What's in your library?

[Laurel Aylesworth]

Hi ya'll. What books are indispensable in your art library?

[RHirsch]

Quite honestly, the entire catalog of Calvin and Hobbes comics by Bill Watterson.

[Laurie]

@rhirsch o my gosh, no joke - Pretty sure we also have the whole library of C & H... Family favorite....

www.facebook.com/LMuggliArt
www.instagram.com/lmuggliart/
www.lmuggliart.etsy.com

[lmrush]

Making Colors Sing by Jeanne Dobie, a must for watercolorists

[TessaW]

For drawing fundamentals-

How to Draw What You See by Rudy De Reyna
Perspective Made Easy by Ernest Norling
Successful Drawing by Andrew Loomis

Anatomy-

Drawing the Head and Hands by Andrew Loomis
Figure Drawing, Design and Invention by Michael Hampton

Lighting-

How to Render- by Scott Roberston (Haven't used this book a ton, but it does cover a lot of what I have taken in online courses)
Color and Light- by James Gurney

Composition and Illustration

Imaginative Realism- by James Gurney
Framed Ink- by Marcos Mateu-Mestre
Creative Illustration- by Andrew Loomis

[Gary Wilkinson]

@tessw Imaginative Realism and Color and Light by James Gurney is such an amazing book. Actually, anything his makes is amazing (check out his blog if you love color).

[Pamela Fraley]

@laurel-aylesworth Mostly just my collection of children's books. My favorites are the Mercer Mayer fairy tales. Also, my daughters have the Spiderwick field guide and the art of Totoro -books which I steal often.

[Katrina Fowler]

Animate film cartoons by Preston Blair. I have several of these old school books from Preston Blair. They are fun and rather helpful.

I have a book of Gustav Klimt's work as well. Love his patterns and use of gold!

[evilrobot]

Here's a couple of my favorites I've had for a long time:

https://www.amazon.com/Action-Cartooning-Ben-Caldwell/dp/0806987391

https://www.amazon.com/Fantasy-Cartooning-Ben-Caldwell/dp/1402716125/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0/135-0403535-5561753?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=916F7FP5Z3HVZRVRX1GH

https://www.amazon.com/Fantasy-Artists-Figure-Drawing-Ready/dp/0764161148/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1502174946&sr=1-1&keywords=fantasy+artist+figure+drawing+bible

https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Character-Painting-Photoshop-Graphics/dp/1584505338/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

[MissMarck]

All of Will Eisner's how-to books, plus "Drawing Ideas: A Hand-Drawn Approach for Better Design." This one is an absolute gem! It's technically for designers, but really the process is almost the same for illustrators. Seriously recommend this one!

[MOO]

I like Perspective Made Easy