(Guitar Recorded Versions). Jerry Reed is one of country musics guitar pioneers. His unique instrumental approach has strongly influenced the current generation of Nashville players. Now; you can learn from the source! Here are a dozen songs transcribed in notes tab; plus an in-depth analysis of Jerrys style and approach to the guitar. Includes: Funky Junk * Jerrys Breakdown * The Mad Russian * A Major Attempt at a Minor Thing * Nut Sundae * Picky; Picky; Picky * Seidina (First Born) * Steeplechase Lane * Stumpwater * Swarmin * Swingin 69 * Two-Timin.
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45 of 45 people found the following review helpful. Finally; a sculpting book that helps those of ALL abilities!By A CustomerI was searching for a book that could help develop my limited talents. I followed Peter Rubinos guidelines and created a very credible portrait following his step by step geometric approach. This book can make everyone better at sculpting; regardless of skill level or talent. The beginner can improve dramatically - and the advanced will find new and fascinating dimensions for creating the portrait in clay. This book is a MUST READ for anyone whos had an interest in the art of sculpting at any level.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Images contained in the book are fairBy DubyI have a good collection of Portrait Clay books. This is a fair one. The images contained in the book are not great. Overall; the techniques are what you would expect from a book of this type. I did not find the book particularly helpful. It was a poor addition to my collection.9 of 9 people found the following review helpful. 5 Stars for Beginning ArtistsBy Hard MapleI am trying to get a hold of as many books on sculpting techniques as possible as I live 2 hours from the nearest college; so this is how I have to learn. While I also gave Katherine Deweys "Creating Lifelike Figures in Polymer Clay" a high review; those techniques just dont translate as well into sculpture as I had hoped (though her discussions on scaling and proportion do). Peter Rubinos "The Portrait in Clay" is an excellent step-by-step beginners guide to sculpting portraits. Its broken down into 5 sections.The first shows you the basic techniques on a generic head.The second section is a brief section on tools. Its brief because he doesnt use very many tools.The third section shows sculpting with a live model. The photos (the failing of far too many scultping books) are clear; detailed and actually show the area being concentrated on. They are not perfect; but still do an excellent job (you sometimes have to skip ahead a couple of pages to see what the current step looks like when completed).Section 4 is a detailed discussion of the individual features of the face: nose; eyes; ears; the mouth and chin. Part of what makes this book good is that during the first and third sections; he refers to these sections with page numbers so you are not just flipping around. However I think he could have merged sections 1 and 4; or at least put 4 after 1.Finally Peter details the finishing process: hollowing; firing and applying a patina. I must reserve judgement here. It reads good; but this is for water-based clay and I work in oils so I cant really comment on it.Books like this create a difficulting when attempting to rate them due to the differing abilities of the potential reader. So for this I will say 5 stars for the beginner; it has everything you need to make a good portrait in clay. You might even make a few bucks off what you learn. For the intermediate I would call it 3 stars because there is probably something in here that will make your process a little easier or more accurate. For advance artists; I doubt you will find much of value.My criticisms are three-fold. First; the artists finished portrait created during this book doesnt look like the live model. But I think this is due more to the artists eye than his techniques. Second; it doesnt offer any methods for smoothing the work to create more lifelike texture. And third; his patina finishes are; in my opinion; way too heavy-handed. He attempts to create the bluish effect of aged bronze; but really ends up just painting it blue.Again; a great book for the beginner; the best Ive read so far.
