Looking for Books with Art References for Artists! Artbooks Are Great Too, Please! 求个画画人看的素材书！画集也好呀呜呜呜
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1,000 Practical Sketching Examples: Season Two 实用速写1000例第二季
This is the latest 2018 edition of a pre-exam art tutoring book. It explains the meaning and basic knowledge of practical sketching, and provides strong support for the early training and guidance of art students. Throughout the full course of college entrance exam instruction, books of this kind should form part of an integrated teaching system, with connected, tiered, and progressively in-depth instruction. This creates a complete and consistent teaching approach, helping students learn the me
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Chinese Dress and Adornment: A Tang Dynasty Woman’s Journey 中国妆束：大唐女儿行
Drawing on findings from archaeology and historical research, this book traces the evolution of women's clothing and makeup during the Tang and Song dynasties, offering an in-depth analysis of the fashions of the time and showcasing the beauty of traditional dress. Through rigorously researched articles and exquisite illustrations, it presents the clothing and makeup of dozens of renowned women from the Tang and Song dynasties, along with a variety of objects related to dress and cosmetics.
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- 3 Song Dynasty Attire: A Visual Guide to What People Wore 大宋衣冠：图说宋人服饰 Compared with general histories of clothing, which discuss Song dynasty attire only in passing, Mr. Fu Boxing’s The Garb of the Great Song, as Zheng Chao, adviser to the Zhejiang Association of Literary and Art Critics, writes in the book’s first preface, can be called “a history of clothing through the eyes of a painter.” After reading a wealth of Song-era records and spending more than thirty years collecting visual materials, the author approaches the subject through art, applying a painter’s 167Reads9.3Score10514d adds
- 4 Ancient Chinese Patterns 中国上古纹饰 This informative and exploratory book examines decorative motifs from ancient China, from the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties through the Qin and Han. Its subjects include motifs on bronzes, pottery, jade, and lacquerware, as well as Han-dynasty pictorial carvings. It also discusses a handful of unusual vessel forms and archaeological sites, along with the origins of ancient motifs and their connections to prehistoric designs. The book aims to introduce ancient motifs in a relatively systematic w 121Reads9.0Score6714d adds
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A Brief History of Human Torture 人类酷刑简史
For thousands of years, humanity has devised many ingenious and cruel ways to inflict pain on its own kind. This tragic yet seemingly universal trait has corroded the civilization humanity strives to achieve. Though we now seem to detest torture, for more than 3,000 years it was part of the laws of all Europe and much of the Far East. A Brief History of Human Torture explores the many forms of punishment, torture, coercion, and torment. It takes readers into the arenas of ancient Rome, medieval
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You Are the Springtime on My Levee 你是我锢堤的春天
Period novels are set against real historical eras, weaving in social, cultural, and everyday-life elements to vividly recreate stories from a particular time in the past. These realistic period novels, set in different eras, each have their own unique appeal. We invite you to enjoy them.
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- 7 Not Getting Divorced Is as Good as Being Dead 不离婚等于死了 "The Marriage Preservation Bureau System reminds you: not getting divorced is the same as dying." "When wedding rings begin to gnaw at your finger bones, our love is undergoing a live dissection." On their fifth wedding anniversary, Cheng Yuan discovers that his wife Lin Xia's skin is becoming translucent layer by layer, like an onion. In a city where the smart wedding ring monitoring system has gone haywire, he watches his wife shed her skin, starting at her fingertips, while the people in the —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Fight Against Scams: Saving Seniors from Fraud 反诈之路：拯救陷入骗局的老人 The Fight Against Scams: Saving Elderly People Caught in Fraudulent Schemes —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Breath on Young Shoulders 幼肩上的呼吸 Breath on Young Shoulders —Reads—Score—14d adds
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Q-Style Three Kingdoms Q版三国
This book offers a modern perspective on the Three Kingdoms, blending the smoke-filled history of that era with the communication tools of our time. The essays are all playful, entertaining, and written for pleasure, rather than attempts to recreate history. The book is divided into five parts: "Showbiz Gossip," "Cultural Musings," "Lessons from Historical Figures," "Getting to the Bottom of Things," and "Men and Women in the World." The author has no interest in repeating the conventional think
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A Pocket Guide to Eastern Aesthetics: Chinese Hanfu 东方美学口袋书 华夏汉服
Hanfu is an important part of traditional Chinese culture. From its weaving and dyeing techniques to its patterns and color palettes, every detail reflects a distinctive Eastern aesthetic. This book is part of the Hanfu-themed series Pocket Books of Eastern Aesthetics. Organized by dynasty, it features more than 30 styles of Hanfu, including the curved-hem shenyi, the straight-hem shenyi, and cross-collar ruqun, guiding readers into the world of Hanfu culture and helping them appreciate the beau
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Top-Tier Villain's Twisted Love 顶级恶种病态爱
[Living by the blade + Russian-Chinese superhuman hybrid / ruthless Southeast Asian business kingpin / top hacker across all seven continents + a beast in human skin / wolfish and depraved + sexual tension] - On the day hail fell in Chonburi Province, Xia Koukhou was sent by her parents to live with a man as depraved as a wolf. Xia Koukhou remembered him. Her mother had said he was a bad man she must never provoke. Of course, the bad man remembered Xia Koukhou too. He had seen her twice. The fir
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- 13 Boonie Bears: A Collection of Little Stories 熊出没之小小故事大集合 [Childhood nostalgia + original plotlines + lighthearted fun with no angst + a collection of amusing stories] A few things to know before reading: This book has four volumes. Each volume is unrelated to the others, and they’re all fairly short. Think of it as a collection of fanfiction stories based on Boonie Bears. Volume One "Transmigrating into Boonie Bears and Pairing Up with Logger Vick (Male-Male Romance)" An excerpt: “Vick.” “Hmm?” “You’re blushing.” “…” “Your ears and neck are red, too. 97Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 No One in the World Is Like Her Anymore 世上无人再像她 Shen Ange knew that love could leave you battered to the bone, but without love she would become a walking corpse. Stubbornly, she believed that life was long enough for her to wait until he came back to her. In the end, though, she could no longer hold on... 1.6kReads8.1Score17414d adds
- 15 I Really Didn’t Want to Be Born 我真不想出生啊 “Congratulations, you’ve been born!” “Location: the women’s restroom at Xijiang Teachers’ College for Preschool Education” “Mother: a lovesick young woman, 1.6 meters tall” “Father: unknown” “Main quest: survive for one day” “Side quest: find your biological father” “Warning! Choose quickly and escape your predicament!” “Choice One: Open your mouth and cry loudly to attract the head of discipline!” “Choice Two: Call her ‘Mom’ and stir up what little maternal love she has!” “Choice Three: Immedia 2.2kReads8.6Score16714d adds
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Magnificent Chinese Masterpieces 了不起的中国名画
Chinese painting is a treasure of Chinese art, with a long history and a distinctive artistic style. This book selects representative masterpieces of Chinese painting, presenting them in historical order and focusing primarily on appreciation, while also introducing the distinctive techniques used in composition, form, and color. The paintings span a wide range of subjects, including figures, landscapes, flowers and birds, and scenes of daily customs. High-resolution images are paired with comme
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- 17 Records of Famous Paintings Through the Ages 历代名画记 China's first comprehensive history of painting. Written by Zhang Yanyuan of the Tang dynasty, the work consists of ten volumes and can be divided into three parts: an account of the development of painting and an exposition of painting theory; discussions of connoisseurship and collecting; and biographies of more than 370 painters. Serving as an encyclopedia of painting for its time, it holds an unparalleled, landmark place in the development of Chinese art history, bridging the past and the fu 14Reads8.8Score—14d adds
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My Little Hand-Drawn World 我的手绘小世界
In this book, the author uses a carefree, charming style and explains each step in concise detail to introduce us to a small world of hand-drawn art. It may not be the whole world, but it can extend to everything around us, including plants, animals, people, food, and buildings. The author warmly reminds readers to draw boldly if they enjoy it, without obsessing over whether their pictures look exactly "right." Just capture the distinctive features of the subject, and enjoy life's wonderful mome
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- 19 Twenty Lectures on Chinese Painting 中国绘画二十讲 Twenty Talks on Chinese Painting focuses on organizing the history of painting and tracing its logical threads, offering readers a complete picture of its development. From the Neolithic Age to the present spans five or six thousand years. That may not seem long from the perspective of human evolution, yet humanity's ability to understand itself and the objective world has changed dramatically. A more comprehensive understanding of the objective world gave rise to advances in knowledge and the b 30Reads7.4Score—14d adds
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A Brief History of Ancient Chinese Clothing 中国古代服饰小史
The history of Chinese clothing stretches back a long way, and its development can be seen as a vivid cultural history. From the Xia dynasty through the Qing dynasty, Chinese clothing culture reveals the distinctive styles and transformations of each era. As an important vehicle of social culture, clothing reflects not only the aesthetics and craftsmanship of different periods, but also social structures, cultural exchange, and political change. From the simple garments of primitive society to m
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Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: Painted Realms 聊斋画境
Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio is the culmination of ancient supernatural and strange-tale fiction, hailed as an unrivaled masterpiece. Its subject matter is wide-ranging, its material rich, and its artistic achievements remarkable. It created many memorable artistic archetypes, with vivid, distinctive characters that laid a foundation for visual art. Strange Tales Illustrated selects excerpts from more than 80 renowned classics among the 494 stories in the Zhu Qikai edition, revealing the
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- 22 Chinese Feng Shui for Beginners 零基础学习中国风水学 I'll be compiling many books, including The Golden Lock and Jade Pass Classic (Feng Shui for the Dead), the Boshan Treatise, the Treatise on the Subtle Manifestations, and the Treatise on Urging Officials. As long as readers enjoy them, I'll keep working through the books one by one. Feng Shui isn't really hard to learn, and you don't need to be intimidated by those so-called masters who wander around with a compass, scamming people. Don't believe everything you see in online videos where people 101Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Transformers and the Marvel Universe: The Age of Faint Light 变形金刚加漫威宇宙之微光世纪 Transformers IDW + Marvel Universe (The Cybertron arc is complete) The author is an artist, so please bear with the limited writing skills. Megatron is the love interest. There are quite a few original characters and an ensemble cast, and I’ll try to keep everyone in character. The first time Glimmer opened her optics, she was in a pitch-black research pod. Back then, she wasn’t called Glimmer. She was Experiment 197, a meaningless number. After escaping, she chose to become a doctor, but she d 241Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Spirit Ferry Season Five: Renewing Our Ten-Year Promise 灵魂摆渡第五季：再续十年之约 Some obsessions linger for ten years. Some souls deserve to be ferried across. Some stories are recorded neither in the Classic of Mountains and Seas nor in the Book of Life and Death. They exist only at Convenience Store No. 444. On nights when the moon turns red, souls are ferried across. Chiyou's soul is taken away by the Lord of Mount Tai, Zhao Li becomes Dongqing's eyes, and Xiaoya becomes Dongqing's wife. Convenience Store No. 444 still shines brightly, and the three familiar figures are s 1.4kReads6.9Score10214d adds
- 25 A Complete Guide to Reading Zhuangzi 庄子通读本 The Zhuangzi is a collection of philosophical essays written by Zhuang Zhou, a major Daoist thinker of the Warring States period, and his later followers. Also known as the Scripture of Nanhua, it is often paired with the Laozi as the “Lao-Zhuang” tradition and is a key text of Daoist thought. The work survives in 33 chapters, divided into Inner Chapters, Outer Chapters, and Miscellaneous Chapters. It is generally believed that the seven Inner Chapters were written by Zhuangzi himself and expres 67Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Fortune-Telling by Touch: Starting with Washing the Goddess's Feet 摸脚神算：从给女神洗脚开始 [Multiple Heroines + Fortune-Telling + Episodic Stories] Lu Renjia has a rather unusual way of telling fortunes: he has to touch feet. And every client who comes to him is a breathtaking goddess who makes his heart race... 135Reads6.9Score10014d adds
- 27 The Whole Village Eats Wild Greens, While I Lead My Kids in Cultivation and Farming 全村吃野菜，我带崽崽们修仙种田 [Farming + pocket dimension + cultivation + transmigration + strong heroine + feel-good story + making a fortune] Xiao Ying died unexpectedly while exploring an immortal estate, then became a vicious mountain village woman in Chenjia Village who sold her children and was addicted to gambling. Her eldest daughter knelt by the bed, desperately begging her not to sell her. Her eldest son was so despondent he nearly bashed his head in, while another son and daughter had already been sold off to serv 2.9kReads8.6Score36514d adds
- 28 Pre-Sales Manager 售前经理 In the information age, internet technology, artificial intelligence, and big data applications have addressed the challenges and needs of traditional industries, giving rise to new fields such as smart cities and smart education. After graduating from university, Jiang Haize unexpectedly became a presales manager in smart education. Presales managers, sales managers, and delivery managers are known as the iron triangle: every project depends on their cooperation. As a presales manager, Jiang Ha 4Reads—Score—14d adds
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I Transmigrated as a Deaf-Mute and Became a Beautiful Bride 穿越成聋哑女，我成了美娇娘
[Adorable babies + personal space + both leads are devoted to each other + strong female lead + face-slapping] An older medical graduate who never married transmigrates into the body of Gu Ningxi, a deaf-mute woman who is unloved by her family. After her scheming stepsister frames her, she becomes the Princess Consort of the Fierce Prince by a twist of fate. With her medical skills and a space of her own, she makes a flourishing life for herself. “My lord, we’re only married in name. Please beha
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The Savings System Summoned Me to Another World to Become a Rich Woman 我被存钱系统召唤到异世界当富婆
[Travel Between Two Worlds] + [Modern-Day Fantasy] + [System] + [Farming] + [No Romance] + [Food Business] + [Livestream] + [Building Wealth] + [Infrastructure] + [Redemption] Other people's Systems shower their Hosts with money and perks. Mine is all about being broke, forcing me to make money through street vending and hand over every last cent. I make a million a day Livestreaming skewers made with handsome men from the mall, only for the System to order me to turn off tips. I have to build
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- 31 Our Youth 我们的青春 Our Youth —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4k14d adds
- 33 The Fragrance of Ruolan, Forever in My Heart 茹兰花香念念不忘 The fragrance of Ru Lan’s flowers lingers in my memory. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 A Summer Too Lovely to Hide 难藏夏日 [The print edition is now available] In her senior year of high school, Yun Xiang was brought home by Cheng Xiao, one of her father's old comrades. Cheng Xiao had a son, a cocky, arrogant guy who loved looking down his nose at people. But he was good at school and great at video games. The first time Yun Xiang met Cheng Che, he stood on the stairs to the second floor and coldly laid down the rules. “Don’t come near me, don’t look at me, don’t tell anyone at school you know me, and don’t touch an 34.7kReads9.5Score5.1k14d adds
- 35 After Graduation, I Became a Homeroom Teacher 我毕业之后，又做了班主任 After I graduated, I became a homeroom teacher again. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
