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The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain (Paperback)
by (shelved 357 times as drawing)
avg rating 3.88 — 389,270 ratings — published 1979
Figure Drawing for All It's Worth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 173 times as drawing)
avg rating 3.96 — 25,550 ratings — published 1943
Keys to Drawing (Paperback)
by (shelved 159 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.07 — 16,038 ratings — published 1985
Drawing the Head and Hands (Hardcover)
by (shelved 137 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.23 — 6,766 ratings — published 1956
Perspective Made Easy (Dover Art Instruction)
by (shelved 114 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.26 — 2,351 ratings — published 1939
How to Draw: Drawing and Sketching Objects and Environments from Your Imagination (Paperback)
by (shelved 113 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.57 — 1,245 ratings — published 2012
Figure Drawing: Design and Invention (Paperback)
by (shelved 108 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,917 ratings — published 2009
The Natural Way to Draw (Paperback)
by (shelved 98 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.01 — 65,406 ratings — published 1941
Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter (Paperback)
by (shelved 94 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.06 — 21,841 ratings — published 2010
Fun with a Pencil (Hardcover)
by (shelved 94 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.13 — 2,512 ratings — published 1939
You Can Draw in 30 Days: The Fun, Easy Way to Learn to Draw in One Month or Less (Paperback)
by (shelved 88 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.26 — 2,004 ratings — published 2008
Framed Ink (Paperback)
by (shelved 86 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.37 — 3,137 ratings — published 2010
How to Draw What You See (Paperback)
by (shelved 86 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.09 — 2,954 ratings — published 1972
Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing From Life: Over 1,000 Illustrations (Paperback)
by (shelved 80 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.10 — 5,832 ratings — published 1971
Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn't Exist (Paperback)
by (shelved 71 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.12 — 8,788 ratings — published 2009
Drawing the Head and Figure: A How-To Handbook That Makes Drawing Easy (Paperback)
by (shelved 71 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.03 — 10,864 ratings — published 1962
Drawing Lessons from the Great Masters (Paperback)
by (shelved 68 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.08 — 8,778 ratings — published 1964
Successful Drawing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 63 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,175 ratings — published 1951
Creative Illustration (Hardcover)
by (shelved 61 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,298 ratings — published 1947
The Practice and Science of Drawing (Dover Art Instruction)
by (shelved 58 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.09 — 4,961 ratings — published 1913
Dynamic Figure Drawing (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.01 — 4,549 ratings — published 1970
Drawing Dynamic Hands (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.09 — 8,715 ratings — published 1977
Force: Dynamic Life Drawing for Animators (Force Drawing Series)
by (shelved 55 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,012 ratings — published 2006
The Animator's Survival Kit (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.42 — 8,183 ratings — published 2001
How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.04 — 8,042 ratings — published 1977
Constructive Anatomy: Includes Nearly 500 Illustrations (Dover Anatomy for Artists)
by (shelved 49 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,226 ratings — published 1920
Keys to Drawing with Imagination: Strategies and Exercises for Gaining Confidence and Enhancing Your Creativity (Spiral-bound)
by (shelved 46 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.11 — 3,190 ratings — published 2006
Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.08 — 6,282 ratings — published 1951
Pen and Ink Drawing: A Simple Guide (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.53 — 896 ratings — published
Drawing for the Absolute Beginner: A Clear & Easy Guide to Successful Drawing (Art for the Absolute Beginner)
by (shelved 43 times as drawing)
avg rating 3.88 — 650 ratings — published 2006
The Artist's Complete Guide to Facial Expression (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.01 — 5,769 ratings — published 1990
Rendering in Pen and Ink: The Classic Book On Pen and Ink Techniques for Artists, Illustrators, Architects, and Designers (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.26 — 578 ratings — published 1976
Anatomy for the Artist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 40 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.09 — 30,940 ratings — published 2001
Lessons in Classical Drawing: Essential Techniques from Inside the Atelier (Hardcover)
by (shelved 39 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,070 ratings — published 2011
Drawn to Life: 20 Golden Years of Disney Master Classes: Volume 1: The Walt Stanchfield Lectures (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.24 — 3,560 ratings — published 2009
Drawing Realistic Textures in Pencil (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.14 — 4,167 ratings — published 1999
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.00 — 134,981 ratings — published 1993
The Urban Sketcher: Techniques for Seeing and Drawing on Location (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.28 — 800 ratings — published 2014
Drawing Scenery: Seascapes and Landscapes (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.15 — 440 ratings — published 1972
The Artist's Complete Guide to Figure Drawing: A Contemporary Perspective On the Classical Tradition (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,467 ratings — published 1999
Zen of Seeing: Seeing/Drawing as Meditation (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.08 — 25,495 ratings — published 1973
Drawing on the Artist Within: An Inspirational and Practical Guide to Increasing Your Creative Powers (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.07 — 7,463 ratings — published 1986
How to Draw Animals (Perigee)
by (shelved 35 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,091 ratings — published 1969
The Art of Animal Drawing: Construction, Action Analysis, Caricature (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,473 ratings — published 1993
How to Render: the fundamentals of light, shadow and reflectivity (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.62 — 298 ratings — published 2012
Drawing for the Absolute and Utter Beginner (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as drawing)
avg rating 3.80 — 271 ratings — published 2003
Perspective Drawing Handbook (Dover Art Instruction)
by (shelved 32 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.25 — 394 ratings — published 1964
The Creative License: Giving Yourself Permission to Be The Artist You Truly Are (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.04 — 30,576 ratings — published 2005
Drawing the Human Head (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as drawing)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,360 ratings — published 1965
Grade Examination Drawing Made Easy (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as drawing)
avg rating 3.98 — 384 ratings — published
“When you are drawing, you are always one or two marks ahead. You're always thinking, 'After what I'm doing here I'll go there, and there.' It's like chess or something. In drawing I've always thought economy of means was a great quality - not always in painting, but always in drawing.”
― A Bigger Message: Conversations with David Hockney
― A Bigger Message: Conversations with David Hockney
“However, if he really wanted to bust me, all he had to do was ask to see my schoolbooks. The front and back covers are the first place graffiti artists start to draw.”
― The Fight of My Life is Wrapped Up in My Father
― The Fight of My Life is Wrapped Up in My Father
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