ChevyVanDude
11-28-2007, 06:18 PM
Hi all
After the book (which I haven't finished, but..yeah...anyway)New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, I became more intrested in learning to draw, and next to that, I'm writing a (fictional)story, which the skill to draw, is going to be an essential.
So I searched the net for some cool books, which I'm going to number (for example: 1. [author][title][genre])
At the end, I'm putting some books together which in my mind, makes up a great combination for that subject, and up to you'll to confirm or decline it.
Let's start:
1. Drawing the Head and Figure, Jack Hamm, Figure Drawing
2. Drawing Dynamic Hands (Practical Art Books), Burne Hogarth, Hand Drawing
3. Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing From Life: Over 1,000 Illustrations, George Bridgeman, Figure Drawing
4. The Artist's Complete Guide to Facial Expression, Gary Faigin, Facial Expressions
5. Drawing the Living Figure, Joseph Sheppard, Figure (Optimalisation?)
6. Animal Anatomy for Artists: The Elements of Form, Eliot Goldfinger, Animal Anatomy (and drawing?)
7. Drawing and Painting Fantasy Landscapes and Cityscapes, Rob Alexander & Martin McKenna, Landscape
Some additional information: 1. Yes, I know there is a sticky by Stahlman of Book Recommodations, and looked at it, but he only recommended a few books, not all genres. 2. English is not my native language, and although I have no trouble reading it, I prefer it to be simple English and not any (local)slang words etc..
So, these were the books, now the combination:
Combination 1:
Drawing a kind of alien-like theme (mutated animals and all spooky and stuff, "real" humans and landscape.
Books:
1,6,7
Combination 2:
Making still life, realistic envoirment, realistic living objects.
Books:
1,2,3,4,7
I don't know any more combinations yet, so please, judge my current ones.:
Are there any suggestions to make made with my; - book list / -combinations? Like other books or more books in one combination?
Reference:
Amazon Drawing (http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_ex_n_2?ie=UTF8&rs=1861&rh=n%3A1%2Cn%3A1855)
Amazon Figure Drawing (http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_n_1?ie=UTF8&rs=1855&rh=n%3A1%2Cn%3A1855%2Cn%3A520994)
Amazon Specific Objects (http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_n_7?ie=UTF8&rs=1855&rh=n%3A1%2Cn%3A1855%2Cn%3A1861)
For the 3d (since that is my ambition, to turn it all to 3d)software, I use Blender 3d, a free open-source modeller:
The Essential Blender by Roland Hess (http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Blender-Guide-Creation-Source/dp/1593271662/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1196277304&sr=1-1) Book corrections (http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/BSoD/Introduction_to_Character_Animation)
Introducing Character Animation with Blender by Tony Mullen (http://www.amazon.com/Introducing-Character-Animation-Blender-Mullen/dp/0470102608/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1196277304&sr=1-2)
(I do own those two books)
Celtx Media Pre Production Software (http://www.celtx.com/) (Windows, Mac OS, Linux)
Thanks
Thomas
After the book (which I haven't finished, but..yeah...anyway)New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, I became more intrested in learning to draw, and next to that, I'm writing a (fictional)story, which the skill to draw, is going to be an essential.
So I searched the net for some cool books, which I'm going to number (for example: 1. [author][title][genre])
At the end, I'm putting some books together which in my mind, makes up a great combination for that subject, and up to you'll to confirm or decline it.
Let's start:
1. Drawing the Head and Figure, Jack Hamm, Figure Drawing
2. Drawing Dynamic Hands (Practical Art Books), Burne Hogarth, Hand Drawing
3. Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing From Life: Over 1,000 Illustrations, George Bridgeman, Figure Drawing
4. The Artist's Complete Guide to Facial Expression, Gary Faigin, Facial Expressions
5. Drawing the Living Figure, Joseph Sheppard, Figure (Optimalisation?)
6. Animal Anatomy for Artists: The Elements of Form, Eliot Goldfinger, Animal Anatomy (and drawing?)
7. Drawing and Painting Fantasy Landscapes and Cityscapes, Rob Alexander & Martin McKenna, Landscape
Some additional information: 1. Yes, I know there is a sticky by Stahlman of Book Recommodations, and looked at it, but he only recommended a few books, not all genres. 2. English is not my native language, and although I have no trouble reading it, I prefer it to be simple English and not any (local)slang words etc..
So, these were the books, now the combination:
Combination 1:
Drawing a kind of alien-like theme (mutated animals and all spooky and stuff, "real" humans and landscape.
Books:
1,6,7
Combination 2:
Making still life, realistic envoirment, realistic living objects.
Books:
1,2,3,4,7
I don't know any more combinations yet, so please, judge my current ones.:
Are there any suggestions to make made with my; - book list / -combinations? Like other books or more books in one combination?
Reference:
Amazon Drawing (http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_ex_n_2?ie=UTF8&rs=1861&rh=n%3A1%2Cn%3A1855)
Amazon Figure Drawing (http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_n_1?ie=UTF8&rs=1855&rh=n%3A1%2Cn%3A1855%2Cn%3A520994)
Amazon Specific Objects (http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_n_7?ie=UTF8&rs=1855&rh=n%3A1%2Cn%3A1855%2Cn%3A1861)
For the 3d (since that is my ambition, to turn it all to 3d)software, I use Blender 3d, a free open-source modeller:
The Essential Blender by Roland Hess (http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Blender-Guide-Creation-Source/dp/1593271662/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1196277304&sr=1-1) Book corrections (http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/BSoD/Introduction_to_Character_Animation)
Introducing Character Animation with Blender by Tony Mullen (http://www.amazon.com/Introducing-Character-Animation-Blender-Mullen/dp/0470102608/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1196277304&sr=1-2)
(I do own those two books)
Celtx Media Pre Production Software (http://www.celtx.com/) (Windows, Mac OS, Linux)
Thanks
Thomas