Download The Best Figure Drawing Books Ever (For Free)
Lucio Alberto has assembled a list of links here. Via Stuart Immonen.
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The Complete Manual of Things That Might Kill You: A Guide to Self-Diagnosis for Hypochondriacs
The official site says:
Hypochondriacs have long had to satisfy their needs for self-diagnosis with medical reference materials written for the masses, but this revolutionary book is dedicated entirely to the hypochondriac’s unique perspective on health. The world’s worst maladies, conveniently organized by symptom (real or imagined), will ignite even the mildest hypochondriac’s fantasy life. We’re all going to die of something—why not choose an ailment that’s rare and hard to pronounce?
The Complete Manual of Things That Might Kill You: A Guide to Self-diagnosis for Hypochondriacs
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Warning, Pangea is returning…
in approximately 250 million years. Which means we can all kiss the Atlantic Ocean goodbye. Read a bit more about the nigh-imminent “Pangea Ultima” here. And speaking of Pangea, I highly recommend Jim Rugg’s Street Angel. Reminiscent of “The Tick,” the first issue’s villain is “Dr. Pangea,” the “deadliest geologist of the last 1000 years.”
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What a Famous Thing to Say: 6 Quotable Lines and How to Use ‘Em
The great thing is, when you drop these lines at your next cocktail party and people ask, "Where’s that from?" you’re actually going to know!
1. "Rule a large country as you’d cook a small fish" - Lao-Tzu, The Way of the Tao
Very little is known about Lao-Tzu. The very name actually means "old master," so it may simply be a name - like Homer, or the Preacher in the book of Ecclesiastes - ascribed to someone supposed to have written an ancient, famous work. There’s even some doubt as to whether Lao-Tzu, or any one person, wrote The Way of the Tao. Still, this work founded a religion/way of life followed by 20 million people today.
The famous line, with its piquant terseness, even a trace of humor, appears to counsel political moderation and wisdom. The wise governor governs least, interferes least. Use this line whenever folks are discussing taxation, […]
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The Secret To Happiness Is Working At Starbucks (?)
Michael Gill lost his six-figure job, had an affair, got divorced, was diagnosed with a brain tumor . . . and landed a barista job at Starbucks, and found inner peace? I’m a bit skeptical, but Tom Hanks bought the movie rights. Here’s the book:
How Starbucks Saved My Life: A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone Else. Here’s the New York Times.
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$20 for 22 art prints by James Jean!
Amazon says:
Process Recess 2: Portfolio showcases the illustrative work of Eisner and Harvey award winner James Jean. Each image will be printed in a grand 15″ x 11″ format that is suitable for framing. The book will also include editorial and annotated pages that give an insight into the working methods of Mr. Jean.
Drawn says:
So basically, we’re getting 22 stunning art prints for 20 bucks (the current Amazon price).
Of course, the book is also about process, so the reverse of each page has a breakdown of the various stages of the creation of the image: thumbnails, sketches, notes on media, tight pencils, acrylics - and then the mysterious leap to the Photoshopped final, probably involving inversions, colour burns and a heaps of James Jean magic.
Process Recess 2: Portfolio (They’re going fast.)
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The Village Of Sign Language
From an AP review:
“Talking Hands: What Sign Language Reveals About the Mind”, by Margalit Fox: It sounds like a curious fairy-tale — a signed language created out of thin air, spoken in a remote desert village by hearing and deaf alike and witnessed by few outsiders.
Yet Al-Sayyid is no mirage but rather an astonishing true story engrossingly told by Margalit Fox of her journey to this remarkable signing Brigadoon.
Here’s the Amazon link:
Talking Hands: What Sign Language Reveals About the Mind
And here’s Wikipedia.
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