MICKEY BASKETT (dist. by Sterling)
How to Sketch Animals (Mar., $14.95) by Kaaren Poole. Photos and worksheets help in this learning process.
BATSFORD (dist. by Sterling)
New Fashion Figure Templates (July, $24.95) by Patrick John Ireland leads the fashion student through every stage of the design process.
BIRKHUSER
Breaking the Rules (Mar., $30.95) by the Museum of Design Zurich uses posters from 1980 to 1995 to present a heterogeneous collection of design attitudes.
Basics CAD
(Apr., $16.95) by Jan Krebs. Among the topics covered are the virtual drawing board, drawing functions and more.
CENTURY (dist. by Trafalgar Sq./IPG)
Wall and Piece (Apr., $22.95) by Banksy assembles the works of Britain's new guerrilla street artist, who has painted public spaces in major cities.
COLLINSDESIGN
The Monster Book of More Manga (Mar., $24.95) by Ikari Studio teaches how to draw the most popular figures and themes.
WALTER FOSTER
Acrylic Painting Kit Layer by Layer: Garden Harmony (Mar., $16.95) by Mia Tavonatti includes a preprinted canvas and color mixing samples.
GETTY PUBLICATIONS
Gardens in Art (Apr., $24.95) by Lucia Impelluso analyzes the types of gardens portrayed in Western art and reveals their symbolic meanings.
GIBBS SMITH
Off the Grid Homes: Studies for Sustainable Living (Apr., $21.95) by Lori Ryker, photos by Audrey Hall, looks at six contemporary projects that provide for alternative energy.
GILES (dist. by Antique Collectors' Club)
The Magic of Remedios Varo (Mar., $25) by Luis-Martin Lozano traces the career of Mexico's leading surrealist through 77 of her paintings.
LONG RIVER PRESS (dist. by Consortium)
Picture Chinese: Art as Language (Apr., $19.95) by Sukming Lo. More than 300 illustrations show the artistic, logical and historical evolution of written Chinese. Author tour.
MCPHERSON CO./ DOCUMENTEXT
The Imagination of Art (May, $18) by Gianfranco Baruchello and Henry Martin combines the authors'How to Imagine and Why Duchamp with a new preface.
MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESS
AIA Guide to the Twin Cities: The Essential Source on the Architecture of Minneapolis and St. Paul (May, $29.95) by Larry Millett highlights 3,000 architectural structures.
MIT PRESS
Design and Art (Mar., $22.95), edited by Alex Coles, addresses the rise of the "design-art" phenomenon that breaks down previously existing boundaries. Copublished with Whitechapel Gallery—Documents of Contemporary Art series.
MONACELLI PRESS
Working: 20 Projects in Progress (June, $35) by Enrique Norten/TEN Arquitectos. Sketches, models and polished renderings illustrate the design firm's current work.
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART (dist. by D.A.P.)
The Photographer's Eye (Mar., $24.95) by John Szarkowski brings back into print the 1966 introduction to the visual language of photography.
NEW HOLLAND (dist. by Sterling)
Draw Animation: Equipment Set-up, Basic Techniques, Tricks of the Trade (May, $14.95) by Paul Hardman reveals the basics involved in making an animated film.
PENGUIN
Scandals, Vandals, and da Vincis: A Gallery of Remarkable Art Tales (Apr., $14) by Harvey Rachlin reveals how the world's most famous paintings survived burglary, forgeries and other misadventures. Ad/promo.
PRESTEL
Soviet Posters (Mar., $35) by Maria Lafont compiles Soviet propaganda posters, many rare and hitherto unpublished.
PRINCETON ARCHITECTURAL PRESS
Mingering Mike: The Amazing Career of an Imaginary Soul Superstar (May, $24.95) by Dori Hadar looks at the artist who immortalized a fictitious musical career in the '60s and '70s with finely detailed album covers.
ROCKPORT
Indie Fonts 3: A Compendium of Digital Type from Independent Foundries (Mar., $35) by P22. The series' latest volume showcases 1,600 new fonts; includes CD-ROM of 33 free fonts.
Pattern + Palette Sourcebook 2: A Complete Guide to Choosing the Perfect Color and Pattern in Design (Mar., $30) by Heidi Arrizabalaga provides professional designers with a desktop library of colors and patterns.
SKIRA EDITORE
Vittorio Sgarbi's Caravaggio (Mar., $24.95) by Vittorio Sgarbi. The author shares his account of the artist's artistic and human vicissitudes.
THAMES HUDSON
Sticker City: Paper Graffiti Art (May, $24.95) by Claudia Walde surveys a worldwide trend in street art: paper works glued to city surfaces.
UNIV. OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS
A New World: England's First View of America (Mar.; $29.95, cloth $60) by Kim Sloan reproduces the British Museum collection of John White's drawings and paintings of Roanoke Island.
WATSON-GUPTILL
Drawing Dragons and Those Who Hunt Them (Aug., $21.95) by Christopher Hart. explains how to draw the ultimate beast. 75,000 first printing.
WILEY/FOR DUMMIES
Art History for Dummies (Apr., $24.99) presents an introduction to great art and artists.
