(Part 2) Reddit mentions: The best individual artists

Most of these posters (all but Mulan and Tarzan) were designed by the late, legendary poster designer John Alvin. He's also responsible for the original Blade Runner poster, Gremlins, ET, Blazing Saddles, and a ton more.

I cover his legacy and career in a documentary I'm producing about film poster art (titled Twenty-Four by Thirty-Six) and have been fortunate enough to interview his widow, Andrea and a number of his friends about his legacy.

John was a truly fantastic talent and I feel honored to be able to cover his work on film.

http://www.johnalvinart.com/Filmography.aspx

EDIT - Wow, top comment. Rad. I should let you guys know that a book of John's art, featuring both released posters and unreleased works, will be out soon. His wife Andrea, a really lovely and amazing lady, worked insanely hard to get all of the licensing together in order to release it. If you're into this kind of stuff be sure to check it out. Here it is on Amazon Thanks to /u/acog for tracking it down.

A few people have asked about the doc. If you're interested you can find more info at www.twentyfourbythirtysix.com The trailer on site is old, made before we went full tilt into production, but we have another trailer coming soon.

EDIT 2 - Thanks for the Reddit Gold, anonymous donor!

There are a lot of great suggestions here already, but I'd like to add fashion books. I'm talking like those big coffee table books on historical fashion or specific designers. Stuff like 19th Centry Fashion in Detail or Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty. They can get a little pricey but I've found that there's a fair selection of those sorts of books at my local library.

For inspiration on trends, I like to go to fast fashion websites (large inventory, often refreshed) that do more full-outfit styling on their stock photos like ASOS and see what sorts of elements are recurring and how I feel about the styling.

As many people have mentioned already, Pinterest isn't great for up-to-date trend inspiration but I like to use it for more mood-based or non-fashion-based inspiration like botanical inspired fashion. I recommend keeping an entirely separate pinterest account for fashion stuff and using it frequently to get better recommendations. I also make sure to add my own pins to boards periodically from shop photos or instagram and that seems to help with getting more recent-looking pins.

For direct outfit inspiration on instagram I mostly just follow the #redditffa tag. I've yet to find any larger tags that are not completely polluted with referral links and shops.

It's amazing to have a word describe that specific feeling one has when admiring something no longer perfect, but somehow transcends the meaning of perfection and into beauty. Much like how we would admire and appreciate the simultaneous growth and decay of an ancient ruin such as the [Ta Prohm Temple] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ta_Prohm)...or a hilarious glitch in a game.
 

There's a really great illustrated book I think you'd might enjoy, Lost In Translation. It shares these "foreign words that have no direct translation into English." The Japanese word, "Wabi-Sabi," was in there along with this Yiddish word, "Trepverter." It's that perfect comeback we finally think of, but only, it's too late.

My several month old list: Fashion Podcasts and Interviews

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I've been collecting a few podcasts to listen to in my spare time and came across an enormous amount when searching both on /r/malefashionadvice, /r/malefashion and /r/femalefashionadvice.

I thought it'd be nice to share a few I've found which were interesting and which other people can enjoy.

I know my fashion interests can definitely skew to the boring, so if you have any more suggestions please comment below!

Podcasts & Youtube:

• Dressed podcast run by two fashion historians this weekly podcast explores the incredibly rich and complex history behind the clothes we wear.
  
  
• Stuff you Missed in History Class which is part of the HowStuffWorks podcast network has some great episodes on fashion history, Marie-Antoinette and the first fashion designer Rose Betin. Search 'fashion' for some good hits.
  
  
• The Ultimate Fashion History is run by another fashion historian who produces great original content.
  
  
• Loose Threads this fashion intelligence and analyst company also has a nice podcast which talks about power suiting to product manufacturer.
  
  
• Unravel is done by three alumni of the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) graduate program who take a fresh and more modern approach to their topics. They go in-depth with their podcasts and have nice light hearted tone.
  
  
• The Talks has a wealth of good interviews with people in all walks of life, and there’s a good chunk of interviews of people in fashion. Here are a few selected ones: Tom Ford, Rick Owens, Thom Browne and Craig Green.
  
  
• Blamo! is a podcast by Jeremy Kirkland who talks to various people in the fashion world, from designers to GQ editors to street photographers. Notable episodes include: Robert Geller and Lawrence Schlossman of Four Pins fame.
  
  
• Business of Fashion has their own podcast section which takes fashion from a business perspective. The website as a whole is great. Original articles are informative and they have an indispensible Daily Digest worth going through. Site has a soft paywall.
  
  

  Others:
  

  
  

• Racked even though they have a lot of fluff articles and have to pull a lot of clickbait stunts the writers over at Racked occasionally write some really insightful articles on topics about garments, the industry or the politics of clothing and fashion.
  
  
• Google: We Wear Culture has a project centered around 'Fashion' titled "the stories behind what we wear". It has a lot of fascinating text and articles accompanied with beautiful images. They collaborate with notable several museums and brands.
  
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  Sources and thanks to:
  
  
• Early Morning Thursdays: Podcasts and Interviews by /u/setfiretoflames
  
• /r/AskHistorians flaired users' pages and sidebar
  
• An amazing amount of discussions and recommendations on /r/malefashionadvice, /r/malefashion and /r/femalefashionadvice
  
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  /u/setfiretoflames booklist Well Regarded Fashion Books: A Community List
  
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  Hey, want to get a nice coffee table book? Let’s make a list of some of our favorites.
  
  Note: I don’t own all of these, some are off friends’ recommendations, and some are for books that haven’t even come out yet. They are mostly in Amazon links for ease of use, but none of the links are affiliate ones (and any that are found in the thread will be removed).
  
  Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty
  
  Ametora: How Japan Saved American Style
  
  Ann Demeulemeester
  
  Blue Blooded
  
  BEAMS: Beyond Tokyo
  
  The Carhartt WIP Archives
  
  Dries Van Noten 1-100
  
  Hiroshi Fujiwara: Fragment
  
  Maison Martin Margiela
  
  Margiela: The Hermès Years
  
  Martin Margiela: The Women’s Collections 1989-2009
  
  Rei Kawakubo
  
  Rick Owens
  
  Rick Owens: Furniture
  
  Take Ivy
  
  Undercover
  
  Vintage Menswear
  
  Yamamoto & Yohji
  
  Yohji Yamamoto

These are pages 67 and 68 from "Sam Maloof, Woodworker". They describe Sam's finishing process. I also included the inside cover signed by Sam & his then wife Alfreda (you get a good look at Sam's handwriting). This is a great Japanese 1st edition my girlfriend got me for a birthday, very grateful for it. I would encourage anyone who's interested in woodworking to get this book. You can find it on amazon here. If that's a bit too pricey there are digital copies floating around, and there is also a great documentary on Sam on thepiratebay. I hope this helps! Best of luck in your woodworking.

• The handwritten notes next to the pictures say, "Mix them all together and apply generously - when your hand starts getting hot - you are on the right track. Remove surplus oil - repeat 3 or 4 times over a period of days." The vertical text says, "Put ingredients in double boiler till beeswax melts - heavy cream - cool - mix [-] apply - nice finish[.]"
  

> How would you handle this without angering the client?

Sorry that this has happened to you, alas it's very common.

This is not a question on how to handle this situation/client, it's a question on how to handle all commissions. There's not 1 way, but we all need to learn from our experiences.

This is what I do with my commissions:

• I try NOT to do commissions. I make art. I execute pieces, then I put them out there for sale.
  
• If you want to do exclusively or mostly commissions, you need to understand that you're in the "service" business, and not in the "piece of art" business.
  
• Outline a process, the best that you can think about, something that works for you and for your prospective clients. This is what I use (read following points)
  
• Initial talk with prospective clients to see if it's something that I am interested in doing. Must be something in line with my line of work, interesting enough to me, and that pays more than what I price my art.
  
• If I get good vibes and it satisfies the above, I continue under the following conditions
  
• I make 3 sketches/proposals. Something that outlines enough what was discussed, but won't waste more than 1 hour of my time. It highlights materials, sizes, pallette, timeline for delivery, pricing (always + shipping)
  
• If the client accepts the proposal I ask for 50% non-refundable deposit upfront via PayPal (or cash or check if they are locals).
  
• Once the piece is done, I show them the piece (in person, webcam, photos). If they accept it, payment is now due, and they need to arrange for shipping (I usually drop it at the nearest UPS store or FedEx store and the client deals with them directly). Yes it's expensive, but we're artists we're not in the shipping business, and we are responsible for our Art not for the shipping business. I ONLY sell framed pieces, or sculptures. I do not sell unframed pieces. My choice.
  
• If the client doesn't like it. Nothing happens, I keep the deposit and the piece is mine to do whatever I want, even sell it if I decide to do so. Or re-work it or modify it
  
• If the client has MINOR suggestions on re-touching re-work I might consider. I am an artist, I make art. It's my voice, my artistic expression, the outcome of my decisions. I am not a tool in the hands of someone else.
  
  I am not saying that this is perfect, I am saying that this works for me. I have adopted after talking with other artists more experienced than me, and this is the process that people who have commissioned art before understand.
  
  If you do commissions for low price and/or with people who have not purchased commissioned art before, 99% becomes a nightmare.
  
  Of course all of the above is outlined on my web site under "Commissions". And no, I don't get many "commissions" but I do get my fair share of "site-specific installations" which is what I like, and those are "commissions".
  
  Read this book https://www.amazon.com/Art-Work-Revised-Updated-Everything/dp/1501146165/

Wow, how serendipitous! I only just discovered your site and YouTube channel yesterday (thanks to this mental_floss article), and here I see I just missed your AMA on the same day. You've definitely found a new fan :)

In the off-chance you're still watching this thread:
I noticed quite a few woodworking books in your bookshelf video. Are there any particularly great books you'd recommend for budding wood workers?

By pausing the video I was able to identify these 3:

• The Complete Manual of Woodworking
  
• Encyclopedia of Furniture Making
  
• Sam Maloof, Woodworker
  
  PS, I'm a WordPress developer by day. If you'd ever like a hand with your site I'd love to help :)
  
  
  EDIT: Formatting

The SCI-Arc has every single one of their guest speaker lectures online. That's a good way of getting to hear from world class architects in their own words. They'll talk about anything from their recent works, to their philosophies, to other architects.

I'm sure as an architecture lover, you already have some architects you like, so invest in their published works. They will explain their philosophies and design approaches quite well.

I'd recommend S,M,L,XL by Rem Koolhaas, since it's been one of the most influential books for contemporary architecture.

Along the same lines, Learning From Las Vegas by Venturi is another work that exploded onto the scene and changed the discourse.

If you spend a few minutes on Amazon, you can easily be staring at thousands of dollars worth of delicious books.

Probably about a million, but I don't have any really good ones on hand at the moment, but it's worth looking into. The guy was pretty out there, but (maybe not surprisingly) had (IMO) a very dark view of american consumerism that he expressed in a very ironic way.

Excerpt: https://kottke.org/10/10/andy-warhol-on-coca-cola

Discussion of above: https://www.phaidon.com/agenda/art/articles/2019/january/31/what-andy-warhol-really-thought-about-coca-cola/

From the horse's mouth: https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0156717204/ref=nosim/0sil8

You gotta think about it. Wait, is it really so great that we all drink the same coca-cola? Huh? Consider that at the time, soviet conformity was a source of great fear for Americans. What does it really mean that even the president can't get a "better" coca-cola... makes ya think. That is what is good about Warhol. His prints are what they are, the philosophy behind them is the actually interesting part. The art itself is worth a lot mainly because he was the first person to come out and do that sort of thing.

Put the camera away. To become a better photographer, you need to become a more interesting person. This means acquiring knowledge.

Go study portraiture in art. Pickup this book if you can from the library. Also this book. Make an effort to visit a museum and study portraiture. Look how the masters used light to show and hide features on the face and create context (i.e. "mood"). Log on to Pinterest and search for your favorite portraiture photographers (start with Dan Winters and let Pinterest recommend others). Create a folder where you stash your favorite pictures onto a Pinterest mood board.

Hopefully, by now a month or more would have gone by. Now go through your Pinterest mood boards and select your favorite portraits. Simplify the image to fit the lights that you have. Put yourself in front of the camera and use a self-timer to take your own portraits.

I've been doing this for the better part of 20 years (well, the Pinterest thing is relatively new) and that's how I honed my art.

Design is really an emotional process. A lot of what makes good design good is because it feels right, without logic. Sometimes it's instant, sometimes it takes ages. I would recommend collaborating with a designer and work through design problems together. If you can't do that, then you gotta start with the basics.

Imitate what you like. Most things you interact with in the form of media, such as websites, books, films, all have a designed element to them. Someone, at some point, though of everything that you're seeing with such excruciating detail that most of the time (just like good special effects/compositing in film) it's invisible.

Some excellent books:
The Elements of Typographic Style by Bringhurst
Envisioning Information by Tufte
Made You Look by Sagmeister
Grid Systems by Josef Muller-Brockmann (might hard to find for cheap unless it's used)


From those, branch out and find sources that YOU like, and keep adding to your library. And copy it mercilessly until you hone your craft. Be inspired! Good luck.

Pure worldbuilding and minimal narrative describes pretty well Expedition and Barlowe's Inferno by Wayne Douglas Barlowe.
Granted, these are books where the framing story (a person exploring the setting in question) is there to provide context for Barlowe's paintings, but you can do pretty much the same thing with words as he does with illustrations- take an explorer, an archaeologist, a historian, or some other sort of researcher, and follow them as they acquire knowledge about the setting. The story will thus focus on their discoveries, rendering exposition and story one and the same.
The SCP Foundation's various exploration logs are the best examples of this that I can name at present, as the characters involved in the framing story are generally anonymous redshirts whose only significance is the strange phenomena they encounter. As far as novels go, I also see the general formula in Jeff Fahy's Fragment.

Another example of an approach that works is the SCP-Foundation. There are traditional narratives on the site, but the main attraction for most of the Foundation's existence has been the collection of fictional documents describing various paranormal phenomena.

A fictional document or fictional documentary strikes me as a perfect method of doing what you seek. You can have an in-universe history book, an in-universe encyclopedia, some other sort of reference work like the Zombie Survival Guide, etc. You could call some of these "stories" by some definition of the word, I guess, but the bottom line is the format and content are quite different from what you typically see in things described as stories.

no problem. if youre in classes, schedule some office hours and have a serious conversation with your instructors. if they cant offer direct advice, they should at least be able to refer you to someone.

You can also call local photographers/businesses and ask for quotes on hypothetical jobs

Art/Work is a pretty great book to give you a framework to pursue the business of art making. Lots of great advice from professionals.

If you arent already, please start keeping a log of your expenses. I always have a notebook to record exposure values and other notes - keeping a ledger of price of items purchased, time committed and so on will help you adjust your final asking prices. It also makes taxes crazy easier/not terrifying. Good organization is key. Have a nice accordion folio with 12+ folders to store monthly receipts. put it all into excel pages for easy book keeping.

just be aware that depending upon your business type... it is very difficult to raise prices on existing clients. Bigger clients wont be bothered as long as your work warrants it and you arent raising above market/competitor value. Better to negotiate higher rates from the get go and YOU spend more of YOUR time to making a project as polished as possible. Over time youre learn your trade and work faster, thus making more money

edit: also. never accept a gallery to frame your work for you. its a con. the gallery will charge you above material cost if your work doesnt move. there are several "gallery" frame shops in town who do this. dont just throw your work up anywhere. visit the place and be sure theyre trying to move your work.

rather than hang in local businesses (and relegate your work to "art object"), spend your time applying to exhibitions/contest/artist calls/shows/etc. if your into editorial work, try to partner with local aspiring journalists or even product designers. group up with them to complete a project. or even just start your own project and publish it online

Find an Artist that does similar artwork using the medium you wish to use, and inquire if they do commissions.

> how do I share ownership?

This is something that you'll need to negotiate and clarify before starting the work.

> I want it to be my idea as I generated the fractal, but I am ok with owning the work only 75%

75% ? That gets complicated. Either you own 100% of everything or . . . the de-facto standard (in the US), where you own the piece and the Artist owns the copyright.

> - how to find them?

In here, google for artists local to you, search on instgram, deviantart

> Craigslist works?

At times.

> I'm in San Francisco and Craiglist is pretty active

Go, try it.

> how much to pay for such a job?

That depends on to many factors, it's something that you and the Artist will want to negotiate and agree on.

It will help if you decide before talking with any artist:

• size
  
• on what material (canvass, board etc...)
  
• what materials (oil, acrylic, spray paint, brand of materials, digital print etc....)
  
• proposal, prototypes, progressive payments.....
  
  
  If you really want to read more about it, this book has this type of info and much more.

Best gift I've received: I am a bit of an Alexander McQueen (fashion designer) freak. About three years ago, I mentioned to my boyfriend that I wanted this book about his work. It is a rather expensive book, and I never splurged on it for myself. For my last birthday, my boyfriend gave it to me. He remembered that book for three years! I cried. :)

Best gift I've given: I think the best gift I've given was to my mother. She collects "old Santas" - not those little models or dolls you can find in Joann Fabrics, but old antique things with Santa on them. She has a Santa cake mold from the 1930s, for example. Once while browsing in Goodwill, I got extremely lucky and found a very old silver Santa music box. She loves it, and he's become the centerpiece of her collection!

I'm not the most prolific reader but there are certainly a few people presenting hypothesis that I enjoy so ill put forward their work.

Ralph Ellis's King Jesus series

also comics, comics are good i bought this book for my brother i've read most of it online it is pretty neat :Moebius Library: The World of Edena

Here are a few books that will help, but are far from "definitive," there hasn't been a single book like that released for Eva as far as I'm aware (at least not in English).

• The Essential Evangelion Chronicle: Side A - covers episodes 1-13 of the original show.
  
  
• The Essential Evangelion Chronicle: Side B - covers the rest of the show and End of Eva.
  
  
• Der Mond - An art book of Eva that covers Sadamoto in particular. It features outside pieces of his work, but does focus (~75 pages worth) on Eva. The remainder is actually his other works for Gainax.
  
  
• Evangelion Chronicle: Illustrations - a Second art book that focuses on the production work, illustrations, and other art elements of the show and the Rebuild movies.
  
  And that's about it. There are interviews with Anno and such, and EvaGeeks has several of them archived. The mangas done by Sadamoto do feature production notes about changes he made from the show, and what his thoughts are on what Eva represents and such. So there's another 14 volumes, or you can get the omnibuses, of which there are 5.
  
  Other than that, the only other production material I have is all from source material in Japanese - the Laserdiscs came with some really great stuff that I'm translating atm.
  
  Hope this helps!

Here are some excellent reads;

1. The Digital Photography Books, by Scott Kelby
   
2. Complete Digital Photography, by Ben Long
   
3. The Art of Photography – An approach to Personal Expression, by Bruce Barnbaum
   
4. The Photographer’s Vision, by Michael Freeman
   
5. Chasing the Light, by Ibarionex Perello
   
   In addition, this very nice article by PetaPixel has a nice breakdown of the best free online Photography Courses and Tutorials.

I haven't read it but friends have told me about Made you Look by Stefan Sagmeister. It is a really tactile book from an awesome designer. Everything from the cover, to even the sides of the pages has awesome wit to it. http://www.amazon.ca/Sagmeister-Made-You-Look-Stefan/dp/0810905973/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1415886386&sr=1-1&keywords=made+you+look

Well, "creating awareness" is more of an Art per se and not a science (not replicable process) so you need to squeeze those creative juices and come up with your own creative process to "create awareness" as you call it.

About "insta, FB" and other social media, that is not awareness per se, it's a measure of awareness. It's not the whistle that pull the train.

Some people say that it's about being at the right place at the right time, and - personally - I agree with that. Here's the rub: we don't know when it the right time and we don't know where is the right place (physical place and online place). So all we can do is to be in as many places as possible, as many times as possible. And yes it is a lot of work, really a lot of hard work, long hours with uncertain success rate. There's no silver bullet, no paint-by-numbers process, no $19.99 book or $99 course (or $999).

There are some resources out there to gather some info and then go out there and try try try try till you succeed, my 2 favorites are:

• https://abj.artrepreneur.com/
  
• https://www.amazon.com/Art-Work-Revised-Updated-Everything/dp/1501146165

First of all, the best to your dad and you. In answer to your question, I'm confident he will like the most part of the team Williams documentary as it covers the era you describe. I bet your dad would also love Weekend of a Champion about F1 legend Jackie Stewart (1970s) and 1: Life on the Limit about the very dangerous years of F1 until modern era, which covers the time period you describe. These, and the already mentioned Senna doc and Rush movie would be suitable.

If your dad struggles reading, maybe photobooks could be an idea. Grand Prix: Fascination Formula 1 and 50 Years of F1 Photography by Rainer Schlegelmilch is amazing and might bring back memories.

For any and all Kirby fans and anyone even slightly curious about him (I would hope that would be everyone on this sub) I would recommend you check out this link to Mark Evanier's blog. Mark was a friend and one time assistant of Jack's and has plenty of great stories about him. He also wrote Kirby: King of Comics about Jack's work.

He's an American treasure and a reminder of how good us movie lovers had it in the '80s. Anyone who likes his art and the movies they represented should check out this book. Got it for a present and have been enjoying it religiously ever since.

Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud is very informative and a fun read. Kirby: King of Comics by Mark Evanier is excellent as well.

Also for a bit of a laugh (but still informative) see this old show on Youtube:

The Masters of Comic Book Art

I've got this book by Drew struzan, he's responsible for some of the best art move posters ever. He talks quite frankly about how he was replaced by modern techniques used to lesser effect. Really good book, I highly recommend.

Art of Drew Struzan

Michael Freeman - The Photographer's Vision: Understanding and Appreciating Great Photography.

The photograph is on pg. 133, and they skip it in the preview on amazon.

If you're able to find out what brand of watercolors and/or pencils she uses, and what colors she uses most often, that might be helpful.

If she's serious about pursuing a professional career as an artist, Art/Work is a really valuable reference for navigating the business side of the industry.

Who is her favorite artist? You may be able to find a nice catalog of their work on AbeBooks or Amazon.

No problem! My Grandmother was from the former Yugoslavia so these have a special significance to me. They're just fantastic. If you're interested in more stuff like it, there's another book (that I've been meaning to get) that has more Communist structures like this featured in it. Here.

For those that are interested, this is from a book called Barlowe's Inferno.

http://www.amazon.com/Barlowes-Inferno-Wayne-Barlowe/dp/1883398363

It is amazing, not only are there gorgeous depictions of hell, but they have complex explanations of why they look the way they do. Souls are compacted into bricks to be used to build walls, or torn apart to be turned into sashes for demons.

Also interesting is his other art book Expedition, where an astronaut travels to an alien world and documents the flora and fauna in great detail and their life-cycle.

Just pick the subjects you're most interested in, and buy the most beautiful books you can find on them. Depending on how open you are about your interests (say, some are too nerdy for regular people?), this can really be anything. I mean, I would proudly display this, had I a coffee table on which to display it, but were I more shy about my anime interests then I would probably go more towards this or this.

Really, all I can say is look for books that represent you. Unless you're hoping for one-night-stands, in which case look for books that represent the you you want other people to see. Even for that I wouldn't know what to suggest, you're being rather vague.

Thank you so much for posting these pictures! They look amazing. This is exactly what I'm looking for. World of Edena is being published in english, though I'm not sure if it's the same publisher. Hopefully, this means they'll be publishing the short stories and Airtight Garage as well.

Edit: Found some information about further english releases:

"Following the debut of The World of Edena this fall, Dark Horse and Moebius Production are also announcing the next installments in the Moebius Library over the next few years, including The Art of Edena, Inside Moebius Part 1, Inside Moebius Part 2, Inside Moebius Part 3, and The Art of Moebius."

There's a huge body of architecture to understand. I would highly suggest to start by reading this book by Jackie Gargus as an introduction to architectural history. Some other fantastic books are:

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Complexity and Contradiction by Robert Venturi

Towards a new Architecture by Le Corbusier

Modern Architecture: A Critical History by Kenneth Frampton

Space, Time and Architecture by Sigfried Gideon

The Dynamics of Architectural Form by Rudolf Arnheim

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For more contemporary readings on architecture I would suggest

Red is not a Color by Bernard Tschumi

S, M, L, XL by Rem Koolhaas

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All of these will lead you to hundreds of more specific papers and discussions surrounding architecture.

Just gonna recommend Kirby: King of Comics to anyone interested in Jack. It's a great biography with plenty of oversized Kirby art sprinkled in.

The Art of Drew Struzan https://www.amazon.com/dp/1848566190/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_Sb8PDb0W1XMCV

This is perfect for you then! Amazing coffee table book for the living room!

Oh, god. His "Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials" is an old favorite. I forgot how much I loved that as a kid. Need to order my own copy now.

John Alvin was one of the all-time great movie poster artists -- up there with Struzan and Peak and Amsel, IMHO. Here is his official webpage, and here is an art book collecting some of his work.

(The website used to have more content, but is still worth a look. Neither the site nor the book feature one of my favorite of his works: his unused poster design for Hook.)

Here's the actual quote:

> What’s great about this country is that America started the tradition where the richest consumers buy essentially the same things as the poorest. You can be watching TV and see Coca-Cola, and you know that the President drinks Coke, Liz Taylor drinks Coke, and just think, you can drink Coke, too. A Coke is a Coke and no amount of money can get you a better Coke than the one the bum on the corner is drinking. All the Cokes are the same and all the Cokes are good. Liz Taylor knows it, the President knows it, the bum knows it, and you know it.

It's from his book: https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0156717204/ref=nosim/0sil8

You might want to check out Barlowe's Guide to Fantasy. It isn't as good as his guide to Extraterrestrials, but it isn't bad.

For another excellent reference there's Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable.

Both of these books have lots of information for you.

I love Gregory Heisler's 50 Portraits. It has some really good stories and tidbits of how it was made mixed in, without being a pure technical how to book.

i can't recommend this book enough. It has all the key moments of the F1 magically captured. From the amazing stunning last pictures of Nina Rindt (google it!) one lap for his crash to Senna and everything is just there. Stunnijg overview pictures comparing the 60's cars with the current cars etc.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Schlegelmilch-50-Years-Formula-Photography/dp/3864070562

check it out for sure so much worth it for every F1 fan

It's all in his book Wall and Piece (it'll be the best purchase you've done all week). Wikipedia has some good background information about him too.

I love Wayne Barlowe's work so much, it is detailed, fantastical, organic, and sometimes terrifying. I spent a long time attempting to find and buy my rare copy of Wayne Barlowe's Inferno, and it was worth it. If you see it, buy it! I copied down the description from my copy of 'Barlowe's Inferno':

>The perimeters of Hell are salients to be watched over, borders of constant dispute with the Enemy From Above. They are a region of endless ebb and flow as characterized by the city-large blocks of buildings that float without direction over the smouldering landscape. Because of its sense or remove from the heart of Dis, I decided that extraordinary warning systems needed to exist to alert the armies of Darkness. These Watchtowers with their giant, bone-lidded orbs seem perfect for the job. Encrusted with barracks and other military buildings, appropriate to a hostile frontier, the archiorganic towers are the demons' first line of defense. Surmounting them are gaping jaws attached to long tubular necks that can swiftly extend to scoop up flying prey.

>Prowling around the Watchtowers are two Sphinx-like Beasts. Barely controllable, they are seen here sharpening their claws on the Watchtowers' flanks sending buildings, debris and demons showering to the ground below.

Wayne Barlowe is well known for his realistic paintings of surreal alien (or fantastic) life. His Barlowe's Guides to extraterrestrials and to fantasy are his interpretations of specific creatures and beings from well-known science fiction and fantasy literature. His Inferno is an interpretation of the demonology contained in the Grimoire of Honorius. His Expedition is a complex look of the speculative evolution of the fictional planet Darwin IV. - wiki

Wayne Barlowe's WordPress . Wayne Barlowe's IMDB (he worked on art for Avatar, Harry Potter, and other films)

Moebius also created another Incal-like fantasy series that is not as well known: The Edena cycle, originally published in five volumes, and today available in a single volume in English as The World of Edena. It's the only epic series that he wrote himself without any collaborators, but it's about as crazy and imaginative as anything he did together with Jodorowsky. The style is quite close to The Incal, but a little cleaner and less "dirty".

Simon Roy's Prophet series (still ongoing) is fantastic and very Moebius/Jodorowsky at times.

I'd also recommend Benoit Peeters' Obscure Cities series.

I'll copy some of my comment from a similar post.

There's Der Mond and Die Sterne, both artbooks of Evangelion.

As far as figures, the Soul of Chogokin line is absolutely marvelous. Unfortunately, most of them are hard or impossible to find. Rebuild EVA-00 is still available at original price. Original EVA-00 is available at a vastly increased price, and EVA-02 is even more expensive. If you find them anywhere else, the Spec XS line is preferable (original Evas 00-04 were released on the older GX line; less posable, coloring's a little too shiny). If you find EVA-01, look for the Renewal version (it fixes a manufacturing error; it's XS-01R instead of XS-01).

Edit: Looks like EVA-00 is back at its usual price on Amazon.

Old man You paint the wall, you make it look beautiful

Me Thanks

Old man We don't want it to be beautiful, we hate this wall, go home

From Banksy's Wall and Piece

Anyone who likes this (all of you) should check out this book: BOOK!
Some kind man went around the former Soviet Union, as well as Cuba, and photographed nearly every awesome building those crazy communists built. One of my favs: here

Consider studying this book, it will be a great help to you: http://www.amazon.com/Gregory-Heisler-Techniques-Photographers-Photographer-ebook/dp/B00CVS67TM/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1414711648&sr=1-7&keywords=portrait+photography

I'd strongly recommend the book Art/Work, it's one of my textbooks for a portfolio presentation class I'm taking and it's a really good guide for artists and designers looking to enter the professional world
https://www.amazon.com/ART-WORK-Everything-Pursue-Career/dp/1416572333

That's weird that they want to start with a traditional oil painting, instead of starting with a digital medium.

NOTE: When someone buys a painting, or any other work of fine art for that matter, they purchase the item per se, not the rights to reproduce it.

Therefore in your case you need to price 2 things:

1. The painting per se (I am assuming they will want also the original painting)
   
   
2. The right to reproduce the image for the book cover (licensing).
   
   Pricing 1) is easy, what do you usually charge? Add at least 50% since this is a commissioned work. For the Licensing of the image that's tricky, and depends on their pockets, are they deep or... limited budget?
   
   You will also need to come up with a written contract.
   
   This is a good book for you to invest time in reading https://www.amazon.com/ART-WORK-Everything-Pursue-Career/dp/1416572333/

As you have seen in the other responses there is indeed a large portion of lingusitics and anthropology and cognitve science and sociology devoted to how language has shaped cultures and vice versa . Indeed, there are many concepts for which some cultures have no words.

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Here's one list of some of the better known examples:

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https://www.rocketlanguages.com/blog/20-of-the-worlds-most-beautiful-untranslatable-words/

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There are somr fun books about this topic

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They Have A Word for It

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Lost In Transalation

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Other Worldly

http://www.amazon.com/Wall-Piece-Banksy/dp/1844137864

It's a pretty good read!

Absolutely. This is one that I have, it give you his background and life story. I have really enjoyed it and would very much recommend it.

Sam Maloof, Woodworker

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1568365098/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_S3S3wbESPWRCK

I found a boxed set of these in a bookstore in Philly! They're based on the Lost in Translation book, which I love!

I recently got my hands on "Schlegelmilch 50 Years of Formula 1 Photography". It's huge (over 600 pages) and a bit pricey for a coffee table book, but well worth it.

has to be the most comprehensive Zaha book there is
http://www.amazon.com/Zaha-Hadid-Complete-Works-1979-2009/dp/3836502941/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1321343912&sr=8-1

as for other suggestions one of my all time favorites is S,M,L,XL by OMA, Rem Koolhaas and Bruce Mau
http://www.amazon.com/S-M-XL-Rem-Koolhaas/dp/1885254865/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1321344076&sr=1-5

Photography Changes Everything by Marvin Heiferman

EDIT: More:

Magnum Contact Sheets by Kristen Lubben

Photography: The Definitive Visual History by Tom Ang

Michael Kenna: Images of the Seventh Day

Raised by Wolves by Jim Goldberg

The Photography Book: 2nd Edition by Ian Jeffrey

The Photographer's Eye by John Szarkowski

The Photographer's Eye by Michael Freeman

The Photographer's Vision by Michael Freeman

Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson

If you'd like more of this, the book "Cosmic Communist Constructions Photographed" is good.

You might try looking for a book titled Barlowe’s Guide to Extraterrestrials. Wayne Barlowe produced a book of “field guide” illustrations of aliens featured in a number of classic science fiction novels and stories, and some of them are definitely weird. You could then look for the books featuring the aliens you find most interesting.

I just brought his book... it's amazing!

Have you considered that your proposal sounds more like a year-long paid vacation? $50,000 to subsidize your around-the-world journey of a lifetime, and all we get in return are 365 polaroids of your fun (to which you retain all rights)? Unless there's real reason to believe you're going to light the world on fire with your photographic insights (rather than being facetious, I'll offer an example): PASS.

Not relevant to the posted topic, but still one of my favorite books, [The Philosophy of Andy Warhol] (http://www.amazon.com/Philosophy-Andy-Warhol-From-Again/dp/0156717204)

For anyone curious about the book that /u/AnonyMouse32 refers to, here it is on Amazon. Looks like it'll be released in late August.

S, M, L, XL by Rem Koolhaas

I'd start by putting their names into Amazon and seeing what books there are about them. Like these:

• The Marvel Legacy of Jack Kirby
  
• Hand of Fire: The Comics Art of Jack Kirby
  
• Kirby: King of Comics

You might not like this answer but... here we go: $1,000, which is very low, but here's the thing, if your clients like your work, they'll keep coming back, and as they do so you can raise your prices to 1,250, then 1,500, then 1,750 then 2,000; effectively doubling your prices.

If you think that the starting price of $1,000 is too low (it is) do $2,000.

NOTE: one of the reason why $1,000 or $2,000 is too low is that you're not just selling art, you're selling the right to reproduce your art. Traditionally if someone buys a piece of art, let's say a painting, they do not have the right to make copies and profit from the image of such art, you do.

TIP: buy this book, I've read it, there's a lot of boring stuff, a lot of obvious stuff, but it covers pricing guidelines, commissioned work (you need to read that part), licensing (that's what you are doing when someone uses your images for t-shirts, album covers, etc...).

I'm a moebius fanatic. His artwork lines my walls. Have you gotten Garden Of Aedena yet ? Probably my favorite thing from him.

Will check Satania right now.

World of Edena

The Incal

Astounding stuff.

There's a documentary about him called Drew: The Man Behind the Posters. He also has a couple of nice books out showcasing his work.

Also, Barlowe's Inferno (for the work that started it all). He also wrote an additional book called God's Demon, fleshing out some more of the world he created with his paintings.

Edit: With Amazon links now!

Ooooo that's a good one. So far it's between that and an art book I found.

I really like Stefan Sagmeister's book "Made you look"

I'm sure this isn't it, but the only book I know along those lines is Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials. That link is Amazon. While there, check the "also viewed" list for similar titles.

> I wish Kirby had lived to see the modern success of the characters he created with some help from Stan Lee (not the other way around). He deserves much, much more credit for the work he did and all that he created -- if you still think that Stan Lee was the genius of the two go read those shitty Just Imagine reboots that Stan wrote for DC. They're embarrassingly bad.

Let's not turn this into another Stan vs. Jack argument. They both had their talents and their faults.

OP, if you haven't read Mark Evanier's Kirby: King of Comics I urge you to do so. It's an informative read with some beautiful illustrations.

I'm going to throw out a different idea than what's already been suggested: maybe get them a book related to the fashions they enjoy? Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty is incredible, although it's a little on the pricey side. I'm sure you can find something cheaper, though.

I have this. Its got character concepts and some stuff from other Anno/Sadamoto works like Wings of the Hommeniase

Der Mond: The Art of Neon Genesis Evangelion https://www.amazon.com/dp/1421507676/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_U22YBbD78C8QE

Link to the Tinycards deck here.

Amazon link to the book here.

I have had this book on my Amazon wishlist for a while:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/3836525194

[Here you go.] (http://www.amazon.com/Der-Mond-Neon-Genesis-Evangelion/dp/1421507676/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406908227&sr=8-1&keywords=der+mond)

http://www.taschen.com/pages/en/catalogue/photography/all/05744/facts.frederic_chaubin_cosmic_communist_constructions_photographed.htm

http://www.amazon.com/Frederic-Chaubin-Communist-Constructions-Photographed/dp/3836525194/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1302729170&sr=8-1

And a book.

More in this book. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wall-Piece-Banksy/dp/1844137864

S,M,L,XL --kind of a coffee table book. some pages with lots of text, many pages with only pics and plans. a somewhat non-linear book in many ways. about photography, graphic design, architecture, and designing entire cities, and other stuff too. when i get stuck for ideas or need a jolt, i can just pick this up, open to a random page, and get recharged.

Most of these are more Image than Text.

Hedi Slimane: Anthology of a Decade

Rick Owens

Ann Demeulemeester

Dries Van Noten

Pharrell: Places and Spaces I've Been

Supreme

Raf Simons

KAWS

Hedi Slimane: Rock Diary

Undercover

Alexander McQueen: Savage Diary

Yves Saint Laurent

Vanity Fair 100 Years: From the Jazz Age to Our Age

Louis Vuitton: Art, Fashion, and Architecture

Chanel: The Vocabulary of Style

Dior Couture

Tom Ford

Unlabel: Selling You Without Selling Out by Marc Ecko

Sneaker Tokyo vol.2 'Hiroshi Fujiwara'

Bape

Hiroshi Fujiwara: Fragment

There's a book called ART/WORK it covers everything... Everything... On the business side of art. It has been an invaluable resource for me. I have always had a problem with motivation, sadly book doesn't help with that, but baby makes it soooo much worse.