tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post5775117545902383556..comments2024-03-18T07:23:32.809-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Best How-To Art BooksJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-85492302457965856642012-08-09T00:56:15.307-04:002012-08-09T00:56:15.307-04:00What about the Bargue/Gerome drawing course? It do...What about the Bargue/Gerome drawing course? It doesnt get more classical than that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-73638153031965006372012-07-26T09:22:12.375-04:002012-07-26T09:22:12.375-04:00I have a Nathan Goldstien drawing book that is won...I have a <a href="http://www.nathangoldsteinartist.com/sub_pages/books_01.html" rel="nofollow">Nathan Goldstien</a> drawing book that is wonderful. All his stuff is out of print though and hard to find at a reasonable price. (ebook please!)Ryanhttp://ryanmartin.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-5203056320336285322012-07-21T21:20:27.791-04:002012-07-21T21:20:27.791-04:00Eckert Brand--Yours is a thoughtful question, but ...Eckert Brand--Yours is a thoughtful question, but the answer is imponderable. I can't contemplate what I would now change about the original Dinotopia, because I was a different person when I wrote it. We are all different people separated by 20 years of experience from our former selves. It is my general belief, however, that an artist should leave an early work well enough alone and move on. Should he be lucky enough to have enduring fans and historians, they will heave a collective sigh of relief.<br /><br />Katy, my favorite old book on drawing for children is Drawing Made Easy by Lutz.<br /><br />Shane, there are plenty of great and classic books more recent than 50 years old, but I set that as an arbitrary line.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-53726528307968370182012-07-21T09:32:28.695-04:002012-07-21T09:32:28.695-04:00What a hoot to see the Famous courses at Amazon. ...What a hoot to see the Famous courses at Amazon. I have 3 of them, if I remember right. I took the course when I was 10 or 11, but it was the "For Young People" version. <br /><br />I'd love to stumble over these versions at a used book store (except one that didn't know what they had for value!)Casey Klahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020906666248399435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-10343020667262674762012-07-21T01:36:54.415-04:002012-07-21T01:36:54.415-04:00What's this say about artists today? I mean, a...What's this say about artists today? I mean, are these books so timeless that they cannot be improved upon? How come most of these books are 50+ years old?<br /><br />Makes me think that the disciplines forked somewhere and more people started caring about technique over technical know-how.<br /><br />=s=Shane Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706984816021430077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-35209082762961406782012-07-20T23:39:37.175-04:002012-07-20T23:39:37.175-04:00I happen to currently have both of the books by Ba...I happen to currently have both of the books by Bammes that you mentioned out on loan from the library, and I like them quite a lot.Craig Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12956612316431207639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-83274972159178404292012-07-20T23:35:43.870-04:002012-07-20T23:35:43.870-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Craig Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12956612316431207639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-76001211697102714302012-07-20T22:33:07.819-04:002012-07-20T22:33:07.819-04:00I was at the bookstore yesterday and saw Rendering...I was at the bookstore yesterday and saw Rendering in Pen and Ink for the first time. I feel like I learned something just by paging through for four or five minutes.<br /><br />I work digital, but always thumbnail in ink, so I really can't wait to pick this one up.JustinSlickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02955439015833302881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-89149661009843125012012-07-20T20:01:43.082-04:002012-07-20T20:01:43.082-04:00I would like to mention How to Draw Animals by Jac...I would like to mention How to Draw Animals by Jack Hamm-- this is the one book that I have practically destroyed with use over almost 30 years of Illustrating storyboards. I don't think there is any other author who goes into this freakish level of detail and analysis on any subject. I only got his Drawing the Head and Figure fairly recently, but I certainly wish I had that when I was starting out. I also have his Drawing Landscapes and Seascapes and would recommend all of them highly.Maria Penahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17207329273191694865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-57607921837396926912012-07-20T18:21:26.509-04:002012-07-20T18:21:26.509-04:00I completely agree on Jack Hamm's Drawing the ...I completely agree on Jack Hamm's Drawing the Head and Figure. Don't get me wrong - Loomis should be in the top slots IMHO, but Hamm's book is an excellent practical resource for drawing the details of surface anatomy.<br /><br />I refer to it frequently and give it as a gift to new artists (including my 70 year old mother who just took up drawing a few years ago!) The style of illustration is a little dated now, but the information is not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-37889378097886060012012-07-20T18:05:16.790-04:002012-07-20T18:05:16.790-04:00I'd love to see a similar list of books that a...I'd love to see a similar list of books that are friendly for parents of young children. I've been asked fairly often for such recommendations and never have a good list of go to books for families seeking to encourage art from an early age.Katy Hargrovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16069682355839433030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-60863704573344847672012-07-20T15:46:42.504-04:002012-07-20T15:46:42.504-04:00James nice list. Luckily I have them all. One tha...James nice list. Luckily I have them all. One that I would like to mention is. Morris hunt (talks on Art). Obscure book to say the least but the wealth of info is meaningful and invigorating. Little bits here and there but they are gems. He was the one to introduce me to charcoal. I didn't understand then ..but I do now.Albert. Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05894071024736025338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-8378732860860698822012-07-20T13:57:23.858-04:002012-07-20T13:57:23.858-04:00I haven't posted in awhile so I missed the ori...I haven't posted in awhile so I missed the original post. One really great book, especially if your going for a comic book style (Think Jim Lee or the Kubert's in style) is Burne Hogarth's Dynamic Anatomy.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16565022224645774512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-85816066885461831492012-07-20T13:34:42.382-04:002012-07-20T13:34:42.382-04:00Is Loomis's book still available for free down...Is Loomis's book still available for free download as an Ebook?<br /><br />Hey Jim I saw your art at the Allentown art museum yesterday--Congratulations by the way!--and I wanted to ask you:<br /><br />When you look at the pages of the first Dinotopia book all these years later, is there anything you would change? Do you ever think about that? Is there anything you would have done differently with waterfall city or with canyon city or with the narrative or the relationship between humans and dinosaurs if you created Dinotopia today rather than two decades ago?<br /><br />That's a blog post I'd love to read!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-84919484203749959212012-07-20T11:38:50.673-04:002012-07-20T11:38:50.673-04:00This is a cool list that I haven't read all of...This is a cool list that I haven't read all of them. <br />A few years ago I was lucky enough to buy an original copy of Loomis' Fun with a Pencil book at a library sale for 50 cents!jeffkunzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11778948523420524882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-24999356748067936042012-07-20T10:48:49.342-04:002012-07-20T10:48:49.342-04:00Good list but I still think James Harding's Le...Good list but I still think James Harding's Lessons on Drawing should be on the list as well as Arthur Wesley Dow's Composition.armandcabrerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01772142818316748471noreply@blogger.com