The Complete Book of Hand Shadows (eBook)

Instructions for Shadowgraphy

Louis Nikola (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016
112 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-81779-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Generations of entertainers have amused audiences of children and adults with the art of hand shadows, using only a light source and their own two hands to form immediately recognizable profiles of people and animals. Lovers of nostalgia and aspiring hand shadow artists will delight in this facsimile of a 1913 book, which features more than 50 hand shadows. These quaint illustrations depict many different types of shadows, from swans, rabbits, and other animals to historic figures and fictional characters. Each hand shadow is accompanied by a description of specific hand positioning and an illustration. Additional helpful tips include instructions on lighting, projection screens, and hand exercises.

Autor

In addition to publishing books on magic and hand shadows, Louis Nikola (1878–1936) performed in Great Britain and Australia during the World War I era.

Inhalt

IntroductionI. The LightII. The Projection ScreenIII. General ArrangementsIV. Advanced PracticeV. Animal FormsVI. BirdsVII. Character StudiesVIII. Figures with AccessoriesIX. A Shadow Pantomine

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.11.2016
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 130 x 130 mm
• Gewicht: 149 g
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Spielen / Lernen ► Abenteuer / Spielgeschichten
• Schlagworte: ART • artists • book of hand shadows • Destiny • early 20th century theater • easy to read • engaging, vaudeville, magic, sleight of hand, illusion • Entertainment • Games • Good and evil • hand shadow artists • Historical • instructions for shadowgraphy • Life and Death • Magic • miming • Non-fiction • optical illusions theater • shadowgraphy • shadow illusions • Theatre • tips on hand shadows
• ISBN-10: 0-486-81779-2 / 0486817792
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-81779-8 / 9780486817798