Drawing: A Creative Process2 reviews Francis D. K. Ching Wiley, 1989 Drawing: A Creative Process + On of the best basic drawing texts I have seen Like the rest of Ching's books, this one is great as well. I use it as a resource for Drawing and illustration classes in college. It covers all the basics of sketching and drawing that are important to build a foundation for free-hand drawing. It covers everything from basic shapes and textures ...             How to Draw the Human Figure: An Anatomical Approach5 reviews Louise Gordon Penguin (Non-Classics), 1980 If you want to draw the human figure, click the "buy" button + It's highly effective, Clear Anatomy for beginners... + Very helpful + One of the best + A SATISFIED READER             The Beginner's Guide Pastels: A Complete Step-By-Step Guide to Techniques and Materials1 review Angela Gair Sterling, 1998 IDEAL FOR BEGINNERS! I received it yesterday,it is full-detailed,great and ideal for beginners.You will love it.             Drawing Realistic Textures in Pencil38 reviews J. D. Hillberry North Light Books, 1999 Buy This Book + Unlike any other pencil drawing book + Ideas and Drawings that Inspire + No suitable for beginners, but this is a great book!! + Obviously, not meant for beginners             The Artist's Complete Guide to Figure Drawing: A Contemporary Perspective on the Classical Tradition45 reviews Anthony Ryder Watson-Guptill, 1999 Classical Drawing.. the (almost) lost art.. + eye opening + The guide to masterpiece + Figure Drawing + Really nice book             Forensic Art and Illustration102 reviews Karen T. Taylor CRC, 2000 Fascinating and invaluable! + Complete, Concise & Clear + An excellent and comprehensive text + Artists and Forensic Art + Phenomenal Resource             Art of the Pencil: A Revolutionary Look at Drawing, Painting and the Pencil11 reviews Sherry Camhy Watson-Guptill, 1997 Masterly and inspirational. + Great introduction + A superb text I bought the book for the cover which to me was a gorgeous example of painterly drawing. The book delivers in this vein. Anyone whose sat through a lecture in college about drawing versus painting can find proof in this volume that "it ain't necessarily so". The illustrations and discussions are ...             Creative Marker Techniques: In Combination With Mixed Media3 reviews Yoshiharu Shimizu Books Nippan, 1990 It WILL help u a lot!!! + Best Marker Technique + Learn to do amazing renderings with markers and pastels Well, I've searched for many, MANY, books and when I found this one I couldn't belive on it! It shows marker techniques very simple to use and step by step. But I'm still a student of architecture, so it's also good for those who already knows a little. It's woderful for those that like design! ^^             Illustrators 43: The Society of Illustrators 43rd Annual of American Illustration (Illustrators) HarperCollins Publishers, 2002 The Society of Illustrators Annual of American Illustration remains the original and most comprehensive compilation of illustration on the market, and Illustrators 43 is by far the best reference source for the latest trends in an ever-changing industry. Each year a jury of professionals selects, from over 6,000 entries, Gold and Silver medals for excellence in Editorial, Book, Advertising, ...             Design Rendering Techniques: A Guide to Drawing and Presenting Design Ideas3 reviews Dick Powell North Light Books, 1986 best rendering book i have read + Description from inside the book: + The best book to date on marker rendering The book shows the basic steps using the new available materials for industrial designers to use. I have known the book from a friend and tried to buy one for myself in the Philippines but it seems fast gone from bookstores. Since I love the classic and manual rendering before I use the computer, ...             The Human Machine11 reviews George B. Bridgman Dover Publications, 1972 Genius conception-- sketchy implementation + Helpful but Constructive Anatomy is much better Maybe 3-1/2 stars. (Idea & Layout= 5 stars. Drawing quality= 2 stars.) Bridgman's The Human Machine is *exceedingly* ambitious in its scope, and could have been exceedingly successful to match, were it not for its *one* pretty obviously glaring problem: these drawings are exceedingly sketchy! ...             Artist's Manual: A Complete Guide to Paintings and Drawing Materials and techniques10 reviews Angela Gair Chronicle Books, 1996 BEAUTIFUL! + You'll be inspired to try something new. + Beautiful + Great for Beginners             Exploring Colored Pencil9 reviews Sandra Angelo Sterling, 2000 Best book on the colored pencil + One-of-a-Kind! + Very comprehensive, easy to follow + An excellent guide for all aspiring art students with a particular preference to colored pencils as their medium of expression             Vilppu Drawing Manual11 reviews Glenn Vilppu Vilppa Studio, 1997 This is the core of drawing... + Glenn has other resources that take you beyond this one. + very good + Almost perfect for beginners + Great book for illustrators and animators             The Pastel Book22 reviews Bill Creevy Watson-Guptill, 1999 An excellent book for those just beginning in pastel work + Never too old to learn + Excellent reference. + A great introduction and referrence for pastel painting.             The Best of Sketching and Drawing: A Collection of Still Lifes, Portraits and Landscapes1 review Rockport Publishers, 1999 Top Rate The problem with most books on drawing that have an instructional bent to them is that they are dependant on the work of second-rate draftsment and tacky artists to illustrate them. This is obviously counter-productive. Though this is not an instructional book, it is filled with nothing but the ...             The Human Figure in Motion9 reviews Eadweard Muybridge Dover Publications, 1955 Muybridge's landmark photographic studies of human motion + Classic artist resource REQUIRED for any who draws people Eadweard Muybridge (1830-1904) was the most significant contributor to the early study of human and animal locomotion, whose extensive studies were acknowledged by such pioneers of motion pictures as the Lumiere brothers and Thomas Edison. If you have ever seen slow-motion photography of a horse ...             How to Keep a Sketchbook Journal11 reviews Claudia Nice North Light Books, 2001 The Mistress of Pen & Ink! + Beautiful book + Very enjoyable and nice tips... This book not only has great ideas for sketchbook journals, but wonderful detailed lessons on pen & ink work and watercolor techniques. I wouldn't say it was directed at beginning artists, thought. This is more geared to drawing & painting than actual journaling.             The Best of Colored Pencil 43 reviews Rockport Publishers, 2000 Best of the series !!! + Beautiful coffee table book, inspirational + Excellent gallery and inspiration book The Best of Colored Pencil volumes 1,2,& 3 are in my library, and they are great. Volume 4 is an excellent addition and I feel the best of the four. The addition of the artist's comments, insights, and technical information makes this more than a "flip through" coffee table book. If colored ...             Color Choices: Making Color Sense Out of Color Theory9 reviews Stephen Quiller Watson-Guptill, 2002 A Master of Color Harmony + Painter's Guide to Color by Stephen Quiller + Totally Excellent Analysis + Color can be everything! + 5 stars for his color wheel