tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post2653203438356531999..comments2024-03-28T16:36:12.581-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: My Favorite How-To BooksJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-69298655099276171932014-11-09T19:52:06.430-05:002014-11-09T19:52:06.430-05:00Daniel, Good question. Yes, I think they adapted t...Daniel, Good question. Yes, I think they adapted the content into a 3 binder form, so if you have through lesson 24, you should have it all. The content changes a bit as you get into the 60s. I think the best stuff is from the 50s.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-86860815147538916212014-11-09T19:35:47.695-05:002014-11-09T19:35:47.695-05:00Thank You so much for this list! I've read all...Thank You so much for this list! I've read all but one and have been working my way through the Famous Artist Course from the 50's and have found it to be completely invaluable. However, you call it a group of 4 books. I've purchase the red yellow and blue from the 50's with lessons 1 through 24 in them, and I thought that was a complete set. But in this picture you have a grey book with lessons 19 - 24. Maybe it's a pointless question, but is this grey one a later version? from what I can gather online it seems to have the same lessons as the blue book i have (but the blue is only 17-24.) Did they maybe change the line up at some point in the fifties to include (or exclude) something? Sorry for such a weird question, but I can't find any information on these earlier sets from anyone. And now I'm feeling like i'm a book short, and missing out on something. <br /><br />PS: Thank-you so much for this blog. It's been the root of my art education for the last 2 years. <br /><br />-Daniel NewDaniel Newhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13200971331414715807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-37983328902302646652010-11-20T15:09:08.713-05:002010-11-20T15:09:08.713-05:00I love "The Illusion of Life" and would ...I love "The Illusion of Life" and would also suggest to anyone who enjoys that book to check out "Walt Disney's Fantasia" by John Culhane.<br />I love that film and the book gives fascinating glimpses into the artists and the processes that gave life to each segment.John Fleckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15541386500334276297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-61548659759331917702007-10-18T17:49:00.000-04:002007-10-18T17:49:00.000-04:00Nice group of book recommendations...I'm not famil...Nice group of book recommendations...I'm not familiar with the Walter Sargent's book on color, but will have to check it out.<BR/><BR/>One of the books I have found a constant source of inspiration that I would consider worthy to be in a stack of books with the works of Loomis and the like would be--<BR/><BR/>"Composition of Outdoor Painting" by Edgar Payne.Jared Shearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14879406947140189516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-20323788729582711262007-10-17T14:44:00.000-04:002007-10-17T14:44:00.000-04:00Thanks for this list of books, James! I'm a libra...Thanks for this list of books, James! I'm a librarian at the Ringling College, and I'm going to make sure we have as many of these books as possible!Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08169672921452017340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-50645815250889425032007-09-26T23:50:00.000-04:002007-09-26T23:50:00.000-04:00Not to sound patronizing, but I'd like to add The ...Not to sound patronizing, but I'd like to add The Artist guide to skeching!!!<BR/><BR/>Okay other good animation books.<BR/><BR/>Preston Blair's book, and Richard William's Animator' survival kit.<BR/><BR/>How to Draw comics the Marvel way is another great book and anything by Burne Hogarth is also worth looking into.<BR/><BR/>Beverley Hale wrote some books using examples from the great masters. Those were cool.Stephen James.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04729750229032513596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-17889322102556933882007-09-21T00:14:00.000-04:002007-09-21T00:14:00.000-04:00Bill's first three sentences sums it up perfectly!...Bill's first three sentences sums it up perfectly! <BR/> Everyone should have a well dog eared copy of The ILLUSION OF LIFE. <BR/> THE EYE OF THE PAINTER makes a companion piece to CREATIVE ILLUSTRATION in the same way that the two Speed books go together.<BR/> Recommendations I'd throw in the pot are Pearce's COMPOSITION...PRINCIPLES OF PICTORAL DESIGN, and Faber Birren's CREATIVE COLOR, which still floors me when I leaf through it. The old edition has tempera plates that look like they were painted in a jazzy Tiki bar. <BR/> Arthur Wheelock's observations in his first Vermeer book showed how one can paint and see using amazing examples; it was like vicariously attending a real eye opening painting class.<BR/> To me,how-to books are Pez Dispensers for the brain.<BR/>I gobble them up.<BR/> Boime's other book on the teachings of Thomas Couture is a great armchair time travel book too (can't recall the title).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-35630767346428012292007-09-20T19:16:00.000-04:002007-09-20T19:16:00.000-04:00I am a big "how to" art book fan. I've never found...I am a big "how to" art book fan. I've never found anything better than the Andrew Loomis books (yeah all of them!) and the Famous Artist School courses. <BR/>When I first got my hands on that course I'd been working professionally as an artist for about 15 years and it blew me away. <BR/>I'll add a couple of oldies but goodies to your list...<BR/>Willy Pogany's THE ART OF DRAWING, Jack Hamm's DRAWING THE HEAD AND FIGURE (still in print and available in most bookstores..very cheap and great stuff) and finally, A COMPLETE GUIDE TO DRAWING,ILLUSTRATION CARTOONING AND PAINTING by Gene Byrnes great how to stuff in all media...includes a Dean Cornwell section...yeah!<BR/>Oh, yeah and 40 ILLUSTRATORS AND HOW THEY WORK....okay, okay, I'll stop now...;)Michael Dooneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00246162742705076367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-90992698606075525852007-09-20T13:27:00.000-04:002007-09-20T13:27:00.000-04:00Oh man oh man. Books...my weakness! I think all ar...Oh man oh man. Books...my weakness! I think all artists are book lovers, and I can't wait to have a house with a giant library in it. As an animator I have read The Illusion of Life and I was happy to see it on your list here. I am familiar with Loomis, but not so much with any of the other books. I will definitely have to check them out! Thanks for the heads up on these. (And thanks orlando for pointing out that link on gutenberg.)Bill Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559832218267916942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-7016628522870554802007-09-20T05:54:00.000-04:002007-09-20T05:54:00.000-04:00No recomendations (I'm still too new an artist to ...No recomendations (I'm still too new an artist to start doing that), just a note.<BR/><BR/>The book "The Practice and Science of Drawing" is availiable for download at the Project Gutenberg. Here's the link: http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/14264<BR/><BR/>This might be useful for those living outside the United States.<BR/><BR/><BR/>That said, I wish to thank you for keeping such an interesting blog, Mr. Gurney! I'm learning a lot here. :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com