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Drawing Books
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The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain (Paperback)
by (shelved 345 times as drawing)
avg rating 3.87 — 384,050 ratings — published 1979
Figure Drawing for All It's Worth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 172 times as drawing)
avg rating 3.96 — 24,988 ratings — published 1943
Keys to Drawing (Paperback)
by (shelved 157 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.07 — 15,786 ratings — published 1985
Drawing the Head and Hands (Hardcover)
by (shelved 133 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.23 — 6,634 ratings — published 1956
Perspective Made Easy (Dover Art Instruction)
by (shelved 113 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.26 — 2,290 ratings — published 1939
How to Draw: Drawing and Sketching Objects and Environments from Your Imagination (Paperback)
by (shelved 111 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.57 — 1,211 ratings — published 2012
Figure Drawing: Design and Invention (Paperback)
by (shelved 106 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,881 ratings — published 2009
The Natural Way to Draw (Paperback)
by (shelved 95 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.01 — 64,591 ratings — published 1941
Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter (Paperback)
by (shelved 91 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.07 — 20,244 ratings — published 2010
You Can Draw in 30 Days: The Fun, Easy Way to Learn to Draw in One Month or Less (Paperback)
by (shelved 88 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,984 ratings — published 2008
How to Draw What You See (Paperback)
by (shelved 87 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.09 — 2,951 ratings — published 1972
Fun with a Pencil (Hardcover)
by (shelved 87 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.13 — 2,493 ratings — published 1939
Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing From Life: Over 1,000 Illustrations (Paperback)
by (shelved 81 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.10 — 5,814 ratings — published 1971
Framed Ink (Paperback)
by (shelved 81 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.37 — 3,083 ratings — published 2010
Drawing the Head and Figure: A How-To Handbook That Makes Drawing Easy (Paperback)
by (shelved 72 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.03 — 10,826 ratings — published 1962
Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn't Exist (Paperback)
by (shelved 67 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.12 — 8,559 ratings — published 2009
Drawing Lessons from the Great Masters (Paperback)
by (shelved 67 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.08 — 8,775 ratings — published 1964
Successful Drawing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 61 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,174 ratings — published 1951
Creative Illustration (Hardcover)
by (shelved 60 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,282 ratings — published 1947
The Practice and Science of Drawing (Dover Art Instruction)
by (shelved 59 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.09 — 4,948 ratings — published 1913
Dynamic Figure Drawing (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.01 — 4,547 ratings — published 1970
Force: Dynamic Life Drawing for Animators (Force Drawing Series)
by (shelved 54 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,001 ratings — published 2006
Drawing Dynamic Hands (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.09 — 8,707 ratings — published 1977
How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.04 — 8,025 ratings — published 1977
The Animator's Survival Kit (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.41 — 8,118 ratings — published 2001
Constructive Anatomy: Includes Nearly 500 Illustrations (Dover Anatomy for Artists)
by (shelved 48 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,207 ratings — published 1920
Keys to Drawing with Imagination: Strategies and Exercises for Gaining Confidence and Enhancing Your Creativity (Spiral-bound)
by (shelved 46 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.11 — 3,192 ratings — published 2006
Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.08 — 6,274 ratings — published 1951
The Artist's Complete Guide to Facial Expression (Hardcover)
by (shelved 45 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.01 — 5,770 ratings — published 1990
Drawing for the Absolute Beginner: A Clear & Easy Guide to Successful Drawing (Art for the Absolute Beginner)
by (shelved 43 times as drawing)
avg rating 3.88 — 647 ratings — published 2006
Pen and Ink Drawing: A Simple Guide (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.52 — 878 ratings — published
Anatomy for the Artist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 40 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.08 — 30,142 ratings — published 2001
Drawn to Life: 20 Golden Years of Disney Master Classes: Volume 1: The Walt Stanchfield Lectures (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.24 — 3,560 ratings — published 2009
Rendering in Pen and Ink: The Classic Book On Pen and Ink Techniques for Artists, Illustrators, Architects, and Designers (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.25 — 573 ratings — published 1976
Lessons in Classical Drawing: Essential Techniques from Inside the Atelier (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,066 ratings — published 2011
Drawing Realistic Textures in Pencil (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.14 — 4,167 ratings — published 1999
The Art of Animal Drawing: Construction, Action Analysis, Caricature (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,474 ratings — published 1993
The Urban Sketcher: Techniques for Seeing and Drawing on Location (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.27 — 793 ratings — published 2014
Zen of Seeing: Seeing/Drawing as Meditation (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.06 — 24,411 ratings — published 1973
The Artist's Complete Guide to Figure Drawing: A Contemporary Perspective On the Classical Tradition (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,427 ratings — published 1999
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.00 — 133,435 ratings — published 1993
Drawing Scenery: Seascapes and Landscapes (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.15 — 439 ratings — published 1972
Drawing on the Artist Within: An Inspirational and Practical Guide to Increasing Your Creative Powers (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.06 — 7,453 ratings — published 1986
How to Draw Animals (Perigee)
by (shelved 35 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,090 ratings — published 1969
Drawing for the Absolute and Utter Beginner (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as drawing)
avg rating 3.79 — 270 ratings — published 2003
Perspective Drawing Handbook (Dover Art Instruction)
by (shelved 33 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.26 — 390 ratings — published 1964
Drawing the Human Head (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,355 ratings — published 1965
How to Render: the fundamentals of light, shadow and reflectivity (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.62 — 296 ratings — published 2012
The Creative License: Giving Yourself Permission to Be The Artist You Truly Are (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.03 — 29,674 ratings — published 2005
Grade Examination Drawing Made Easy (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as drawing)
avg rating 3.98 — 384 ratings — published
“However, if he really wanted to bust me, all he had to do was ask to see my schoolbooks. The front and back covers are the first place graffiti artists start to draw.”
― The Fight of My Life is Wrapped Up in My Father
― The Fight of My Life is Wrapped Up in My Father
“When you are drawing, you are always one or two marks ahead. You're always thinking, 'After what I'm doing here I'll go there, and there.' It's like chess or something. In drawing I've always thought economy of means was a great quality - not always in painting, but always in drawing.”
― A Bigger Message: Conversations with David Hockney
― A Bigger Message: Conversations with David Hockney
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