Recommended Books

Start your digital art journey with recommended Reading

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Color and light

James Gurney - A painters bible. This one is essential guys. Its easy to read but the lessons will take tireless practice to master!

imaginative realism

James Gurney - Great Practical approach to fantasy art and world building. Important lessons for any painter.

Framed ink

Marcus Mateu - Fantastic into to composition for story tellers. Contextualizes how and when to use certain types of shots.

framed perspective

Marcus Mateu - A logical way to tackle this extremely important fundamental. I like this a lot more than popular Scott Robertson book because its easier to digest.

form space order

Francis DK Ching.-classic introduction to the basic vocabulary of architectural design. This encourages critical thought in order to promote a more evocative understanding of architecture.

How to Draw

Scott Robertson- great all around book that covers a range of subjects. It will improve your understanding of design and show to bring a rough to a presentation level drawing.

Creative illustration

Andrew Loomis - this is an oldie but goodie. Nothing replaces the golden age training of classical illustration. This book is filled with instructions, tips, insider experiences, and incredible illustrations.

sorolla the masterworks

a master draftsman and painter of landscapes, formal portraits, and monumental, historically themed canvases. This beautifully designed and produced volume brings together one hundred of Sorolla’s major paintings

John singer sargent : the masterworks

An ideal introduction to the painter’s work, Sargent: The Masterworks features 100 of his most beloved paintings. Illustrating all aspects of his diverse oeuvre—portraits, landscapes, mural commissions—in oil and watercolor

Hook point

Brendan Kane- guys this great for you independent artists out there. Because making art is not just about making art. To survive you need to know how to thrive in the new micro-attention world in which we live.