5 Books Every Artist Should Read
In our previous post we talked about the various ways to become a professional painter. Today we will go further with the five books our team members recommend having in your artistic-bookshelf. There is something to suit all tastes!
Creative Illustration by Andrew Loomis
This title is a must-read addressed to advanced artists. You will understand how to improve your art thanks to 300 pages of wonderful illustrations and their useful explanations. Loomis’ advice is timeless and priceless! All his books about anatomy are also worth studying.
How to Draw, Drawing and Sketching Objects and Environments from your Imagination by Scott Robertson
This book is a good way to work on your mechanical drawings. You’d better have basic knowledge in art to get into what Scott Robertson has to offer. Still he masters the art of explaining complicated subjects matters in a very understandable way. How to Render, the second book of the series, complements well the first one.
Framed Ink: Drawing and Composition for Visual Storytellers by Marcos Mateu-Mestre
Thanks to precise definitions well illustrated, this book gives you the opportunity to empower your compositions, make them tell a deeper story. This book is a toolbox every artist should own. The content goes beyond theory to bring new ideas to the reader. Every time you will go through it, you are certain to learn something new. Among his other books, Framed Perspective Vol. 1 is also a good tool to master perspective.
Color and Light by James Gurney
In this book, the artist of the Dinotopia series manages to put words on a vast subject. From color theory to special cases, he reviews everything a professional painter needs to master color and light. By analyzing his creative process and giving examples, he brings to light things that most artists can’t explain.
Figure Drawing: Design and Invention by Michael Hampton
Many artists compare this book to an amazing private lesson. Well thought examples and exercises make it easy to understand the foundations of human anatomy applied to drawing, especially when he describes how muscles work through simple shapes. A must-read to everybody willing to master figure drawing from your imagination.
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