If I were to envision Doodlers Anonymous as a published book, it would look damn close to the one I am about to give away.
Julia Rothman is an illustrator and pattern designer who runs the popular blog
Book By Its Cover, which features a different art-related book every weekday. We've been fans of the site since day one and especially love the weekly sketchbook series.
Her latest book,
Drawn In
, is a peek into the inspiring sketchbooks of 44 fine artists, illustrators, graphic designers, and cartoonists. It's an incredible read, filled with insightful q&a and beautiful full-color photographs of sketchbook pages that were quite possibly never meant to be seen.
We are fans not only of the content, but because it features some of our favorite artists. Of the 44, at least 10 have been featured on Doodlers Anonymous, including the amazing
Ted McGrath.
Friends of DA, we are giving this great book away. To be in the running, just leave a comment with the title of a book you bought because of its cover. We'll pick a winner from the hat. Comments close June 15th (Wednesday) at 2pm Eastern. Good luck everyone;...and for those of you that can't wait,
get your hands on the book today
. It deserves to be on your coffee table.
And the winner is: Robyn Wells. Congrats!
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im just a sucker for those old book cover illustrations.
http://images.bidorbuy.co.za/user_images/539/1434539_110129210330_1_007.jpg
http://www.planetatangerina.com/publico/2.editora_livros_30.html
This is really lovely book, especially good for the approaching summer!
And yay! That book is finally out!
(bought after I had already made my wedding invitations I might add!)
Beautiful cropping and vintage look.
It is the Black and white cover version.
(link to image) http://images.twomillionbooks.com/9780099419785.jpg
(I didn´t read the book - just bought it because of the beautiful cover ^^)
Anyway, these are:
1. Dot for Short by Frieda Friedman (http://www.amazon.com/Dot-Short-Frieda-Friedman/product-reviews/B000FPGGGM)
2. Myrtle Albertina's Secret by Lillian Pohlmann (http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3995236-myrtle-albertina-s-secret)
3. Terror on the Mountain by Phillip Viereck (http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2132846.Summer_I_Was_Lost)
I think I'll read them now XD
I don't make glass beads but the book is full of drawing inspiration.
This cover
it didnt matter whats inside, and then when i opened it, ofcourse the insides are magnificent, too!
http://gatheringbooks.wordpress.com/2011/04/06/suzy-lee%E2%80%99s-mirror-shadow-wave/
What It Is? BOTH by Lynda Barry.
http://www.amazon.com/What-Lynda-Barry/dp/1897299354/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b
Great giveaway, sketchbooks are one of the most inspiring medias for me!
http://bookcoverarchive.com/images/books/downtown_owl.large.jpg
Also, I just happened to pick this book (Drawn In) up at Barnes and Noble and I loved it so much I wrote down almost every single artists name to look up later. Sketchbooks are unbelievably inspiring.
Gorgeous cover and luckily a fantastic book!
I bought this one for the cover, but the inside's cool, too.
( At close range the marbles look like planets to me )
http://tinyurl.com/3qumrzw
I have yet to even read it! I am a huge proponent of buying books with covers that were clearly artistically thought out. and i despise it when they use movie covers!!!
http://www.grafikbrief.de/shopartikel/Scheinb_Im+Land_d_letzten_Titel_g.jpg
"And the heart says whatever" - Emily Gould (equal parts awesome title and cover)
& many, many more
http://www.amazon.com/Grays-Anatomy-Collectors-Henry-Gray/dp/0517223651/ref=cm_lmf_img_12
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