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This triangle is also called a drafting triangle, hence the name. [1] This triangle is also half of an equilateral triangle , and a polydrafter's cells must consist of halves of triangles in the triangular tiling of the plane; consequently, when two drafters share an edge that is the middle of their three edge lengths, they must be reflections ...
Christopher John Rocco (born July 9, 1967), [1] [a] simply known as John Rocco is an American illustrator of book covers and children's books. [1] He is best known for illustrating the covers of books in the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series. He is the sole creator of some children's picture books.
Modern book illustration comes from the 15th-century woodcut illustrations that were fairly rapidly included in early printed books, and later block books. [1] Other techniques such as engraving , etching , lithography and various kinds of colour printing were to expand the possibilities and were exploited by such masters as Daumier , Doré or ...
Franklin Booth (July 18, 1874 – August 25, 1948) was an American artist known for his detailed pen-and-ink illustrations. He had a unique illustration style based upon his early recreation of wood engraving illustrations with pen and ink.
Cover of Carter Brown's novel Nymph to the Slaughter by Robert McGinnis, 1963. Robert Edward McGinnis (born February 3, 1926) [1] is an American artist and illustrator.McGinnis is known for his illustrations of more than 1,200 paperback book covers, [2] and over 40 movie posters, including Breakfast at Tiffany's (his first film poster assignment), [3] Barbarella, and several James Bond and ...
The spine of the book is an important aspect in book design, especially in the cover design. When the books are stacked up or stored in a shelf, the details on the spine is the only visible surface that contains the information about the book. In a book store, it is often the details on the spine that attract the attention first.
John Howe was born in Vancouver, British Columbia.He was drawing from pre-school age, with his mother's help. Around primary school age he found his mother's ability no longer living up to his expectations, and even got frustrated once at both his mother and himself at not being able to draw a cow to his expectations.
Pino Daeni (November 8, 1939 – May 25, 2010) was an Italian-American book illustrator and artist. He is known for his style of feminine, romantic women and strong men painted with loose but accurate brushwork.