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1,000 Steampunk Creations: Neo-Victorian Fashion, Gear, and Art (1000 Series)

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I just received my copy of 1000 Steampunk Creations today and I love it. For the price you can't beat it. It's 320 pages in a stiff paperback/hardback with quality printing (no printing issues noticed).

The book is divided into the following chapters:
Modified Technology
Fine Art and Sculpture
Home Decor
Hats and Accessories
Jewelry
Inventions and Contraptions
and includes and image directory, artist directory and resources.

There is a very very short introduction, and the rest of the book is nothing but pictures and captions. So, at 320 pages this gives you an idea of the amount of material presented (1000 creations as the title mentions).

It's a must for Steampunk enthusiasts, and at this price I'd say if you are an artist or other creative type I would pick this one up. Highly recommended.

1,000 Steampunk creations? I think not. Multiple creations throughout the book are shot at different angles and entered into this book as another creation. Also, there is no title of what each creation is or even a description. I feel this book is just a bunch of pictures that you can see on the internet by looking up the creators. This book is uninspired and uninspiring to anyone looking for information about the Steampunk genre. I plan to return this book and I don't recommend it to anyone else.

This is the book that Monsieur Vernes referenced for inspiration. 1000 full color photographs of arguably the best Steampunk inventions, mods, art, clothing, and stage productions currently available. I am amazed and inspired with each submersion into this Victorian Sci-Fi documentary; it depths continually revealing new treasures.

The title is a little misleading in that there are 1000 photographs, but several items are featured in two or three of these 1000 as detail views. There is an image directory in the back that gives brief explanations of each photo.

A must have for the collector, inventor, and writer and well worth the price.

This glossy, detailed book is a fabulous reference for any Steampunk fan. With page after page of sharp photos the reader is provided with a seemingly endless list of names for an Etsy binge, as well as inspiration for his/her own creations. A gorgeous display of artistic talent!

Hi,

I've relied on Amazon reviews to steer me to consumer success for years. After the purchase of this book I find myself obligated to write this, my very first review, to give back to the community I've relied on for so long. And as such I give you an unbias, practically sound, and factually based review.

A cohort and myself bought this book in hopes of supporting our well versed research into the world of steampunk. We're working on our own game and supporting storyline and have purchased a few resources to further educated ourselves in any and all aspects of the genre. We're generally laid back fellas and have appriciated every book we have purchased thus far in at least one way or another. We're glass half full kind of guys. I think most steampunk fans are. And it is without reservation that I must say there is not a single desirable aspect about this book. It's not that *we* did not like this book. But rather it is that I belive this book would benefit no one for any reason in any circumstance whatsoever. Let me explain.

This book literally is a compilation of 1000 pictures. You would think this would be easy to nail. And is why we purchased the book before any reviews were posted. So, let me explain how and why this book did fail at something so simple. There are no words in this book at all. No gadget titles, no short explainations, no author references, nothing. On each page is literally a few pictures. That's it. There are numerous repeated pictures meaning the title of the book is a complete lie. To be clear, this book, entitled "1000 steampunk creations", in fact as much less than 1000 steampunk creations. It contains numerous angles of the same creation on multiple occasions. And quite frankly some of the angles and/or zoomed in shots are completely unnecessary.

To be honest I think most of the initial few positive reviews for this book are likely family and friends of the "author" (the one that wrote 0 original words in this "book"). Please save yourself the cost of this book and look elsewhere for inspiration and pictures.

Justin

Gives a big selection of the Steampunk world. Learned what goes into making an item Steampunk. Good for inspiration for creating your own Steampunk statement. Reads much like a sales catalog. Would have liked more discussion of the Steampunk world. Recommend for the curious and those looking for Steampunk gear and fashion.

This book is full of kitsch. There is rarely any real creation that encompasses the real beauty of Steampunk. If I say that Steampunk is just a way of gluing old rusty cogs together with some other trash you find in the attic, then this book would be perfect. But its not. The power of Steampunk is in the fact that one person can create fully functional fabrications, from materials like wood, brass, glass, leather ... without the use of hi tech. This is just some art crap pilled together... but that's just my point of view... of course.

This book fills the need for a good, comprehensive overview of Steampunk items created by professionals and amateurs. Divided into logical sections, the photos are generally good-sized, clear, and colorful. I might have liked some larger photos for some items or details of others, but it is still a very attractively done book.

If you're looking for a DIY or a descriptive essay book, this isn't what you're looking for. There are already quite a few books of that sort available. So far, this is the first high quality pictorial Steampunk volume I've seen.

If you want to get a broad view of the many kinds of objects & artwork encompassed by the steam style, you'll love this book.

I was so impressed with this book. It is packed with great pictures and ideas. We love to go to the Renaissance Faire and this year I'm going to go all steampunked out. I can't wait to start creating my own masterpieces! Highly recommended!

It took me the better part of four hours to pour and drool over all the beauuuutiful pics in this tome.... It's delightful!!! My only (and very slight) criticism.... Is that I would have loved to see more jewelry and clothing, but mostly more jewelry... And only because they can be a bit hard to find. Thank you thank you for putting this together!!!!