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A truly comprehensive and laser-focused examination of a really wonderful, expressive art form. Understanding Caricature offers artists, aspiring artists, students, journalists, bloggers, etc. a lively guide to an old and respected art form. A great caricature is one that not only captures the subject's look and personality but amplifies them significantly. They are almost always funny and very often (but not always) mean spirited. Eyes, ears, nose, mouth, hairline, cheeks, eyebrows, teeth, chin: There’s no facial feature (or any other body part, for that matter) that can escape the sardonic scrutiny of caricaturist and illustrator Greg Houston. But though he cleverly twists, exaggerates, ...
Satire. A collection of 350 fictional TV shows described in a hyperbolic, sexist, insensitive and often offensive style similar to the way the television industry itself might promote them.
A straight-to-the-point “everything-you-need-to-know” guide to the world of professional illustration for aspiring artists and recent art-school graduates—not only the technical essentials (the difference between narrative versus conceptual illustration, diagramming a composition, mastering negative space, and the impact of different mediums from watercolor to digital to textiles), but industry insights, real-world insider advice, and honest personal development tips from an experienced teacher (“if you say your style is ‘manga’ or ‘anime’ then you have no style”). From a Newsweek cover depicting the Bush family as characters on Game of Thrones; to the Sistine Chapel (the c...
My name is Billy Houston - and not that long ago, I had the world at my feet: One company listed on the NYSE for $480 million, and another poised to go public for $500 million. I had loyal friends, a loving family, and one out of my three ex-wives still spoke to me. But then, over the course of a single year, I lost almost everything: My fortune, two close friends, and very nearly my life. I suffered a Fall from Grace. Follow the fortunes of Billy Houston - serial entrepreneur. After the massive success of his first start-up in the United States, Billy embarks on his next big venture: A fitness company poised to take Southeast Asia by storm. But not before Billy's life comes crashing down ar...
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Texans on the Camino is a daily journal of one couple's trek walking the Camino de Santiago from St. Jean-Pied-de-Port, France, to Santiago, Spain. Through the eyes of Mo, she writes a daily blog using only her cell phone and typically writing at night using a headlamp for light. The miracles of the Camino come to life each day through the people they meet from all walks of life and from all around the globe. Her whimsical style captures the couple's humorous, painful, and spiritual events of each of the thirty-three days on the trail. Her personal life time-out is enlightening to future pilgrims looking for a glimpse of reality along the Way of St. James. The book will make you laugh and bring tears to your eyes.
This is well-told story and an important historical record of the struggle for a democratic South Africa.