Books We Love
FIGURE DRAWING
Figure Drawing for All Its Worth – Andrew Loomis
Drawing the head & hands – Andrew Loomis
Express Figure Drawing – Bill Buchman
Dynamic Figure Drawing – Burne Hogarth
Force Dynamic Life Drawing for Animators – Mattesi
Bridgman’s complete guide to Drawing from Life – George B. Bridgman
FASHION DESIGN
Fashion Portfolio (Design + Presentation) – Anna Kiper
Figure Drawing for Fashion Design – E. Druei
Dynamic Wrinkles and Drapery – Burne Hogarth
MODEL PHOTO REFERENCE (NUDE)
HYPER ANGLE (Nude)
(*parental supervision for kids under 18*)
Art Models (Nude)
Virtual Pose (Nude)
Facial Expressions – Mark Simon
PERSPECTIVE/BUILDING
Perspective Drawing Handbook – Joseph D’AMELIO
Perspective – William F. Powell
The Art of Urban Sketching – Gabriel Campanario
Painting Weathered Buildings in Pen, Ink & Watercolor – Claudia Nice
ANIMAL
The Weatherly Guide to Drawing Animals – Joe Weatherly
LANDSCAPES
Landscapes Learn to draw step by step – William F. Powell
Clouds & Skyscapes Explore techniques for painting splendid skies – Alan Powell
Fill Your Oil Painting with Light & Color – Kevin D. Macpherson
Trees Learn to draw step to step – William F. Powell
Composition of Outdoor Painting – Edgar Payne
Hawthorne on painting – Mrs. Charles W. Hawthorne
Carlson’s Guide to Landscape Painting – John F. Carlson
ILLURTRATION/RENDERING
Creative Illustration – Andrew Loomis
Imaginative Realism How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist – James Gurney
Color and Light a Guide for the Realist Painter – James Gurney
How to Draw: Drawing and Sketching Objects and Environments from Your Imagination – Scott Robertson with Thomas Bertling
How to Render: The Fundamentals of Light, Shadow and Reflectivity – Scott Rocbertson with Thomas Bertling
Simplified Drawing –Charles Carlson
Creating Textures in Pen & Ink with Watercolor – Claudia Nice
101 Textures in Colored Pencil – Denise L. Howard
Daily Painting – Carol Marine
The Realism Challenge – Mark Crilley
The only world building workbook you'll ever need - T.M. Holladay
59 Illustrated National Parks: 100th Anniversary of the national park service – Joel Anderson & Nathan Anderson
Signs and Symbols: An Illustrated Guide to Their Origins and Meanings - DK
COLOR
The Designer’s Guide to Color Combinations – Leslie Caberga
The Designer’s Guide to Global Color Combinations – Leslie Cabarga
Color Theory – Patti Mollica
Alla Prima II, Everything I Know about Painting (Expanded Edition) - Richard Schmid with Katie Swatland
Alla Prima II, Companion, Richard Schmid’s Materials, Tools and Techniques - Katie Swatland
ART MEDIA
The Artist’s Bible – Helen Douglas-Cooper
How to Make a Watercolor Paint Itself – Nita Engle
Pastel Innovations – Dawn Emerson