Artist Tree Resource Page

~~READING LIST~~  ****Recommended for beginner artists.


The Practice and Science of Drawing by Harold Speed
Figure Drawing for All Its Worth by Andrew Loomis   ****
Successful Drawing by Andrew Loomis
Drawing the Head & Hands by Andrew Loomis
Creative Illustration by Andrew Loomis
Fun With a Pencil by Andrew Loomis
Eye of the Painter by Andrew Loomis
Drawing the Head and Figure by Jack Hamm   ****
Head Drawing and Anatomy by Glenn Vilpuu   ****
Drawing Hands and Feet by Glenn Vilpuu   ****
Drawing Drapery: The Clothed Figure by Glenn Vilpuu   ****
Figure Drawing Demonstrations Step by Step by Glenn Vilpuu   ****
Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing From Life by George Bridgman
ImagineFX Presents How to Draw and Paint Anatomy   ****
The Artist's Guide to Drawing the Head by William Maughan
Fundamentals of Drawing by VA Mogilevtsev
Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist by Stephen Rogers Peck   ****
Classic Human Anatomy: The Artist's Guide to Form, Function and Movement by Valerie Winslow
Gray's Anatomy by Henry Gray
The Artist's Complete Guide to Facial Expression by Gary Faigin

An Atlas of Animal Anatomy for Artists by W. Ellenberger...   ****
Animal Anatomy for Artists: The Elements of Form by Eliot Goldfinger
Animals: Real and Imagined by Terryl Whitlatch

Drawing Scenery Seascapes and Landscapes by Jack Hamm   ****
HOw to Draw and Paint Fantasy Architecture by Rob Alexander

Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter by James Gurney
Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn't Exist by James Gurney
Oil Painting Secrets From a Master by Lnda Cateura
The Pen and Ink Book Materials and Techniques for Today's Artists by Jos A Smith
The Artist's Handbook of Material and Techniques by Ralph Mayer
Comics and Sequential Art by Will Eisner
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud   ****
Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels by Scott McCloud
How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way by Stan Lee...   ****
Cartoon Animation by Preston Blair   ****
The Illusion of Life Disney Animation by Frank Thomas......
Drawn to Life by Walt Stanchfield (several volumes)

Advanced Painter Techniques by Don Seegmiller
Digital character Painting Using Photoshop by Don Seegmiller
Famous Artist Course by Various Artists (several volumes)
Dover Publications: All art and reference books



~~TUTORIALS~~

Free Tuts and Vids

Ctrl Paint   digital painting   ****
3D Total   tutorials for digital applications
Catn aka Liang Yue   corel Painter videos
Daarken   art fundamentals,digital painting   ****
Bobby Chiu   art fundamentals,general art discussion, digital painting   ****
Feng Zhu   design, concept art, digital painting
Mike Corriero   creature design, digital painting
Mike Nash   digital painting
10 Minute Drawings   art fundamentals, general art discussion,digital painting   ****
ImagineFX Mag Tutorial Series   digital painting


Non-Free Tuts and Vids

Gnomon Workshop Available by subscription or individual download.

||Recommended||

Jeremy Vickery~Practical Light and Color
Richard Keyes~ Color Theory: The Mechanics of Color
Scott Robertson~ Basic Perspective Form Drawing   ****
Ron Lemen~ Drawing the Female Portrait and Drawing the Male Portrait
David Finch~ Dynamic Figure Drawing Series: The Body and Hands and Feet and The Head   ****
Iain McCaig~ Visual Storytelling Series


The Art Department

||Recommended||

Jason Manley~ Composition
Donato Giancola~ The Mechanic
Jason Chan~ Quick Sketch and Painter Sketch
Dan Dos Santos~ Book cover Illustration
Gregory Manchess~ Above the Timberline

Other Vids

Glenn Vilpuu~ Drawing Manual Lecture DVD Series Set   ****



~~GENERAL~~

Site and blog links covering a wide variety of information on art.

Archive.org   Type in specific words like: architecture or art composition, etc.
The Art Order
Chris Oatley
Muddy Colors
Paper Wings
Art and Cookies
Character Design
Glenn Arthur Art
Gurney Journey
Lines and Colors
Stapleton Kearns
The Art Center
The Reilly Papers
Animation Backgrounds
The Society of Figurative Arts
Art Eater
John K Stuff



~~ GENERAL REFERENCE LINKS~~

National Geographic
Ageless Patterns
Anatomy for Art Students
Animal Pictures Archive
Character Designs
Worldwide Vintage Photographs
Figure Drawing Training Tool
Hel Looks
Anatomy Reference for Artists
La Couturiere Parisienne
Mayang Textures
Milan Fashion Show
MMA Photography
PBase Photo Database
The Steppe Warriors   Long page load.
Posemaniacs
Skeletal Drawing
The Selvedge Yard