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The Graphic Standards Guide to Architectural Finishes: Using MASTERSPEC to Evaluate, Select, and Specify Materials
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Book Description
From ARCOM and The American Institute of Architects
A complete visual guide to choosing and using finish materials
In this unique guide, the authors of MASTERSPEC® and Architectural Graphic Standards join forces to offer architects vital single-source access to the unbiased information they need to evaluate, select, and specify the best finish materials for any job.
This powerful visual resource combines hundreds of illustrations from Architectural Graphic Standards with corresponding building material performance and specification information from AIA's MASTERSPEC®, published by ARCOM. Use this book during the schematic and design development phases of a project and as an indispensable aid for product selection and specification.
Essential for architects, interior designers, and building designers, this vital reference provides information to make informed decisions about specific design goals, such as affordability, environmental friendliness, durability, fire resistance, and esthetic success. Features include:
- Unique source of independent, in-depth building product performance information-the one source that gives you reliable building product information before you consult with manufacturers
- Covers a full range of standard finish materials and includes selection criteria, details, typical product sizes, and installation and maintenance data
- Provides current standards based on research by government, association, and independent testing organizations as well as the input of experienced architects and specifiers
"Architectural Graphic Standards has served the design community for decades as a virtual `bible' for architectural detailing. MASTERSPEC® Evaluations have long comprised one of the best resources available for building product selection and specification. Consolidating the strong points of both into this new desktop reference is an act of sheer brilliance!"
-Martin M. Bloomenthal, FAIA, CCS, CSI, Principal, The Hillier Group, Princeton, New Jersey
Book Description
Literally stamped with the approval seal of Corel, this book is more than just a guide to the features of the software. So many books are aimed at only the introductory level, but this guide explores all the capabilities of Paint Shop Pro Photo XI for digital imaging.
Achieve professional results with this complete and easy-to-follow guide to Corel's Paint Shop Pro Photo XI. Packed with a wide variety of real life workflow projects, eye-catching visuals and numerous tips and tricks, Paint Shop Pro Photo XI for Photographers gives you all the skills you need to create outstanding images.
All the new features of Paint Shop Pro Photo XI are covered including Snapfire, Photo Organizer, Skin Smoother, Photo Time Machine and much more. Get the best from Camera Raw images, create high-quality web graphics and learn how to efficiently organize your ever-expanding collections of digital photographs!
If you are an amateur digital photographer, web or graphic designer, and want to get stunning results with Paint Shop Pro, this Corel recommended guide is for you!
'This book is ideal for you whether you are new or well versed in the world of mega pixels. Enjoy!'
Gage S. Lockhart, Technical Support Specialist, Corel Software Inc.
Praise for the previous edition:
"This beautifully illustrated book provides information and guidance on using Paint Shop Pro X from a photographer's perspective...Newcomers to Paint Shop should read the book in a linear manner, while others may wish to use the book more as a reference by sampling particular chapters...The book is very well written and organized." - HiTech Review, July/Aug. 2006
"If you have Paint Shop Pro and really want to use it to its fullest, you need this book. There are vert few quality books available for this program, and this one, published by Focal Press, is at the top of the list...This book is organized well by using color coded pages for easy access to the many chapters, quality images to illustrate technique instructions and results, and tutorials at the end of every chapter to put to use the information that was just explained." - Apogee Photo Magazine, August 2006
"If you're using Corel's Paint Shop Pro X for your digital darkroom work, you'll really appreciate this book...Beginners, as well as experienced, Paint Shop Pro X users will benefit from this well written, easy to understand book...Paint Shop Pro X for Photographers is well written, well organized and well illustrated, and that's more than enough to put it on your bookshelf." - Digital Photographer, Oct/Dec 2006
* Get the best from your digital images and improve your workflow with top techniques from a creative industry pro
* Gain the vital skills you need fast with step-by-step tutorials to help you learn every tool, feature and technique
* Be inspired by more than 1500 beautiful, color images throughout the book and available for download from the online gallery at www.guide2psp.com
Customer Reviews:
Not good to me.......2007-08-23
One reviewer says is the best book for this application. But I found only this one. It's sad. The application is great, but this book didn't help me as I expected. I don't get a good guide through the overwhelming options and settings that the software has. I doesn't answer why of anything. What is it this one setting or how should we make better use of controls other than trial & error. It's all mixted up. Images inserted in the book very often not related to the explanation, but out of place or redundant. In a word, i didn't like it.
Paint Shop Pro XI Lesson Book.......2007-08-20
I bought the book and learned some of the basic stuff I was missing. I would like to see the lessons go a lot deeper. I was totally disappointed in the lack of photo restoration lessons for old photos. What was given was minor to say the least. I am very interested in some larger lessons on restoring old photos.
Great Supplementary Guidebook for PSP XI.......2007-08-13
These folks have been producing excellent supplementary guides for several versions of PaintShop Pro. I've been using the application for YEARS, and it still provided very good additional tips and tricks, techniques, explanation of new features or things that I hadn't used yet, etc., etc. I've given to a number of friends that are just getting their feet wet in Digital Editing when they want to more than "the BASICS" with the applications that came with their camera, but they weren't ready to go to Photoshop by a long shot. All of them have appreciated the "jump-start" that this gave them
paint shop pro 11.......2007-07-21
A very concise book,covering all the facets associated with the paint shop pro program.
With this book along with the one that comes with the software is all that is required to work with the programme
Just what I was looking for!.......2007-07-15
Pretty easy to follow and very helpful. It had most of what I was looking for. Too bad there wasnt an instructional DVD to go along with it!
Book Description
Elizabeth Kincaid invites readers to follow her proven techniques for painting dazzling scenes drenched in color. Her beautiful flowers, foliage and landscapes will have readers eager to create their own--and they will, using:
* Easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions that take the mystery out of composition, color, light and shadow
* A practical guide to masking and glazing
* Newly trained eyes to visualize before painting and to better perceive abstract form, value, line and color
All levels of watercolorists, as well as color enthusiasts of all mediums, will enjoy using Kincaid's tips to create vivid paintings infused with light!
Customer Reviews:
Alaskan artist.......2007-03-15
The paintings capture light and shadows with incredible beauty and are inspiring to my own watercolor endeavors. The book is a worthwhile addition to any watercolorist's library.
PAINT WATERCOLORS THAT DANCE WITH THE LIGHT.......2007-02-17
HER WRITING DEFINITELY SHOWS HER LOVE FOR WATERCOLOR. IT SPEAKS TO YOUR SOUL.
Review of Paint Watercolors That Dance With Light, by Elizabeth Kincaid.......2007-01-11
I had long been attracted to the image of the cover of this book with the glowing flower and the butterfly. When it came I couldn't wait to read it and look at it. There are so many wonderful tips in this book, one especially is about how to use analogous colors to change colors from light to dark without using complements. This book is beautiful and very helpful.
Cecilia Price
excellent resource for watercolorists.......2006-11-10
This is probably the best book on watercolor techniques that I have found. It does not have copy cat"do it like this" instructions but rather has real techniques that you can use to improve your personal style and subjects.
Inspiring light.......2006-09-15
The author-painter teaches step-by-step the way to make watercolor paintings sparkle. Her own examples are breathtaking. If one really wants to acheive the skill to fill one's paitings with heavenly light, this is the book to start with.
Amazon.com
Following the huge success of White Oleander, where Janet Fitch portrayed the coming-of-age of Astrid, a young girl placed in foster care after her mother murders a former lover and goes to prison for life, she has once again created an indelible portrait of a young woman in Paint it Black. Josie Tyrell is a teenage runaway, an artist's model, and an habitué of the '80s LA punk rock scene. She is a white trash escapee from Bakersfield, having left a going nowhere life there. Now, sex, drugs and rock n' roll inform her days and nights. Paint it Black is the perfect title choice because Josie's lover is never coming back, as the song says.
Josie meets Michael Faraday, son of concert pianist Meredith Loewy and writer Calvin Faraday, long divorced. He is everything that she is not: refined, wealthy, well-traveled, brilliant by fits and starts. He is also a Harvard dropout, leaving school so he can paint; his new obsession. He refuses help from his mother, who is furious about his decision to leave school, but it doesn't bother him to have Josie working three jobs to support them. He is given to black moods, frozen in amber by his perfectionism, contemptuous of those who do not agree with him about art and life. Josie adores him. One day much like any other, he leaves their house, saying that he is going to his mother's so that he can paint in solitude. Instead, he goes to a motel in 29 Palms and shoots himself in the head.
What follows is days of watching Josie in a near fugue state from grief, drugs, booze, and going over and over her love for Michael, trying to grasp how he could do what he did. After all, didn't they share the "true world," Michael's characterization of their cocoon of love and exclusivity?
Meredith calls her and says, "Why are you alive? What is the excuse for Josie Tyrell? I ask you." Ultimately, they form a tenuous relationship, because all that is left of Michael lives in the two women. Josie even lives with Meredith for a while. When Meredith is ready to go on tour again, she asks Josie to go to Europe with her. Before she can do that, she must go to 29 Palms and try to understand, finally, why Michael's depression pushed him over the edge. That puzzle is not solved, nor can it be, but the end of the story is a hopeful, upbeat, new beginning. Janet Fitch has beaten the curse of the sophomore slump with this dynamite second novel. --Valerie Ryan
Book Description
Josie Tyrell, art model, teen runaway, and denizen of LA's 1980 punk rock scene, finds a chance at real love with art student Michael Faraday. A Harvard dropout and son of a renowned pianist, Michael introduces her to his spiritual quest and a world of sophistication she had never dreamed existed. But when she receives a call from the Los Angeles County Coroner, asking her to identify her lover's dead body, her bright dreams all turn to black. "What happens to a dream when the dreamer is gone?" is the central question of Paint it Black, the story of the aftermath of Michael's death, and Josie's struggle to hold onto the true world he shared with her. As Josie searches for the key to understanding his death, she finds herself both repelled and attracted to Michael's pianist mother, Meredith, who holds Josie responsible for her son's torment. Soon, the two women find themselves drawn into a twisted relationship reflecting equal parts distrust and blind need. Passionate, wounded, fiercely alive, Josie Tyrell walks the brink of her own destruction as she fights to discover the meaning of Michael's death. With the luxurious prose and emotional intensity that are her hallmarks, Janet Fitch has written a spellbinding new novel about love, betrayal, and the possibility of transcendence.
Customer Reviews:
Not as good as White Oleander.......2007-09-05
It is not as good as her first book White Oleander. I highly recomend White Oleander
Painted Black, but . . ........2007-08-31
I've waited 5 years for White Oleander author Janet Fitch's next book, but when I read the description of Paint It Black--a triangle of a young female protagonist (Josie Tyrell), a powerful older woman (Meredith Loewy), and action driven by the death of the man in the triangle (Michael Faraday, Meredith's son)--basically the formulae of White Oleander, I was ready to be disappointed. But the similarly stops at that broad generalization, and Janet Fitch does not disappoint. Josie, a trail park refugee from Bakersfield, now a punker artists' model in LA, meets Michael Faraday, the genius son of world famous concert pianist Meredith Loewy, and falls in love. He loves her as well, but can't escape the pervasive influence of his domineering mother, except through suicide. As Josie and Meredith struggle to understand Michael's death, their lives become intertwined. Through the struggle of this unlikely couple, the sophisticate and worldly mother and the "white trash" punk, the multi-layered and paradoxical character of Michael is revealed.
The characters of Paint It Black are all sparsely rendered, but the book is not so much about them as it is about the space Michael creates by his suicide. Interestingly, while Michael is the dead engine that drives this story, he is also the most realized character. Meredith is clear enough, but she is also a foil, driving Michael to suicide, with Josie becoming trapped in her imperious orbit as a result. And if Josie seems incomplete, it's intentional, "her idiocy, so enormous, its gravity field alone would crush anything for light-years around."
Fitch indeed paints it black, but Michael had loved Josie and had tried to show her "the true world", a world of simple beauty--a heron beside the river at dawn. It is a world that he himself lost sight of, but the darkest ugliness cannot exist without beauty, and Josie finds a glimmer of this beauty by passing through the blackness created by Michael's death. I've read a number of reviews that compare Paint It Black negatively to White Oleander, but I find the comparison unfair, since despite their similarities, the two works are simply too different, revealing Fitch to be a talented and versatile writer. I hope I don't have to wait until 2015 for her next book, but if that's what it takes to produce something comparable, the wait will have been worth it.
outstanding novel, unique experience.......2007-08-30
I was not a big fan of "white oleander" but this novel, "paint it black" made Janet Fitch one of my favourite authors. I reccomend this to everyone who knows what it is like to live with the ghosts from your past and a love lost.
Black beginning, pale ending.......2007-08-22
I read Janet Fitch's first novel, "White Oleander", years ago, and remember being impressed by how Fitch's writing sparkled. She's wordy without being rambling, and she has the enviable ability to create characters that you not only care about, but are pretty damn sure you've met in some previous life.
"Paint It Black" is the story of Josie Tyrell, a Debbie Harry lookalike who's a core part of the Echo Park's underground music / art scene of the early 1980s. She's a street-smart, cynical artists' model whose world comes crashing down when her former-rich-kid-turned-artist boyfriend commits suicide in a seedy hotel room. She's left asking why and what- why he died and what she's going to do with her now shattered life.
It's a dark book, but I enjoyed it because I've always had an affinity for the outlaw artist who lives on the fringe, who personifies that line from the Joplin song about freedom being another word for nothing left to lose.
An excerpt:
"...But to satisfy Michael, everything had to be absolutely original, better than anything ever before, paintings or poems or music. She had always believed that knowledge helped you do things, but Michael's knowing just took away his courage, his freedom.
'My mother always said, 'There's no place in the world for a good concert pianist,' he said. 'There are too many geniuses.'
"At least if you were ignorant, you could do what you wanted, you had no idea what had been achieved in the past. You were free, instead of chewed at by bleeding impotence, dissolved away like a pearl in acid.
"She looked again at the girl in Michael's seat. Every term, there would be a new student in that chair by the window, someone who hadn't known that Michael Faraday once sat there and fell in love with a model named Josie Tyrell. With whom he should never have shared a sentence."
If Janet Fitch had kept this raw and vivid tone up throughout the entire book, I would have given it five stars. But the end was tepid when compared with the sensual shock that sent the story out of the starting gate. "Paint It Black" is akin to a cup of steaming black coffee: hot and strong to begin with, but weaker and lukewarm at the last drop.
What a Bummer...........2007-08-17
It really is too bad that this novel had to be as bad as it is, since Janet Fitch's first published novel, White Oleander, was amazing. The only thing that stopped me from giving it one star was the fact that Fitch was able to get me to occasionally sympathize with Josie Tyrell, the main character. By occasionally, I mean like twice in the book's 387 pages. As a collective work, the story was incredibly contrived, the writing not up to par (compared to White Oleander) and the ending extremely forced. Buy it for a gift for someone you dislike or who has no literary taste whatsoever (perhaps someone who loves The Da Vinci code or Nicholas Sparks).
Book Description
The face is the most important feature of a doll -- it is also the most challenging. So it is surprising that there is so little instruction available on creating doll faces. This book fills that void.
Author Patti Medaris Culea began her career in art as a portrait painter and she puts that experience to work when creating her doll faces. In this book, she shows readers a simple technique for easily creating faces using her step-by-step approach. She gives her tips for how to divide the face into quadrants, graft features together, and much more.
Every aspect of doll making is covered -- from the basics to detailed techniques for making the various faces to instructions for putting a pattern together. Readers will learn how to use watercolor pencils, acrylics, and fabric paints to color a face, how to create a face using collage techniques as well as stamping and beading, and tips for working with stretchy fabrics to create indented eyes, separate eyelids, and sculpted lips.
Customer Reviews:
Another New Interest.......2007-07-19
The book is very well written, has great diagrams & some good example to get a newcomer to doll making started. Recommend it highly. A good purchase.
Creative cloth doll faces........2007-06-10
Although I haven't had time to read and study the book fully as yet, I can see that is going to be a great help to me when I want give my dolls a face and personality...
What fun!.......2007-06-03
This is the first book I was included in as an artist and Pattis patterns are so inspirational! Her dolls are beautiful and creative and a joy to make. I got to do the collage version and after several days of planning, I gave up and just played! That was the ticket!
Patti is an amazing dollmaker and I am lucky enough to live in San Diego where we share a home town doll club. I recommend, in fact, I insist (!) that all of you creative doll creators go right out and buy it! You wont be disapointed!
Creative Cloth Doll Faces.......2007-05-15
Another must have book. Wow the faces you can make in there.It has patterns,hair ideas, clothes patterns,shoe patterns,3-d ideas,easy instructions for faces,my first doll is a hoot! I can"t wait to make more.
This book is filled with colored pictures and instructions. I wouldn"t sell My newly aquired doll books .LOve it LOve It!
LEARNING NEW TECHNIQUES.......2007-03-25
I loved this book for its overall view of face painting. I found it very helpful in learning and improving my skills. I would recommend this to anyone interested in making original dolls.
Book Description
"In this book, you don't work from life exactly as it looks, but as you see and experience it. You are always developing your inner eye." --Cristina Acosta
Many adults who decide to "study art" become too serious and frustrated, thinking they will never learn what it takes to be really good.
Paint Happy! encourages readers to relax and enjoy their work by combining expressive painting techniques with their own unique style.
This book couples fine art with elements of craft and decorative painting that will appeal to both a traditional audience and young artists seeking self-expression and fun.
Cristina accomplishes this while keeping in mind the basic tools of composition and color. She also includes a number of creative and inspiring ideas geared toward decorative painters and greeting card artists.
Customer Reviews:
book with a difference.......2005-06-21
I just bought this book a week ago and I have already framed two pictures that I have painted with its help. I enjoyed painting them, they were simple and not challenging, just how I like painting. You can use the author's ideas with your own style thrown in. I'm happy that I bought this book.
Nice book, great exercises.......2005-04-16
This is a great place for finding new ways to look at things around you. The author uses acrylic paints and pastels on paper, so you might want to keep that in mind so you have the materials on hand when you order it.
It changed my art.......2004-08-21
I am a hobbyist, not a great artist. I found myself irresistibly drawn to do art, but I didn't enjoy it much. Other people liked my realistic work, but I didn't: it had been a ton of work and I didn't feel there was much of myself in it; it certainly didn't express how I wanted to feel when I did art. Cristina Acosta's book helped so much. It began with some really helpful two-handed exercises. There's a good balance between text and pictures. Now when I find myself bogged down in a drawing with too much realism and that's too much work, I say to myself, "Now draw it again in the Paint Happy way." Then I re-draw the picture and have a fun time. I like my paintings now. They're bright and they're MINE. Thanks to Cristina Acosta for a really revolutionary approach to art. It isn't "art-work" anymore, it's "art-fun."
Book Description
Polymer clay has grown and grown and grown in popularity since the publication of Donna Kato’s best-selling The Art of Polymer Clay in 1997. And there have been so many technical advances, too. Now poly-diva Donna Kato presents an all-new look at one of crafters’ all-time favorite mediums. Donna Kato’s Polymer Clay Innovations begins with the essentials of polymer clay, including its working properties, plus tools, curing, safety recommendations, and color blending (with full information on the now-indispensable Skinner Blend). Photo-packed chapters focus on exciting projects—beads, bracelets, pins, pendants, and boxes--and showcase new techniques, including image transfers, surface treatments such as stencils, stamps, paints, and inks, sculpting, inclusions, special effects, and finishing. Finished pieces by some of the biggest names in polymer clay, including Kathleen Dustin, Pier Voulkos, and Nan Roche, plus Donna Kato herself, offer ideas and inspiration.
Customer Reviews:
Nice book.......2007-09-03
You get to know how to, to all the things the title of this page says but most of the projects are to make pendants, if you looking to make a lot of beads projects get " Making Polymer Clay Beads: Step-by-Step Techniques for Creating Beautiful Ornamental Beads by Carol Blackburn " as complement to this book, I think you gonna learn a lot out of this two books to start making polymer clay jewelry or whatever.
Any library strong in clay crafts needs this........2007-09-03
Ten years ago clay artist Donna Kato's first book ART OF POLYMER CLAY established her as an early authority on the topic: she's become a teacher and product designer since then, and her latest title The Art of Polymer Clay: Creative Surface Effects: Techniques and Projects Featuring Transfers, Stamps, Stencils, Inks, Paints, Mediums, and More expands the topic to the next level, featuring dozens of techniques for exciting surface effects and art options. Chapters cover everything from inkjet transfers onto clay surfaces to texturing and toner transfers. Any library strong in clay crafts needs this.
Wouah!.......2007-08-31
Superb book, to be recommended to whom wants to make with polymer clay something really special. Clear explanations, beautiful projects. It requires some material; but the results are the reward.
A must for any craft library.......2007-08-26
I just started working with polymer clay a few weeks ago and wanted a book that logically explains techniques as well as offering good photography. Being a librarian and fiber artist, I HAVE to have my own library of art/craft books for reference and inspiration. Kato's is one of the best I have for any media. It's well written and organized and the photos are inspiring. I highly recommend this book for any polymer clay artist or library wanting to add a high quality book to a crafts collection.
High marks for Donna Kato's new book.......2007-08-26
This book is so well done with instructions that are easily followed. It opens the creative channels and encourages you to explore and take things to the next step. Donna Kato is so sharing and giving and an inspiring artist. This is a valuable addition to your library.
Amazon.com
Jewel and Gem Goop. Make-it-Yourself Stickers. Tornado in a Bottle. Funny Putty. Fruity Lip Gloss. Magic Muck. Snow Globe. Scratch & Sniff Watercolors. Believe it or not, it's possible--easy, in fact!--to make every one of these "wacky, wild, and crazy concoctions" (and 57 more) using common household ingredients. John E. Thomas and Danita Pagel have pulled together the cream of the crop of potions, clays, and all-around weird swills for the pleasure of children and scientists of all ages. Why not introduce the very youngest artist of the house to the world of art with Puddin' Paint? Is there a geologist in the house? Make an Instant Volcano--begins with a fizz, then erupts in a bubbling flow of lava. Time for a bath? Try Bathtub Finger Paints--bathers and the tub will get clean at the same time! These truly amazing concoctions are not mess-free, but they guarantee hours of absorbed, lively, creative fun, and inspiration for a lifetime of imaginative endeavors. Brief scientific explanations would have been a welcome addition, but maybe young readers will be motivated to explore the chemical, physical, and geological origins of these experiments on their own. Adult supervision is recommended for all projects. (Ages 5 and older) --Emilie Coulter
Customer Reviews:
Recipes for fun.......2007-06-02
Kids don't care how much money you spend on stuff so don't! Use things in the house to create paints and toys. I also bought one for the playgroup teacher.
Seller ships promptly at holiday time!.......2007-01-11
This book arrived in time for Christmas gifting and was in excellent condition.
Fun Activities.......2007-01-10
I got this book for ideas to do with my 4 year old. The ones that we have tried are a lot of fun and easy to do. They are usually items that you would have in your household anyways or cheep enough to buy specifically for use with this book. Which makes it a bonus.
fabulous fun!.......2006-11-10
Fun and engaging activities for your children with little to no preparation. Hours of enjoyment!
The Ultimate Book of Kid Concoctions.......2006-11-03
The directions and illustration are easy to understand and follow. LOTS OF FUN!
Customer Reviews:
A fantastic reference..........2007-08-23
A great book about creating "accidental" watercolor effects. Even if I only manage to utilize a small percentage of what Nita Engle teaches here, it will be a big help to me in my attempts to paint.
How to Make Watercolor Paint Itself.......2007-08-22
I like this book. I mislaid my first copy and had to reorder!
Nita most graciously has shared a lot of information.
Beginners may find the techniques difficult.
I personally seldom use Paynes gray pigment for the reason of the darkness it creates in my paintings. Note: I do mix my own darks.
I found Nita's textures and experiments most rewarding.
I highly recommend her book. BJ Cook Spokane Valley, WA
how to make a Watercolor paint itself.......2007-08-15
This book is in itself a great overall benefit to amatuers like myself who are basically self taught,I have found it very useful in the mixing and flowing of various colours,but experiment is the key word.Thank you Nita.
Great but, what a headache.......2007-03-20
I'm kinda novice in watercolor,and like a lot of people I'm impressed by
Mrs. Nita Engle's work. But this book discouraged me to even try.
I'll come back to it eventually in a few more year.
This is not the book for serious artists. .......2007-01-12
I was disappointed in this book. The art and techniques illustrated are of the type one might expect to see on a TV Craft Show. I would instead recomment Robert Wade's watercolor book.
Customer Reviews:
overpriced.......2005-09-25
I have other books by Richard Schmid. The price for this book, however, is extremely overpriced. The range of $200 to $400 for a used book of this size is much too high His later book "ALL I know about painting" is worth much much more. I paid $100 for this book 6 years ago (new).
Practical approaches.......2003-09-24
My recommendation is based upon the book's content, not collectability value. I have been painting for over thirty years and find the information, techniques and insites in this book very helpful for the figure painter. I often go back to my reference books to rekindle my interest in various techniques and I use Schmid's book when I want to return to oil techniques for figure work. Unfortunatly, most of the good texts on figure work in oil are out of print (like Schmid's). Based on the book's usefulness, I recommend it to any figure artist.
Don't waste your money on this book........2002-04-22
I am a figurative painter and I have read this book. I can only conjecture that all the recent publicity about Richard Schmid has raised the price of this book to the outer limits!
I was glad I didn't fall into this price-hipe trap. The book originally sold for around $12.95 and I think that as a book that is what it is worth. I have the same sentiments for "Richard Schmid paints the landscape". If you are an artist I recommend the most recent book, "Alla Prima Painting " which is still way overpriced at $100. but if it is Mr. Schmid's technique and experience you are after this will help you to understand his thoughts, philosophy and technique a little better. Book collecters may feel differently about the inflated price. I am not writting for their benefit but for the artist or art enthusist.
An wonderful book on classical figure painting worth reading.......1998-10-14
I think this book is a beneficial addition to any painters library. Even if you do not paint in the classical traditions it is an excellent source of techniques and thoughts on painting.
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