'How To Draw' Books Every Artist Should Own
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- čas přidán 10. 07. 2024
- In this video I recommend some excellent 'how to draw' books that have proved to be very valuable in my pursuit in learning how to draw.
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1:53 "Perspective Made Easy" Ernest R. Norling
3:20 "How to Draw" Scott Robertson
5:15 "Figure Drawing - Design and Invention" Michael Hampton
7:31 "Framed Ink" Marcos Matheu-Mestre
9:38 "Color and Light" James Gurney
Yay
Thank u bro :v
Thank you
Thank you keeng
Thank you, It’s very disappointing he didn’t put the names in the description himself
Internet is full of good art professor, but ModernDayJames, Dan Beardshaw and Proko are the holly trinity.
Alphonso Dunn is at the top of my list.
Gotta know him.
Sinix and ahmed aaldori also!
@@simonegreco4620 Keep going, the more the knowledge the better.
Alphonso Dunn, Mark Crilley, Sinix are invaluable tho.
Been gone: Had spinal surgery, fused all the vertebrae together, and home now feeling okay,, buoyed up by your drawing instruction and so so eager to get back in the flow of drawing and painting. Just wanted you to know you were a part of my recovery plan. Thanks for the instruction and suggested books.
How has your recovery been in the past 2 years?
How has your recovery Been in the past 3 years
I am self taught but Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain changed my life. I’m still a work in progress and feel like I’m always learning. Thanks for the suggestions. I feel like I’m clueless when it comes to color and I’m trying to expand my horizons and get into other media
Drawing On The Right Side Of The Brain is what helped me the most as well. Great book with eye opening information. Really changed the way I perceived what I was drawing for the better. I can't even go back to the way I was drawing before.
@@acatinthecradle & Joselyn Abbott. Agree with you both. I was convinced that I couldn't draw but a couple of months with that book changed me completely. Especially good if you want to draw people.
Pretty sure she wrote another book incorporating color. Hope this helps.
MichiganDave did she just update it or is it a separate book? 😮
@Meliodas that wasn’t really the point of the comment. We were talking about books that helped us
That illustration your doing is amazing. I love the transparency of the person and how thr environment is part of them. It makes me think about how my own environment has shaped me. Very powerful depiction.
This is so crazy! I'm finally taking my studies seriously and made a study plan for next year, complete with a book list and everything. This video popped up to me and I thought I'd take a look at it to
check some different book ideas, but our lists are almost exactly the same lol. The only difference is went with Bridgman instead of Hampton, looking ninto it, might change my mind since I haven't ordered that book yet!
I guess this means the book choices are super solid, I'm much more confident on my study plans now!
books and online learning complement each other, i wouldnt say one is necessarily better depending on how you personally learn easiest! i find with videos i can accumulate knowledge in a more lowkey way, and practice the knowledge how i want in a more playful way, but when i use a book i go into a more serious study mode, which has great benefits also. the main thing is in the end to practice: i know i read about perspective and had no idea what i just read, but then when i started doing an exercise and tried to draw with perspective, something i read clicked into place and i got it! just my 2 cents :) i appreciate your videos and content, dan, your thoughtful and calm approach is very nice
Me: Goes to Library looking for these books
Also me: Goes to picture book section
Lol
Also you: annoying
@@Sicdave58 no you.
King Similien I live in Los Angeles and he was one of my biggest idle
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You're not the only one
All are in my cart. Now to take a deeper look at each. Thanks for the suggestions.
Thank you, Dan. I’ve found Keys to Drawing by Bert Dodson a brilliant resource and wouldn’t be without it. But with Christmas coming up, I shall be adding the books you’ve recommended to my wish list. Thank you, as always.
With your skills I find it shocking that you said you're not much into doing actual comic books, your art is so amazing if you ever do a book I would purchase it in a heartbeat.
Thanks for the suggestions. I will be getting back into drawing soon. In the meantime they look very helpful.
self taught from the age of 3-4 yrs old and perfecting my style ever since, dont usually get my teachings from online. Love your videos Dan, you might remember me from last year when I purchased one of your Gandalf drawings. Keep up the great videos and teachings 😬👍👍😇
Thanks for the information. I went and bought the figure drawing book. Looking forward to tackling it when I'm ready.
Awesome, I'll have to check out these books out to further my knowledge! Thanks for this!
In my opinion there's not a more insightful anatomy book than Anatomy for Sculptors by Uldis Zarins. Helped me immensely in my artistic journey
Barrington Barber books are great and easy to follow. I got the Fundamentals of Drawing and the Advanced Drawing Skills. Loved your recommended books definitely colour and light is a subject of his own understanding. I love working in w/colours and acrylics which is so the opposite of each other but beautiful to work in. Your drawings are fabulous 🥰
I really liked this video. It reminds me of the scholasric book fairs I would eagerly wait for to buy drawing books. Keep up the good work.Blessings
Nice i talked about 2 of these books on the last video , they are really good , i need to get framed ink and color and light ! Love your videos and thanks !
I used Guptil's Rendering in Pen and Ink. Lots of thoughts on composition and taking advantage of the strengths of ink. Examples from lots of different artists of the time. Focus on architecture and surrounding trees and shrubbery, not so much on people and animals although there are a number of prints with people in them. Worthwhile if you like drawing with a pen.
I think it's easy to buy too many books though day dreaming about being able to do everything the author can do. Try to just stick to one or two at a time until you actually finish them. You'll be discouraged if you have a shelf full of books you barely glanced through.
I can sort of second the recommendation on Scott Robertson's book, but with a caveat that certain parts are really not straightforward and especially for a beginner you could find yourself frustrated near the beginning when you have to be able to draw circles in perspective (eg elipses) and the method of doing so is a little rough and somewhat poorly explained. Some explanations are really sparse and the videos they put up don't help or somewhat conflict with the book, esp as there are two authors who approach it differently. It's good but it could have used some testing and revision. It's also very expensive.
i think u should include "Keys to drawing" by BERT DODSON . This is the book that actually made me start drawing and gave me all the answers to my doubts . It also has much more a practical approach than theoretical one. This covers all the basics but not the perspective so this book + perspective made easy = form a solid foundation in my opinion
Yet again more inspiration thanks Dan Beardshaw
Thank you so much for your recommendations. Love love your videos
Thanks for this video. When I was younger, I was into drawing and even was in an AP Art program. However, I dropped it because between school and piano lessons, it got to be too overwhelming to keep up with deadlines. Now, at 26, I want to get back into it and expound on what I currently know. I think, with drawing, it's never really too late to learn. The challenge lies with pushing yourself to continue to learn and develop as an artist. I think that's where many people get stuck, understandably so, because many get so tied up with other aspects of their life. Still, art is a lifelong skill that one can utilize throughout the entirety of their life as they continuously develop mastery over their craft.
I truly believe learning the concepts aren't hard, but applying them to observation and drawing from said observations to be the hard part.
These will help me to greatly improve my drawing more since I have been drawing since I was 7 years old
There’s so many great books out there about learning to draw for both children and adults. Thanks for thirst recommends!
Great stuff Dan ..Thanks
Awesome! Looks like some great art books!
I recently picked up How to Draw and man that book is amazing! I wish I had this book 10 years ago!
Mr Ragnar who’s the author
Matilda Erewa Scott Robertson
I have the Scott Roberson book .. it's incredible ..plus the App is fun!
"DRAWING ON THE RIGHTSIDE OF THE BRAIN" by Edwards. Btw. THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO!!!
Perspective for Comic Book Artists by David Chelsea. Cheaper than Robertson's, actually addresses 3pt perspective unlike H2D and there are ready made 1,2&3 point perspective grids in the book you can use. Both books are great though.
Chelsea also has another book where he tackles fisheye lens perspective and more.
Framed Perspective vol.2 tackles many (but not all) of the same things as Robertson's How to Render book....
but Mateu-Mestre also does the figure drawing in perspective/rendering/ drawing clothes . A subject(s) Robertson barely addresses.
Figure Drawing for All its Worth by Andrew Loomis is great.
I don't have any art books
I only draw from reference
But video is educational for those who want to learn other styles
Great job Dan 👍👍👍👍👍
Of all the books you just listed in the video, which single one would you recommend for an absolute beginner first?
Bascially in the order he presented the books. Start with perspective made easy.
I honestly can't imagine that there is anything in "Perspective Made Easy" that Dan hasn't already covered in his Perspective video series. Scott Robertson's "How to Draw" is probably the first book you should buy after doing all the exercises in the Perspective series.
"drawing on the right side of the brain" I'm surprised this book was not included
Depends on what you want.
The Draw Like a Boss book!
Hey Dan, when is the next DRAW THE WORLD episode? I love that series so much!
Great video from a wonderful channel.
Art books have provided me a much-needed escape from real life. I have my easy chair set up with a desk, a lamp, a blanket and a cup of coffee. I spent many hours with dragons, unicorns, space battles, pixies, dark forests and now with my National Geographic books, the vast undersea world of the coral reefs.
My art books are the best investments I ever made.
My 3 favorite art books, all available from amazon, are:
- Fantasy Art Paintings by Mike Hoffman
- Infinite Worlds by Vincent DiFate
- Great Fighter Jets of the Galaxy 1 by Tim Gibson
Got three of them!! Good to know I'm in the right path. Keep working hard, Dan!
Lucky you!
Thanks @@GB-ty2uc !! I saved up money to buy it as a Christmas present
@@anammorar yes, having physical books is sooooo good... You're story has inspired me even more😊👍
Thanks Dan, I have most of these on your list.
Draw Like a Boss should be on everyone's list!
Amazing piece you’re working on, looks incredible
I studied studio arts in community college so I ended up with a few books as our "text books". My drawing 1 professor worked out of 3 books and gave us all a large packed the first day in a folder of beginner info. He basically copied 3 books in the faculty copy center and gave em to us as part of our tuition cost. He swears by a book called perspective without pain.
We used anatomy for the artist's in figure drawing, and drawing from observation by Brian Curtis was recommended to me by one of my professors.
Copyright?
Thank u for sharing us this infor mation art is our whole life!! i'm going to cry
Love the video, would maybe suggest adding a list in the info with links (just as an easy bonus) :)
Thank you Dan Beardshaw thank you so much, there's another drawing book that I recommend as well called How To Draw Comics The Marvel Way by Stan Lee and John Buscema.
Man, you are the best artist.
Go Dan!!
I have a question or questions . . . Please answer thx.
How one should study art books ? Should we just read through them like text books and take notes ?
How to really apply explained concepts like composition, Anatomy, colour theory and so on in projects we do ?
Personally, in my opinion, Don't try to read it like a textbook, just jump around depending on your needs.
Of course it is helpful to read all at once, but at the end you are goin to frequent the book again and again.
First: give it a glance see what you'd want to be reading in time.
Then: read it from cover to cover. Spend good time on what you really want to understand.
Later: keep re-visting and re reading select sections which were too difficult/ out of interest to gain better insight.
Depends on the book. For example, Scott Robertson's How To Draw is both intended to serve as a reference and is ordered so that you progressively layer higher level skills onto lower level ones. Loomis is somewhat less orderly and you do need to jump around somewhat.
But in general just taking notes is getting like 5% of what you could get out of it. Action is the best aid to retention.
Personally I'd suggest thinking first 'read 10%, practice 90%'.
So, suppose you read about a mirroring technique (since I've read Scott's book, I know this is in there), you decide this is important for you, and you spend about 20 minutes reading it closely so you have a good idea of what exactly is involved. Then the 10/90 rule would mean: spend 180 minutes (3 hours) practicing that.
Then breaking that 180 minutes down: 60 minutes of that might be allocated to 'abstract' practice (doing the exercise on its own outside of any 'artwork') and the remaining 120 allocated to 'concrete' practice (ie. making artwork that deliberately requires this skill. In this case, buildings have a lot of opportunities for exercising mirroring skills).
Finally, 'trade off' between abstract and concrete practice -- do some abstract, then some concrete, then more abstract, and so on. This gives you the opportunity to find problems within the concrete phase, and later try to decisively solve them in their most pure form (abstract). The abstract phase, otoh, serves to directly habituate you to the technique, so that you eventually apply it automatically when your artwork demands it.
This whole approach is based off what I learnt from Nicolaides' Natural Way to Draw, particularly the structure of its schedules. Which is largely in line with research into memory, and the 'spaced repetition' learning technique.
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Thank you so much for explaining it in detail ! I will definitely try this method.
I currently have Scott Robertson's book, kimon nicolaides's natural way to draw, Drawing on the right side of brain by Betty Edward and Andrew Loomis's figure drawing book.
I was bit confused but now I will try the method you explained.
I have only read through Scott Robertson's and betty Edward's book currently and haven't read nicolaides's yet.
I read through Robertson's book and almost felt like I was studying math. I was struggling to use methods he explained in actual artworks cause I had no idea where should I use them. Do you have any tips on that ?
You have helped me a great deal thanks again :)
@@vikrant555 Robertson's book is structured like that, yes. And books on constructive drawing tend to be like that - more formal. Observational drawing books like Natural Way to Draw are simpler to get into (and in the case of that particular book, provide a lot of useful guidance as to the general problem of 'how to learn').
To some extent you just have to dive in (probably misquoting Peter Han : "What do I most regret about myself as a student? I didn't draw enough boxes. Draw more boxes. Boxes are the basis of everything'). But if you really don't see the reason WHY to dive in, that's why I made the abstract/concrete distinction. You can do something like quick gesture drawing (10-60 second), on machines or buildings, to get more invested in solving the problems that exist in these subjects (for example, repeating a feature, mirroring a feature, rotating a plane). Natural Way to Draw gives good guidance on that. Maybe it takes a lot (100 drawings?) to get really invested in solving those problems, but then that is where you can go into How To Draw and it should work better because you have definite problems.
Online, "Draw A Box" gives good explanation of constructive drawing, and probably is better at getting the student "into" the practice -- that's really what it's focused on. If you want to try that, then you could view Robertson's book as a reference backing up, and expansion on, Draw a Box.
Either way, it's still genuinely tedious, if somewhat less so after you've put in a certain amount of practice. Just like exercising, it's the price you pay to stay 'fit'. You have as much fun as you can manage, but don't expect fun.
I love all of your videos, I watch them constantly because you are a very useful resource and you're cute but your voice is so dull. It's adorable when you smile. PNW
thank you bro.
thank you very much. How To Draw' Books Very useful video!
Your music had me wondering if I was schitz but thanks for the info !
There's a class on udemy about how to do the human body with your imagination. The class is like 80 hours long. I got the class for only 10 dollars.
whats it called
@@royghosn18 it's called The complete figure drawing course by Riven Phoenix. Very helpful class.
I have this class and feel it complements my medical anatomy knowledge. Recommended. :)
Thanks Taco
❤ your drawings..🙏
I can't find anything on books how to draw a fence or buildings like you see today.
Thank you! It's always great to see other artists' "must have" lists!
nit sure if you have an anatomy book I have buy Burne Hogarth I learned alot from it and highly recommend this one
Draw Like a boss! Best book on learning to draw imo
Completely agree!
@DanBeardshaw can you please link a place to buy that black mat the you draw on? cheers
Thanks for the recommendations, for me especially 'Perspective made easy' is a gem. To those really just starting out I can only encourage you to buy the book 'Pen & Ink Drawing A Simple Guide' by Alphonso Dunn. I had so many problems on self-teaching drawing and all those well regarded books by famous artists and professors didnt help a bit because they all skipped the very basics when it comes to shading, breaking down objects and working with texture. Its plain embarrasing that some random youtuber (Alphonso Dunn) does it better than all of them lol. Just saying because I searched for such a book for like two years.
May I asked were you purchased Framed Ink and Color and Light?
I wish you had the link for that book down below Dan, I'd really like to check this out.😟😟😇
Very nice video bro
I want to learn portrait drawing. Which drawing books do you recommend for this?
Let's go 300k nice dude keep up the good work
We'll be giving it a podcast soon?
Very helpful ! Thank you. Which pen are using for sketching this awesome sketch?
I'd like to know too
@DanBeardshaw Figure Drawing Design & Invention is currently unavailable in Australia; what would be an adequate substitute please.
The only art book I have is THE NATURAL WAY to DRAW. This softf cover version was purchased in the late 1960s about 69 I believe. The original was published in 1941.
Mike
Who is the author?
Hi there
Would you recommend this book to an absolute beginner?
I’ll add how to render by Scott Robertson
A bit late but can you PLEASE give me your opinion of Drawing Class by Barrington Barber? I dont know where to start.
I consider Andrew lomis for head and figure drawing
I need motivation to draw. So I think this might help me :)
Beginners should be interested in drawing textbook by bruce McIntyre or draw squad by his student mark kistler or both. The books mentioned in this video seem to be for advanced students...
Thanks for revealing ur thumbnail lolz 😍😍
What do you think about copying someone from CZcams?Will that help or not?
Of course it will
I see a lot of the time artists working in full detail and small section, why is this? I tend to sketch out and add detail to the entire page. Is there benifits to your style? Thnx
i wonder about this too, because i also work big to details, like working on the entire thing at once if that makes sense
@@Pixiewithpens this guy is utterly brilliant and also works the same way instagram.com/p/B81ZcN6hHC5/?igshid=1hldfqthpdygt
Sorry I still don’t see how you do the skin.. I watched both of your demonstrations but can’t see how you move your pencil is it a wiggly line or little circles or what?? Could you do another quick demo please - loooove your art!!
Have you read "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" by Betty Edwards yet?
Big bro can you plzz make more vedios on figure drawing ?
How long does each book take to study? I am a high school student who wants to learn over my summer but im afraid of not learning everything in time
Art books inspired me to create my own comic books about art and stuff
Good books are important, I once chose one that was relatively extensive and also had good, more detailed reviews on the internet and I wanted to draw a plant after the book and one step was to draw in the leaves without giving me an example of how to be drawn. the book was therefore not so good for learning to draw, and that was also the case with other instructions in there. it didn't really help me to learn to draw.
There are many books that teachers can draw from reality and I would rather draw things that I think of, and I am still missing a book that encourages drawing more according to the imagination. James Gurney's books are very helpful in this regard, but other areas are still missing. I like to draw worlds, landscapes and cities.
Nice & Beautifully Book.Very interesting
That's Book, l shall Recamand & ideas of
Art & Arch. With Creaft also Fine Application process,
I want to improve my drawing because I really wanna make a manga where I'm proud of the style, I have so many ideas and most of them are so good (in my head they're at least) but when I draw they seem so pitiful because my drawings aren't able to bring all the details of the scenes that are on mind....
Is it worth if to buy physical books?
Can you please help me with a Problem, I'm actually want to learn Cartoon drawing which book I can use for this.
How do u do curves and other shapes in 2 and 3 point perfective? I only know cubes and pyramids
xPICx _ Both Scott Robertson “How to Draw” and Marcos Mateu-Mestre’s “Framed Perspective Vol 1” cover this.
@@ydejin ok thx
dynamic anatomy -hogarth
So can we actually get better with these books and what one should i get( pls like for him to see)
I would suggest starting with how to draw by scott roberstson, bcs prespective is the foundation of them all if you can draw boxes at any angle, you basically can draw anything at that angle.
And sorry for being 6months late, I just seen this vid today and your msg's just now.
Do you recommend these books to beginners trying to learn the proper way to draw or would you recommend this to those who have already are self taught and have been drawing for years already? Cause some of these are massive and expensive. I know you could fill an entire university course with just these books, with how thick they are XD. Any recommendations for those persuing art as a hobby?
Ps. I think books on the level of "Perspective Made Easy" would be good. Things that would elevate my art to stop looking like child's art without any method to it, but not anything too much that it will take up time like a job, to a professional level.
Does anyone know of an online video tutorial like Evolve Artists but for drawing with pencil?
I have 2 anatomy books I just got a new one today George bridgmans book and it’s kinda hard to understand the anatomy. I have the Michael Hampton book and his is kinda easy to understand but the figure drawings he drew it’s hard to understand the drawings cause the lines
any skill development suggestions for 2d animation..thank you
nice video
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When I grow up I want to draw like Dan Beardshaw 😎 . You should publish your own book. Hey drawing or drafting pencils do you use? What's your favorite?
How to study efficiently Framek ink ? There is no exercises (like Perspective made easy) Any devices ? Thank you guy
How many hours did you draw that masterpiece?
nice
You didn't mention Loomis or Bridgeman for figure drawing...
"there are some exceptions" 😂