tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post640247493826338937..comments2023-06-13T08:29:39.914+00:00Comments on MAKING A MARK: Your NEW Favourite Art BooksUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-68963985972964313932013-01-14T11:06:36.941+00:002013-01-14T11:06:36.941+00:00I've had the same experience. My feeling is t...I've had the same experience. My feeling is that there should be some sort of classification for ebooks for art - using standards and criteria - so that we know how much something is a proper all singing all dancing zoomable clickable ebook. Too many are not - and the publishers are either not switched or or don't want to invest in making them into proper ebooks.Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-9033498138592558682013-01-14T11:03:34.963+00:002013-01-14T11:03:34.963+00:00I bought one art ebook for the Kindle application ...I bought one art ebook for the Kindle application on my iPad after downloading a few samples but I was really disappointed. It was a Dover book of drawings by Degas.<br />It completely missed the point and possibilities of an ebook beyond immediate delivery. Drawings are not zoomable, the captions end up in the following page and if a drawing is in landscape mode the only way to view it is to get up and go round the iPad or lock the screen so that it doesn't swivel.<br />This is clearly an "old" book that has been uploaded probably by scanning, it feels like when they were transposing old non digital recordings onto CD !<br /> Perhaps one should only buy recent art ebooks.<br />Ilariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881396758041492772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-53162596565586093782013-01-11T01:18:01.192+00:002013-01-11T01:18:01.192+00:00I'd call that very hefty - think largish new b...I'd call that very hefty - think largish new born baby!Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-63915722332746725812013-01-11T00:54:33.139+00:002013-01-11T00:54:33.139+00:00thanks Delphine and Katherine. Yes I am expat and ...thanks Delphine and Katherine. Yes I am expat and I looked at USA Amazon. Its available via different sellers but it actually slightly cheaper in the UK. So as Gordon is going to Scotland next week I thought I would buy via Amazon UK. I will see what he thinks of the weight. That's quiet hefty! Might just get it over herejacqui boyd aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05088700896864263856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-60848653180230871292013-01-10T22:17:08.948+00:002013-01-10T22:17:08.948+00:00Probably my most favorite art book is the next one...Probably my most favorite art book is the next one I'm going to read- whatever that might be. However of the ones I've read- Robert A. Johnson's "On Becoming a Painter" is one of my favorites. Its a gorgeous book and the philosophy presented is excellent.<br /><br />I have both a kindle and the kindle app for my iPad. I do read books with both but not usually art books. I like the tactile feel of a real book and the ability to flip pages etc of a paper book. Joan G. Funkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06621230832796165101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-33244702832057690732013-01-10T19:56:02.315+00:002013-01-10T19:56:02.315+00:00Hi Jacqui,
It is really rather heavy, I'm afra...Hi Jacqui,<br />It is really rather heavy, I'm afraid.<br />It's 15 x 13 x 2 inches and 600 pages! I was hoping Amazon would show the weight - they do sometimes - but they don't; nor do Thames & Hudson, but it's a fair few pounds...<br />If I can get it weighed, I'll let you know.<br />Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236906641354002595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-51243630700494823822013-01-10T16:15:44.578+00:002013-01-10T16:15:44.578+00:00Jacqui - are you an expat?
Shipping Weight is 8.7...Jacqui - are you an expat?<br /><br />Shipping Weight is 8.7 pounds!<br /><br />You can also buy it via amazon.com - see the March section of my website <a href="http://www.squidoo.com/artbook-artist-2012#module164195501" rel="nofollow">2012: Best NEW Books about Artists</a>Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-88668692461462327302013-01-10T15:48:47.995+00:002013-01-10T15:48:47.995+00:00Claire, how heavy is Sanctuary: Britain's Arti...Claire, how heavy is Sanctuary: Britain's Artists and their Studios (Thames and Hudson 2012). My husband is visiting Scotland next week and I would like to buy it via Amazon, having it delivered to my FIL house. However his first and most valid point when I mentioned it, was how much does it weigh? With baggage allowance going down and down, might be worth considering that before I actually buy it. jacqui boyd aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05088700896864263856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-66646820618579047972013-01-09T14:35:13.745+00:002013-01-09T14:35:13.745+00:00I love the assignments in Drawing Projects by Mick...I love the assignments in Drawing Projects by Mick Maslen and Jack Southern, published in 2011.<br /><br />This is a great post. I love hearing others' suggestions.<br /><br />http://andfreedomfor.tumblr.com/Delphinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12445997372802906456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-23100601613767558762013-01-09T11:39:00.382+00:002013-01-09T11:39:00.382+00:00I have recently returned to drawing and pastel pai...I have recently returned to drawing and pastel painting after several decades. I've also just picked up colored pencils. As I have recently (in the last year) ordered several books, ebooks, and videos to help learn new techniques and remind myself of old ones. Through all the decades, I kept and now refer back to Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain and about 3 months ago ordered the Art of Portait Drawing by Joy Thomas after ordering and watching her video via a download on portrait drawing. It reminded me of techniques I learned from art instructors from my youth. But I've not yet been intrigued by a book published in the last three years... perhaps I've just not found the right one. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14504489123681184991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-91574346741872846932013-01-09T05:38:49.861+00:002013-01-09T05:38:49.861+00:00This is easy! My absolute favourite is Sanctuary: ...This is easy! My absolute favourite is Sanctuary: Britain's Artists and their Studios (Thames and Hudson 2012). It's a mighty big tome (600 pages!!), packed full of wonderful photography and really insightful, brilliantly varied Q&A interviews about the nitty-gritty, day-to-day life of each artist through to more philosophical questions about art, society, the role of the artist...<br />I simply can't recommend it enough!!Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236906641354002595noreply@blogger.com