English | 2019 | ISBN-13 : 978-1631597206 | 147 Pages | True (PDF, EPUB) | 42.04 MB
Lettering enthusiasts of all levels will love learning easy ways to develop and adapt hand lettering skills and techniques to a variety of digital platforms in Digital Hand Lettering and Modern Calligraphy.

Drawing the Head for Artists: Techniques for Mastering Expressive Portraiture
English | 2019 | ISBN-13 : 978-1631596926 | 163 Pages | True PDF | 28.69 MB
Drawing the Head for Artists is the definitive modern guide to drawing the human head and portrait, featuring the classic mediums and methods of the Old Masters.

The fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe After Effects Classroom in a Book®, the best-selling series of hands-on software training workbooks, offers what no other book or training program does – an official training series from Adobe, developed with the support of Adobe product experts. Adobe After Effects Classroom in a Book (2021 release) contains 15 lessons that cover the basics and beyond, providing countless tips and techniques to help you become more productive with the program. Learn how to create, manipulate, and optimize motion graphics for film, video, DVD, the web, and mobile devices. You can follow the book from start to finish or choose only those lessons that interest you. Purchasing this book includes valuable online extras. Follow the instructions in the book’s “Getting Started” section to unlock access to: Downloadable lesson files you need to work through the projects in the book Web Edition containing the complete text of the book, interactive quizzes, and videos that walk you through the lessons step by step What you need to use this book: Adobe After Effects (2021 release) software, for either Windows or macOS. (Software not included.) Note: Classroom in a Book does not replace the documentation, support, updates, or any other benefits of being a registered owner of Adobe After Effects software.

Letterhead & Logo Design 4: Creating the Corporate Image (Vol 4) by Rockport Publishers
English | March 1, 2000 | ISBN: 1564963985 | 192 pages | PDF | 31 Mb
This fourth collection of the world's best letterhead and logo design showcases the most elemental–and popular–areas of graphic design today. Each featured letterhead and logo design was selected for its creativity and effectiveness: the volume as a whole presents a wealth of ideas for designers and clients. Designs for letterheads, business cards, envelopes, logos, and related stationary supplies are all included, making this a valuable resource for businesses large and small.

Draw Cartoon People in 4 Easy Steps: Then Write a Story (Drawing in 4 Easy Steps) by Stephanie LaBaff
English | February 1, 2012 | ISBN: 1464400164 | 48 pages | EPUB | 11 Mb
DRAW CARTOON PEOPLE IN 4 EASY STEPS lets you learn how to draw some fun characters! From coaches and fans to police officers and ticket takers, you’re just getting started. Find out how to draw people playing a variety of sports and a few very important facial expressions. Then use author Stephanie LaBaff’s story prompts to create your own brand new cartoon story. by Stephanie LaBaff

Mastering Adobe Photoshop Elements 2021: Boost your image-editing skills using the latest tools and techniques, 3rd Edition
English | 2020 | ISBN-13 : 978-1800566996 | 410 Pages | True EPUB | 171.71 MB
Leverage this well-illustrated, easy-to-understand end-to-end guide to become an accomplished photo editor, image retoucher, and creative artist

The Complete Guide to Drawing Action Manga: A Step-by-Step Artist's Handbook by shoco, Makoto Sawa
English | September 3rd, 2019 | ISBN: 4805315253 | 144 pages | EPUB | 78.44 MB
Whether your character is jumping for joy or grappling with an opponent, this book provides all the essential techniques to draw more lifelike action figures in the classic Japanese manga style.

Creative Tangle: Creating Your Own Patterns for Zen-Inspired Art
English | 2014 | ISBN: 144033515X | 128 pages | EPUB / AZW3 | 58.88 MB
Many an artistic soul has fallen in love with the beautiful, meditative art of Zentangle, an easy-to-learn way of creating pleasing images using repeating patterns. For enthusiasts ready to take it to the next level, Creative Tangle is the first book to show how to invent your own original patterns inspired by everyday items--rugs, pottery, scrapbook paper, fabrics in your clothes closet, a vine in your garden...virtually everywhere you look are shapes and patterns just waiting to be tangled! Turn to the fresh ideas in this book for showcasing your one-of-a-kind designs on a range of pretty, practical items. You will unleash your creativity and look at your world in a whole new, wonderfully tangled way!

100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People, 2nd Edition
English | 2020 | ISBN-13 : 978-0136746911 | 257 Pages | True (PDF, EPUB, MOBI) | 30.33 MB

WE DESIGN TO ELICIT RESPONSES from people. We want them to buy something, read more, or take action of some kind. Designing without understanding what makes people act the way they do is like exploring a new city without a map: results will be haphazard, confusing, and inefficient. This book combines real science and research with practical examples to deliver a guide every designer needs. With this book you’ll design more intuitive and engaging apps, software, websites and products that match the way people think, decide and behave.

Color Harmony: Layout: More than 800 Color Ways for Layouts That Work
English | 2006 | PDF | ISBN: 1592532586 | 257 pages | 117 MB
Selecting the right color palette for any design project, whether personal or commercial, can make all the difference in getting it right. Colors set the tone for visual communication and are essential elements in effective information navigation. Unfortunately however, for most people, even many trained designers, choosing color is not an easy process, but with a little bit of science and a color advice, anyone can make the right choice. Color Harmony: Layout takes 23 descriptive adjectives and shows 10 different layouts (letterhead, poster, book jacket, brochure, newsletter etc.) in three color combinations for each adjective. The result is 1,035 color/layout variations illustrating how colors are used to great effect in design. Opening with a discussion on how to choose color(s) for layouts, this book features 2 one-page case studies of various layouts whose color is the driving factor illustrating for readers how color can be used thoughtfully and effectively.

The Manga Artist's Handbook: Drawing Basic Characters: The Easy 1-2-3 Method for Beginners
English | January 11th, 2020 | ISBN: 4805315105 | 96 pages | EPUB | 35.39 MB
This book provides a revolutionary new 3-step tracing technique that beginning artists can use to quickly learn to draw manga characters just like a pro!

Logotype by Michael Evamy
English | 2012 | ISBN-10: 1856698947 | 336 pages | PDF | 11 MB
Logotype is the definitive modern collection of logotypes, monograms and other text-based corporate marks. Featuring more than 1,300 international typographic identities, by around 250 design studios, this is an indispensable handbook for every design studio, providing a valuable resource to draw on in branding and corporate identity projects. Logotype is truly international, and features the world’s outstanding identity designers. Examples are drawn not just from Western Europe and North America but also Australia, South Africa, the Far East, Israel, Iran, South America and Eastern Europe. Contributing design firms include giants such as Pentagram, Vignelli Associates, Chermayeff & Geismar, Wolff Olins, Landor, Total Identity and Ken Miki & Associates as well as dozens of highly creative, emerging studios. Retaining the striking black-and-white aesthetic and structure of Logo (also by Michael Evamy) and Symbol, Logotype is an important and essential companion volume.

Comic Books 101: The History, Methods and Madness by Chris Ryall
English | June 5, 2009 | ISBN: 1600611877 | 288 pages | EPUB | 21 Mb
60+ years of comic book exploits—on the page and behind the scenes.
Welcome to Comic Books 101, the complete, definitive and super-cool guide to the universe of caped crusaders, irradiated spiders, fantastic foursomes and the super-talents behind their creation.

Drawing Lessons from the Famous Artists School: Classic Techniques and Expert Tips from the Golden Age of Illustration by Stephanie Haboush Plunkett, Magdalen Livesey
English | June 1, 2017 | ISBN: 1631591223 | PDF | 160 pages | 38 Mb
Learn to draw from the work of amazing artists such as Albert Dorne and Norman Rockwell, the founding artists of the Famous Artists School.

 Maura Keller, "Design Matters: Portfolios 01"
2010 | pages: 195 | ISBN: 1592536026 | PDF | 102,5 mb
During the past few years, portfolio management and self-promotion have taken on a far greater role within a graphic designer’s business model. The degree to which they can increase their earned revenue through exceptionally defined, marketing-oriented promotions and portfolio management is paramount. These individuals and agencies now identify their product as cultural tourism and stress the role of their work as economic generators.

Logo Creed: The Mystery, Magic, and Method Behind Designing Great Logos
English | 2013 | True PDF | ISBN: 1592538282 | 217 pages | 101 Mb
Written by the founder of LogoLounge.com, this comprehensive handbook speaks to the magic of design and provides a glimpse into the designer's creed. Logo Creed puts designers directly in touch with strong mentors who speak candidly about the processes that lead to successful designs. Designers including David Airey, Bill Gardner, Von Gitschka, Paul Howalt, Jerry Kuyper, Brian Miller, Miles Newlyn, Sherwin Schwartzrock, Felix Sockwell, plus many more share their sketches, brainstorms, false starts and most successful techniques.

Color: A Workshop for Artists and Designers, 2 edition by David Hornung
English | ISBN: 1856698785 | 2012 | 168 pages | PDF | 19 MB
Taking a practical approach to color, Color: A workshop for artists and designers is an invaluable resource for art students and professionals alike. With its sequence of specially designed assignments and in-depth discussions, it effectively bridges the gap between color theory and practice to inspire confidence and understanding in anyone who works with color. Generously illustrated—including all-new, contemporary examples—this book provides a unique set of tools that make the complex theory of color accessible and practical.

Adobe Photoshop 2020 for Photographers: A professional image editor’s guide to the creative use of Photoshop for Mac and PC
English | 2020 | ISBN-13: 978-0367346836 | 789 Pages | True PDF | 369.47 MB
Adobe Photoshop 2020 for Photographers by acclaimed digital imaging professional Martin Evening has been revamped to include detailed instruction for all of the updates to Photoshop on Adobe’s Creative Cloud, including significant new features such as Cloud document saving, the new Content-Area Fill and the Texture slider and Depth Range Mask for Camera Raw. This guide covers all the tools and techniques photographers and professional image editors need to know when using Photoshop, from workflow guidance to core skills to advanced techniques for professional results. Using clear, succinct instruction and real world examples, this guide is the essential reference for Photoshop users. The accompanying website has been updated with new sample images, tutorial videos, and bonus chapters.

365 Habits of Successful Graphic Designers: Insider Secrets from Top Designers on Working Smart and Staying Creative
Rockport | Laurel Saville, Joshua Berger, Steve Gordon Jr. and Sarah Dougher | 2011 | True PDF | ISBN: 1592537375 | 495 pages | 117 Mb
In need of advice? Just want to sound off? Opening this volume is like grabbing lunch with a fellow designer to commiserate or celebrate and to learn the ins and outs of design. Good habits are found in every part of the design process, from promoting yourself well in order to land the client, to working with that client, to achieving the desired results on press.

An Atlas of Anatomy for Artists (Dover Anatomy for Artists)
English | ISBN: 978-0486202419 | 224 Pages | PDF | 29 MB
This new and enlarged third edition contains a new section on hands, selected by Heidi Lenssen; a wide selection of illustrations from the works of Vesalius, Leonardo, Goya, Ingres, Michelangelo, and others, newly augmented with 10 plates from Cloquet's "Anatomie de l'Homme" and 16 illustrations from Boscay's "Anatomy"; 28 photographs of growing children from the research work of Nancy Bayley, plus 6 action studies (each consisting of about 30 photographs) from Muybridge; a bibliography compiled by Adolph Placzek; a total of more than 350 illustrations, showing the placement, function, and characteristics of every anatomical detail of importance to the artist.