In this video I share my top 5 art books for beginners. I own all of these art books and can vouch for their quality! If you own any of these I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments below. If you want to purchase them I've included links for you. I hope you find them helpful!

Book #1: "Alla Prima II: Everything I Know About Painting and More"
https://tinyurl.com/54n7dzu4
Book #2: "The Practice of Oil Painting and Drawing"
https://tinyurl.com/28jbkynw
Book #3: "Figure Drawing for Artists: Making Every Mark Count"
https://tinyurl.com/ywsjczzs
Book #4: "Classical Drawing Atelier: A Contemporary Guide to Traditional Studio Practice"
https://tinyurl.com/5n722nnj
Book #5: "Classical Painting Atelier: A Contemporary Guide to Traditional Studio Practice"
https://tinyurl.com/3vss2uw9
Bonus Book: "Mastering Composition: Techniques and Principles to Dramatically Improve your Painting"
https://tinyurl.com/3feep3v3


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Video Chapters:
00:00 Top 5 Art Books for Beginners
00:34 Book Book #1: "Alla Prima II: Everything I Know About Painting and More", Richard Schmid
01:41 Book #2: "The Practice of Oil Painting and Drawing", Solomon J. Solomon
02:45 Book #3: "Figure Drawing for Artists: Making Every Mark Count", Steve Huston
03:34 Books #4 & 5 "Classical Drawing Atelier" and "Classical Painting Atelier", Juliette Aristides
04:22 Online Art Coaching
04:50 Bonus Book: "Mastering Composition: Techniques and Principles to Dramatically Improve your Painting", Ian Roberts
05:46 Wrapup