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Book Club

 Books I like and suggest for your library 




In the future I would like to do a zoom club meeting on popular books to really dive into and pull all the great information from. For now though, I'm suggesting these books to help you in your journey to understanding areas that you may be struggling with. Most artist have collections of books to refer to when they have a question or process they need to understand better. 

Drawing

Creative Illustration by Andrew Loomis
Gene Franks Pencil drawing 1988 Walter Foster publication 

Using the Photo

Painting from Sketches, Photographs and the Imagination
Painting Beautiful Watercolors from Photographs

Color

Blue and Yellow don't make Green by Michael Wilcox
Color and Light A guide for the realist painter by James Gurney

Light and Shadow

Composition

 Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting

 Edgar Payne Composition Painting
Mastering Composition By Ian Roberts

Pastels

Oils

Daily Painting By Carole Marine

Acrylics


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