Drawing & Painting Books

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dakota mitchell - finding your visual voice Finding Your Visual Voice
  • Discover your unique, personal style as an artist.
  • Many styles represented; can be overwhelming at first.
  • Vital for artists who need a cohesive body of work.
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capturning radiant colors in oils Capturing Radiant Color in Oils
by Susan Sarback
  • Like a workshop in a book
  • Based on the Impressionists' approach to color
  • My single most favorite book about landscape painting


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Capturing Radiant Colors
quiller's book, color choices Color Choices: Making Color Sense Out of Color Theory
  • Radical, hands-on approach to color, especially pigment
  • Provides exact color names in several major acrylic and watercolor brands
  • A good challenge for intermediate and advanced artists


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carlson's guide to landscape painting Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting
  • Class notes covering a wide range of topics related to landscape painting
  • Essential reading for landscape artists, and an exceptional value
  • Budget-priced book printed entirely in black and white


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John Carlson's book
Hawthorne on Painting Hawthorne on Painting
  • Small, plain book with no illustrations
  • Amazing class notes from Hawthorne's Cape Cod School of Art
  • Invaluable insights for fans of Impressionist painting


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Journey to the Imagination, illustrations by James Christensen A Journey of the Imagination: The Art of James Christensen
  • Visual inspiration, not instruction
  • A wealth of whimsical illustrations, many with subtle historical references
  • Large, heavy coffetable book printed on high-quality paper


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A Journey...
The Figure in Motion The Figure in Motion
  • Great reference for drawing, painting, illustrating
  • Fully nude men and women
  • Many challenging, expressive poses


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