(Part 2) Reddit mentions: The best art history by theme books

Reeves is crap paint. Try using it up as a paint you sketch with rather than finishing a whole piece with it. The reason why economy (or student) quality paints such as Reeves are not so great (even for beginners) is because if you try to do any sort of color mixing with them, you end up with mud. Reason why is because the pigment to medium ratio is poor (less pigment and more fillers/mediums in the tube than a more pricey brand). I teach art classes to beginners and I am now requiring that they purchase artist-grade acrylics, oils or watercolours for class. Here's a bit of a shopping list for you... obtain the following: Golden-brand paint in these colours: Hansa Yellow Opaque, Quinacridone Magenta, Phthalo Blue (Red Shade) or Ultramarine Blue, Burnt Umber or Burnt Sienna, Zinc White and Titanium White. Also, pick up some Golden Acrylic Glazing Medium (Gloss) or Retarder Medium to mix into your colours instead of adding water. Adding water to acrylic polymer emulsion paints breaks down the paint, therefore resulting in a less saturated, washed-out or "dull" surface. You can mix water with watercolour paints, but try using acrylic mediums such as the glazing medium instead of water. The paints I mentioned and the medium will run you about $60-$70 depending on where you live (the stuff is cheaper in the USA). If you have any questions at all about art materials, please message me and I will answer your questions. I've worked in art supplies for a some years now and have extensive product knowledge about the stuff.

As far as composition goes, I get my students to use their own photographs only. The reason is because if you take photos off the net (even though you are giving your painting away this time around), the composition has already been solved for you, so you aren't learning much when it comes to that. Use your own photos and crop them using a viewfinder window to obtain a composition for your work. Oh, and also another good practice tip would be to sketch out at least 5-10 different compositions in thumbnail format in a sketchbook (using a pen or pencil or whatever you want). That way, you will have a nice little plan before starting on a canvas.

It is always best to draw or paint from life when you can, but when you can't get outdoors to paint, be sure to stick with your own photos (or composites even; you could do this in Photoshop and then print it out).

When mixing, do not use black. I say this because it is good to learn colour theory, and then make up your mind whether or not you'd like to use black to darken areas. Complimentaries create neutral grays, so for example: Red & Green, Blue & Orange, Yellow & Purple. Theoretically, you can mix equal parts of any two complimentaries and obtain black. Add white and you get grey. Zinc white is a good one to start with because Titanium White can be overpowering. Try mixing both whites together in order to create a "Mixing White" and then use that when tinting (tint = adding white to a color). Another little trick to obtain black (and subsequent grays) is to mix Ultramarine Blue and Burnt Umber. You can mix Ultramarine Blue and Burnt Sienna to create a warmer black/grey.

And now, for some books that you simply must purchase and read through! I'm real picky when it comes to good art instruction books... so here are my recommended selections :)

Color & Light by James Gurney

Landscape Painting by Mitchell Albala

Composing Pictures by Donald Graham (Disney's art instructor for many years)

Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting by John F. Carlson - written in the 1920s, this is THE DEFINITIVE book on landscape painting. The man's writing is sharp, witty and to the point)

One more thing... failure and criticism from others (and yourself) are your friends. Failure will drive you to create better work, and criticism will help you know where you aren't doing so well. Praise is great, but it can be extremely dangerous because if too many people praise you and not many give suggestions then where are you at exactly? You won't know if you've made a mistake (especially if you are just starting out).

Quantity (and quality) are everything... paint paint paint! Paint one a week or even daily if you can! Create your next post on Reddit when you've completed 30 paintings. Seeing your progress would be nice. Start a blog to keep track of your progress. Also, try and enroll in a night class at your local art university/college. Take the basics like Life Drawing first.

Oh, and... paint for yourself, first and foremost. Do not give a shit about "is this going to sell?". Do not care. Just do it for yourself. And don't be afraid to create something out of your comfort zone (pure abstraction or something with shocking subject matter).

Good luck!

> You literally just calculated the cost of only the LP's.

Which is about 25% of the worth of the sets, yes. And, pretty much, the reason we have this thread in /r/vinyl right now.

> I'm not saying it's not a great value, but they are running much less in quantity than other runs of anything similar.

There's not a hard limit. They have said that there is a minimum, that they would only put things to the presses if they had at least 1,000 people who wanted to buy it. There could be 2,000, there could be 5,000. There's no cap or limit, just a minimum.

> This is the primary reason why Anime in Japan, Blu-Ray releases there, are significantly more expensive, because they run a LOT less DVD/Blu-Ray, they also recoup losses because they don't get as much on TV, and they have higher licensing costs.

This is a 20 year old series that has seen how many different runs on international cable and streaming, is critically acclaimed, and has paid for itself multiple times over. To act like Sunrise/Funimation/whoever else is somehow comign at this from a standpoint of loss is fucking laughable.

> You could expect to see about 1.5 hours of sound maximum on 2 LP's and they would likely be doing a sort of greatest hits style compilation.

Yeah, no. You, at most, can fit about 22-24 minutes of music per side of a 12" LP. If they were going to an hour and a half, you'd be look at at least 3xLP, depending on the specific layout of the tracklisting, which is still maybe another $7+/copy. They've specified a 2xLP, so it's definitely not that long.

> This is a cheap crappy box compared to what you would be getting in the one included

They specified Digipak, who is notorious for shit quality packaging and done en masse, on the cheap. Most likely, it'll be a dressed up version similar to this blu-ray set, which is even cheaper than the DVD one you linked to, which is also gouged up by a secondary seller, independent of Amazon or Funimation.

> They probably have significantly higher profit margins as a goal on top of all this extra overhead, so that will be [over-represented] on a per sale basis especially as smaller scale.

Okay, so their being dicks. Got it. Pretty sure everyone agrees on that front.

> This is an example artbook.... [s]o you go from 36 dollars to reasonably 50 or maybe even more at this point. That's not far fetched.

As for your art book argument, there are much cheaper ones, still hardback, with more pages, for even less price, even by people who still had to license the materials (Dark Horse isn't owned by Nintendo, last I heard). A good window to offer would be from $25 to $45, depending on details in production and where it's made.

Also, sucks about the wait, but yeah, you pre-ordered an art book. Congrats. Did it have a release date? Because either it didn't, you preo-ordered, and then got a release date that's months out or it had a release date announced, you preordered, and the date still hasn't come yet. Either way, yeah, that's how pre-ordering works? I've waited over a year for things like The Protomen's Act II vinyl release, which hit all sorts of snags with the pressing of the album.

> The Lithographs, mass produced, could typically be sold under 10 dollars, but if they are only a limited run, again that's probably closer to 25-30 dollars because the machine time, labor, and overhead from indirect labor is being represented in the price 100 to 1000 times more than something typical like this if it's comparing a 1,000 run versus a 100,000 or 1,000,000 part run.

At least we can somewhat agree on this part. But, at the same point, the lithographs all look the same in the sets, the only difference being what colored paper they're printed on. So, since you can reuse the same plates, it's not as expensive if each set had exclusive prints.

> They should have made one boxset collectors edition to consolidate it (screw the bookends wtf)

Agreed on that front too. PVC and resin books ends retail for $30-$40 books too.

I already did pretty much a full price breakdown over on /r/anime, so thanks for reiterating what I said, at great length, but then just proving me right?

Also, thanks for linking to that terrible graph that has absolutely 0 context attached to it. Really made me understand business more than I already did.

Congrats on finishing! WoT really is a wild ride, no other series has left me with a feeling even close to what I felt when I put down AMOL for the last time...

As for your reread, I just want to let you know there are some other books and stories that can help expand your reread. New Spring is an awesome prequel book to the series, I would recommend starting the reread with that first!

Also, if you want to get alllll the info you can on Randland, the WoT Companion book is an awesome encyclopedia of it all while The world of RJ's WoT is almost like a mini textbook describing much of the land and nations. Lastly, there is a very very short story about Bao the Wyld, it's basically a deleted scene. I'm not sure of the ways to access it besides getting the Unfettered anthology though that one is pretty cheap and has a lot of other very good stories from varying authors.

Either way, enjoy the reread! I'm doing my first reread now and I'm having a blast catching all the foreshadowing and hidden gems :)

No problem! Here are a couple of books that might help you along, if you haven't already gotten a hold of them! :)

All Yesterdays, a wonderfully provocative book that challenges common paleoart tropes.

The Paleoart of Julius Csontonyi is awesome. Most of his artwork can be found online, but it's nice to have it there in your hands. I won't go so far as to say Csotonyi is the modern day Charles R. Knight, but he's rapidly gaining that reputation.

Predatory Dinosaurs of the World by Gregory S. Paul. Modern paleoart owes a lot to Paul's work, even if his attention to anatomical detail resulted in dinosaurs that are just a bit too lithe.

Finally, we have William Stout's The New Dinosaurs. Yes, at times Stout makes his dinos look downright emaciated, but his comic-book-y style and portrayal of dinosaur behavior is a bit prescient of "All Yesterdays," and I can't help but associate his work with those wonderfully cheesy 1980s dino documentaries with Gary Owens, and that catchy theme music.

And once again, good luck!

I'll second James Gurney's books, his blog and his "In the Wild" video series.

I really like the Complete Guide to Drawing Animals by Gottfried Bammes. It brought together a lot of concepts about anatomy in art that I hadn't really fully understood until I read it. Similarly, I think Sarah Simblet's Botany for the Artist has beautiful and inspiring art.

I'm a big old paleontology nerd, so I have a lot of books on my shelves with fantastic paleoart: Dinosaur Art, edited by Steve White, is a great showcase of modern paleoartists, and Feathered Dinosaurs is full of gorgeous paintings by Peter Schouten. For drawings of dinosaurs of the non-extinct variety, I'm fond of Katrina van Grouw's The Unfeathered Bird.

And I just got a copy of Shaun Tan's The Bird King and, oh man, I really love it. His imagination is incredible. Highly recommended for when you're in a creative rut.

It's not a lot to go on, i know, but what else can you say?


When I think of a book as a gift, I think of something that is beautiful and entertaining to look at, not necessarily the same as an ordinary book that you'd pick up from the library to read.

How does your sister feel about nature? I have this book Amazing Rare Things by revered nature documentarian David Attenborough. it's just fascinating.

Perhaps an art book related to a game, tv show, movie, book, subject, etc. that she likes? She's into sci-fi a bit with the Ender's Game, is she into Cosmos?

here are some of my favorite art books,
Malvina Hofman races of man kind she is an amazing sculptress and this book highlights her creation of 91 sculptures for the Chicago field museum exhibit in 1930.
The Complete Letters of Vincent Van Gogh the way he speaks about painting and color is amazing
any book with the drawings of the old masters, Michelangelo, Donatello, Raphael, Leonardo, growing up with them as abase for drawing will only make her a better artist.
Jean-Antoine Houdon an aming sculptor, his busts are outstanding!
Félix González-Torres 2nd Edition one of my favoriate artist but it might be over her head as his work deals alot with the 90's, AIDs, and homosexuality during that time in america and many other issues, but he is an incredible example of modern art that is layered and deeply moving.
Caravaggio: A Life i think this is the bib on Caravaggio i read almost 10 years ago it was good,
Stealing the Mystic Lamb: The True Story of the World's Most Coveted Masterpiece great read about art theft.
hope this helps,

Baking. Take a class or two at Companion, grab Flour Water Salt Yeast and start practicing. Then start perfecting things you can make using lots of bread, like bread pudding, sandwiches, french toast casserole. Gift bread to friends.

If you are looking to get out of the house and avoid the cold darkness, try the art museum on Friday nights. Choose to do a slow walk of just a specific area. Here's some info about Slow Art which gives you a chance to see art in a new way. I'd suggest taking time to view 5 or so pieces and bring a journal with you. Go downstairs to the cafe or nearby after and write a little blurb about your experience with viewing. Write down any research you want to do, about styles or the artist or art history. Come back the next Friday and view the piece again, just for a minute or so. Then move on to this week's 5 pieces. Obviously this may be more difficult if you're in the county but you can choose the interval.

Look to your local library. They often have classes or speakers or other free programs. I know St. Louis Public Library even has a concert series.

Try Everyday Watercolor to learn to paint, or hand lettering or something else creative. You will spend some nights at home painting and then you can treat yourself to a visit to St. Louis Art Supply now and then to buy supplies and maybe read and chill in their new cafe/lounge space.

And good luck to you and your sobriety!

Sadly from what I'm personally aware of, there's a very limited amount of pure, coffee table-like art books out there.

There's this one, that's been around since 2006

https://www.amazon.com/Art-H-P-Lovecrafts-Cthulhu-Mythos/dp/1589943074/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1494041674&sr=1-1&keywords=lovecraft+art

I haven't gotten it yet but I hear it's pretty good.

And there's this one that...isn't really purely an art book, but does feature fantastic pieces of art for each Lovecraftian creature(as well as some info about them)

https://www.amazon.com/Petersens-Field-Guide-Lovecraftian-Horrors/dp/1568820836/ref=pd_sim_14_4?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1568820836&pd_rd_r=D7TH7P13RG5ZKPJ8KY7G&pd_rd_w=1hb6t&pd_rd_wg=YY4p0&psc=1&refRID=D7TH7P13RG5ZKPJ8KY7G

There's also a handful of very well designed adult coloring books out there, if you're so inclined. The newest one from Chaosium looks pretty great.

You shouldn't have any problem mixing brands - most are similarly formulated! Some brands like M Graham or Sennelier even have honey in them and can be used with other brands without problems.

This website explains how watercolors are made! If you look on the back of your paint tube (the WN cotmans will have this) you should see a few letters and numbers ie PB 29 - this is the pigment that is in tube (in this case ultramarine blue) and you will find that different companies W&N, M Graham, Daniel Smith, etc all have their own ultramarine blue but all of them are derived from the same pigment - PB 29. "Pure pigment" tubes will list just one pigment, but often companies will make colors that have multiple pigments - ie Payne's Grey is PBk9 and PB29.

Handprint.com is a great resource but a lot of reading, wetcanvas.com has a great watercolor forum and handbook with a wealth of information. A book that really helps me mix and understand color theory better is Making Color Sing by Jeanne Dobie.

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I'm so in love with this range of books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Botanicum-Welcome-Museum-Kathy-Willis/dp/1783703946

I guess they're kids books but the illustrations are just beautiful and I actually got the postcard set for the botanical illustrations, and I'm going to have them framed for my house. I adore plant illustrations in this style.

Another one I love is: https://www.amazon.com/Resurrectionist-Lost-Work-Spencer-Black/dp/1594746168

The story is a bit average but the illustrations are so cool, I love anatomical illustrations and mythical beasts.

These two are also amazing: https://www.amazon.com/Where-Why-How-Illustrate-Mysteries/dp/1452108226 and https://www.amazon.com/Who-What-When-Illustrate-Sidekicks/dp/1452128278/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1452128278&pd_rd_r=RRYE5GWH9BWS2TPVV31X&pd_rd_w=K7qR6&pd_rd_wg=Mxunj&psc=1&refRID=RRYE5GWH9BWS2TPVV31X

I totally cried my eyes out over this one: https://www.amazon.com/Radioactive-Marie-Pierre-Curie-Fallout/dp/0061351326

And the illustrations are just so beautiful. Her story is just tragic and she was so brilliant.

If you wanna cry for a couple of years, this one: https://www.amazon.com/Laika-Nick-Abadzis/dp/1596431016

I guess not strictly about the science but there's a good amount of space related information and science tangential stuff, and its just such a beautiful book that I couldn't not recommend it. The final page is basically seared onto my memory forever :c

I'm utterly obsessed with this book: https://www.amazon.com/Sick-Rose-Disease-Medical-Illustration/dp/1938922409

ITS SO INTERESTING, its mostly medical diagrams and descriptions (I obviously have an aesthetic).

If you wanted to opt for something extra to go with the lightning deck, I'd suggest the Ultimania Archive books (English translated Volume 2 releases in December). They have tons of behind the scenes info about the games in each volume (Vol. 1 covers games I-VI, Vol. 2 will cover VII-IX, and when Vol. 3 releases next year... X-XIV) a lot of the artwork done by Yoshitaka Amano, concept sketches, maps of the world. For under $20, it's a really great coffee table book to flip through and take a look at all the work that goes into each game.

Or maybe a Lightning plush to go with the deck. lol

If your friend is a little more into Final Fantasy than just XIII though, definitely either one of the Ultimania Archive books or one of Amano's artbooks like "The Sky" or "Illustrations". Best of luck to you!

Cool concept, but I would rather not bloat the game or take up dev time with this sort of thing. Udon has done a really good job building out Street Fighter lore and art with their books. And they actually created a book titled "Street Fighter World Warrior Encyclopedia" dedicated to character profiles. Or if you want digital/free there's always the Street Fighter wiki which the community does a great job of keeping current.

Something like this that they did for LoZ BotW would be sweet to have along the way, more like you were saying with concert art, interviews with the creators, storyboards, side stories, behind the scenes, world building, lore, history, mythology, and the like. Then after the show is done, a thick compilation of those books together would be amazing! Kinda like the Goddess Collection for LoZ, lore and history and plot and making of, art and artifacts, everything else you could’ve ever dreamed of

Guys, I super recommend this product on Amazon I recently discovered (sorry for the link). I've spent hours on it! The book is huge and it's a really cool experience to slowly discover the picture!
They have a lot of great things that are similar too!

There's two:

An actual "inspired by" art book. Not really what you are looking for....

And also the large, tabletop, The Art of Mad Max Fury Road, here. The first review pretty much sums up what you get. I actually own a copy and went and pulled it out so I could look it over again before replying. Though it has some character stuff we already know, it also goes into set design and writing and directing. I found out things I didn't know (for instance all Night Bog shots were done during the day, the director of photography, John Seale, was instructed to overexpose the shoot to create greater amounts of shadow, then they graded the shots down to blue in post. The Night Bog shots did not take place in the desert, but at a salt factory close by). This is just a taste of what it is like. This book gave me more info then I knew, and I'm a pretty staunch Max fan. It's...detailed enough to be intelligently written, but Fury Road wasn't a cerebral film, so it doesn't go deep, deep into things. The cars are also talked about quite a bit, and we get a bit more character backstory, the actor for Immortan talks (in character) about his mindset for the people, also final closing thoughts on why Max walked away but Furiousa stayed, that sort of thing. Worth it, imo, if you loved the movie.

Edit: In summary, you get everything you are talking about with this book, including concept art and details about the world!

There is one coming out of corners, travelling through dimensions called Hounds of Tindalos, maybe that's the one.

That said, i recently bought a book of lovecraftian creatures on amazon made for the 7th edition of call of chtulu (kind of ?). It was printed for that but there is no stat sheet whatsoever. What it has though is some really neat art, size comparison, trivia on the monster, description, life habits and even some things you don't usually see like a symbol people could draw in lore books or legends. It is one of the greatest thing i bought recently for around 30$ so for a monster of the week thing, you reaaaaaaaaally have a lot to work with, I highly recommend it

https://www.amazon.ca/Petersens-Field-Guide-Lovecraftian-Horrors/dp/1568820836/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1504493699&sr=8-1&keywords=lovecraftian+horrors

look for pictures of the book, and see for yourself ;)

Quick info:

The deluxe edition costs $77 and will include:

• It's (sic) own unique matte cover art.
  
  
• A Ribbon bookmark.
  
  
• Your book will fit effortlessly into glossy, die-cut slipcase designed to resemble your favorite arcade game.
  
  
• A high quality folded sleeve will contain:
  
• 3 Street Fighter Art Prints (details to follow)
  
  
• 1 Papercraft folded model (details to follow)
  
  A non-deluxe edition will cost $37.35 and is due on the 7th of November. Its description says:
  
  "Undisputed Street Fighter™ features in-depth interviews and exclusive, behind-the-scenes looks into the making of the Street Fighter games, and the iconic art, design, and imagery from across the Street Fighter universe."
  
  edit: stuff.

Hello! I have Colour Quest and it's freaking awesome. It takes a long time to do each page but the pay-off at the end is great as you discover what you're colouring as you go along.

https://www.amazon.com/Color-Quest-Coloring-Challenges-Complete/dp/1438008562?tag=duckduckgo-iphone-20

Haha more like morbid anatomy stuff like this
https://www.amazon.com/Anatomical-Venus-Wax-Death-Ecstatic/dp/1938922913

And this https://m.youtube.com/user/OrderoftheGoodDeath

Can I reccomend this? https://www.amazon.com/Undisputed-Street-Fighter-Anniversary-Retrospective/dp/1524104663/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1535760729&sr=8-1&keywords=street+fighter+book

it's really great, goes into the history of Street Fighter and covers SFV a bit also

For medical history, the Morbid Anatomy Anthology has several books that helped fill the void The Knick left. They have Kindle editions but they're useless because they scanned the pages of the hardcover books so the text is tiny and unreadable. Worth getting the hardcovers; the illustrations are gorgeous. I really liked:

Crucial Interventions
The Anatomical Venus: Wax, God, Death & the Ecstatic

I bought a set of three Amano art books for my girlfriend two Christmases ago and she loves them. Book 1 has I-III. Book 2 has IV-VI. Book 3 has VII-X. Each is about US $25 on Amazon. Here's the link to book 1.

The Sky: The Art of Final Fantasy Book 1 https://www.amazon.com/dp/161655018X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_qjBPAb1CHE8YX

I just did a painting of some salmon, and it took days of combing through Google results to find what I wanted, slow but it works. I also have this book which can be helpful. Any way you do it though, if you have something really specific it's hard to find good reference.
Edit I see you said photos, sorry that book probably won't help

[x] 5:00 a.m. Wake up, dress, stretch, crunches, drink 32 oz water

-- Wednesday, so do Squats and Pushups

[x] 5:30 a.m. Go for a short walk

[x] 6:00 a.m. 12oz coffee with cinnamon, daily reading pomodoro

[x] 7:00 a.m. Morning meds and breakfast (boiled egg, apple, cashews), shower & hygiene

[x] 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. 4 productive pomodoros

[x] 10:00 a.m. Coffee shop (16 oz black coffee)

-- Journaling

-- Color Quest color-by-numbers pomodoro

[x] 11:00 a.m. Lunch (soup with crackers, banana, 16 oz water)

[x] 11:30 a.m. Meditation, Affirmation, Visualization

[x] 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm Nap

[ ] 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 4 productive pomodoros

[x] 2:00 p.m. Afternoon meds

[x] 3:00 p.m. Library, miscellaneous time

[x] 4:00 p.m Second walk, drink 32 oz water

[x] 5:00 p.m. Dinner with wife (pizza and salad, 16 oz water)

[x] 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 4 productive pomodoros (or third walk / swimming)

[x] 8:00 p.m. 12 oz Echinacea tea with cinnamon and honey

[x] 9:00 p.m. Nighttime meds, disconnect from Internet & screens, prep for tomorrow

[x] 10:00 p.m. Bed

Update: The day went pretty well. I didn't get quite as much done as I hoped for, and I broke my food routine a bit by picking up some tater tots from Sonic on impulse. 7000+ steps for the day, though.

Also this one, it's new but I heard only good things about it:

https://www.amazon.com/Beginners-Guide-Sculpting-Characters-Clay/dp/1909414409/ref=pd_sim_14_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=EYRZF6C9M76X6ZHG8101

The evidence does indicate that psychedelics played a huge role in the early formation of religions, but that the religions were later butchered. Carl Ruck is probably the top all-time scholar on this subject.
https://www.amazon.com/Effluents-Deity-Psychoactive-Sacraments-Renaissance/dp/161163041X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Carl+Ruck&qid=1557676372&s=gateway&sr=8-1

some good books you can use for figurative sculpting:
https://www.amazon.com/Portrait-Sculpting-Anatomy-Expressions-Clay/dp/0975506501/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1540671406&sr=8-1&keywords=phillipe+faraut

https://www.amazon.com/Clay-Bronze-Studio-Figurative-Sculpture/dp/0823006387/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1540671453&sr=8-1&keywords=tuck+langland

https://www.amazon.com/Beginners-Guide-Sculpting-Characters-Clay/dp/1909414409/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1540671519&sr=1-4&keywords=figure+sculpting

I cannot speculate about this because I wasn't there with Jesus, to my knowledge, when all this was happening. I am, however, desperately curious to meet the being if it's at all possible, if for no other reason than just to say "thank you" in a more relaxed setting.

You may wish to check out the following books on what the final supper could have been:

The Psychedelic Gospels

The Effluents of Diety

Information stored through history is guaranteed to have been corrupted. It's possible that Jesus used bread and wine...but it's also possible that other widely-considered "forbidden fruit" was used for mind-expanding spiritual properties. I try to keep all possibilities in mind.

If he'd be into this sort of thing, Dynamic Custom Beadworks does a lot of SF stuff.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/DCBPerlerSprites

I got this SF encyclopedia/ artbook for Christmas and I'm quite fond of it.

http://www.amazon.com/Street-Fighter-Warrior-Encyclopedia-Hardcover/dp/1927925304

Fun fact: That octopus is featured in a book with 1400+ copyright free animal drawings. The octopus specifically was used in the Sing the Sorrow album artwork by AFI

[The World of Wheel of Time] (https://www.amazon.com/World-Robert-Jordans-Wheel-Time-ebook/dp/B06Y5LK6B7). It's like the companion but written by someone in that world, so it's not always accurate.

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No wait, there it is. It's in a differen't form than mine. :)

It’s part of the series with hyrule hystoria and arts and artifacts, by dark horse, and it’s releasing next month, also has a special edition themed around the Zelda 1 NES cartridge. [Normal] (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Legend-Zelda-Encyclopedia-Nintendo/dp/150670638X) | [Limited] (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Legend-Zelda-Encyclopedia-Limited-Nintendo/dp/1506707408)

• Mad Max: Fury Road
  
  
• Mad Max: Fury Road: Inspired Artists
  
  They're both fucking great.

Something I need, closed-toe shoes for winter — https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004177C2M/

Something I want, to keep me occupied during my rehabilitation — https://www.amazon.com/dp/0399579729/

C'mon, OP. The artist is Julius Csotonyi. The image is included in The Paleoart of Julius Cstonyi.

From what I remember, the World of WoT was not spoiler-full. It's the book that was everything pre-WH or something and contains what you're looking for, imo.

This one

オライリーの表紙の動物は、ドーバーの"Animals: 1,419 Copyright-Free Illustrations of Mammals, Birds, Fish, Insects, etc"という本から主に採られているらしい。

It's this book, but Daad bought it for me from a local store

4th by my count

1. Hyrule Historia
   
   
2. Art & Artifacts
   
   
3. Zelda Encyclopedia
   
   
4. Creating a Champion

Zig Zag Zen: Buddhism and Psychedelics https://www.amazon.com/dp/090779162X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_QJ4EDbB3R1DCY

Secret Drugs of Buddhism https://www.amazon.com/dp/0692652817/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_wK4EDb733CREK

Entheogens, Myth, and Human Consciousness https://www.amazon.com/dp/1579511414/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_CM4EDb7WCZCJJ

The Effluents of Deity: Alchemy and Psychoactive Sacraments in Medieval and Renaissance Art https://www.amazon.com/dp/161163041X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_PN4EDbMCDQ1CQ

Magic Mushrooms in Religion and Alchemy https://www.amazon.com/dp/0892819979/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_gO4EDb3KYSGN5

The Apples of Apollo: Pagan and Christian Mysteries of the Eucharist https://www.amazon.com/dp/089089924X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_FO4EDbH0C12RD

Krishna in the Sky with Diamonds: The Bhagavad Gita as Psychedelic Guide https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00770DJRW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_2Q4EDb7AEKZ2F

https://www.amazon.com/Petersens-Field-Guide-Lovecraftian-Horrors/dp/1568820836

>I just want illustrations

Petersen's Field Guide to Lovecraftian Horrors

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1568820836

It's more or less a coffee table book but you're going to need to get over your weird 'no names' restriction.