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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 89%
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 88%
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 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
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 87%
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 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
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
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 87%
Turn any business mess into a picture everyone gets, with the drawing skills you already have.
by Dan Roam 2009
4.04
964 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 86%
One horizon line, two vanishing points: the simple geometry behind every drawing that looks solid.
by Ernest R. Norling 1939
4.26
2k+ 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
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 86%
Build manga that lasts: character before plot, symbol with realism, and the rhythm of the page.
by Hirohiko Araki 2015
4.26
2k+ 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 85%
Make meetings visible as they happen: the listening and thinking skills that make the drawing work.
by Brandy Agerbeck 2012
4.19
125 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 85%
Turn stick figures into solved problems and sold ideas: the visual thinking system anyone can use.
by Dan Roam 2008
3.96
16k+ 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
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 85%
Comics are a storytelling engine powered by choices you make before the ink dries.
by Scott McCloud 2006
4.34
10k+ 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 85%
Business runs on pictures. Six you can draw right now to lead, sell, and see clearly.
by Dan Roam 2016
4.00
529 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 84%
Voice is built, not born. Daily practice, borrowed influences, and the discomfort most artists flee.
by Lisa Congdon 2019
4.05
3k+ 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 84%
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
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
Bullet Journaling
by Silvia Rose • 2019
The analog system that corrals your tasks, uncovers your patterns, and turns planning into a treat.
3.43
58
Bullet Journaling Summary
Bullet Journaling 84%
The analog system that corrals your tasks, uncovers your patterns, and turns planning into a treat.
by Silvia Rose 2019
3.43
58 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 84%
Turn your creative passion into a business using a blank journal and a proven framework.
by Lisa Sonora Beam 2008
4.12
377 ratings
Mind Mapping
by Kam Knight • 2012
Boost memory and generate ideas by drawing your thoughts as branches from a central point.
3.71
370
Mind Mapping Summary
Mind Mapping 84%
Boost memory and generate ideas by drawing your thoughts as branches from a central point.
by Kam Knight 2012
3.71
370 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
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 Complete Book of Woodcarving
by Everett Ellenwood • 2008
Grain reading, razor edges, eight projects: the woodcarving guide that leaves nothing out.
4.10
93
The Complete Book of Woodcarving Summary
The Complete Book of Woodcarving 84%
Grain reading, razor edges, eight projects: the woodcarving guide that leaves nothing out.
by Everett Ellenwood 2008
4.10
93 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
Visual Thinking
by Colin Ware • 2008
Vision is not a camera. Design for how the brain samples, scans, and skips.
3.81
189
Visual Thinking Summary
Visual Thinking 84%
Vision is not a camera. Design for how the brain samples, scans, and skips.
by Colin Ware 2008
3.81
189 ratings
Dot Journaling
by Rachel Wilkerson Miller • 2017
Bullet journaling without the art: how a few dots and symbols can organize your whole life.
3.77
7k+
Dot Journaling Summary
Dot Journaling 84%
Bullet journaling without the art: how a few dots and symbols can organize your whole life.
by Rachel Wilkerson Miller 2017
3.77
7k+ ratings
The Anatomy of Story
by John Truby • 2007
The organic alternative to formula: how character, plot, and theme grow from a single premise's DNA.
4.25
7k+
The Anatomy of Story Summary
The Anatomy of Story 84%
The organic alternative to formula: how character, plot, and theme grow from a single premise's DNA.
by John Truby 2007
4.25
7k+ ratings
Essential Art Therapy Exercises
by Leah Guzman MA • 2020
Process the emotions you can't name: art therapy exercises that work when talk therapy stalls.
4.17
386
Essential Art Therapy Exercises Summary
Essential Art Therapy Exercises 84%
Process the emotions you can't name: art therapy exercises that work when talk therapy stalls.
by Leah Guzman MA 2020
4.17
386 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
Mind Map Mastery
by Tony Buzan • 2018
Your brain thinks in associations, not lines. A branching map can boost memory by a third.
3.52
649
Mind Map Mastery Summary
Mind Map Mastery 84%
Your brain thinks in associations, not lines. A branching map can boost memory by a third.
by Tony Buzan 2018
3.52
649 ratings
Sociology
by Steve Bruce • 2000
Simplicity sells, black and white wins, and hourly billing loses. A logo designer's manual.
3.38
929
Sociology Summary
Sociology 84%
Simplicity sells, black and white wins, and hourly billing loses. A logo designer's manual.
by Steve Bruce 2000
3.38
929 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 83%
Art as your emotional toolkit: how to find hope, memory, and balance without a therapist.
by Alain de Botton 2013
4.08
5k+ 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 83%
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
Antinet Zettelkasten
by Scott P. Scheper • 2022
The four-part analog system that produces books and breakthroughs, no digital tool required.
3.73
261
Antinet Zettelkasten Summary
Antinet Zettelkasten 83%
The four-part analog system that produces books and breakthroughs, no digital tool required.
by Scott P. Scheper 2022
3.73
261 ratings
Screenwriting Is Filmmaking
by Brian Dunnigan • 2020
Write screenplays that think like a camera: the craft of making films from the page up.
3.33
3
Screenwriting Is Filmmaking Summary
Screenwriting Is Filmmaking 83%
Write screenplays that think like a camera: the craft of making films from the page up.
by Brian Dunnigan 2020
3.33
3 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
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 83%
Forget inspiration: how dots, grids, and iteration build the language of professional design.
by Ellen Lupton 2008
3.95
2k+ 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 83%
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
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
Writing Short Films
by Linda J. Cowgill • 1997
Minutes, not hours. The structural rules for short films that features never taught you.
3.70
303
Writing Short Films Summary
Writing Short Films 83%
Minutes, not hours. The structural rules for short films that features never taught you.
by Linda J. Cowgill 1997
3.70
303 ratings
Why We Make Things and Why It Matters
by Peter Korn • 2013
Four decades of making furniture taught one man more about being human than about wood.
3.73
2k+
Why We Make Things and Why It Matters Summary
Why We Make Things and Why It Matters 83%
Four decades of making furniture taught one man more about being human than about wood.
by Peter Korn 2013
3.73
2k+ ratings
Making a Good Script Great
by Linda Seger • 1987
Script doctor's toolkit: structure fixes, subplot craft, and momentum rules that sell a screenplay.
3.88
1k+
Making a Good Script Great Summary
Making a Good Script Great 83%
Script doctor's toolkit: structure fixes, subplot craft, and momentum rules that sell a screenplay.
by Linda Seger 1987
3.88
1k+ ratings
The Ultimate Book of Mind Maps
by tony-buzan • 2005
One visual map unlocks more memory and creativity than a hundred pages of linear notes.
3.82
1k+
The Ultimate Book of Mind Maps Summary
The Ultimate Book of Mind Maps 83%
One visual map unlocks more memory and creativity than a hundred pages of linear notes.
by tony-buzan 2005
3.82
1k+ ratings
Trust the Process
by Shaun McNiff • 1998
Artist's guide to letting go: let the process steer, feed on mistakes, and start where you resist.
3.90
863
Trust the Process Summary
Trust the Process 83%
Artist's guide to letting go: let the process steer, feed on mistakes, and start where you resist.
by Shaun McNiff 1998
3.90
863 ratings
Fearless Creating
by Eric Maisel • 1995
Anxiety kills more art than lack of talent. A guide for starting and finishing creative work.
3.89
366
Fearless Creating Summary
Fearless Creating 83%
Anxiety kills more art than lack of talent. A guide for starting and finishing creative work.
by Eric Maisel 1995
3.89
366 ratings
Screenplay
by Syd Field • 1979
The structural template that turned screenwriting into a learnable craft, from setup to final draft.
3.99
9k+
Screenplay Summary
Screenplay 83%
The structural template that turned screenwriting into a learnable craft, from setup to final draft.
by Syd Field 1979
3.99
9k+ ratings
Documentary Storytelling
by Sheila Curran Bernard • 2010
From research to final cut: the craft rules for making nonfiction films that grip like fiction.
4.00
148
Documentary Storytelling Summary
Documentary Storytelling 83%
From research to final cut: the craft rules for making nonfiction films that grip like fiction.
by Sheila Curran Bernard 2010
4.00
148 ratings
Mind Mapping For Dummies
by Florian Rustler • 2011
Turn scattered ideas into a one-page visual map using nothing more than keywords and color.
3.54
165
Mind Mapping For Dummies Summary
Mind Mapping For Dummies 83%
Turn scattered ideas into a one-page visual map using nothing more than keywords and color.
by Florian Rustler 2011
3.54
165 ratings
The Non-Designer's Design Book
by Robin P. Williams • 2011
Good design is not a talent; it is four principles anyone can apply.
4.10
5k+
The Non-Designer's Design Book Summary
The Non-Designer's Design Book 83%
Good design is not a talent; it is four principles anyone can apply.
by Robin P. Williams 2011
4.10
5k+ ratings
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