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Drawing the Head and Hands
by Andrew Loomis • 1956
A sphere-based approach that taught illustrators to draw heads with real volume, from imagination.
4.23
7k+
Drawing the Head and Hands Summary
Drawing the Head and Hands 91%
A sphere-based approach that taught illustrators to draw heads with real volume, from imagination.
by Andrew Loomis 1956
4.23
7k+ ratings
Drawing on the Artist Within
by Betty Edwards • 1986
Drawing isn't a gift, it's a cognitive switch. The perceptual exercises that flip it.
4.06
7k+
Drawing on the Artist Within Summary
Drawing on the Artist Within 87%
Drawing isn't a gift, it's a cognitive switch. The perceptual exercises that flip it.
by Betty Edwards 1986
4.06
7k+ ratings
The 30-Day Sketchbook Project
by Minnie Small • 2022
Thirty daily exercises that retrain your eyes, your hand, and your relationship with the blank page.
4.12
50
The 30-Day Sketchbook Project Summary
The 30-Day Sketchbook Project 87%
Thirty daily exercises that retrain your eyes, your hand, and your relationship with the blank page.
by Minnie Small 2022
4.12
50 ratings
Perspective Made Easy
by Ernest R. Norling • 1939
One horizon line, two vanishing points: the simple geometry behind every drawing that looks solid.
4.26
2k+
Perspective Made Easy Summary
Perspective Made Easy 87%
One horizon line, two vanishing points: the simple geometry behind every drawing that looks solid.
by Ernest R. Norling 1939
4.26
2k+ ratings
The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
by Betty Edwards • 1979
Talent is a myth. Learn the five seeing skills that unlock drawing for anyone.
3.87
382k+
The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain Summary
The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain 87%
Talent is a myth. Learn the five seeing skills that unlock drawing for anyone.
by Betty Edwards 1979
3.87
382k+ ratings
The Animator's Survival Kit
by Richard Williams • 2001
Give your drawings weight, rhythm, and personality through time-tested construction rules.
4.41
8k+
The Animator's Survival Kit Summary
The Animator's Survival Kit 87%
Give your drawings weight, rhythm, and personality through time-tested construction rules.
by Richard Williams 2001
4.41
8k+ ratings
Colored Pencil Painting Bible
by Alyona Nickelsen • 2009
Colored pencils that rival oil paint: solvent, layering, and texturing for luminous realism.
4.22
1k+
Colored Pencil Painting Bible Summary
Colored Pencil Painting Bible 86%
Colored pencils that rival oil paint: solvent, layering, and texturing for luminous realism.
by Alyona Nickelsen 2009
4.22
1k+ ratings
Architectural Graphics
by Francis D.K. Ching • 1974
Turn space into line: foundational drawing techniques that let you measure, explain, and persuade.
4.22
1k+
Architectural Graphics Summary
Architectural Graphics 86%
Turn space into line: foundational drawing techniques that let you measure, explain, and persuade.
by Francis D.K. Ching 1974
4.22
1k+ ratings
The Art Spirit
by Robert Henri • 1929
Art isn't a specialist's skill: it's a way of being. Henri's 1929 manifesto still startles.
3.87
27k+
The Art Spirit Summary
The Art Spirit 85%
Art isn't a specialist's skill: it's a way of being. Henri's 1929 manifesto still startles.
by Robert Henri 1929
3.87
27k+ ratings
Abstract Art Painting
by Debora Stewart • 2015
Abstraction begins where the photograph ends. A practical guide for mixed media painters.
4.10
187
Abstract Art Painting Summary
Abstract Art Painting 85%
Abstraction begins where the photograph ends. A practical guide for mixed media painters.
by Debora Stewart 2015
4.10
187 ratings
Find Your Artistic Voice
by Lisa Congdon • 2019
Voice is built, not born. Daily practice, borrowed influences, and the discomfort most artists flee.
4.05
3k+
Find Your Artistic Voice Summary
Find Your Artistic Voice 85%
Voice is built, not born. Daily practice, borrowed influences, and the discomfort most artists flee.
by Lisa Congdon 2019
4.05
3k+ ratings
Manga in Theory and Practice
by Hirohiko Araki • 2015
Build manga that lasts: character before plot, symbol with realism, and the rhythm of the page.
4.26
2k+
Manga in Theory and Practice Summary
Manga in Theory and Practice 85%
Build manga that lasts: character before plot, symbol with realism, and the rhythm of the page.
by Hirohiko Araki 2015
4.26
2k+ ratings
Unfolding the Napkin
by Dan Roam • 2009
Turn any business mess into a picture everyone gets, with the drawing skills you already have.
4.04
964
Unfolding the Napkin Summary
Unfolding the Napkin 85%
Turn any business mess into a picture everyone gets, with the drawing skills you already have.
by Dan Roam 2009
4.04
964 ratings
Atlas of Human Anatomy
by Frank H. Netter • 1989
Seven body regions mapped with an illustrator's eye: anatomy made too clear to forget.
4.51
4k+
Atlas of Human Anatomy Summary
Atlas of Human Anatomy 85%
Seven body regions mapped with an illustrator's eye: anatomy made too clear to forget.
by Frank H. Netter 1989
4.51
4k+ ratings
Leonardo da Vinci
by Walter Isaacson • 2017
He learned optics for sunsets, anatomy for smiles. Leonardo drew no line between art and science.
4.18
131k+
Leonardo da Vinci Summary
Leonardo da Vinci 84%
He learned optics for sunsets, anatomy for smiles. Leonardo drew no line between art and science.
by Walter Isaacson 2017
4.18
131k+ ratings
Art and Fear
by David Bayles • 1994
Art is a skill, not a gift. The only secret to sustaining it: knowing how not to quit.
3.77
105k+
Art and Fear Summary
Art and Fear 84%
Art is a skill, not a gift. The only secret to sustaining it: knowing how not to quit.
by David Bayles 1994
3.77
105k+ ratings
The Graphic Facilitator’s Guide
by Brandy Agerbeck • 2012
Make meetings visible as they happen: the listening and thinking skills that make the drawing work.
4.19
125
The Graphic Facilitator’s Guide Summary
The Graphic Facilitator’s Guide 84%
Make meetings visible as they happen: the listening and thinking skills that make the drawing work.
by Brandy Agerbeck 2012
4.19
125 ratings
Making Comics
by Scott McCloud • 2006
Comics are a storytelling engine powered by choices you make before the ink dries.
4.34
10k+
Making Comics Summary
Making Comics 84%
Comics are a storytelling engine powered by choices you make before the ink dries.
by Scott McCloud 2006
4.34
10k+ ratings
Visual Methodologies
by Gillian Rose • 2001
Seven methods for interpreting images, one demand: know your own position and why it matters.
3.87
278
Visual Methodologies Summary
Visual Methodologies 84%
Seven methods for interpreting images, one demand: know your own position and why it matters.
by Gillian Rose 2001
3.87
278 ratings
Architecture
by Francis D. K. Ching • 1979
The visual primer on form, enclosure, and light: how every architectural space gets its bones.
4.29
4k+
Architecture Summary
Architecture 84%
The visual primer on form, enclosure, and light: how every architectural space gets its bones.
by Francis D. K. Ching 1979
4.29
4k+ ratings
On Becoming an Artist
by Ellen J. Langer • 2005
You don't need talent to make art. You need permission to begin badly.
3.75
363
On Becoming an Artist Summary
On Becoming an Artist 84%
You don't need talent to make art. You need permission to begin badly.
by Ellen J. Langer 2005
3.75
363 ratings
Lives of the Artists
by Calvin Tomkins • 2008
When art has no fixed rules, the artist's life becomes the work. Ten portraits.
4.10
586
Lives of the Artists Summary
Lives of the Artists 84%
When art has no fixed rules, the artist's life becomes the work. Ten portraits.
by Calvin Tomkins 2008
4.10
586 ratings
The Arts and the Creation of Mind
by Elliot W. Eisner • 2002
Schools treat art as a break from thinking. It's the most demanding thinking students do.
4.32
191
The Arts and the Creation of Mind Summary
The Arts and the Creation of Mind 84%
Schools treat art as a break from thinking. It's the most demanding thinking students do.
by Elliot W. Eisner 2002
4.32
191 ratings
Art as Therapy
by Alain de Botton • 2013
Art as your emotional toolkit: how to find hope, memory, and balance without a therapist.
4.08
5k+
Art as Therapy Summary
Art as Therapy 84%
Art as your emotional toolkit: how to find hope, memory, and balance without a therapist.
by Alain de Botton 2013
4.08
5k+ ratings
Keep Going
by Austin Kleon • 2019
Creativity runs in seasons, not streaks. Ten ways to keep making work through the winter.
4.26
18k+
Keep Going Summary
Keep Going 84%
Creativity runs in seasons, not streaks. Ten ways to keep making work through the winter.
by Austin Kleon 2019
4.26
18k+ ratings
Astrazione e empatia
by Wilhelm Worringer • 1907
Primitive art wasn't clumsy. It was fleeing from the terror of space into geometry.
3.83
192
Astrazione e empatia Summary
Astrazione e empatia 84%
Primitive art wasn't clumsy. It was fleeing from the terror of space into geometry.
by Wilhelm Worringer 1907
3.83
192 ratings
The Story of Art Without Men
by Katy Hessel • 2022
Art history left out the women. Five centuries of painters and sculptors the canon overlooked.
4.29
5k+
The Story of Art Without Men Summary
The Story of Art Without Men 84%
Art history left out the women. Five centuries of painters and sculptors the canon overlooked.
by Katy Hessel 2022
4.29
5k+ ratings
Philosophy of Art
by Noël Carroll • 1999
Art defies every definition. A tour through the best philosophical attempts, and what survives.
3.88
204
Philosophy of Art Summary
Philosophy of Art 84%
Art defies every definition. A tour through the best philosophical attempts, and what survives.
by Noël Carroll 1999
3.88
204 ratings
History of Modern Art
by H. Harvard Arnason • 1968
How a century of painters dismantled perspective, freed color, and rebuilt art from scratch.
4.01
9k+
History of Modern Art Summary
History of Modern Art 84%
How a century of painters dismantled perspective, freed color, and rebuilt art from scratch.
by H. Harvard Arnason 1968
4.01
9k+ ratings
Leonardo and the Last Supper
by Ross King • 2012
Leonardo almost refused the mural. He painted it with a doomed technique. It became immortal anyway.
3.93
3k+
Leonardo and the Last Supper Summary
Leonardo and the Last Supper 84%
Leonardo almost refused the mural. He painted it with a doomed technique. It became immortal anyway.
by Ross King 2012
3.93
3k+ ratings
Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs of People
by Henry Carroll • 2015
People photography is a silent negotiation. Master it with mood and light, not rules.
4.12
1k+
Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs of People Summary
Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs of People 84%
People photography is a silent negotiation. Master it with mood and light, not rules.
by Henry Carroll 2015
4.12
1k+ ratings
The Creative Habit
by Twyla Tharp • 2003
A choreographer's method for making creativity a daily practice instead of a waiting game.
4.09
42k+
The Creative Habit Summary
The Creative Habit 84%
A choreographer's method for making creativity a daily practice instead of a waiting game.
by Twyla Tharp 2003
4.09
42k+ ratings
The Back of the Napkin
by Dan Roam • 2008
Turn stick figures into solved problems and sold ideas: the visual thinking system anyone can use.
3.96
16k+
The Back of the Napkin Summary
The Back of the Napkin 84%
Turn stick figures into solved problems and sold ideas: the visual thinking system anyone can use.
by Dan Roam 2008
3.96
16k+ ratings
Art, Inc.
by Lisa Congdon • 2014
Turn your art into a business: diversify income, build a brand, and sell without selling out.
3.98
2k+
Art, Inc. Summary
Art, Inc. 84%
Turn your art into a business: diversify income, build a brand, and sell without selling out.
by Lisa Congdon 2014
3.98
2k+ ratings
The Creative Act
by Rick Rubin • 2023
You were born creative. The real work is learning to listen to what wants to come through.
3.95
89k+
The Creative Act Summary
The Creative Act 84%
You were born creative. The real work is learning to listen to what wants to come through.
by Rick Rubin 2023
3.95
89k+ ratings
The Visual Story
by Bruce Block • 2021
How to align visual structure with story: seven components, one law, and a shot-by-shot system.
4.67
3
The Visual Story Summary
The Visual Story 84%
How to align visual structure with story: seven components, one law, and a shot-by-shot system.
by Bruce Block 2021
4.67
3 ratings
Graphic Design
by Ellen Lupton • 2008
Forget inspiration: how dots, grids, and iteration build the language of professional design.
3.95
2k+
Graphic Design Summary
Graphic Design 84%
Forget inspiration: how dots, grids, and iteration build the language of professional design.
by Ellen Lupton 2008
3.95
2k+ ratings
Information Is Beautiful
by David McCandless • 2001
Concept is the secret: why a simple, clever data drawing can reveal more than a supercomputer.
4.12
4k+
Information Is Beautiful Summary
Information Is Beautiful 84%
Concept is the secret: why a simple, clever data drawing can reveal more than a supercomputer.
by David McCandless 2001
4.12
4k+ ratings
How to Be an Artist
by Jerry Saltz • 2020
A handbook for artists: the work, the network, the rejection, and staying in the game.
3.94
4k+
How to Be an Artist Summary
How to Be an Artist 83%
A handbook for artists: the work, the network, the rejection, and staying in the game.
by Jerry Saltz 2020
3.94
4k+ ratings
The Creative Entrepreneur
by Lisa Sonora Beam • 2008
Turn your creative passion into a business using a blank journal and a proven framework.
4.12
377
The Creative Entrepreneur Summary
The Creative Entrepreneur 83%
Turn your creative passion into a business using a blank journal and a proven framework.
by Lisa Sonora Beam 2008
4.12
377 ratings
Creativity for Life
by Eric Maisel • 2007
The creativity coach's manual for making art, selling it, and staying sane in between.
3.93
115
Creativity for Life Summary
Creativity for Life 83%
The creativity coach's manual for making art, selling it, and staying sane in between.
by Eric Maisel 2007
3.93
115 ratings
Gray's Anatomy
by Henry Gray • 1858
Before modern imaging, the book that taught the world human anatomy, structure by structure.
4.31
4k+
Gray's Anatomy Summary
Gray's Anatomy 83%
Before modern imaging, the book that taught the world human anatomy, structure by structure.
by Henry Gray 1858
4.31
4k+ ratings
Your Inner Critic Is a Big Jerk
by Danielle Krysa • 2016
Ten mental blocks that keep you from creating, and the illustrated, pocket-sized ways around them.
3.68
2k+
Your Inner Critic Is a Big Jerk Summary
Your Inner Critic Is a Big Jerk 83%
Ten mental blocks that keep you from creating, and the illustrated, pocket-sized ways around them.
by Danielle Krysa 2016
3.68
2k+ ratings
Draw to Win
by Dan Roam • 2016
Business runs on pictures. Six you can draw right now to lead, sell, and see clearly.
4.00
529
Draw to Win Summary
Draw to Win 83%
Business runs on pictures. Six you can draw right now to lead, sell, and see clearly.
by Dan Roam 2016
4.00
529 ratings
Introductory Lectures on Aesthetics
by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel • 2004
Art makes truth visible, but the age when it could fully satisfy the spirit is over.
3.89
1k+
Introductory Lectures on Aesthetics Summary
Introductory Lectures on Aesthetics 83%
Art makes truth visible, but the age when it could fully satisfy the spirit is over.
by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel 2004
3.89
1k+ ratings
Painting and Experience in Fifteenth-Century Italy
by Michael Baxandall • 1972
Art appreciation in 15th-century Italy began with a contract and a barrel-gauging formula.
3.95
3k+
Painting and Experience in Fifteenth-Century Italy Summary
Painting and Experience in Fifteenth-Century Italy 83%
Art appreciation in 15th-century Italy began with a contract and a barrel-gauging formula.
by Michael Baxandall 1972
3.95
3k+ ratings
Becoming Leonardo
by Mike Lankford • 2017
Illegitimate, arrested, haunted by brutality: the wounds behind Leonardo da Vinci's genius.
4.00
320
Becoming Leonardo Summary
Becoming Leonardo 83%
Illegitimate, arrested, haunted by brutality: the wounds behind Leonardo da Vinci's genius.
by Mike Lankford 2017
4.00
320 ratings
Principles of Human Anatomy
by Gerard J. Tortora • 1977
Where every structure sits and what it does: the classic system-by-system anatomy reference.
3.91
152
Principles of Human Anatomy Summary
Principles of Human Anatomy 83%
Where every structure sits and what it does: the classic system-by-system anatomy reference.
by Gerard J. Tortora 1977
3.91
152 ratings
Letters on Cézanne
by Rainer Maria Rilke • 1907
One poet's letters on Cézanne: how seeing becomes the artist's hardest and most honest work.
4.16
957
Letters on Cézanne Summary
Letters on Cézanne 83%
One poet's letters on Cézanne: how seeing becomes the artist's hardest and most honest work.
by Rainer Maria Rilke 1907
4.16
957 ratings
Kybalion
by Three Initiates • 1912
From gold trinkets to the Aegina marbles: how Greek sculptors learned to make stone breathe.
4.23
17k+
Kybalion Summary
Kybalion 83%
From gold trinkets to the Aegina marbles: how Greek sculptors learned to make stone breathe.
by Three Initiates 1912
4.23
17k+ ratings
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