Many people ask me about the books I use for my experiment in using spaced repetition to selflearn drawing and painting, so here's a video stating which books I use for studying the various aspects of art, why I chose them, and how I found them.
Each of these books has been turned into an Anki deck, so that I can use it for my spaced repetition learning experiment.
To learn how to make your own decks from books, courses, or anything else, for any subject you wish to study using this powerful technique, please check out the video links below:
Using Anki for Learning Art (or anything else):
• Improve Your Art With Spaced Repetiti...
Scanning Books and Making Anki Cards:
• Anki for Artists pt.2 best practi...
Chapters:
0:00 Intro and shout outs
0:37 Preloading
0:48 General to Specific
2:30 Drawing, rendering, good teachers, and roadmap style books
4:52 Painting in gouache, and experimental encouragement
7:41 Colour, light, representing reality, and repeated information
12:04 Landscapes, and learning how to see
14:35 Anatomy, detail, gesture, and simplification
17:50 The anatomy detail slider complex to simple
20:45 Style, storytelling, and master studies
23:15 Other specific artistic niches
24:37 The power of books and why we use them wrong
28:47 How to find the best books for your field of study
29:48 Recap and outro
Books Mentioned:
How to Draw by Scott Robertson
How to Render by Scott Robertson:
Get Started With Gouache by Emma Block:
The Joy of Watercolour by Emma Block:
The Art of Gouache by Viktoria Semjonova:
Rediscovering Gouache by Aljoscha Blau:
The Art of Gouache by Jeremy Ford:
Figure Drawing Design and Invention by Michael Hampton:
Art Fundamentals by 3D Total:
Colour & Light by 3D Total:
Colour and Light by James Gurney:
Alla Prima II by Richard Schmid:
Mastering Atmosphere and Mood in Watercolor by Joseph Zbukvic
Landscape Painting by Mitchell Albala
The Landscape Painter's Workbook by Mitchell Albala
Drawing the Head and Hands by Andrew Loomis
Anatomy for 3D Artists by 3D Total
Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing From Life George Bridgman
Dynamic Anatomy by Burne Hogarth
Figure Drawing for All it's Worth by Andrew Loomis
Drawing Form and Pose by Tom Fox
Anatomy for Sculptors by Ulders Zarins
Point Character Drawing by Taco
Secret Character Drawing by Taco
Framed Ink by Marcos MateuMestre
Picture This by Molly Bang
Drawing Course by Charles Bargue
Beginner's Guide to Creating Portraits by 3D Total
Beginner's Guide to Digital Painting in Photoshop by 3D Total
Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer
The 4 Hour Chef by Tim Ferriss
Resources:
Whitepaper on Knowledge Retention Among Individuals with Dyslexia:
https://shorturl.at/qyhAI
GigaBrain AI Search Tool:
https://thegigabrain.com/
Tools Used:
Generic, nonbrand A4 sketchbooks and pads
Unipen fineliners
Pilot GTEC C4 pen
Papermate InkJoy pen
HB pencil and extender
Music by Jeremy Blake
Thanks for watching, your support is appreciated!