Rendering with Markers @ Art & Architecture book

Rendering with Markers
A colorful, information-packed how-to book on all marker techniques currently used in the illustration and design professions. Shows how to select and apply markers, create visual illusions, establish point of view, define forms, do special effects, and more.
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

San Francisco & the Bay Area by Peter B. Wiley
National Trust guides are the most in-depth guides available to the history and architecture of U.S. cities. From famous landmarks to back alleys, they take you on exciting journeys through America?s cultural, historical, and architectural treasures.
The complete guide to the history and architecture of San Francisco Part history, part travel guide, this unique book introduces you to the colorful past and diverse traditions that have shaped the fascinating city of San Francisco. From the arrival of the Spanish in the late eighteenth century to the growth of today?s vibrant metropolis, you?ll discover the links between the rich history and architectural heritage of one of America?s most beloved cities. Follow the book?s outstanding walking tours as you explore the remnants of the Gold Rush era city and the early neighborhoods of Telegraph Hill, Chinatown, and South of Market. You?ll also enjoy the beautiful Beaux-Arts mansions of Pacific Heights, the striking Queen Anne residences of Haight-Ashbury, the converted warehouses of the Multi-Media Gulch, and much more. 20 detailed neighborhood walking tours and easy-to-follow maps
Colorful stories behind the city?s best known landmarks
200 vintage and contemporary photographs

AUTHOR: Peter B. Wiley
PUBLISHER: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Culture Clash by Herbert Siguenza, Ricardo Salinas
Nothing can prepare you for the incredible world of Culture Clash or for their first ever collection of their best. This three-person troupe of writers/performers is unique in the American landscape for its imaginative explorations of contemporary Latino/Chicano culture. Clashing with a society in transition, Culture Clash physicalizes comedy and satire, paying homage to Charlie Chaplin, Lenny Bruce, the Marx Brothers, and Catinflas, using vaudeville as a political weapon. Contents include: The Mission, in which three out-of-work performers from San Francisco's Mission District kidnap Julio Iglesias in a desperate attempt to get nationwide exposure for their act; A Bowl of Beings, which includes the tale of the first Hispanic -- Christopher Columbus's illegitimate son; Stand and Deliver Pizza , the story of the famous math teacher who recruits young Chicanos to work in his pizza parlor; and Radio Mambo, wherein Culture Clash invades Miami to uncover a stewing pot of ethnicity, creating a work that's as shrewd, vibrant, and outrageous as Miami itself , according to Time Out New York.

AUTHOR: Herbert Siguenza, Ricardo Salinas
PUBLISHER: Theatre Communications Group, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

The Best of Sketching & Drawing by Terry Sullivan
Drawing is arguably the most important endeavor for any artist, whether a painter, sculptor, or printmaker. Collected in these pages are sketches and drawings that capture the true essence of their medium. Moods, textures, nuances of tone and gesture, all are here -- in an amazing range of artistic styles and approaches. Selected from hundreds of entries, these beautifully reproduced master works make a rich gallery of new work from some of today's most gifted artists.

AUTHOR: Terry Sullivan
PUBLISHER: Rockport Publishers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

The Portrait in Clay by Peter Rubino
A master sculptor demonstrates how an artist can use thoughts and feelings combined with technique to produce evocative portraits in clay. Peter Rubino, who has achieved wide acclaim for his portrait busts of great sports figures, uses line drawings, illustrations, and running commentary to show how the sculptors hands and tools create a portrait likeness. 20 color and 250 b&w illustrations.

AUTHOR: Peter Rubino
PUBLISHER: Watson-Guptill Publications, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Decorator's Fact File by Anoop Parikh
From inspiration to execution, this book provides a host of contemporary projects with step-by-step color photos for making curtains, staining floors, stamping patterns on walls, and more. 190 color photos.

AUTHOR: Anoop Parikh
PUBLISHER: Bay Soma Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture