My Fav Resources
Just some of my favorite books, supplies, software etc, with links to them. These products have been useful to me, I hope they'll be useful to you too.
NOTE: Just so you know, this page may contain "affiliate" or "referral" links to products and resources I've used. Although I may receive a small commission for purchases made with these links, please know that does not change the price that you would pay for any items you buy via these links.
Online Software...
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Tailwind Social Scheduler
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Backblaze Cloud Backups
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How to draw art books...
Below are links to books that are referenced my blog post "10 Books That Will Teach You How to Draw Like an Artist"
Art Reference Books...
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Nature Drawing: A Tool For Learning by Clare Walker Leslie
Nature Drawing: A Tool For LearningMy mom bought me this book when I was a teenager. The pages are curled from repeated, obsessive thumb-ings during many camping trips. If you want to draw small animals and plants to create a journal of the natural world then this book is for you!!
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Drawing on the Artist Within by Betty Edwards
Drawing on the Artist WithinA fantastic guide on how to draw. Perfect for beginners it leads you step by step on how to re-learn to see in order to draw. Couple this with Betty Edwards other book, Drawing On The Right Side of The Brain, and you'll be drawing like an artist in no time. Highly recommended!!
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Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards
Drawing on the Right Side of the BrainThis book coupled with Betty Edwards other book, Drawing On The Artist Within, will teach you how to draw like an artist. She guides you through the brain shift that has to happen to see the world in a way that you can draw it. I highly recommend both books!
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The Natural Way to Draw: A Working Plan for Art Study by Kimon Nicolaides
The Natural Way to DrawThis book is like a course on drawing the human figure. Starting with contour line drawings all the way to the fully shaded complete drawings using a series of timed exercises. Excellent paired with, 'An Atlas of Anatomy for Artists',
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The Artist's Way Workbook by Julia Cameron
The Artist's Way WorkbookA spiritual path to higher creativity This book leads you through a series of exercises designed to help you see yourself in a more nurturing way and overcome negativity in your surroundings that could block your creativity. Useful exercises in self development for artist and non-artists alike.
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The Artist's Handbook by Angela Gair
The Artist's HandbookA Step-by-Step Guide to Drawing, Watercolor, and Oil Painting. The book is a series of twelve exercises, one per chapter. Each chapter explains a different art concept and then has a step by step instruction on creating an art piece utilizing that concept. A wonderful book suitable for an intermediate artist.
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An Atlas of Anatomy for Artists by Fritz Schider
An Atlas of Anatomy for ArtistsA useful collection of anatomy studies from old masters artist like Da Vinci and Michelangelo, as well as photographs of models in various poses paired with musculature drawings. Also includes close ups of eyes and hands, feet etc. Highly recommend for all figurative artists!!!
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The Natural Way to Draw: A Working Plan for Art Study by Kimon Nicolaides
The Natural Way to DrawThis book is like a course on drawing the human figure. Starting with contour line drawings all the way to the fully shaded complete drawings using a series of timed exercises. Excellent paired with, 'An Atlas of Anatomy for Artists',
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Animals: 1,419 Copyright-Free Illustrations of Mammals, Birds, Fish, Insects by Jim Harter
Animals: Copyright-Free IllustrationsSuch an interesting book, depicting animals of every type, beautifully rendered. A wonderful reference for any artist who works with wildlife. The drawings are exquisite and a valuable study for new artists. I would couple this with the books 'Animal Anatomy' and 'Nature Drawing'
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Perspective for Artists by Rex Vicat Cole
Perspective for ArtistsAnother very useful guide for artists, especially landscape artists. This book provides lots of examples of how perspective works in pictures. Not only does the book show buildings buy also how to use perspective with oddly shaped objects. A must have reference book for any artist! Highly recommend for all landscape artist!!!
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Stunning Watercolor Seascapes by Kolbie Blume
Stunning Watercolor SeascapesNewly released, this book was written by Kolbie Blume, a friend of mine. She has done an amazing job demonstrating the step by step process to creating a painting through a series of projects. At the end of the book you'll have a firm grasp on how to make a watercolor painting, and have 25 completed paintings to prove it!
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