Body Painting Blogs

Authors:Dover Publications Inc,Dover Published on: 2007 Publisher: Courier Corporation Pages: 128 ISBN:0486998479 ISBN13: 9780486998473 Category:Design Books Rating: Total Buying 6 Elaborate strands of flowers, dramatic Art Deco designs, ethereal rings of angels — this affordable volume offers endless inspiration to professional and amateur artists alike with more than 200 color and black-and-white designs. Painstakingly selected from a vast archive of rare artwork, these images are reproduced according to the highest standards.Elaborate strands of flowers, dramatic Art Deco designs, ethereal rings of angels — this affordable volume offers endless inspiration to professional and amateur artists alike with more than 200 color and black-and-white designs. Painstakingly selected from a vast archive of rare artwork, these images are reproduced according to the highest standards. “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” –C.S. Lewis More info about Popu...

Authors:David McComb Published on: 2016-03-29 Publisher: Laurence King Publishing Pages: 288 ISBN:1780674767 ISBN13: 9781780674766 Category:Design Books Rating: Total Buying 40 Over the past century, tattoos have emerged from the underground. From body art's early association with sailors, convicts and side-show acts to the current adoption of tattoo culture amongst celebrities and the mainstream via the tattoo renaissance of the 1970s, this book reveals the entire history. Combining a wealth of visual material from across the many cultures and sub-cultures we associate with tattoos, including fashion, music and art, with examples of some of the most exquisite tattoos ever inked, the book shows over 400 photographs, many published for the first time. This is a unique examination of the tattoo as a form of personal expression and an intriguing visual guide to the social and stylistic changes of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. This visual history will appeal to anyone...

Authors:Carol Belanger Grafton Published on: 2004 Publisher: Courier Corporation Pages: 48 ISBN:0486996328 ISBN13: 9780486996325 Category:Design Books Rating: Total Buying 3 Beautifully drawn embellishments, selected from authentic 19th-century sources. Presented in an array of artistic styles — Gothic, Renaissance, Victorian, Art Nouveau, and Art Deco — the graphics come in varied shapes and sizes and are frequently enhanced with plants, animals, and mythical and human figures. 312 black-and-white illustrations.Beautifully drawn embellishments, selected from authentic 19th-century sources. Presented in an array of artistic styles — Gothic, Renaissance, Victorian, Art Nouveau, and Art Deco — the graphics come in varied shapes and sizes and are frequently enhanced with plants, animals, and mythical and human figures. 312 black-and-white illustrations. If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking. More info about Popular tatt...

Authors:David Yellen Published on: 2017-09-12 Publisher: powerHouse Books Pages: 32 ISBN:1576878465 ISBN13: 9781576878460 Category:Design Books Rating: Total Buying 31 If the colors in the photographs from the original book weren't outrageous enough now here's everyone's chance to take matters into their own hands and work that crayon and marker! From the real world of competitive Fantasy Hair styling comes Hair Wars Coloring Book. Based on photographs by David Yellen shot at competitions across the country, these larger than life dos are now in your hands. These hairstyles include one with a gigantic bowl with live Japanese fighting fish, and another with a built-in device that blows soap bubbles, and they draw inspiration from everything from 9/11 to the Olympic Games, The Matrix to the classic Sunday barbeque. Featuring 30 original drawings, it's now your turn to get in on the action. Pull out your Crayolas and markers and help everyone look their best by adding your...

Authors:Susan Gaber Published on: 2012-09-20 Publisher: Courier Corporation Pages: 80 ISBN:0486131378 ISBN13: 9780486131375 Category:Design Books Rating: Total Buying 24 A hundred garden favorites rendered in black-and-white line illustrations will suggest numerous design and artistic uses. Amaryllis, anemone, begonia, cinquefoil, peony, snapdragon flow and weave, many forming borders and frames.A hundred garden favorites rendered in black-and-white line illustrations will suggest numerous design and artistic uses. Amaryllis, anemone, begonia, cinquefoil, peony, snapdragon flow and weave, many forming borders and frames. “The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it.” –James Bryce More info about Popular tattoo's

Authors:Jim Harter Published on: 2012-12-19 Publisher: Courier Corporation Pages: 128 ISBN:0486132137 ISBN13: 9780486132136 Category:Design Books Rating: Total Buying 16 Lush allegorical ladies, Grecian maids and Victorian maidens, Indians, Japanese, dancers, housewives, courtesans; women dancing, smiling, working, weeping, flirting — an unusually rich sourcebook of poses, costumes, clothing, everyday life. 488 illustrations.Lush allegorical ladies, Grecian maids and Victorian maidens, Indians, Japanese, dancers, housewives, courtesans; women dancing, smiling, working, weeping, flirting — an unusually rich sourcebook of poses, costumes, clothing, everyday life. 488 illustrations. “If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson More info about Popular tattoo's

Authors:George Carr Published on: 2002 Publisher: powerHouse Books Pages: 200 ISBN:157687155X ISBN13: 9781576871553 Category:Design Books Rating: Total Buying 8 As the creative director of Calvin Klein, where he worked for nearly three decades, Zack Carr helped develop the house into one of the premier forces in fashion worldwide. His premature death from cancer in 2000 cut short a life and career that indelibly altered the status of American fashion, and in the process more than any other helped stamp it |The Look| and |Lifestyle| to which so many across the globe aspire. As a tribute to Carr's life and legacy, his brother George Carr and famed designer Sam Shahid have compiled an exquisite collection of photographs, sketches, and selected writings that makeZack Carran indispensable reference volume for aestheticians and people of taste, whether town or country. Born and raised in Kerriville, Texas, Carr began his career working for B. Altman & Co. and manufacturer Donald Broo...

Authors:Jo Waterhouse Published on: 2009-08-19 Publisher: Laurence King Publishing Pages: 128 ISBN:1856696316 ISBN13: 9781856696319 Category:Design Books Rating: Total Buying 36 Tattoos and tattoo culture have gone mainstream in the last few years, with popular TV shows such as LA Ink, Miami Ink, and London Ink making celebrities out of tattooists and their clients. Highly skilled artists, many tattooists have moved beyond the artwork they draw on skin to create personal work on canvas. Art by Tattooists is the first book to showcase this art. The book features twenty-six international artists who use a variety of mediums, from ink, watercolor, acrylic paint, and oil to lino printing, painting on wood and board, and even examples of tattoo-style street art and skateboard graphics. Many of the artists are heavily influenced by the imagery they use as tattooists—roses, hearts, skulls, scrolls, birds, pin-ups, etc.—and carry this into their personal work. Other work features colors, theme...

Authors:Raymond Mosken Published on: 2014 Publisher: Kontur Pub Pages: 158 ISBN:8293053135 ISBN13: 9788293053132 Category:Design Books Rating: Total Buying 9 Tattoos have always been an essential part of the rock and roll way of living, either to express the rough and tough bad boy image, love for a particular band or for girls seeking the retro glamour of pinup fashion. Tattoos are the silent language that shows the world who you are and what you stand for. Raymond Mosken has photographed a collection of some of the most gorgeous, unique and fascinating tattoos that adorn rockabilly kids and hard core rock fans. The stunning photos show his fascination and love for this most personal of art forms.Tattoos have always been an essential part of the rock and roll way of living, either to express the rough and tough bad boy image, love for a particular band or for girls seeking the retro glamour of pinup fashion. Tattoos are the silent language that shows the world who you are and what you...