50 Books to learn Art Fundamentals - Drawing, Painting, and Design - From Beginner to Advanced |
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Drawing
1 - Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain - https://amzn.to/3ZFgL67 2 - Charles Bargue and Jean-Leon Gerome: Drawing Course - https://amzn.to/3Tmala1 3 - Memory Drawing: Perceptual Training and Recall - https://amzn.to/3YEHmyX Perspective 4 - Framed Perspective Vol. 1: Technical Perspective and Visual Storytelling - https://amzn.to/3YCX1Po Volumes 5 - How to Draw: drawing and sketching objects and environments from your imagination - https://amzn.to/3JvsYVv Technique 6 - Framed Drawing Techniques: Mastering Ballpoint Pen, Graphite Pencil, and Digital Tools for Visual Storytelling - https://amzn.to/3yunKD7 Color & Light 7 - Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter - https://amzn.to/421h1y1 Shadows & Materials 8 - How to Render: the fundamentals of light, shadow and reflectivity - https://amzn.to/3mGXcfe Plein Air 9 - How to Paint Landscapes Quickly and Beautifully in Watercolor and Gouache - https://amzn.to/3ZXwNIl 10 - The Urban Sketcher: Techniques for Seeing and Drawing on Location - https://amzn.to/3ZVFymq Design 11 - Mechanika, Revised and Updated: Creating the Art of Space, Aliens, Robots and Sci-Fi - https://amzn.to/3T5vbdg Functionality & Ergonomy 12 - H-Point 2nd Edition: The Fundamentals of Car Design & Packaging - https://amzn.to/421hWOZ Process & References 13 - Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn't Exist - https://amzn.to/3Jto9vM Figure 14 - Figure Drawing for All It's Worth - https://amzn.to/3YxZ7QA 15 - Framed Perspective Vol. 2: Technical Drawing for Shadows, Volume, and Characters - https://amzn.to/3ZKNkQs 16 - Figure Drawing for Concept Artists - https://amzn.to/3FfbZEa Gesture 17 - Drawn to Life: 20 Golden Years of Disney Master Classes: Volume 1 - https://amzn.to/3LdruQS BONUS: Drawn to Life: 20 Golden Years of Disney Master Classes: Volume 2 - https://amzn.to/3TaMg5F 18 - The Animator's Survival Kit: A Manual of Methods, Principles and Formulas for Classical, Computer, Games, Stop Motion and Internet Animators - https://amzn.to/3l8DDvV 19 - FORCE: Dynamic Life Drawing - https://amzn.to/3YAsUYN Anatomy 20 - Rey's Anatomy: Figurative Art Lessons From the Classroom - https://amzn.to/3YFXwIi 21 - Figure Drawing for Artists: Making Every Mark Count - https://amzn.to/3yvGeDg 22 - Figure Drawing: Design and Invention - https://amzn.to/3Ff6rK8 23 - Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing From Life - https://amzn.to/3YDuIQT Portrait Design 24 - How to Draw Portraits in Charcoal - https://amzn.to/3LaRRXT Image Graphic Design 25 - Picture This: How Pictures - https://amzn.to/3yvzUvC Composition 26 - Composition of Outdoor Painting - https://amzn.to/3T4cNSd Illustration & Storytelling 27 - Creative Illustration - https://amzn.to/3Jbqs5c 28 - Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting - https://amzn.to/3YAtJkl Cinematography 29 - Framed Ink: Drawing and Composition for Visual Storyteller - https://amzn.to/3YTlpwt 30 - Dream Worlds: Production Design for Animation: Production Design in Animation - https://amzn.to/3LahqIx 31 - Vision: Color and Composition for Film - https://amzn.to/3ZTJcO9 32 - The Visual Story, Second Edition: Creating the Visual Structure of Film, TV and Digital Media - https://amzn.to/3ZEDlvU 33 - Framed Ink 2: Frame Format, Energy, and Composition for Visual Storytellers - https://amzn.to/4252Msc Art History 34 - The Story of Art - https://amzn.to/3yASe6h 35 - A Global History of Architecture - https://amzn.to/3Fewcdm Worldbuilding 36 - The Skillful Huntsman: Visual Development of a Grimm Tale at Art Center College of Design - https://amzn.to/3ZXyW6R 37 - The Movie Art of Syd Mead: Visual Futurist - https://amzn.to/3ZCgXTW Animal Drawing 38 - The Weatherly Guide to Drawing Animals - https://amzn.to/4249Tkl Creature Design 39 - Science of Creature Design: understanding animal anatomy - https://amzn.to/3mKNXLf 40 - Animals Real and Imagined: Fantasy of What Is and What Might Be - https://amzn.to/3JsgEoV 41 - Principles of Creature Design: creating imaginary animals - https://amzn.to/3YTmg09 Character Design 42 - Designing Creatures and Characters: How to Build an Artist's Portfolio for Video Games, Film, Animation and More - https://amzn.to/3Yy1we4 43 - TEGN: Book 2 - https://amzn.to/3Yy2qao BONUS: Domestika - Concept Art: Character Design & Worldbuilding - https://www.domestika.org/en/courses/3940-concept-art-character-design-worldbuilding Drawing Expertise 44 - The Practice and Science of Drawing - https://amzn.to/3T4qyjV 45 - Eleeza: The Art of Eliza Ivanova - https://amzn.to/3Fgr88u 46 - The Toppi Gallery: Scenes from the Bible - https://amzn.to/3Lekh32 47 - WENDLING: Iguana Bay 2.0 - https://amzn.to/3Jt1PT8 Painting Expertise 48 - Alla Prima II - Expanded Edition Everything I Know about Painting--And More - https://amzn.to/3LwyzMT 49 - Oil Painting Techniques and Materials - https://amzn.to/3LekByM 50 - The Art of Paperblue - https://amzn.to/3YEEjHb |