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Sex & the Perfect Lover: Tao, Tantra & the Kama Sutra
Published in Paperback by Llewellyn Publications (2003-12-01)
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I'd give it six stars if I could.
Helpful Votes: 10 out of 10 total.
Review Date: 2008-07-15
Review Date: 2008-07-15
Wow. this is the perfect book for busy people
Helpful Votes: 11 out of 11 total.
Review Date: 2008-07-14
Review Date: 2008-07-14
Wow. this is the perfect book for busy, active people who want to keep their sex life alive, but who don't have time to spend learning. When I thought there were not any more sex "techniques" I could learn from a book, this book just amazed me. This book just transformed my sex and it is never going to be better than after reading it. I've read my share of sex books but this one is very informative, gives great advises and covers many areas of relationships that are not covered in other books.
I really enjoyed this great book
Helpful Votes: 12 out of 12 total.
Review Date: 2008-06-11
Review Date: 2008-06-11
I have read many relationship books and this is clearly the best. It is so easy to read and offers a lot of practical guidance. Love this book, it is much better than I expected and exactly what my husband and I needed to help us build good foundation for our relationship and to get to know each other better and better.
I would suggest that anyone even thinking about getting married read this with their significant other first!
We are no where near a "perfect lover " but with the tools in this book I can honestly say that we are closer.
It gave me a lot of insight and calmed my fears about sex and relationships. My husband and I have referenced it many times and given it away as gifts.
I would suggest that anyone even thinking about getting married read this with their significant other first!
We are no where near a "perfect lover " but with the tools in this book I can honestly say that we are closer.
It gave me a lot of insight and calmed my fears about sex and relationships. My husband and I have referenced it many times and given it away as gifts.
Don't believe the hype
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 15 total.
Review Date: 2008-07-11
Review Date: 2008-07-11
I have to admit, the only reason I chose this book was because of the 240+ rave reviews here at amazon. How could 99% of the reviewing public be wrong, right? Well take it from me, whoever translated this book into english (it was originally written in another language) did a pretty shabby job, unless their goal was to suck the life out of every paragraph. It is thoroughly boring, utterly useless and embarrassingly void of anything that anyone could apply to their sex life. I guarantee you 110% that you will be disappointed with this book, and after reading it you'll be looking somewhere else for the answers you were seeking. This was my first foray into a "better sex" book, and I most definitely made the wrong choice.
The chapters are so short, they feel like you're reading an outline. There is no content. There is so much filler in this book, you start to catch on by about page 50 that you're going absolutely nowhere -- page after page, chapter after chapter. She mentions some interesting ideas and concepts, but never once does she show any hint of knowledge or expertise in this subject area. Her solution to EVERYTHING is that with proper practice and techniques, you too can achieve an explosive orgasm -- but she tells you absolutely nothing about how to do anything. It's so ridiculous I was laughing out loud by chapter 10. Really, this book is a complete waste and joke.
The chapters are so short, they feel like you're reading an outline. There is no content. There is so much filler in this book, you start to catch on by about page 50 that you're going absolutely nowhere -- page after page, chapter after chapter. She mentions some interesting ideas and concepts, but never once does she show any hint of knowledge or expertise in this subject area. Her solution to EVERYTHING is that with proper practice and techniques, you too can achieve an explosive orgasm -- but she tells you absolutely nothing about how to do anything. It's so ridiculous I was laughing out loud by chapter 10. Really, this book is a complete waste and joke.
Hot intimacy and amazing sex
Helpful Votes: 9 out of 10 total.
Review Date: 2008-07-14
Review Date: 2008-07-14
I used to read other sex books with my wife but she surprised me one day and bought Sex and the perfect lover by Iam... was a complete different thing all together, far far the best one I've seen. It's simply Amazing. My wife seduces me with the techniques in the book and I please her through the advice in the book. A reference book for your bedside table we have learn how to have fun and intimacy together, without just merely have sex put us on ground now. We have learnt how to have fun and intimacy together, without just merely making love.
Everyone wants to have a great sex life and some may even think that they know everything as I did! but this book will take your sex life to new heights.
I'm the one now that insists that we read one chapter every night, and then practice!
I am right now ordering several copies to give as a gift to my friends.
Everyone wants to have a great sex life and some may even think that they know everything as I did! but this book will take your sex life to new heights.
I'm the one now that insists that we read one chapter every night, and then practice!
I am right now ordering several copies to give as a gift to my friends.

Forensic Art and Illustration
Published in Hardcover by CRC (2000-09-15)
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Average review score: 

Fascinating and invaluable!
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2008-05-26
Review Date: 2008-05-26
Even if you have no sculpting talent whatsoever, this book is an engrossing read and a valuable reference for any crime or mystery writer. Karen Taylor has consulted for such hit TV shows as CSI and BONES and she definitely knows what she's talking about. The text is lucid and engaging and not at all intimidating, while the photos and diagrams alone are worth the price of admission!
Complete, Concise & Clear
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2008-05-23
Review Date: 2008-05-23
This book is the ultimate reference resource on the subject written by the ultimate expert in the field. Kudos to Karen Talyor for compiling & sharing this wealth of information!
An excellent and comprehensive text
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2008-05-15
Review Date: 2008-05-15
I purchased a copy of this book when it was first published. I actually now have a second copy that is filled with notes. It is an excellent and comprehensive text on forensic art. I have been a forensic artist for over ten years. I encourage anyone in the field who has not read Karen Taylor's book to get a copy and read it thorougly. I have found that I reference it several times a year on variousl aspects of forensic art. In short this book is a must have for anyone in the forensic art field.
Artists and Forensic Art
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2008-05-13
Review Date: 2008-05-13
As a sculptor, who often creates portrait busts, in the past I have searched for the perfect anatomy book to understand the head. When I found Taylor's Forensic Art and Illustration, I felt I had the information needed to sculpt a head. The book provides illustrations and relationships between the skull and the facial features. This book provides a three-dimensional tool for sculptors. I use it in my portrait
bust classes. I have never found any anatomy book with this much information.
bust classes. I have never found any anatomy book with this much information.
Phenomenal Resource
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2008-04-08
Review Date: 2008-04-08
I work for the television series Forensic Files and can honestly say that I have referenced this book more times than I can even begin to count. Karen Taylor is one of the most talented and creative artists. The dedication to her craft is clearly illustrated throughout this book. This book is a must have!

The Gashlycrumb Tinies
Published in Hardcover by Harcourt (1997-10-15)
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Gashlycrumb Tinies is Great!
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-06-09
Review Date: 2008-06-09
I bought three of these books as gifts for three retiring teachers -- they are so funny. An ABC book of odd outcomes for students. Love them.
Just so darned funny...
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-05-28
Review Date: 2008-05-28
This book has made me cry with laughter. I work with kids and THEY think it's funny.
The Gashleycrumb Tinies
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Review Date: 2008-05-12
Review Date: 2008-05-12
The Gashleycrumb Tinies is macabre yet hilarious. It's about children meeting untimely absurd demise but with a sense of dark humor. it needs to be taken the way it is meant. It really is quite clever with the wording and causes of death It is done by alphabetical names. examples are S in for Susan who perished of fits, L is for Leo who swallowed some tacks and N is for Neville who died of ennui(boredome). See very clever. By the way I am a 38 year old mother of two and find this hilarious. My kids don't really get it though. Oh well I geuss their sense of humor is not as developed as mine:)
Hilarious for ages 11+!
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-04-24
Review Date: 2008-04-24
Hahahha I actually read this online because its so short... if you want to take a break from the stress of life for 10 minutes its great fun. The illustrations are very well done and the rhymes are genuis! i think my favorite kid is Basil who was assaulted by bears.. \hahhahhahha... that makes me burst into laughter again! seriously, if you like macabre hilarity, take a few minutes off and ENJOY THIS BOOK! (There is no graphic or adult images but the ideas would be very frightening for young children. I say 11+ because theres a girl with an axe in her head and some blood thats cartoonish but gross.)
Wonderfuly Twisted And Sick!!!
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-12-15
Review Date: 2007-12-15
This book is great! No matter how many people tell you how horribly sick it is. Read this book.They only say that because they dont have a sense of humor. So any way read this book! Its both sickining,funny, and tasteful.

Faeries
Published in Hardcover by Harry N Abrams (1995-03-01)
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Average review score: 

Simply Divine
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-07-09
Review Date: 2008-07-09
When it comes to illustration books, Froud and Lee's collaborative "Faeries" is, quite simply, divine. This book captures the subject matter unlike any other work(s) from any other fantasy artists. The real magic and majesty of the "Faerie Realm" of British Isles and Irish mythology come to life within the pages.
If you love great art, get this book. If you love great legends from ancient lands, get this book.
If you love great art, get this book. If you love great legends from ancient lands, get this book.
Excelent Reading
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-06-11
Review Date: 2008-06-11
An amazing book, it totally takes me away when I'm reading it. Beautifully illustrated, the drawings are amazing, so detailed. This one specially is a superb edition, very well designed, and totally worth the price.
great artwork, interesting text
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-05-16
Review Date: 2008-05-16
I totally love fantasy, folklore, and mythology, so this book was naturally of great interest to me. The pictures of various classes of mythical creatures were absolutely wonderful, and the text that described the myths upon which the pictures are based was interesting and fun to read. I would highly recommend this book for someone interested in a book about fairy folklore that's not overly academic.
TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVARSARY EDITION FAERIES
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-05-03
Review Date: 2008-05-03
I LOVE THIS BOOK ABOUT FAERIES. I READ IT OVER AND OVER.
THANK YOU
PEGGY BOND
THANK YOU
PEGGY BOND
Faeries (25thAnniversary Edison)
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-03-27
Review Date: 2008-03-27
I've begun a bit of Faery book collecting and this was a great selection to sort of tie my many books together. The book is just like new and I saved quite a bit on the price. I am very faery happy!

Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying
Published in Hardcover by McGraw-Hill Professional (1990-09-01)
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Average review score: 

Fantastic!
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-07-02
Review Date: 2008-07-02
This book is simply fantastic. Yes, there are some old or simplified opinions, but as for tool for explaining how the airplane flies, invaluable.
My first and still favorite text on piloting a plane
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-05-15
Review Date: 2008-05-15
I remember reading and re-reading this text as a young boy--fascinated by everything and anything related to airplanes--flying imaginary airplanes in my head with the admonition to always 'watch my angle of attack'. When I finally got my pilot's license years later, I credit this book with doing the most to make me a safe and confident pilot (second only to my great instructor.) It dispels the popular belief in the general public that the rudder turns the plane and the throttle makes it go faster, and explains to pilots the reality of flight: the elevator controls angle of attack and hence airspeed, the ailerons control the turn, and the rudder is primarily a means of correcting for physical phenomenon such as adverse yaw. Even today the largest killer of pilots is the stall/spin, the result of hoping that pulling back on the stick will make the ground go away, or that more inside rudder will fix that overshoot on final. Yes, Mr. Langewiesche repeats the point again and again, but it's worth repeating: the stick controls the angle of attack, and if you don't exceed the critical angle of attack, the plane won't stall. If the plane doesn't stall, it doesn't spin either. It's that simple, and that profound.
Yes, the physics and writing style are outdated (read Smith's "Illustrated Guide to Aerodynamics" for a more complete yet still readable explanation of the physics of lift, and why Bernoulli's 'suction' and Langewiesche's 'downwash' are just two different ways of looking at the same phenomenon.) And if you're flying a modern unstable fighter or fly-by-wire jumbo jet Langewiesche's simple concepts break down. For today's modern GA aircraft, however, this is still the most readable text there is for explaining not how an airplane flies, but how to fly them.
Yes, the physics and writing style are outdated (read Smith's "Illustrated Guide to Aerodynamics" for a more complete yet still readable explanation of the physics of lift, and why Bernoulli's 'suction' and Langewiesche's 'downwash' are just two different ways of looking at the same phenomenon.) And if you're flying a modern unstable fighter or fly-by-wire jumbo jet Langewiesche's simple concepts break down. For today's modern GA aircraft, however, this is still the most readable text there is for explaining not how an airplane flies, but how to fly them.
Beyond Informative!
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-04-09
Review Date: 2008-04-09
To begin, the entire Amazon experience was great. The product itself was the icing on the cake. Any aspiring pilots, or veterans, should consider this a "must read" publication. It clarifies many misled bits of advice, about flight, and makes knowledge of aircraft easily understood.
Stick and Rudder
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-12-23
Review Date: 2007-12-23
This is a wonderful book, it's written for the Student pilot. But, it's a great read for all pilots. It covers the big picture and the little things that you may not think of, or may have forgotten. This book may help the new CFI to teach different techniques to the student pilot.
Entertaining. Useful. You Don't Need It But Fun to Own!
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2007-12-06
Review Date: 2007-12-06
This book is entertaining in many ways: like, if you consider some of the olde-worlde wisdom quaintly phrased, and the author's convictions, sometimes quite erroneous, confidently stated.
It is somewhat useful, as it does give some solid pointers about what to look out for (avoid) and what to do (technique) and what common pilot errors are, including some home-grown practical remedies and prevention.
When the author is writing based on his experience he is insightful, and you will gain a lot from his experience. When the author is trying to educate you on theory he evidently does not understand, he is not dangerous, but may leave you with the wrong idea about how things fly. For example, his vigorous dismissal of the fact that pressure differential between top and bottom surfaces wing causes lift, and his counter assertion that the wing stays up because it pushes the air down, is plain bull. The wings would then need to be at 45 degrees to the plane's longitudinal axis, and the airspeed would need to be humongous if that were true. Also, such a plane would never stall except at low speeds, and would be impossible to stall at high speed :)
The book is cheap. So, as long as you know enough physics to determine that the author does not, you will find value in anecdotal and experienced wisdom.
And, after all, you will own a classic that has fooled generations of pilots into buying it. I did.
It is somewhat useful, as it does give some solid pointers about what to look out for (avoid) and what to do (technique) and what common pilot errors are, including some home-grown practical remedies and prevention.
When the author is writing based on his experience he is insightful, and you will gain a lot from his experience. When the author is trying to educate you on theory he evidently does not understand, he is not dangerous, but may leave you with the wrong idea about how things fly. For example, his vigorous dismissal of the fact that pressure differential between top and bottom surfaces wing causes lift, and his counter assertion that the wing stays up because it pushes the air down, is plain bull. The wings would then need to be at 45 degrees to the plane's longitudinal axis, and the airspeed would need to be humongous if that were true. Also, such a plane would never stall except at low speeds, and would be impossible to stall at high speed :)
The book is cheap. So, as long as you know enough physics to determine that the author does not, you will find value in anecdotal and experienced wisdom.
And, after all, you will own a classic that has fooled generations of pilots into buying it. I did.

The Passion Parties Guide to Great Sex: Secrets and Techniques to Keep Your Relationship Red Hot
Published in Hardcover by Broadway (2007-01-09)
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Average review score: 

Just an advertisement
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-05-05
Review Date: 2008-05-05
This book is really nothing more than a forum to advertise the Passion Parties products. Don't bother.
Bring out the Inner Diva in YOU!!
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-06-29
Review Date: 2007-06-29
Pat Davis brings us a complete guide on how to bring out the diva in all of us, no matter what our age, size, marital status, etc. This book is one of the most comprehensive self help books I have read. I truly enjoy reading about how you can find ways to keep any relationship alive and sexually satisfied!! Plus, you get all the information you need on the products you need to keep your sex life complete!! www.spiceupyourlifetoday.com
Passionate resource
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-05-23
Review Date: 2007-05-23
Great book with many useful suggestions. Easy to read. I have continued to refer to it for new ideas.
Spice up your life!
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-05-07
Review Date: 2007-05-07
What a great guide! It offers solid practical advice for all of us! I feel somewhat knowledgeable on the subject and still added a few tricks to my arsenal!
Not so great
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2007-07-05
Review Date: 2007-07-05
This book is more like a catalog of sex gizmos for sale, than passion techniques.

Mythology: The DC Comics Art of Alex Ross
Published in Hardcover by Pantheon (2003-10)
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Average review score: 

Mythology by Alex "Worlds Finest" Ross
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-04-30
Review Date: 2008-04-30
Mythology collects the stellar art work of Alex Ross showcasing the worlds finest images of the major DC characters such as Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. This book highlights key points of the characters beginnings and evolutions with clear and informative writing. Gorgeously illustrated by Alex Ross coupled with wonderfully laid out design work the reader will find it quite difficult to put down this handsome book.Mythology: The DC Comics Art of Alex Ross
Alex Ross: Mythology
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-04-07
Review Date: 2008-04-07
An amazingly illustrated montage of Ross's work. A beautiful book for fans of comic book art and art in general.
Alex Ross Book
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Review Date: 2008-03-24
Review Date: 2008-03-24
AMAZING. Totally worth buying. If you like Alex Ross, you will not regret this purchase. The book includes Ross' comments on inspiration, collaborations, thoughts, insights, and much more. Truly inspiring.
Fantastic Review of Alex Ross' Art
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-08-04
Review Date: 2007-08-04
It's a great work, detailing all the work of Alex Ross in DC Comics. In this book, we get the notions of how he figures out the characters, their concepts and ideologies, etc. Moreover, with this book we can see how the Art is transported from the artist's mind to the paper.
There's just one book better than this one: it's hardcover version, much more beautiful.
There's just one book better than this one: it's hardcover version, much more beautiful.
Should have been better...
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 17 total.
Review Date: 2007-02-16
Review Date: 2007-02-16
Wow. I love Alex Ross, and he has soooo many beautiful pieces that they shouldn't have had any trouble finding classic, beautiful images.
This calandar is half filler. Some months are nothing more than pictures of toys based on Ross's paintings. That's ridiculous. I could have settled for the design art that the toys were made from, but I didn't buy a calandar of the artist's works to see lame products several times removed from the actual art.
High hopes led to great disappointment.
This calandar is half filler. Some months are nothing more than pictures of toys based on Ross's paintings. That's ridiculous. I could have settled for the design art that the toys were made from, but I didn't buy a calandar of the artist's works to see lame products several times removed from the actual art.
High hopes led to great disappointment.

Andy Goldsworthy: A Collaboration with Nature
Published in Hardcover by Harry N. Abrams (1990-09-01)
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Average review score: 

not too shabby.
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-03-21
Review Date: 2008-03-21
while i bought this book for another, i find it to be pretty good. some pictures aren't up to todays digital quality, but its still great to look at. you won't be disappointed.
Andy Goldsworthy is AWESOME
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Review Date: 2008-01-20
Review Date: 2008-01-20
AMAZING - INSPIRING - AWESOME. This book was purchased in tandum with the video "Rivers and Tides". I don't think I could just pick one or the other. What one begins, the other ends and the relationship is perfect. Be inspired - spend time, REAL TIME - looking at these images and reading about his work and his methods. You will look at the world a new way. I am a professional photographer and the photography is gorgous. You can't miss this one.
Andy Goldworthy: A collaboration with nature
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Review Date: 2008-01-14
Review Date: 2008-01-14
I was instantly attracted to the cover. I would have liked two things before I purchased. The date of publication and to have access to more pictures in the book. It was a gift and it is loved. I love you people...I love free shipping....it is now a HUGE factor in whether I purchase on line or get in my car and go to the book store.
Noteworthy
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2007-10-22
Review Date: 2007-10-22
I plan to acquire more Andy Goldsworthy albums. His photo art calms the mind, eyes and soul...look at it while listening to your favorite calming music!
Awe inspiring photography from the master of nature.
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2007-09-17
Review Date: 2007-09-17
This is classic Andy at his finest. A must have for your coffee table, bookshelf or any tucked away corner or your home. Fantastic intro book to get anyone to know Andy and his work. A great gift. Pick up a few for yourself.

Mitch O'connell: Tattoos
Published in Paperback by Last Gasp (2007-05-15)
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Average review score: 

Its Okay
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Review Date: 2008-07-14
Review Date: 2008-07-14
This book doesn't have any pictures of actual work. Each image looks like a professional cartoon but there are many variations of the same work. For instance he might have 4 pictures of the same woman, with the same face, but wearing different clothes. Almost every image has some cute caption to go along with the picture but I didn't think there was more than a handful someone would want on their body.
Awesome!
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Review Date: 2008-07-13
Review Date: 2008-07-13
Very cool book. This book has some really funny artwork in it. Definitely a good one to have in your tattoo shop's collection!
SA-WEEET!
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Review Date: 2008-07-10
Review Date: 2008-07-10
Fantastically original style! It is very rare that you come across an artist with a vision who is not afraid to put it out there. Had to get the book to view the entire collection and it definitely hit the mark. You have to check out the dude's website for additional killer works and goodies too ([...] ). Cheers!
Great art. Great tatoos. Good book.
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Review Date: 2008-05-12
Review Date: 2008-05-12
If you like Mitch OConnell or if you are into tatoos or illustration in general this is a great book. Tatoos have become pretty standard but these are a notch above the rest.
If I was being really picky, my only complaint would be that the line art is filled in with some shabby coloring. As if an intern who just learned to use a computer and gradients did the coloring. But I'm assuming it's to simulate the coloring in a real tatoo, so who really cares?
Good book.
If I was being really picky, my only complaint would be that the line art is filled in with some shabby coloring. As if an intern who just learned to use a computer and gradients did the coloring. But I'm assuming it's to simulate the coloring in a real tatoo, so who really cares?
Good book.
I LOVE THIS BOOK!!
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Review Date: 2008-05-09
Review Date: 2008-05-09
Seriously, Mitch Oconnell is a great artist. This book is proudly displayed on my coffeetable. Everyone comes over and thumbs through its tantilizing images. I would recommend it to all the cool kids and art snobs!

Colored Pencil Portraits
Published in Paperback by North Light Books (2005-01-29)
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Average review score: 

Ann Kullberg Knows How to Teach!
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Review Date: 2008-06-08
Review Date: 2008-06-08
I have taken a workshop by Ann Kullberg she teaches colored pencil so clearly that even I learned something. I have read this book and one of her other books. Colored pencil painting done by showing the importance of layering colors in creating shapes with depth and richness in colors. I've since used what I learned from Kullberg in my other painting mediums. I've got nothing but praise for this book!
Excellent reference for colored pencil enthusiasts
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Review Date: 2008-05-05
Review Date: 2008-05-05
For those interested in the colored pencil medium, this is a descriptive reference for portraiture creation.
Excellent presentation and information
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Review Date: 2008-01-23
Review Date: 2008-01-23
When I recieved this book, the first thing I did was skim through it entirely. It is very informative and well written, going into excellent detail in technique and color theory for the medium of colored pencil. After settling down with enough time to properly read it ( although the chapters are detailed enough that it is not necessary to do so), I also found that the techniques explained incorperate very well into my own personal style of drawing. It will definatly remain, as a great reference, in my studio for years to come! I recommend this book to anyone who loves colored pencil or those that have no idea just what a colored pencil can do.
Colored Pencil Portraits: Step by Step
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Review Date: 2007-09-14
Review Date: 2007-09-14
This book is equally useful for beginning colored pencil artists through more advanced portrait artists. It is a must read for beginners, as I am. Author Anita Kullberg begins with basic colored pencil techniques, composition and the all-important skills of using light, dark and mid tone values. Then, she leads the reader through the step-by-step techniques of painting skin tones, facial characteristics and realistic hair. By the time I painted my second portrait using Kullberg's techniques described in this book, my painting was believable and recognizable. Far more important to the amateur, I really liked my work! The book is indexed for an easy search for content and Kullberg's "Hints" are real gems. This is a great reference book in addition to the tutorials.
Very helpful; well written aid to great portraits.
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Review Date: 2008-05-17
Review Date: 2008-05-17
Colored Pencil Portraits
I have been a non-professional artist for over 50 years, and I do primarily portraits of people and pets. This book offered very thorough help. For example, the author showed how to create your own guide for skin tones using the brand of pencils she uses. It made it very easy to create the same effects.
She also gave quite a bit of space to explaining how to do a background, and showing good and bad examples of how to place the main subject within the "frame" of the background. Many full color examples of what she is trying to explain make the book enjoyable and easy to understand the points she is making.
All in all, this book is well worth buying if you do portraits--or would like to.
I have been a non-professional artist for over 50 years, and I do primarily portraits of people and pets. This book offered very thorough help. For example, the author showed how to create your own guide for skin tones using the brand of pencils she uses. It made it very easy to create the same effects.
She also gave quite a bit of space to explaining how to do a background, and showing good and bad examples of how to place the main subject within the "frame" of the background. Many full color examples of what she is trying to explain make the book enjoyable and easy to understand the points she is making.
All in all, this book is well worth buying if you do portraits--or would like to.
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Everyone should read this book. I have read a lot of relationships and sex books. This one, by far, is the best for me. Was almost like a total
pleasure, I am giving it as a gift for special occasions and recommending it to everyone I know.