>>3180143>>3179656Here’s a draft list people can play around with. Once you’re past Keys to Drawing then you could jump around but things build up better in this sequence. I tried to keep the top ten from being too redundant and to stick with the books that have a lot of examples and/or actionable steps. It’s missing drapery, animals, and probably some other stuff.
1 "Keys to Drawing" by Bert Dodson
2 How to Draw: Drawing and Sketching Objects and Environments from Your Imagination by Scott Robertson
3 Figure Drawing - Design and Invention by Michael Hampton
4 Drawing Scenery, Seascapes, and Landscapes by Jack Hamm
5 Force - Dynamic Life Drawing for Animators by Michael D. Mattesi
6 How to Render: The Fundamentals of Light, Shadow and Reflectivity by Scott Robertson
7 Framed Ink; Drawing & Composition for Visual Storytellers by Marcos Mateu-Mestre
8a Anatomy of Facial Expressions by Uldis Zarins
8b Anatomy for Sculptors by Uldis Zarins
9 Color, 2nd Edition - A Workshop for Artists by David Hornung
10 The Skillful Huntsman by Khang Le, Mike Yamada, Felix Yoon, and Scott Robertson
The Animator's Survival Kit by Richard Williams
Sketching the Basics by Koos Eissen
Sketching Manga Style Vol. 4 - All About Perspective by Hikaru Hayashi
Beginner's Guide to Digital Painting in Photoshop – Characters by 3DTotal
Elemental Magic Volume I - The Art of Special Effects Animation by Joseph Gilland
Elemental Magic Volume II - The Technique of Special Effects Animation by Joseph Gilland
The Art of Urban Sketching - Drawing On Location Around The World by Gabriel Campanario
The Art Spirit by Robert Henri
The Art of Yoh Yoshinari Rough Sketches (Along with his other artbooks)
The Art of Yoji Shinkawa (along with the Metal Gear Solid artbooks)
Vilppu Drawing Manual by Glenn Vilppu
Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter by James Gurney
Figure Drawing for All It's Worth by Andrew Loomis
We could probably have a good learning path list for non-books as well.
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