The Books I Use to Self-Learn Art --- general to specific

Many people ask me about the books I use for my experiment in using spaced repetition to self-learn drawing and painting, so here's a video stating which books I use for studying the various aspects of art, why I chose them, and how I found them.

Each of these books has been turned into an Anki deck, so that I can use it for my spaced repetition learning experiment.

To learn how to make your own decks from books, courses, or anything else, for any subject you wish to study using this powerful technique, please check out the video links below:

Using Anki for Learning Art (or anything else):
   • Improve Your Art With Spaced Repetiti...  

Scanning Books and Making Anki Cards:
   • Anki for Artists - pt.2 - best practi...  


Chapters:

0:00 Intro and shout outs

0:37 Pre-loading

0:48 General to Specific

2:30 Drawing, rendering, good teachers, and roadmap style books

4:52 Painting in gouache, and experimental encouragement

7:41 Colour, light, representing reality, and repeated information

12:04 Landscapes, and learning how to see

14:35 Anatomy, detail, gesture, and simplification

17:50 The anatomy detail slider - complex to simple

20:45 Style, storytelling, and master studies

23:15 Other specific artistic niches

24:37 The power of books and why we use them wrong

28:47 How to find the best books for your field of study

29:48 Recap and outro


Books Mentioned:

How to Draw by Scott Robertson

How to Render by Scott Robertson:

Get Started With Gouache by Emma Block:

The Joy of Watercolour by Emma Block:

The Art of Gouache by Viktoria Semjonova:

Rediscovering Gouache by Aljoscha Blau:

The Art of Gouache by Jeremy Ford:

Figure Drawing - Design and Invention by Michael Hampton:

Art Fundamentals by 3D Total:

Colour & Light by 3D Total:

Colour and Light by James Gurney:

Alla Prima II by Richard Schmid:

Mastering Atmosphere and Mood in Watercolor by Joseph Zbukvic

Landscape Painting by Mitchell Albala

The Landscape Painter's Workbook by Mitchell Albala

Drawing the Head and Hands by Andrew Loomis

Anatomy for 3D Artists by 3D Total

Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing From Life - George Bridgman

Dynamic Anatomy by Burne Hogarth

Figure Drawing for All it's Worth by Andrew Loomis

Drawing Form and Pose by Tom Fox

Anatomy for Sculptors by Ulders Zarins

Point Character Drawing by Taco

Secret Character Drawing by Taco

Framed Ink by Marcos Mateu-Mestre

Picture This by Molly Bang

Drawing Course by Charles Bargue

Beginner's Guide to Creating Portraits by 3D Total

Beginner's Guide to Digital Painting in Photoshop by 3D Total

Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer

The 4 Hour Chef by Tim Ferriss


Resources:

Whitepaper on Knowledge Retention Among Individuals with Dyslexia:
https://shorturl.at/qyhAI

GigaBrain AI Search Tool:
https://thegigabrain.com/


Tools Used:

Generic, non-brand A4 sketchbooks and pads
Unipen fineliners
Pilot G-TEC C4 pen
Papermate InkJoy pen
HB pencil and extender

Music by Jeremy Blake

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