Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Feb 4, 2012, 7:47 am
For those who prefer their rabbits less cute. The book's only 32 pages though. Check out more work on Michael Gagne's website. Visit Amazon to check out more reviews. If you buy from any links on the blog, I get a little commission that helps me get more art books to feature. This book is availa...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Feb 3, 2012, 10:32 am
Weta Workshopと言えばクオリティの高い作品の代名詞。The Art of District 9はこれまでアバター、ロード・オブ・ザ・リング、キングコング、そしてナルニア国物語と言った結果を出し続けてきた彼らの次なる証明だ。 この本は160...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Feb 2, 2012, 11:32 pm
Juxtapoz Illustration volume 2 continues to offer a fine selection of contemporary art. The list of twenty artists included are all new names to me. There's no specific theme the illustrations. The featured art is diverse. Everything is unexpected, like the painting of a battlefield of unicorns, ph...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Feb 2, 2012, 11:27 am
Two books from Miguel Herranz. They are available for sale on his online store. I like the use of shadows in the cover art. It really gives depth and form to the building. Tags:  art book reviews
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Feb 2, 2012, 8:11 am
ドゥルー・ストゥルーザンの作品はこの一つの素晴らしい本に見られて本当に感動する。ストゥルーザンの作品は前に色んなメイキング・オブ的な本や技術的な本で、特にスター・ウォーズと関係ある出版でよく見たのです...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Jan 31, 2012, 11:12 pm
This is a nice art book for a delightful movie. The animated film was produced by Aardman Animations and Sony Pictures Animation. This is the first 3-D feature film for Aardman, who are better known for their stop-motion productions. The book's a 160-page hardcover. I like the cover, in the picture...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Jan 31, 2012, 10:16 pm
Winner The lucky winner for January 2012 is stainspecktacle who reviewed Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt Production Material. Every book review is one chance to win. Comic book reviews count as well. I intend to let everyone win something eventually. Here are all other art book reviewed in Janua...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Jan 31, 2012, 12:25 pm
Now that Google Friend Connect is shutting down, I'm moving over to Google+. I've just created a Google+ page for Parka Blogs. I'll be posting about stuff that don't really warrant a full post on the blog itself. That mainly be updates on what reviews are coming up, and other miscellaneous stuff. ...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Jan 31, 2012, 8:56 am
まずドゥルー・ストゥルーザンのアットとドゥルー・ストゥルーザンの映画のポスターと言う2冊の画集の違いは何でしょうが？ ドゥルー・ストゥルーザンの映画のポスターだと言えば2004年までのコレクションが載せられ�...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Jan 30, 2012, 11:50 pm
Google's shutting down Friend Connect for non-Blogger sites. Here's a screenshot of all the follower icons of Parka Blogs for memories. Tags:  google
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Jan 30, 2012, 1:25 pm
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Jan 30, 2012, 10:56 am
I just found out one of the art blogs I'm following is running on an estimated budget of $5000. That's a large number to me. Hosting an art blog doesn't have to be that expensive. For comparison, Parka Blogs' hosting fees runs up to USD $10.50 per month. That's a combination of hosting cost from b...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Jan 30, 2012, 8:58 am
I didn't know this book existed: Uncharted: Drake's Journal - Inside the Making of Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception. What a long title. It's the game production book for Uncharted 3. Looking at the screenshots, I'm guessing it has more information than the production videos from the game. You can fi...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Jan 30, 2012, 8:40 am
前作となるAll Over Coffeeが出版されたのが2007年。続編となる今作は前作と同様とても素晴らしい出来となっている。 作品はどれも美しく、心を刺激されるスケッチだ。個人的にサンフランシスコという町を訪れた事はないが...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Jan 28, 2012, 7:00 am
レブスは非常に美しい大判画集だ。この本は合計で２４０ページだが格ページの端が赤に染められた。 レブスはジェイムズ・ジーンの２００１年から２０１１までの私事のと営利目的の作品を載せている。実は２００１年�...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Jan 28, 2012, 6:38 am
It was a good day for sketching at The National Museum of Singapore, which is having offering free admission for today and tomorrow. There wasn't much crowd in the morning which is the best time to go to catch the exhibitions. 9 by 12 inch, Hero pen, Noodler's Ink, Graphitone A5 on the Ebony sket...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Jan 27, 2012, 12:00 am
Winsor & Newton has many watercolour boxes. The toughest ones should be their heavyweight enamelled watercolour boxes. These boxes are expensive because they are sold with the Artist range watercolour pans. I've seen empty boxes being sold separately but the prices are very high as well. So it's mo...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Jan 26, 2012, 9:58 pm
Visual Effects for Boardwalk Empire Tags:  video
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Jan 26, 2012, 8:43 pm
All Over Coffeeは今まで見た中でも最高のスケッチブックだろう。すぐに私のお気に入りとなった。 All Over Coffeeはサンフランシスコの地方新聞クロニクルズの為のコミックだ。普通のコミックとは少し違い台詞などは無く、サ�...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Jan 25, 2012, 9:55 pm
この本は神話並と言っても過言ではないだろう。DCコミックスの重鎮Alex Ross氏のペインティングが出来上がる過程を特集したアートブックだ。 この本では彼が作品を作る際に行う下準備の部分を見せてくれる。スケッチ、�...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Jan 25, 2012, 12:12 am
Sunshine's Night Out is a children's book by Carly Strickland and Kyle Strickland. It's about the adventures of hamster that ran out of the cage one night. The vector art is nice. Find out more details of the book at http://carlystricklandart.blogspot.com/2011/11/sunshines-night-out-monst... Also...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Jan 24, 2012, 11:49 pm
The Daily Superpower has launched a Kickstarter campaign to help publish its first book. Kickstarter is a website that helps creators with their projects by sourcing funds. In this case, it's sourcing funds to publish the book. Anyone can help. For more details, check out The Daily Superpower Kick...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Jan 24, 2012, 10:30 pm
Volume 18 is another great addition to the series. It's now 304 pages, slightly thicker than Spectrum 17. Available in either hardcover or paperback. Binding is great for a book this thick. There are close to 500 pieces of art from different type of publications and purposes. Also included are some...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Jan 24, 2012, 10:29 pm
この本はアレックス・ロスが描いた三番目の画集でミソロジーとラフ・ジャスティスと同じぐらいの刺激がありますが若干違う画集だ。 私にとってあまり有名でないスーパーヒーローのアートが描かれている。ほとんどの�...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Jan 24, 2012, 9:13 am
Ballistic Publishing is discounting some of their titles up to 40% for 2 days only until 26 Jan 2012. Head on over to check out the books and the discount code to use. Tags:  bargain books
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Jan 23, 2012, 8:53 pm
This is an unique sketchbook, the largest I've seen. It measures 11 by 12.5 inches and is 2.5 inches thick. That's like an oversized coffee table book. The paper is 75lb which is around 100gsm. There are 348 sheets of paper. I think it will be quite impossible to scan the book though. It's sold on...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Jan 23, 2012, 8:43 pm
カーズの続編に関する素晴らしい画集だ。この本には落書き、絵コンテ、キャラクター・デザイン、背景図、取り上げなかったコンセプトなどが満載されている。たくさん新しいキャラクターとわずかな広いロケーションの...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Jan 22, 2012, 8:51 pm
Marko Djurdjevicは2006年からマーベル作品の表紙を描くようになったドイツ人のイラストレーターです。たった3年間で大量にクオリティの高いアートを生みだし、自分だけのアートブックを出すまでに至ったのです。 この本で�...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Jan 22, 2012, 8:51 pm
These are four video tutorials that were available from the Imaginefx magazine. Omar Dogan is an artist from Udon. Part 1: Colouring and line art Part 2: Separating background and character layers Part 3: Background colouring Part 4: More comic art skills Omar Dogan will be having an art book c...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Jan 21, 2012, 11:22 pm
A reader told me about this book and it seems like a great find. It's a figure drawing book from Ryan Woodward that looks at capturing gestures of the body. It's a 222 page paperback. Check out more information and buy the book at conteanimated.com The book is available at conteanimated.com in bo...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Jan 20, 2012, 1:08 pm
Book description is from Sketch Theatre: The Art of Sketch Theatre Volume 1 is an inspiring collection of sketches, finished work and insightful profiles by 58 professional artists who have participated in the ongoing SketchTheatre.com project. In the words of Sketch Theatre founder Alex Alvarez, "...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Jan 20, 2012, 12:27 am
The new art book for Nicolas Bouvier (aka Sparth) is out. You can order it from Amazon or Design Studio Press. It has 160 pages, more than the first Structura. It's available in paperback and hardcover. Below are some preview pages while I wait for my copy to arrive. Visit Amazon to check out mo...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Jan 19, 2012, 10:34 pm
この本はInsights Editionsが発行、大判156ページで光沢なしのカバー付き。中身はドリームワークスのアーティストによる素晴らしいイラストレーションで満載。色彩設定図、キャラクターデザイン、背 景ペインティング、絵コ...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Jan 19, 2012, 12:23 am
This is the English translated edition for the original Japanese art book ストリートファイター4/スーパーストリートファイター4 オフィシャルコンプリートワークス which I reviewed earlier. So, this review isn't going to be too different. This artbook collects the...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Jan 18, 2012, 10:42 pm
Daler Rowney makes many types of sketchbooks. There are spiral bound, perfect bound and stapled versions. They come in varying sizes and paper weight. The different product lines are: Ebony Graduate Ivory Luxury Cover Simply Hardback The Ebony sketchbooks are designed for artists. They use 150gsm ...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Jan 18, 2012, 9:33 pm
Directed by Annis Naeem Tags:  video annis naeem
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Jan 17, 2012, 11:13 pm
Another beautiful sketchbook by Graham Byfield, this time covering Oxford. It collects the watercolour sketches of exquisite architecture with examples of Gothic, Georgian and Classical buildings. Graham Byfield covers the walkways, ceremonial buildings, gardens, rooms and hallways and the areas w...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Jan 17, 2012, 11:12 pm
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Jan 16, 2012, 12:41 am
This is a beautiful sketchbook of London sketches by Graham Byfield. The amazing architecture and charm of the places visited are captured with pencil and watercolour in detail. It covers not just the main tourist areas but also the lesser known places. It's a marvel how the old buildings are pres...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Jan 15, 2012, 9:43 pm
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Jan 15, 2012, 9:40 pm
From Headless Productions Tags:  video
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 3, 2011, 5:34 am
This art book is wonderfully whimsical, just like the crazy fairytale world created by DreamWorks. It also made me realize one thing. The only thing cuter than Puss in Boots is kitten Puss in Boots. The first image that blew me away is on page 2. It's the one with Puss and Humpty Alexander Dumpty (...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 3, 2011, 4:08 am
... Art of Pixar is a gorgeous book that represents the humble beginnings of ... The colorscripts for Ratatouille in this book are not even in The Art ... duplication, you'll still want the book because of the colorscripts, all conveniently ... at Pixar. It's an inspiring book authored by veter...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 2, 2011, 12:06 am
When I first realise that another Halo art book is coming out, I was wondering what they are going to put inside. Turns out this art book is sort of a look back at Halo from the art. That's looking back at 10 years of Halo, which really needs a few books to be comprehensive. So this book tries to ...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Nov 1, 2011, 1:38 am
Rebus is an exquisite book. Large format, trimmed pages with red edges, 240 pages thick. Rebus is a collection of James Jean's paintings, personal and commercial, from 2001 to 2011. In 2001, he was 21 and just graduated from art school. This book is very impressive considering how much he has achie...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Oct 30, 2011, 11:13 pm
From Upon Poppy Hill (コクリコ坂から) is a 2011 anime film produced by Studio Ghibli, directed by Goro Miyazaki (宮崎 吾朗), the son of Hayao Miyazaki (宮崎 駿). It's based on the manga of the same title. The Art of From Up On Poppy Hill is in the same format as other Studio Ghibli of...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Oct 30, 2011, 11:01 pm
Winner The lucky winner is chacha who reviewed XOXO: Hugs and Kisses. Here are all other art book reviewed in October 2011 by readers: Magnitude 9 - Des images pour le Japon Dark Souls Art book Crysis 2 Artbook (nano edition) A Scanner Darkly (Graphic Novel) The Wizard's Tale Reborn Colore Rebu...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Oct 30, 2011, 12:28 am
At 200 pages, this visual treasury is filled with interesting LEGO creations built by fans. There are lots of cool stuff to build, provided you have the parts. But you don't really have to build it exactly, and because of that there's no building instructions. The book's goal is to give you ideas...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Oct 29, 2011, 11:30 pm
I managed to get this a bit earlier from Amazon UK. This book is also sold by Weta on their website, which is perhaps how I remember first hearing about the book. Tintin's a motion capture CG film, directed by Steven Spielberg, and produced by Peter Jackson and Kathleen Kennedy. In this book, the...
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Teoh YC posted an article on Parka Blogs - Oct 29, 2011, 5:20 am
Here's the world's smallest post service! Mailed to me by Lea Redmond quite a while back. It's a cute and complete mail set, everything you need to prepare a parcel that can fit within your palm. Comes with: 0.2mm fine-tipped micron writing pen 40 mini writing sheets 40 mini envelopes 60 envelop...
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