This series provides up-to-date information on the latest arms that foot soldiers carry into battle. Containing the most recent advances and additions to the world's ground forces, these books examine the different features of each of the weapon systems being used today. A look at the history and characteristics of some of the world's best-known rifles, this book examines the leading mass-produced rifles-the U.S. M16, the Soviet AK-47, and the futuristic AUG. It also covers different caliber precision weapons: chamber rifles and semiautomatic models and the latest technological developments that have occurred along with them.

Assault and Precision Weapons (Armament and Technology)

History

Diez, Octavio

Military

Lema Pub

This series provides up-to-date information on the latest arms that foot soldiers carry into battle. Containing the most recent advances and additions to the world's ground forces, these books examine the different features of each of the weapon systems being used today. 
The advent of the tank in World War I meant an immediate need for heavier weapons for ground soldiers. The most famous light and medium infantry weapons are detailed here, covering the different types of rocket launchers, grenade launchers, and mortars. Also examined are the logistical aspects of the combatant-especially uniforms, protection, and aquatic equipment.

Support Weapons and Combat Equipment

From the fundamentals of volume, contrast, and atmosphere to the intricacies of the parallel, oblique, and aerial perspectives, this guide provides the beginning artist with the basic tools necessary for seeing and re-creating images on canvas. Lessons from the great masters, including information about their techniques and inspiration, offer a starting point for personal interpretation. Included are practical exercises and discussions of perspective, depth, and color.

Composition and Interpretation

Arts & Photography

Parramon, Jose M.

Parramon, Jose

Study & Teaching

Culled from the techniques of a group of professional artists, this guide to creating landscapes using watercolors tackles a number of difficult issues that both beginning and seasoned artists face. From reserving white spaces and the perspective of interiors to the composition and interpretation of a landscape, the artist is presented with clear visual instructions and step-by-step explanations for each picture. Also included are techniques for painting nudes in the tonalist style and for drawing and painting flowers, seascapes, and still-life compositions using a colorist approach.

Landscapes Techniques

Drawing and painting well is every artist's dream, whether professional or amateur, but this requires a strong grasp of theory, an understanding of the tricks of the trade, and guided practice. These guides offer each of those fundamentals through step-by-step exercises, drawings of specific cases that tend to cause the most difficulties, and models to paint that include steps from professional artists. Also included in each are guidelines on watercolor paper that provide a reference and a jumping-off point for the creation of unique compositions and interpretations. Expressing a likeness for a subject, an accurate expression, and a suggestion of a person's character in a portrait are challenges that confront all artists. Included in this book are the tools artists need to learn to represent the different volumes and shadows on a face, features of a sleeping child, wrinkles and laugh lines, and textures of clothing. Models of different positions and moods provide references for artists to learn how to capture the personality and soul of their subjects.

Figures and Portraits

Graphic Design

Seascapes

Drawing and painting well is every artist's dream, whether professional or amateur, but this requires a strong grasp of theory, an understanding of the tricks of the trade, and guided practice. These guides offer each of those fundamentals through step-by-step exercises, drawings of specific cases that tend to cause the most difficulties, and models to paint that include steps from professional artists. Also included in each are guidelines on watercolor paper that provide a reference and a jumping-off point for the creation of unique compositions and interpretations.  A city is a microcosm in which there are clashes of everything from the traditional and the modern to nature and human creations, providing rich fodder for an artist to contemplate and interpret. This instructional guide reveals secrets and techniques for using synthesis and depth in urban views, for using volume and color in market scenes, and for creating the perspectives of streets and avenues. Also included are tricks for accurately portraying old town quarters, skyscrapers, vehicles, and crowds.

Urban Landscapes

Painting

Drawing and painting well is every artist's dream, whether professional or amateur, but this requires a strong grasp of theory, an understanding of the tricks of the trade, and guided practice. These guides offer each of those fundamentals through step-by-step exercises, drawings of specific cases that tend to cause the most difficulties, and models to paint that include steps from professional artists. Also included in each are guidelines on watercolor paper that provide a reference and a jumping-off point for the creation of unique compositions and interpretations. 
To portray the human body accurately and realistically, an understanding of anatomy is necessary. The discussions of anatomy and art in this book include those of muscles and bones, the configuration of the face, the different tones and textures of human skin, and the structures of limbs. Also included are four pages of models to help the beginner solve the most common problems encountered when drawing the human figure.

Human Anatomy

Aircraft Carriers, Submarines & Cruisers (Armament & Technology Series)

Science & Math

BUSQUETS, Camil

LEMA Publications

Technology

Series: Encyclopaedia of Armament &amp; TechnologyPaperback: 96 pagesPublisher: Lema Pub (November 1999)Language: English

Fighters and Stealth Aircraft: Encyclopedia of Armament and Technology

Diez, Octavi

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