Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Dec 3, 2009, 11:11 pm
The cover art is slightly different from the original product image. The fat alien is replaced with Lem, the main character of the movie. This book is published by Insight Editions but doesn't c...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Dec 2, 2009, 7:57 pm
Someone from the Resources Development Administration (RDA) labs has leaked this confidential report. Not only that, he/she has successfully sold this online (where I bought mine) and at major booksto...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Dec 1, 2009, 10:11 am
There are two parts to The Art of Oban Star-Racers. The first part is a visual guide to the animated series and the second part has stories on the production. If you haven't watch the animation, b...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 30, 2009, 11:35 am
It's weird this book came out months after the movie. The wait is over and I'm glad to say that this book is great. There's plenty of cool concept art in this 160-page hardcover art book ...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 29, 2009, 8:43 pm
Here's the chance to catch up on all the art books reviewed in November 2009, especially so if you've missed any, new and old. My three favourite art books this month are Illusive: Contempora...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 28, 2009, 11:20 pm
Here's a look at some of the art books that are coming out in December. Seems that some of the publication dates I posted last month wasn't accurate so I'll leave them out this time. If y...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 28, 2009, 10:07 am
There are four parts to this book. The first part isn't really on figure drawing and introduces the basics of drawing and the stuff you need. As a Dummies series book, this one really assumes the ...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 28, 2009, 4:58 am
First of all, special thanks to Chronicle Books for sending me these Moleskine products. They are the official US distributor for Moleskine products. By the way, they have an interesting Chronicle Boo...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 27, 2009, 10:11 am
The author David Frangioni is a passionate collector of all things Clint Eastwood. He has amassed an amazing collection of posters and memorabilia, dating way back to the 1964's A Fistful of Dolla...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 26, 2009, 10:49 pm
I actually intend to get this book but realised it's not an art book after seeing the pictures on James Jean's blog (shown below). Well, I guess I'll pass this time round. SKRWL: Triptych...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 26, 2009, 10:04 pm
pepacs, from Hungary. Congratulations! You've won for yourself a copy of The Art Model's Handbook. I've emailed you. And thanks to all who have participated in the giveaway contest!
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 26, 2009, 10:01 am
Charley Harper: An Illustrated Life is one of the books I'm getting next month. It was originally published in 2007 as a whopping 5.5kg tome! But now, AMMO Book has made a lighter and cheaper vers...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 25, 2009, 9:14 pm
The latest issue of The Best of Newspaper Design, which has been out for a while now. This is a resource for people who are involved with creating the visual side of the papers. Product description: ...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 25, 2009, 10:07 am
Here's a pretty good book for anyone who's thinking of picking up drawing. Bert Dodson has written it in a crisp straightforward manner. The are 55 keys of drawing, introduced at a very comfor...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 24, 2009, 11:52 pm
Well, those that I signed up to receive email from anyway. Maybe you can find some great bargains for Christmas presents. Amazon.com Black Friday deals Barnes and Nobles are offering a $10 gift card...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 24, 2009, 12:13 pm
Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist by Stephen Rogers Peck is an anatomy reference book. It covers everything from bones, to muscles to topics like fat, veins, hair, age, sex, race and expression....
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 24, 2009, 12:12 pm
Bernhard Siegfried Albinus (1697 - 1770) was a German-born Dutch anatomist which probably explains why even in the eighteen century, his drawings were so accurate. This anatomy book is a compilation o...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 23, 2009, 10:44 am
Win yourself a copy of The Art Model's Handbook. This complimentary review copy, provided by the author Andrew Cahner, should benefit someone else more than me. Guidelines See the Google Friend ...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 23, 2009, 10:03 am
Here's a book on fine art modeling written by Andrew Cahner, who's an art model himself. This is a handbook aimed at helping other art models who might not have proper training. He writes not ...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 22, 2009, 10:58 am
Here's a book for all those Star Wars and Indiana Jones fans. This book showcases the models, creatures, props, costumes, matte paintings and art used for the movies, the Star Wars prequels and th...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 21, 2009, 10:18 am
(All images and writeup are sourced from Fantagraphics) Conceptual Realism: In the Service of the Hypothetical is a catalog accompanying Robert Williams’ Fall 2009 solo exhibition of new work at Ne...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 21, 2009, 10:17 am
Book description from Amazon: Paper is arguably the most important material of our civilisation and has continued to serve as a medium for documenting information and ideas. Today, paper is enjoying ...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 21, 2009, 10:17 am
Book description from Amazon: "The naive is a childlikeness, where it is no longer expected." Friedrich von Schiller A minimalist design vocabulary is currently being reinvented by a troop of young ...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 20, 2009, 10:39 am
Hands up if you have not read any of Ronald Dahl's books, alright, those of you who have your hands up, you seriously need to press the "BUY" button when you see any on Amazon, like in the upcomin...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 19, 2009, 11:53 pm
Exotique 5 is out. The fifth volume of the Exotique series of art books that collects some of the best CG characters. There are 342 illustrations this time, contributed by artists from all over the w...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 19, 2009, 10:03 am
Sengoku Basara (戦国BASARA) is a series of action video games developed and published by Capcom stretching across several consoles based in feudal Japan. It was released in the US as Devil Kings. C...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 19, 2009, 10:03 am
Sengoku Basara (戦国BASARA) is a series of action video games developed and published by Capcom stretching across several consoles based in feudal Japan. It was released in the US as Devil Kings. I...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 18, 2009, 11:26 pm
Just received news that you can now pre-order The Art of Tim Burton, which is coming out in December 2009. It's going to sell exclusively at select websites. Unfortunately for me, the shipping cha...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 18, 2009, 10:17 am
The Upset is published by Gestalten and I've read that all their art books are edited and designed by designers. It shows. The cover has a nice smooth canvas texture and the illustrations are prin...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 17, 2009, 7:33 pm
Steve Somers from Wisconsin, US! Congratulations! You've won for yourself a copy of Monster Hunter CG Artworks. I've contacted you via the email account from your blogspot profile page. And ...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 17, 2009, 11:26 am
It seems like there are two editions for The Book of Alien. The first edition sports a white cover and is published in 1978. The other edition with the black cover is published by Titan Books in 2004....
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 16, 2009, 10:11 pm
At 64 pages, this is one of the thinner animation art books I have. It's still packs a lot of art work and very few film stills. There's a nice amount of concept art for character, storyboards...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 16, 2009, 10:09 pm
Check out Tim Burton's website if you haven't. Pretty cool. You can also sign up there to receive news on the upcoming The Art of Tim Burton, which should not be mistaken for the other book ca...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 15, 2009, 10:30 am
Actually the copy I have on hand is the German edition of Anatomy Drawing School: Human, Animal, Comparative Anatomy. It's Anatomische Zeichenschule: Mensch. Tier. Vergleichende Anatomie in German...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 14, 2009, 10:01 am
Here's the mid-November giveaway contest for blog followers. It's made possible by readers — You! — who bought books through the Amazon links on my blog. This time round, I'm giving a...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 13, 2009, 10:14 am
Warning: Explicit and nudity inside This is a preview since I don't have the book. It was published last year. Book description from Amazon: Russian-born Vania Zouravliov’s surreally haunting...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 13, 2009, 3:43 am
Amazon US is having a Pixar movies promotion until 30 Nov 2009. Basically the deal goes like this: Buy Up on DVD and one other Pixar DVD to get a $7.50 discount. Buy Up Blu-ray/DVD combo pack and one...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 12, 2009, 12:00 pm
Here's the art book for Lineage II (official site | wiki), a Korean MMORPG for the PC. This 128-page paperback art book contains the game character designs and different races, location drawings...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 11, 2009, 7:37 pm
There are a couple of art books for World of Warcraft already and this one's on the trading card game. The sets featured in this book are Heroes of Azeroth Through the Dark Portal Fires of Outlan...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 10, 2009, 11:08 am
I've put off the purchase of Comic Book Tattoo for a long time thinking it was a book on tattoo art. It didn't help that it was in shrink wrap at a local bookshop (which I hate and love) and I...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 9, 2009, 10:29 am
There's news that Tim Burton's coming up with an art book called The Art of Tim Burton. It's going to have 434 pages and should be released soon or early next month. This is not that book....
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 8, 2009, 9:28 pm
Here's a great book for all those LEGO Star Wars collectors out there. LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary also comes with an exclusive mini-figure of Luke Skywalker. It's quite thick but ac...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 8, 2009, 11:12 am
Daniel Potvin! Congratulations! You've picked and won for yourself a copy of Figure Drawing: Design and Invention. Please contact me via email with your mailing address to From his google prof...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 7, 2009, 10:05 am
The approach covered is primarily concerned with the use of line, development of form, and the simplified design of anatomy. It doesn't go into contour drawing, shading and expression. The many ...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 6, 2009, 10:12 am
d'artiste: Character Modeling 3 is the eighth book in the Digital Artist Master Class series. Each d'artiste title features the digital art techniques and approaches of a small group of artist...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 5, 2009, 11:57 am
Robert Zemeckis is out with another motion capture animation movie, A Christmas Carol, the Charles Dicken's classic. Stylistically, it has a very similar feel to his earlier movies, Beowulf and Th...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 4, 2009, 10:33 am
Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera is a book that brings you behind the scenes to look at how the legendary artist uses photographs for his paintings. It's filled with paintings and the reference ...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 3, 2009, 10:26 am
The third volume of Illusive sports a bluish green fabric cover. which turns blue when the cover is tilted away. I like the colour part, but hate the fabric part because it collects dust easily. The p...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 2, 2009, 7:25 pm
Apple is a Korean comics anthology, a collection of comics and illustrations from some of the top Korean illustrators around. Volume 3 continues the tradition with the usual vast variety of styles. T...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 2, 2009, 12:12 am
I managed to grab this book at a local bookshop which is really great because I can put this review out faster. If you have previous copies of Spectrum, you already know what to expect. Spectrum 16: ...
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