The Happy Artists GIFT GUIDE

Book recommendations <3

Dear Reader,

I thought with Christmas looming up and Black Friday around the corner. I could give you some recommendations and ideas in these next newsletters for what to wish for or maybe to gift to a fellow artist.

Today I would like to start with some book recommendations. The following books are dearly beloved by me and all helped me grow as an artist:

My hamster chewed this book up xD

• James Gurney: Color and Light

  This is my understanding color bible! I had so many AHA! moments reading this. Like the understanding that different colors are most brilliant at different values.

  

• Framed Ink

  This to me is the best book on how compose an interesting scene using composition, contrast and storytelling.

  

• Dream Worlds

  This a book with an ugly layout (in my opinion) but great value inside. It also deals with the composition of a scene and leading the eye. With examples from various Disney movies.

  

• Drawn to Life
  These books look boring but are pure gold and I like opening them from time to time and just reading a chapter at random. I gives me food for thought and the lessons are in the back of my mind when sketching.

  

• The Skillful Huntsman

  I’m not hugely into concept art but this is such a good book on playing with a topic and creating designs for a portfolio. I really like these approaches!

Hehe well and since we are in the category of books, may I also suggest my two books into which I have poured all the lessons that I learned over the years the working as an artist ?

I often get asked which book to begin with, I recommend for you to start with Sketch Every Day. This book has a lot of basics one needs as an artist, like anatomy & char design, posing, composition of scenes, advice on building drawing routines and arting as a mum.

In Draw What You Love , I focus a bit more on a bit more elaborate character drawing topics, like for costume design or action posing than in the first and I cover more topics on drawing and painting backgrounds.

If you want to support me and get my books it would be best if you get them at my publisher 3dtotal.com , there my share is much bigger than from Amazon or other :D You also get a signed copy and a mini print!<3

WEEKLY PRACTICE

And here are some of yours<3

clau_sketchbook, siarttist, ghorust_x inimerino

This weeks practice will be male fall fashion: references

Will you participate again this week? :D

If so tag me on Instagram. I will share some in my stories and here <3 #schmoescosyartclub

Love,
Schmoe <3