The Painter: useful books

1.
Keys to Drawing
Keys to Drawing 4.07 avg rating — 15,283 ratings
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Poses for Artists Volume 4 - Couples Poses: An essential reference for figure drawing and the human form.
Poses for Artists Volume 4 - Couples Poses: An essential reference for figure drawing and the human form. 4.30 avg rating — 27 ratings
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Poses for Artists Volume 2 - Standing Poses: An essential reference for figure drawing and the human form
Poses for Artists Volume 2 - Standing Poses: An essential reference for figure drawing and the human form 3.92 avg rating — 39 ratings
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Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter (Volume 2) (James Gurney Art)
Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter (Volume 2) (James Gurney Art) 4.14 avg rating — 17,259 ratings
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Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn't Exist (Volume 1) (James Gurney Art)
Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn't Exist (Volume 1) (James Gurney Art) 4.11 avg rating — 8,424 ratings
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Hawthorne on Painting
Hawthorne on Painting 4.15 avg rating — 526 ratings
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Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing From Life: Over 1,000 Illustrations
Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing From Life: Over 1,000 Illustrations 4.10 avg rating — 5,775 ratings
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Mastering Composition: Techniques and Principles to Dramatically Improve Your Painting
Mastering Composition: Techniques and Principles to Dramatically Improve Your Painting 4.41 avg rating — 422 ratings
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Fill Your Oil Paintings with Light & Color
Fill Your Oil Paintings with Light & Color 4.31 avg rating — 323 ratings
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The Artist's Complete Guide to Drawing the Head
The Artist's Complete Guide to Drawing the Head 4.29 avg rating — 979 ratings
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Color Choices: Making Color Sense Out of Color Theory
Color Choices: Making Color Sense Out of Color Theory 4.27 avg rating — 399 ratings
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Art, Inc.: The Essential Guide for Building Your Career as an Artist
Art, Inc.: The Essential Guide for Building Your Career as an Artist 3.98 avg rating — 2,137 ratings
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Anatomy for the Artist
Anatomy for the Artist 4.06 avg rating — 27,594 ratings
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Drawing Lessons from the Great Masters
Drawing Lessons from the Great Masters 4.08 avg rating — 8,764 ratings
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Keys to Drawing with Imagination: Strategies and Exercises for Gaining Confidence and Enhancing Your Creativity
Keys to Drawing with Imagination: Strategies and Exercises for Gaining Confidence and Enhancing Your Creativity 4.11 avg rating — 3,191 ratings
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Anatomy Lessons From the Great Masters
Anatomy Lessons From the Great Masters 4.30 avg rating — 229 ratings
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Landscape Painting: Essential Concepts and Techniques for Plein Air and Studio Practice
Landscape Painting: Essential Concepts and Techniques for Plein Air and Studio Practice 4.38 avg rating — 440 ratings
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Classical Painting Atelier: A Contemporary Guide to Traditional Studio Practice
Classical Painting Atelier: A Contemporary Guide to Traditional Studio Practice 4.44 avg rating — 442 ratings
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Rendering in Pen and Ink: The Classic Book On Pen and Ink Techniques for Artists, Illustrators, Architects, and Designers
Rendering in Pen and Ink: The Classic Book On Pen and Ink Techniques for Artists, Illustrators, Architects, and Designers 4.24 avg rating — 550 ratings
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Daily Painting: Paint Small and Often To Become a More Creative, Productive, and Successful Artist
Daily Painting: Paint Small and Often To Become a More Creative, Productive, and Successful Artist 4.25 avg rating — 1,475 ratings
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Classical Drawing Atelier: A Contemporary Guide to Traditional Studio Practice
Classical Drawing Atelier: A Contemporary Guide to Traditional Studio Practice 4.14 avg rating — 3,968 ratings
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The Natural Way to Draw
The Natural Way to Draw really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 61,705 ratings
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Drawing Course
Drawing Course 4.58 avg rating — 374 ratings
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Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting
Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting 4.43 avg rating — 718 ratings
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What Painting Is
What Painting Is 4.11 avg rating — 533 ratings
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Poses for Artists Volume 1 - Dynamic and Sitting Poses: An essential reference for figure drawing and the human form
Poses for Artists Volume 1 - Dynamic and Sitting Poses: An essential reference for figure drawing and the human form 4.11 avg rating — 76 ratings
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Creative Concepts for Artists: Volume 01: a POSEmuse/SenshiStock collaboration
Creative Concepts for Artists: Volume 01: a POSEmuse/SenshiStock collaboration liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Sci-Fi & Fantasy Oil Painting Techniques
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Oil Painting Techniques 4.10 avg rating — 48 ratings
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Around the World in 80 Tangles: Step-outs for 80 Tangles from Certified Zentangle Teachers from 30 Countries!
Around the World in 80 Tangles: Step-outs for 80 Tangles from Certified Zentangle Teachers from 30 Countries! 4.68 avg rating — 63 ratings
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Poses for Artists Volume 5 - Hands, Skulls, Pin-ups & Various Poses: An essential reference for figure drawing and the human form.
Poses for Artists Volume 5 - Hands, Skulls, Pin-ups & Various Poses: An essential reference for figure drawing and the human form. 4.40 avg rating — 30 ratings
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Original Character Workbook Vol. 1
Original Character Workbook Vol. 1 liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Poses For Artists Volume 5 - Skulls, Hands, Pin-ups & Various Poses: An Essential Reference for Figure Drawing and the Human Form
Poses For Artists Volume 5 - Skulls, Hands, Pin-ups & Various Poses: An Essential Reference for Figure Drawing and the Human Form 4.40 avg rating — 30 ratings
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Oil Painting Techniques and Materials
Oil Painting Techniques and Materials 4.25 avg rating — 539 ratings
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Poses for Artists Volume 3 - Fighting and Various Poses: An essential reference for figure drawing and the human form.
Poses for Artists Volume 3 - Fighting and Various Poses: An essential reference for figure drawing and the human form. 3.77 avg rating — 39 ratings
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Picture This: How Pictures Work
Picture This: How Pictures Work 4.19 avg rating — 4,796 ratings
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Poses for Artists Volume 1 - Dynamic and Sitting Poses: An essential reference for figure drawing and the human form
Poses for Artists Volume 1 - Dynamic and Sitting Poses: An essential reference for figure drawing and the human form 4.11 avg rating — 76 ratings
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Poses for Artists Volume 7 - Faces & Expressions: An Essential Reference for Figure Drawing and the Human Form
Poses for Artists Volume 7 - Faces & Expressions: An Essential Reference for Figure Drawing and the Human Form did not like it 1.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Poses for Artists Volume 6 - Various Male & Female Poses: An Essential Reference for Figure Drawing and the Human Form
Poses for Artists Volume 6 - Various Male & Female Poses: An Essential Reference for Figure Drawing and the Human Form 2.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Vanishing Point: Perspective for Comics from the Ground Up
Vanishing Point: Perspective for Comics from the Ground Up 4.16 avg rating — 366 ratings
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Framed Ink
Framed Ink 4.36 avg rating — 2,980 ratings
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Concerning the Spiritual in Art
Concerning the Spiritual in Art 3.84 avg rating — 90,613 ratings
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Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative 3.96 avg rating — 324,497 ratings
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Portrait Painting Atelier: Old Master Techniques and Contemporary Applications
Portrait Painting Atelier: Old Master Techniques and Contemporary Applications 4.16 avg rating — 273 ratings
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200 Projects to Strengthen Your Art Skills (Barron’s Aspire Series)
200 Projects to Strengthen Your Art Skills (Barron’s Aspire Series) 3.93 avg rating — 166 ratings