A Sculpture Garden of Fantasy

A Sculpture Garden of Fantasy
Author: Eugene F. Fairbanks
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2013-08-02
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781491024515

Second edition, revised and redesigned in 2013. This documentary of realistic representational sculpture is profusely illustrated and the sculpture is complimented with descriptive poetry. The fantasy sculpture includes imaginative, mythical, allegorical, and decorative subjects for garden display by Avard T. Fairbanks. Some of his students' work is included. Includes short biographies of the sculptor and author. First edition copies are still available from the author. Visit fairbanksartbooks.com for other books about sculpture of Avard Fairbanks, and the process of sculpture.

A Floral Fantasy in an Old English Garden

A Floral Fantasy in an Old English Garden
Author: Walter Crane
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 58
Release: 2018-09-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3734029414

Reproduction of the original: A Floral Fantasy in an Old English Garden by Walter Crane

Fantasy Life

Fantasy Life
Author: Dave Eggers
Publisher: Aperture Foundation
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 9781597113854

In 2002, Tabitha Soren began photographing the draft class for the Oakland A's--their lives on the road, and the grueling work behind the scenes required to make it to the major leagues. Soren has continued to photograph them ever since, documenting their divergent paths through success, heartbreak, and, sometimes, even fame. Accompanied by five linked short stories by Dave Eggers, Fantasy Life explores the enduring spirit of this quintessential American fantasy of making it in the major leagues.

Ficino and Fantasy

Ficino and Fantasy
Author: Marieke J.E. van den Doel
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 390
Release: 2021-12-13
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9004459685

Did the Florentine philosopher Marsilio Ficino (1433-99) influence the art of his time? This book starts with an exploration of Ficino’s views on the imagination and discusses whether, how and why these ideas may have been received in Italian Renaissance works of art.

Garlands of Fantasy

Garlands of Fantasy
Author: Nigel Suckling
Publisher: Collins & Brown
Total Pages: 128
Release: 1994
Genre: Fantasy in art
ISBN: 9781850283447

Roger Garland is best known for his Tolkien covers and Linda for her Goddess paintings. Both have tackled Arthurian legends and jointly they have produced a series of astrological pictures. This is the first collection of their work in book format.

The Michigan Alumnus

The Michigan Alumnus
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2001
Genre:
ISBN:

In v.1-8 the final number consists of the Commencement annual.

Fantasy Genesis

Fantasy Genesis
Author: Chuck Lukacs
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-03-10
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1600613373

Get Rolling on Your Most Inventive Artwork Ever! What lurks in the shadows of your imagination? This book takes you deep into the dusty corners and dark recesses where your most original ideas lie in wait, showing you how to lure them out into daylight, and shape them into fantastic yet believable concept art. Experimentation is the cornerstone of Fantasy Genesis. A series of dice rolls and corresponding word lists present you with an infinite variety of jumping-off points and visual problems to solve. The challenge (and the fun) is to meld seemingly unrelated and everyday elements such as a caterpillar, seashells, fire or a hammer into exceptionally curious, grotesque, oddly beautiful and totally unexpected creations. • 40+ step-by-step mini-demonstrations illustrate basic techniques for drawing a wide range of fantasy elements and forms • 3 game variations (complete with game sheets) lead you to create fiercely imaginative objects, creatures and humanoids • 3 full-length demonstrations show how to play the game from your first rolls of the die to finished concept drawings Use this art-game as a warm-up, a bulldozer for creative-block or a daily sketching exercise to generate a stockpile of inspired beasties, heroes, costumes, weapons and other never-before-dreamt creations. It all starts with a roll, a word and your imagination.

Human Proportions for Artists

Human Proportions for Artists
Author: Avard Tennyson Fairbanks
Publisher: Fairbanks Art and Books
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2005
Genre: Anatomy, Artistic
ISBN: 9780972584111

Human Proportions for Artists is a profusely illustrated reference book. It is intended for colege level students and serious artists. Avard Fairbanks made a proportion study of more than 100 measurements on each of 25 male and female adults. Detailed drawings were made illustrating these dimensions, including front and lateral fine features of the faces. Anatomical and anthropometric features are included and explained. These measurements are tabulated in life size and in different ratios from heroic, 3/2, to 1/12th life size in twelve columns. A presentation of relative proportions, using Leonardo da Vince's system, is included. This book is intended as an assistance for creating fine realistic and representational art, includ-portraits, from monumental to miniature sizes.

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year
Author: Jonathan Strahan
Publisher: Start Publishing LLC
Total Pages: 678
Release: 2011-03-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1597803049

Strahan's fifth anthology contains 29 wide-ranging tales. Neil Gaiman's "The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains" is a deceptively simple folktale-styled story of the price one may pay for gold. "The Sultan of the Clouds" by Geoffrey Landis untangles a complex knot of childish power. Sarah Rees Brennan's "The Spy Who Never Grew Up" gives a beloved childhood icon a sinister update; Diana Peterfreund's "The Care and Feeding of Your Baby Killer Unicorn" turns unicorn lore on its head; and Rachel Swirsky's "The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers Beneath the Queen's Window" puts a fantasy spin on the temporal culture shock of immortality. This year the fantasy tales outdo the SF in depth of storytelling and characterization, though all the inclusions are strong, with few ideas left by the wayside.