The illustrator Andrew Loomis (1892-1959) is revered amongst artists
- including comics superstar Alex Ross
- for his mastery

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Fashion drawings are the primary means of visualising ideas & concepts in costume & fashion design. To give an accurate impression of what is in a designer's mind it is vital to master the rules of figure drawing as well as grasp stylisation & exaggeration techniques that let you add individuality & style. This new edition of FIGURE DRAWING FOR FASHION DESIGN
- fully revised updated & greatly expanded
- offers a concise topic by topic guide to acquiring & perfecting these skills concentrating on the female form. The coverage provided means that this book is ideal both for those who want to apply themselves professionally to fashion design & for all enthusiasts of drawing the human body. 352 pages more than 1.5 00 illustrations 4 chapters: 1) Drawing the female figure
- a very comprehensive course in drawing all parts of the female body 2) The figure in fashion
- teaches you how to draw specifically for fashion design & presentation 3) Fashion design
- provides & introduction into what is required to design & draw new collections & 4) Garment drawing & design
- what you need to know to make accurate technical drawings of whole garments details trimmings etc.





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Figure Drawing for Mens Fashion focuses on the male form in fashion design. It offers a concise topic-by-topic guide to acquiring & perfecting the skills needed to produce realistic & precise fashion plates that accurately reflect a designers creative vision. The authors Elizabetta Drudi & Tiziana Paci have decades of experience in the fashion industry & have created an invaluable resource for designers illustrators & artists. The breadth of information & attention to detail make this title ideal for students professionals & anyone who enjoys fashion design. ...

Chris Hart has a head for figures
- human figures that is. Not only does he draw them with incredible style & flair he also has
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The first figureheads that were carved to represent the names of British warships appeared during the reign of Henry VIII; the last ones were carved in the early years of the twentieth century. During the intervening three hundred & fifty years it is estimated that some 5000 ships of the Royal Navy carried a figurehead of some description. This book follows the development of these diverse carvings examining how the figurehead carvers interpreted the names & the symbolism incorporated in their designs. Evidence is drawn from a wide range of sources: contemporary ship models ship plans designs submitted for approval of the Navy Board & of course from those figureheads that have survived. Lavishly illustrated with much previously unpublished material the book explores the wide range of subjects that were represented on the bows of Their Majesties Ships & recounts many of the stories that were told about them. The narrative is complemented by a catalogue that provides a brief description of each surviving figurehead each carvers design drawing with its source & reference number as well as those ship plans & contemporary models that show the figureheads detail. This combination makes the book useful to a wide range of historians researchers & anyone with an interest in Britains maritime past. ...

File Maker Pro 12: The Missing Manual is the clear thorough & accessible guide to the latest version of this popular desktop database program. File Maker Pro lets you do almost anything with the information you give it. You can print a catalog plan your retirement or run a small business -- if you know what youre doing. This book helps you build your database & organize all of your information quickly & efficiently. Most of all youll come away with an understanding of File Maker Pro & the ability to develop new creative database solutions. The new edition gives novices & experienced users the scoop on the latest version & all its new features. Youll learn how to automate repetitive tasks with File Maker Pros easy-to-learn scripting language protect your database with passwords & control user access; outfit your database for the Web; & import & export your database to other formats. ...

When you need to get to the Manila whatchamacallit to catch a thingamajig to Cebu & book a whatsitsname for a few nights while youre at it ope up & let some local words take you on your way. Our phrasebooks give you a comprehensive mix of practical & social words & phrases in more than 120 languages. Chat with the locals & discover their culture
- a guaranteed way to enrich your travel experience.
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Lights camera action.. .enter The Film Book" stage left. Step into the world of cinema with " The Film Book"
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It's the late 1970s & Christopher Fowler is a film freak obsessively watching lousy films in run-down fleapit cinemas. Longing to put his dreams on the screen & become a famous screenwriter he heads for Wardour Street the nation's equivalent of Hollywood with an armful of scripts. But he's made a spectacular mistake. He arrives just as the industry falls to its knees knocked down by the first appearance of video & the destruction of the old movie palaces. The only films being made are smutty low budget farces & TV spinoffs. He thought he'd be asked to make another ' Bullitt' but finds himself writing short films for boilers. Somehow against the odds he finds success
- although in a very different form from the one he expected. Ghastly hilarious & finally moving Film Freak" is a trawl through the arse-end of the British film industry that turns into a search for friendship & happiness."
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Written by two of the leading scholars in film studies Film History: An Introduction is a comprehensive global survey of the medium that covers the development of every genre in film from drama & comedy to documentary & experimental. As with the authors bestselling Film Art: An Introduction (now in its eighth edition) concepts & events are illustrated with frame enlargements taken from the original sources giving students more realistic points of reference than competing books that rely on publicity stills. The third edition of Film History is thoroughly updated &

Includes:: the first comprehensive overviews of the impact of globalization & digital technology on the cinema. Any serious film scholar--professor undergraduate or graduate student--will want to read & keep Film History. Visit the authorss blog at http://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/

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