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The spellbinding story, part fairy tale, part suspense, of Gustav Klimts Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer, one of the most emblematic portraits of its time; of the beautiful, seductive Viennese Jewish salon hostess who sat for it; the notorious artist who painted it; the now vanished turn-of-the-century Vienna that shaped it; and the strange twisted fate that befell it.

The Digital Photography Book, Volume 3, follows in the footsteps of the wildly successful first and second volumes of this series, giving photographers nearly two hundred more closely guarded photographic—tricks of the trade—to get them shooting dramatically better-looking, sharper, more colorful, more professional-looking photos with their digital camera every time they press the shutter button.

Each book covers all the necessary information a beginner needs to know about a particular topic, providing an index for easy reference and using the series’ signature set of symbols to clue the reader in to key topics, categorized under such titles as Tip, Remember, Warning!, Technical Stuff and True Story.

A collection of more than 140 photographs submitted to DearPhotograph.com displays photos from the past to the present that evoke childhood memories, lament difficult losses, and celebrate the universal nature of love.

2012 Artist’s & Graphic Designer’s Market is the must-have reference guide for emerging artists, who want to establish a successful career in fine art, illustration, cartooning or graphic design. For years, artists have relied on us to help them find new markets and navigate the changing business landscape.

A North American edition of an internationally best-selling work by the award-winning author of The Cheese Monkeys documents the history of typefaces from the early days of Gutenberg to the modern applications of digital fonts, tracing the impact of font usage in business and pop culture while explaining what favorite fonts reveal about personality.

Provides information about where and how to sell commercial and fine art photographs, with over one thousand listings for such resources as magazines, book publishers, galleries, and stock agencies.

A comprehensive tutorial for the aspiring manga artist uses a step-by-step format to take readers through the entire drawing process, from basic head and figure work to dynamic action poses, fashion, special effects, lighting and shading, perspective, and popular manga types and characters.

Presents a collection of interviews with twenty-one artists and writers of picture books who, regardless of their country of origin, have had a major impact on children’s literature in the United States.

Provides lessons in dimensions, proportions, the recognition of basic structure, lighting, shading, and the selection and use of various drawing materials.