art

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Paper mosaics

2004
Demonstrates the techniques of making mosaic pictures using cut paper shapes and glue.

Optical illusions

how to create them
2005
Teacher Peggy Flores shows students how to make optical illustrations, an abstract art based on mathematics.

Aboriginal art

how to create it
2005
Presents an analysis of Australian Aboriginal art, with examples of Dream pictures and X-ray art, and provides instructions for duplicating those styles using different media and simple supplies.

Star Wars

Tatooine ghost
2004
Han Solo, Leia, Chewbacca, and C-3PO travel to the Empire after the deaths of Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine to recover a painting from the black market that contains a code the New Republic uses to communicate with its undercover agents in the Empire, but they must race to find the painting after it disappears from the auction.

The English assassin

2003
Art restorer/Israeli secret agent Gabriel Allon travels to Zurich to restore a Raphael owned by a Swiss banker and finds his life threatened by men attempting to hide Switzerland's shady past involving artworks confiscated from Jews during the Third Reich.

Still life

still life painting in the early modern period
1999

Art of the 20th century

2000
Explores the styles and movements of twentieth-century art, and includes color and black-and-white illustrations.

Japanese art after 1945

scream against the sky
1994
Text and illustrations explore Japanese avant-garde art as presented in various styles representing a break from traditional or Western influenced forms of expression.

The perfect portfolio for artists and writers

how to put together a creative "book" that sells
1991

Drawing and painting from nature

1989
Offers practical advice on the essentials of rendering, advice on tools and supplies, and tips on matching materials and methods to subjects.

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