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Reviews of various materials to help developing artists.
As a developing artist myself, I'm working on a list of resources that have been and are proving helpful in my own artistic development.
Though my art journey is far from over, and I plan to never stop learning and growing as an artist, I would like to share some of the resources I've discovered in my journey thus far.
My aim is to in this section of my web site is provide brief outline reviews of books and DVD and tutorials that I've found useful in the past and continue to benefit from. I'd like to assist other artists with their journeys --with less of the stumbling that I've come across.
It's my hope that we all can contribute in this journey I therefore welcome other artists suggestions and contributions to the various sections of this website. So please checking the website for more updates and suggestiong as for books I recommend.
Click on links for Art Reference Book Reviews:
Art History Books:
Classical art Books:
Art Technique Book Reviews:
Books to increase your drawing skills:
- The Natural Way to Draw
- The Art of Responsive Drawing
- Art of the Pencil: How to Bring Painterly Effects to Pencil Art
- Pencil Drawing Techniques: Learn How to Master Pencil Working Techniques to Create Your Own Successful Drawings
- Basic Figure Drawing Techniques
Still Life Books:
Animal and wildlife painting Books:
Landscape Books:
Alla Prima by Richard Schmid
A Light Touch -Successful Painting in Oils by David Curtis.
Gruppe on Color by Emile Gruppe
Portrait Painting and drawing Books:
Oil Painting Books:
Alla Prima by Richard Schmid
A Light Touch -Successful Painting in Oils by David Curtis.
Gruppe on Color by Emile Gruppe
Pastel Painting Books:
Art DVD's and CD's Reviews:
- DVD - Oil Painting - Quick Studies in Oil by Craig Nelson
- DVD - Oil Painting From Life- Quick Studies in Oil by Craig Nelson
Art by Lucinda Knowlton's web site consists of drawings, oil paintings and pastel drawings by the Canadian artist. Her interests in fine art and realistic art covers wildlife art, portraits of people, horses and pets, abstract art, still life, the human figure, as well as a variety of subjects that inspire the artist. The web site also includes free tutorials, helpful links for artists, book reviews and is constantly being updated with more information and artwork. She aims to promote wildlife preservation and environmental protection through her work. This site includes her oil paintings and pastel of horses and ponies. Her wildlife page consists of drawings of elk, black bear cub, owl, swan, fox, eagle, fawn of a white-tailed deer, raccoon, penguins, cougars or puma, elephants, tiger and alligator. The pets page consist of drawings, oil paintings and pastel paintings of beagles, cats, greyhounds and other dogs and cats. Other works of Lucinda include, a pastel painting of a homeless man titled lost soul, flowers, roses, portraits of children, baby, cherries, boatwreck, seascape, harpist, artist, cityline, abstracts, small sculptures, and nudes.