Products by: Rockport
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ROCKPORT Essential Fashion Illustration | This book?s aim is to submerge the reader in the world of illustration. The first section ranges from how to start to draw a human figure to the techniques to stylize and synthesize it. This section provides a large amount of figures in different poses, as well as hands and feet?often the most difficult parts? in diverse postures and angles. However, in the field of fashion it is also essential to know how to draw fabric, and even more important to know how to draw the folds of clothing. The items of clothing are presented as much in technical drawing as in figures in movement, and forming light and shadow is also explained, as this gives quality to the illustration. The second part of the book revolves around color and the different techniques with which one can work: watercolor, wax, pastel, and so on. All the drawings that appear constitute a brief exhibition of the changes that the fashion world has experienced, and with this in mind a path has been laid which starts in 1900, illustrated in watercolors, and finishes in 2000, illustrated in pencil. The goal of this volume is to uncover the reader?s desire to paint and to provide him with some of the secrets that will encourage him to do so. After all, experience is the most effective way to learn, whatever the subject.
Book specifications: paperback, 192 pgs., 8 1/2 in. x 12 in. Expand your search: Books & Videos > Fashion Design |
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ROCKPORT Rendering Real and Imagined Buildings | Rendering Real and Imagined Buildings dramatically and richly illustrates the latest in architectural computer modeling and rendering techniques. The book features designs ranging from ancient cities to futuristic landscapes and highlights 30 dramatic projects from around the world. It's a one-of-a-kind volume presenting extraordinary examples that push the boundaries of archeological and architectural imaging.
Book specifications: hardcover, 176 pgs., 8 3/4 in. x 11 1/4 in. Expand your search: Books & Videos > Architecture |
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ROCKPORT The Best of Letterhead and Logo Design | Rockport?s best-selling Letterhead and Logo Design series has become one of the ultimate swipe files for new letterhead and logo design projects from top international designers. Now, from the editors at Rockport Publishers, comes The Best of Letterhead and Logo Design ? offering the reader the cream of the crop. This unrivaled collection of the best and most innovative new graphic work, beautifully presented in full color, is sure to be an essential reference and resource for professional designers seeking inspiring ideas that grab the viewers? attention and create a lasting impression. From logos to letterheads, business cards to envelopes, the creative techniques portrayed in this broad range of work will inspire new design solutions for age-old challenges.
Book specifications: hardback, 352 pgs., 9 in. x 12 in. Expand your search: |
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ROCKPORT Building Design Portfolios | Presenting one?s portfolio is where every designer begins his or her career. Therefore, crafting a portfolio, whether online or for presentation in person, is an essential skill for survival. Because a portfolio can make or break a career, it is vital that designers go out armed with all the right moves and materials. This book talks both to the professionals who have both designed their own portfolios and those on the other side of the table who have looked at scores of portfolios, to uncover the tips and tricks that have won jobs, as well as the must-avoid moves that have lost opportunities. This book asks leaders in the field about the real-world realities of presenting one?s work for consideration and answers the question, ?What sells and what doesn?t.?
Book specifications: hardback, 192 pgs., 6 3/4 in. x 10 in. Expand your search: Books & Videos > Books on Art > Reference |
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ROCKPORT Layout Workbook | Layout Workbook is the third book in Rockport?s series of practical and inspirational workbooks that cover the fundamental areas of the graphic design business. In this edition, author Kristin Cullen tackles the often perplexing job of nailing down a layout that works.
Cullen approaches layout with this comprehensive guide that begins with a series of step-by-step fundamental chapters (a ?how-to? of layout) addressing topics such as Inspiration, The Process of Design, Choosing Type, Structure and Spatial Organization, Establishing Hierarchy, and Communicating Messages. Following this thorough and instructive section is a diverse collection of visual case studies showcasing some of the best of layout design; inspirational quotations; and a unique, progressive book design that is truly reflective of the content.
Author: Kristin Cullen Expand your search: Books & Videos > Books on Art > Reference |
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ROCKPORT Essential Fashion Illustration: Details | In fashion, it's garments' details that separate the
pros from the hobbyists, and recreating accurate, realistic garment drawings is
vital to success in the fashion illustration process. This book includes
hundreds of inspiring illustrations of garments, shows, and accents for artists
seeking to refine their skills and eye for detail. Study the crucial stitching,
pleats, ruffles, and wrinkles necessary to bring your ideas to life!
192-page softcover. Up to 14% off list price! Expand your search: Books & Videos > Fashion Design |
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ROCKPORT Essential Fashion Illustration: Poses | Having trouble drawing clothes that don't look like they're on a hanger? This
book contains hundreds of common modeling poses, each clothed in several
different fashions. The illustrations are perfect for studying both how to draw
the poses themselves as well as how clothing bends and moves with the shape of
the female figure. Learn the anatomical proportions, shifts of weight in
different poses and angles, and the effects of different fabrics in order to
take your illustration to the next level.
192-page softcover. Up to 15% off list price! Expand your search: Books & Videos > Fashion Design |
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ROCKPORT Indie Fonts 3 | Bringing together 20 independent type foundries from across the globe, Indie Fonts 3 is a valuable resource including 1,900 fonts for graphic designers, typographers, and art directors. Featuring 416 pages of typographic resources, the book helps make selecting and ordering fonts directly from the featured foundries an easy, convenient process. Accompanying the book is a bonus CD-ROM containing 53 indeed fonts licensed for use by the book's purchaser! Up to 10% off list price! Expand your search: Books & Videos > Clip Art > CD-ROM/Book Sets |
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ROCKPORT Pattern and Palette Sourcebook 2 | Divided into six sections, the second volume in Rockport's Pattern and Palette series illustrates the powerful effects colors have in design. The book is a comprehensive guide to tasteful color coordination including nearly 1,000 original sample patterns by author Heidi Arrizabalaga.
The included interactive CD-ROM containing the patterns found in the book, allowing you to experiment and print out samples for reference. Up to 10% off list price! Expand your search: Books & Videos > CD-ROM Books Sets |