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The Steampunk User's Manual : an Illustrated Practical and Whimsical Guide to Creating Retro-futurist Dreams.
Steampunk, the retro-futuristic cultural movement, has become a substantial and permanent genre in the worlds of fantasy and science fiction. A large part of its appeal is that, at its core, Steampunk is about doing it yourself: building on the past while also innovating and creating something origi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Abrams,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction : Why steampunk? ; Basics about the creative process
- Steampunk art and making : "Old hat"?: Steering clear of clichés: goggles, gears and clockwork insects ; Pursuing the new: diversity, realism, biotech, and more ; Finding inspiration: tips from artists and makers ; Hands-on handicraft: the "DIY" ideal ; Developing your steam-era skills ; Meeting challenges: the methodical versus "happy accidents" ; Advice for new artists and makers ; Projects : creating the chai cycle / James MacIntyre with Toni Green ; Making steampunk magnets from used bottle caps / Catherine Cheek ; Building a steam-powered orrery / William Francis ; Making a collaged steampunk stand-up greeting / Ramona Szczerba ; Thomas Willeford's steam-powered mecha-penguin / Scott Miller
- Dadd, Richard: fantastic Victoriana / Jess Nevins
- Steampunk design: fashion, architecture, and interiors : How retro-futurism is influencing fashion, architecture, and design ; Original illustration / Molly Crabapple ; Reuse, reenvision, repeat: retro-futurist fashion / Katherine Gleason
- Three rings interior: because we can ; Truth coffee shop interior: Haldane Martin ; The future of steampunk fashion and design: in with the old and the new ; Finding inspiration: tips from designers ; Steampunk fashion and design: a DIY state of mind ; School for steampunks: mastering hands-on skills ; From pattern to product: the working process ; Advice for new designers : Steamarama: the RetroFuture home of yesterday and tomorrow / Bruce and Melanie Rosenbaum ; Project : Crafting a Rococopunk jacket from found materials / Megan Maude ; Reade House: fantastic Victoriana / Jess Nevins
- Steampunk storytelling : Finding the path to steampunk ; Steering clear of clichés and pursuing the new ; Kraken vs. airship: battle scene / Richard Preston and Jeremy Zerfoss ; The DIY approach : Objects as narrative: Jake von Slatt's fake machines ; Original artwork / Ivia Stevanovic ; Steampunk collections : Illustrating the steampunk story / Irene Gal lo ; The working process ; Dealing with challenges ; Advice for new writers: writing exercises repurposing art / Matthew Cheney ; Detroit installation: fantastic Victoriana / Jess Nevins
- Steampunk music and performance : Exploration and adventure: steampunk's central story ; Anna Chen's The steampunk opium wars ; Bringing steampunk to the stage : "Building a utopian playland": Steampunk and performance / Diana M. Pho ; Finding the path to steampunk ; Steampunk music's past and future : Steering clear of clichés ; Pursuing the new ; DIY for musicians and performers ; Finding inspiration: tips from musicians and performers ; The art of found-percussion / Eric Farber ; Learing the basics: the steampunk musician' s tools ; The creative life: a working process for musicians and performers ; Collaboration with the band ; Collaboration with audience : Reproduction and adaptation: a steampunk story from page to performance / Nancy Hightower ; Advice for aspiring musicians and performers ; Project : Makng a bonebox and canjo / Matt Lorenz
- Retro-future fantasies and steampunk dreams : Big ideas from artists and makers ; ... from designers and fashionistas ; ... from storytellers ; ... musicians and performers.