The Complete Painter: Lessons from the Masters


Books and More: 1. Drawing















This section has three sub-sections -


1.1 Drawing: General

1.2 Drawing: Linear Perspective

1.3 Drawing: Figure Drawing and Anatomy


Three asterisks *** denote free materials







1.1 Drawing: General


Aristides, Juliette. Classical Drawing Atelier


_________. Lessons in Classical Drawing


Bothwell, Dorr, and Marlys Mayfield. Notan: The Dark-Light Principle of Design


Boyer, Sheri Lynn. Art Instruction Blog ***


Brody, David. How to Draw


Chaet, Bernard. The Art of Drawing


Character Design ***


Curtis, Brian. Drawing from Observation


Eagle, Ellen. Pastel Painting Atelier


Enstice, Wayne, and Melody Peters. Drawing: Space, Form and Expression


Faber, David L., and Daniel M. Mendelowitz. A Concise Guide to Drawing


Goldstein, Nathan. The Art of Responsive Drawing


Guptill, Arthur L,. Drawing with Pen and Ink and a Word Concerning The Brush


_________. Freehand Drawing: Self-Taught with emphasis on the techniques of different media


_________. Rendering in Pen and Ink


_________. Rendering in Pencil


_________. Sketching and Rendering in Pencil ***  


_________. Sketching as a Hobby


Hamm, Jack. Drawing Scenery: Landscapes and Seascapes


_________. First Lessons in Drawing and Painting


_________. How to Draw Animals


The J. Paul Getty Museum. Elements of Art ***


The Kennedy Center. Formal Visual Analysis ***


Lee, Stan. How To Draw Comics The Marvel Way ***


Loomis, Andrew. Fun with a Pencil


_________. Successful Drawing


McArdle, Thaneeya. Art is Fun ***


Mendelowitz, Daniel M. Drawing


Mendelowitz, Daniel, David L. Faber, and Duane Wakeman. A Guide to Drawing


Rockman, Deborah. Drawing Essentials


Sale, Teel, and Claudia Betti. Drawing: A Contemporary Approach


Rousar, Darren R. Cast Drawing Using the Sight-Size Approach


Smagula, Howard J. Creative Drawing


Stevens, Peter, S. A Handbook of Regular Patterns


Young, Cliff. Drawing Drapery From Head to Toe



1.2 Drawing: Linear Perspective


Auvil, Kenneth W. Perspective Drawing


Cole, Rex Vicat. Perspective for Artists


Cole, Rex Vicat. Perspective for Artists ***


D'Amelio, Joseph. Perspective Drawing Handbook


Montague, John. Basic Perspective Drawing


Norling, Ernest R. Perspective Made Easy


Robertson, Scott, and Thomas Berling. How to Draw


Veltman, Kim H. Linear Perspective and the Visual Dimensions of Science and Art



1.3 Drawing: Figure Drawing and Anatomy


Bridgman, George B. Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing from Life


Brown, Clint, and Cheryl McLean. Drawing from Life


Goldstein, Nathan. Figure Drawing


Hale, Robert Beverly. Master Class in Figure Drawing


_________. Lectures on Artistic Anatomy and Figure Drawing


Hale, Robert Beverly, and Jacob Collins. Drawing Lessons from the Great Masters


Hamm, Jack. Cartooning the Head and Figure


_________. Drawing the Head and Figure


Loomis, Andrew. Drawing the Head and Hands


_________. Figure Drawing for All It's Worth


Reed, Walt. The Figure


Thomson, Arthur. A Handbook of Anatomy for Art Students


Vanderpoel, John H. The Human Figure


Visiblebody. Muscle Premium


Winslow, Valerie L. Classic Human Anatomy






David Brody, 2019, after Charles Bargue, Cours de dessin, Torse antique

From The Complete Painter: Lessons from the Masters, Lecture 12