead for Web Design in 2010

May 23, 2010

The wonderful world of web design powers on relentlessly into 2010. Where is the juggernaut heading now? In the maelstrom of new design methodologies, styles and technologies it’s important to stay on top of the trends. Below are some of the new kids on the block who are making an impact on this ever-changing web [...]

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ArtRage Deluxe 2.5

May 17, 2010

ArtRage Deluxe makes creating art on your computer easier than ever! Paint, blend, sketch, get creative!

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The Art of How to Train Your Dragon

May 8, 2010

This official illustrated tie-in book showcases over 350 spectacular images from the DreamWorks Animation feature film, based on Cressida Cowell’s popular children’s book.How to Train Your Dragon is the story of a scrawny teenaged Viking, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third, who lives on the island of Berk in the North Sea. Hiccup is a member [...]

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The Art of Hermann Zapf

May 8, 2010

Hermann Zapf walks you through the art of typography in this video. It is a good reminder of where western typography comes from, as well as a great introduction to calligraphy by one of the lettermasters of the pas century. Download animals vectors — Post from: Graphic design blogThe Art of Hermann Zapf View full [...]

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