Best Books For Aspiring Artists/Cartoonists/Designers
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Poses for Artists Volume 4 - Couples Poses: An essential reference for figure drawing and the human form.
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Justin R. Martin
4.30 avg rating — 27 ratings 
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Poses for Artists Volume 3 - Fighting and Various Poses: An essential reference for figure drawing and the human form.
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Justin R. Martin
3.77 avg rating — 39 ratings 10. 
Poses for Artists Volume 2 - Standing Poses: An essential reference for figure drawing and the human form
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Justin R. Martin
3.92 avg rating — 39 ratings 11. 
Drawn to Life: 20 Golden Years of Disney Master Classes: Volume 1: The Walt Stanchfield Lectures (Walt Stanchfield Lectures, 1)
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Walt Stanchfield
4.24 avg rating — 3,562 ratings 
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Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter (Volume 2) (James Gurney Art)
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James Gurney
4.14 avg rating — 17,259 ratings 
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200 Projects to Strengthen Your Art Skills (Barron’s Aspire Series)
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Valerie Colston
3.93 avg rating — 166 ratings 18. 
The 50 Greatest Cartoons: As Selected by 1,000 Animation Professionals
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Jerry Beck
4.31 avg rating — 104 ratings 18. 
Drawing from Life: A High-Focus Approach to Drawing the Figure
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James McMullan
4.24 avg rating — 25 ratings 
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Creative Concepts for Artists: Volume 01: a POSEmuse/SenshiStock collaboration
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Justin R. Martin
liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings 18. 
Around the World in 80 Tangles: Step-outs for 80 Tangles from Certified Zentangle Teachers from 30 Countries!
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Mz Creates
4.68 avg rating — 63 ratings 18. 
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The Fundamentals of Figure Drawing : A Practical and Inspirational Course 4.10 avg rating — 51 ratings
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How To Draw Everything: The Book That Proves Anyone Can Be An Artist 3.39 avg rating — 33 ratings
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Poses for Artists Volume 1 - Dynamic and Sitting Poses: An essential reference for figure drawing and the human form
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Justin R. Martin
4.11 avg rating — 76 ratings 34. 
The Rejection Collection: Cartoons You Never Saw, and Never Will See, in The New Yorker
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Robert Mankoff
3.88 avg rating — 563 ratings 34. 
The Fundamentals of Drawing: A Complete Professional Course for Artists 3.96 avg rating — 319 ratings
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Poses for Artists Volume 7 - Faces & Expressions: An Essential Reference for Figure Drawing and the Human Form
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Justin R. Martin
did not like it 1.00 avg rating — 1 rating 37. 
The Cartoonist's Muse: A Guide to Generating and Developing Creative Ideas
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Mischa Richter
3.14 avg rating — 7 ratings 37. 
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Figure Drawing for All It's Worth
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Andrew Loomis
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 22,818 ratings 
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Overspray: Riding High with the Kings of California Airbrush Art
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Dan Nadel
3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings 43. 
Drawing for the Absolute Beginner: A Clear & Easy Guide to Successful Drawing
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Mark Willenbrink
3.89 avg rating — 634 ratings 
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Drawing Nature for the Absolute Beginner: A Clear & Easy Guide to Drawing Landscapes & Nature
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Mark Willenbrink
4.03 avg rating — 134 ratings 47. 
Perspective for the Absolute Beginner: A Clear and Easy Guide to Successful Perspective Drawing
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Mark Willenbrink
3.70 avg rating — 23 ratings 
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Sketch Every Day: 100+ simple drawing exercises from Simone Grünewald
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Simone Grünewald
4.41 avg rating — 233 ratings 53. 
MoMA Highlights: 350 Works from The Museum of Modern Art, New York: Revised Edition 2013 4.24 avg rating — 95 ratings
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Draw Great Characters: 75 art exercises for comics and animation
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Beverly Johnson
3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings 
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The Guerrilla Girls' Bedside Companion to the History of Western Art
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Guerrilla Girls
3.96 avg rating — 1,728 ratings 
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Leonardo da Vinci: The Complete Paintings and Drawings
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Frank Zöllner
4.30 avg rating — 11,120 ratings 58. 
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Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn't Exist (Volume 1) (James Gurney Art)
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James Gurney
4.11 avg rating — 8,424 ratings 
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The Art of Perspective: The Ultimate Guide for Artists in Every Medium
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Phil Metzger
4.27 avg rating — 256 ratings 
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The Zen of Seeing: Seeing/Drawing as Meditation
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Frederick Franck
4.01 avg rating — 21,930 ratings 
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The Creative License: Giving Yourself Permission to Be The Artist You Truly Are
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Danny Gregory
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 27,822 ratings 
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Drawing Lab for Mixed-Media Artists: 52 Creative Exercises to Make Drawing Fun (Lab Series)
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Carla Sonheim
4.13 avg rating — 10,011 ratings 77. 
Fearless Creating: A Step-by-Step Guide To Starting and Completing Your Work of Art
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Eric Maisel
3.89 avg rating — 365 ratings 78. 
Writing with Pictures: How to Write and Illustrate Children's Books
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Uri Shulevitz
4.20 avg rating — 535 ratings 79. 
Artist's Journal Workshop: Creating Your Life in Words and Pictures
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Cathy Johnson
4.13 avg rating — 2,186 ratings 
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The Artist's Complete Guide to Figure Drawing: A Contemporary Perspective On the Classical Tradition
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Anthony Ryder
4.11 avg rating — 10,290 ratings 82. 
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Keys to Drawing with Imagination: Strategies and Exercises for Gaining Confidence and Enhancing Your Creativity
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Bert Dodson
4.11 avg rating — 3,191 ratings 84. 
Writing the Natural Way: Turn the Task of Writing into the Joy of Writing 3.94 avg rating — 414 ratings
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Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish
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James Scott Bell
4.11 avg rating — 5,936 ratings 
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Make Your Creative Dreams Real: A Plan for Procrastinators, Perfectionists, Busy People, and People Who Would Really Rather Sleep All Day
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SARK
4.09 avg rating — 1,418 ratings 91. 
The Writer's Digest Sourcebook for Building Believable Characters
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Marc McCutcheon
4.08 avg rating — 212 ratings 
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Digital Painting Techniques: Practical Techniques of Digital Art Masters (Digital Art Masters Series)
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3DTotal.com
4.25 avg rating — 369 ratings 
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Sketch Book for the Artist: An Innovative, Practical Approach to Drawing the World Around You
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Sarah Simblet
4.16 avg rating — 807 ratings