Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Virginia

How to Draw Comics The Marvel Way

Mai-mai Sze

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

A Facsimile of the 1887-1888 Shanghai Edition

The Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting

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Chogyam Trungpa

The Path of Dharma Art

Genuine art has the power to awaken and liberate. The renowned meditation master and artist Chögyam Trungpa called this type of art “dharma art”—any creative work that springs from an awakened state of mind, characterized by directness, unselfconsciousness, and nonaggression. Dharma art provides a vehicle to appreciate the nature of things as they are and express it without any struggle or desire to achieve. A work of dharma art brings out the goodness and dignity of the situation it reflects—dignity that comes from the artist’s interest in the details of life and sense of appreciation for experience. Trungpa shows how the principles of dharma art extend to everyday life: any activity can provide an opportunity to relax and open our senses to the phenomenal world. An expanded edition of Trungpa's Dharma Art (1996), this book includes a new introduction and essay.

True Perception

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Sachio Yoshioka

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

The splendid designs of traditional Asia in a spectacular color format for artists and art lovers.

Cherry Blossoms

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300 Illustrations from "The Hindu Pantheon"

Hindu Gods and Goddesses

Charles D. Gibson

H. C. Pitz

This volume includes 163 copyright-free illustrations from popular illustrator Charles Dana Gibson selected from volumes published 1894-1905.

Gibson Girl and Her America

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Hokusai

The woodblocks included in this coloring book are mostly from two untitled series of Hokusais prints called Large Flowers and Small Flowers. They were created by carving a separate woodblock for every color and then printing them on top of each other to create a single complete image.

Birds, Flowers, and Natura Coloring Book (CB121)

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Klaus Janson

Frank Miller

Presents a guide to the "inking" process, introducing the techniques and textures that make comics so visually appealing.

The DC Comics Guide to Inking Comics

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Reader's Digest Editors

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

An Illustrated Guide to 2,000 Plants and Animals

With meticulous illustrations and detailed descriptions of plants and animals found in every corner of the continent, this newly updated and revised edition is the perfect companion in the field and a storehouse of information for the armchair naturalist or student. 2,000 full-color photos. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

North American Wildlife

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Wendy Hollender

A Basic Guide to Mastering Realistic Form and Naturalistic Color

A thorough immersion in the art of botanical drawing, this book is sure to attract both aspiring and more experienced artists seeking scientific accuracy and the illusion of 3-dimension in their botanical artwork.

Botanical Drawing in Color

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Sri Swami Satchidananda

This clear and comprehensive yoga manual, prepared by the world-renowned yoga master Swami Satchidananda, is the only one you will ever need! Clear, concise and accurate information and illustrations make yoga practice easy for everyone, even through to the most advanced level.

Integral Yoga Hatha

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Great Drawings of the Louvre Museum: The German, Flemish, and Dutch Drawings

Jim Harter

1,419 Copyright-Free Illustrations of Mammals, Birds, Fish, Insects, Etc

Wood engraved illustrations of a variety of species of animals, both wild and domestic, and positioned in an assortment of poses, are presented

Animals

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Johanna Drucker

The Alphabet in History, Mysticism and Imagination

Johanna Drucker has spent many years researching writing and typography; this book is the result of a lifetime's interest. In it she examines the many imaginative, often idiosyncratic ways in which the letters of the alphabet have been assigned value in political, spiritual, or religious belief systems over two millennia--as well as presenting the more general aspects of the history of lettering, printing and calligraphy.

The Alphabetic Labyrinth

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Rudy De Reyna

Provides lessons in dimensions, proportions, the recognition of basic structure, lighting, shading, and the selection and use of various drawing materials.

How to Draw What You See

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Salim Ali

S. Dillon Ripley

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

This unique volume depicts all of the bird species in the Indian subcontinent, systematically organized for easy access and quick reference. The book includes 106 plates, 73 in full color by John Henry Dick, the distinguished illustrator. Concise information concerning status, size, habitat, and distribution of the birds is included. The book also features a "Systematic Index of Families and Species" with notes on the characteristics of each family. The volume will be of use to all those interested in the rich variety of Indian birdlife.

A Pictorial Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent

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Wil Huygen

A re-launch of the illustrated observations of gnome habits, anatomy and lifestyle designed for all age groups.

Gnomes

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Ryder Windham

Peter Vilmur

Traces complete story of the infamous Star Wars villain, exploring his history, myth, and cultural impact, discussing his role in films, novels, video games, comics, and marketing campaigns.

The Complete Vader: Star Wars Legends

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Stuart R. Kaplan

Provides information on every important theory and interpretation and every recognized deck, illustrating and commenting on the symbolism of the early Tarocchi decks and the major later decks.

The Encyclopedia of Tarot

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Juliette Aristides

Essential Techniques from Inside the Atelier

The practice of drawing distilled to its essential elements. The companion DVD enclosed inside, beautifully filmed in Florence, Italy, provides real-time drawing lessons so that any gaps in the learning process are filled in with live instruction. In this elegant and inspiring primer, master contemporary artist and author Juliette Aristides breaks down the drawing process into small, manageable lessons; introduces time-tested principles and techniques that are easily accessible; and shares the language and context necessary to understand the artistic process and create superior, well-crafted drawings.

Lessons in Classical Drawing

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Mark Crilley

Oversized Paperback (4 to 6 lbs)

Inspiration and Techniques from an Expert Illustrator

The world of manga (Japanese comics) has captured the imagination of artists, both aspiring and professional alike. Now best-selling artist and art instructor Mark Crilley presents the most complete look yet at the variety of creative options available in the world of manga. Crilley fills each chapter with gorgeous, original artwork created with a variety of tools (pencils, colored pencils, digital art, pen and ink, and more) and in a variety of manga-inspired styles. He pairs each piece with information on the materials used and the inspiration that led to its creation. Manga Art provides readers a one-of-a-kind chance to hear from one of the leading artists in the field of manga instruction, as he reveals the unlimited possibilities of manga and the creative secrets behind over 100 pieces of original, never-before-seen artwork.

Manga Art

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Stephen Nachmanovitch

Improvisation in Life and Art

Free Play is about the inner sources of spontaneous creation. It is about where art in the widest sense comes from. It is about why we create and what we learn when we do. It is about the flow of unhindered creative energy: the joy of making art in all its varied forms.

Free Play is directed toward people in any field who want to contact, honor, and strengthen their own creative powers. It integrates material from a wide variety of sources among the arts, sciences, and spiritual traditions of humanity. Filled with unusual quotes, amusing and illuminating anecdotes, and original metaphors, it reveals how inspiration arises within us, how that inspiration may be blocked, derailed or obscured by certain unavoidable facts of life, and how finally it can be liberated - how we can be liberated - to speak or sing, write or paint, dance or play, with our own authentic voice.

The whole enterprise of improvisation in life and art, of recovering free play and awakening creativity, is about being true to ourselves and our visions. It brings us into direct, active contact with boundless creative energies that we may not even know we had.

Free Play

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Alexander Theroux

A fascinating cultural history, these splendid essays on the three primary colors--blue, yellow, and red--extend to the artistic, literary, linguistic, botanical, cinematic, aesthetic, religious, scientific, culinary, climatological, and emotional dimensions of each color. QBPC Selection.

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