Comments on booklist (newbie)...!

[lasrer]

Hi, i am a total newbie to drawing and especially digital painting. But i have done some 3D and desperatly want to learn ;) . The best way i assume would be to buy books and train alot. So i am going to order from amazon now and i would like som comments on this booklist...
I am only going to do digital concept art/digital painting.


Dynamic Figure Drawing:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0823015777/qid=1067727749/sr=5-3/ref=cm_lm_asin/102-3408313-8484154?v=glance

Painter 8 Creativity: Digital Artist's Handbook

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0240805119/ref=pd_bxgy_text_1/102-3408313-8484154?v=glance&s=books&st=*

The painter 8 WOW! book

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0321200071/ref=pd_bxgy_text_1/102-3408313-8484154?v=glance&s=books&st=*

Secrets of Award-Winning Digital Artists: Creative Techniques and Insights for Photoshop, Painter and More


http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0764536915/ref=pd_sim_art_elt/102-3408313-8484154?v=glance

Digital character design and painting:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1584502320/ref=pd_sim_books_2/102-3408313-8484154?v=glance&s=books

Keys to drawing:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0891343377/qid=1067728673/sr=5-3/ref=cm_lm_asin/102-3408313-8484154?v=glance


Thats about it. I want a book on color theory, and a book on how to draw surfaces and textures... But i havent found any that seems good yet. I want to point out that i dont know if the list above is good for a newb , i was just assuming.

please send me some advices on what to buy and what to not buy!

/Lukas

[tinyhands]

Well, if your completely new to drawing, let alone painting, better yet digital painting, I cross out all the digital stuff and stick to learning just how to draw. If you can't draw, you can't paint. Its that simple. I'm not a huge digital fan myself, but its safe to say, that even the most advocate of digital painters would say learn to paint with real paint first. But anyway, learn to draw first, and then go to paint.

[lasrer]

thanks for the reply! Well the reason I am buying so many books is because I live in Sweden and are buying from Amazon. I plan to learn to draw first before I am going to make digital paintings. Just wondering if the other books seems to be good. Or can you recommend some other drawingbooks?

[lasrer]

i wonder what the difference between painter8 and photoshop is?

[TheYellowDart]

Vilppu Drawing Manual (on www.vilppustudio.com)

Andrew Loomis's book's can be found online for downloading, get them. The information is unmatched. You can also get the Walter Foster versions (basically cliff note type) in most stores. Whats the website? Something like saveloomis.org or something.

On Amazon get:
Bridgman's Guide to Life Drawing
Vanderpoel: Human Figure

Those four books alone will keep you on the right track for a long time...Hell, Vilppu and Loomis will.

[Main Loop]

http://www.lymeacademy.edu/keller_book.htm

this one is brand new, by dean keller, who draws very beautifully... his system is pretty methodical, which is good for an absolute rookie to drawing... ive checked it out, seems pretty decent..

[lasrer]

Thanks alot! I will check them out tomorrow, Anyhow do you know any good books on painting surfaces?


/thanks Lukas

[Kortez]

you mean like : http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0891348689/qid=1067809279/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_1/002-6269452-6856015?v=glance&n=507846

we have it at my school, it's pretty good. Not the best starting point to drawing though.

[lasrer]

ok is the book drawing on the right side of the brain good? Should i buy that one or Keys to drawing?

Or maybe both :) ...


i wonder what program that you should use when making digital paintings painter or photoshop or both?

[al-x]

It really doesn't matter which one you use... I usually use Photoshop just because I've used it for the last 10 years. But Painter is more fun, but maybe harder to learn (don't really know if thats true I was so used to Photoshop when I first started using painter) Painter is more like regular analog painting. You can pretty easily make digitalart that looks like an oilpainting or for example watercolor (you can achieve the same effect in photoshop to, but not as easy)

What is important is that you know how to paint and draw. The software won't make you a better artist, just a lot of practise (and you usually need some talent too ;) )

Hope this rambling was of some help

[lasrer]

well i suppose that is true :D . I am going to buy a couple of painting books now, gonna wait for the digital things... I am dont know if i have talent or not but i do atleast want to try it out. Since i am a texture artist, painting isnt my primary thing, but i would like to learn!


well thanks for all the replys!


förresten trevligt att se en Svensk här :)


/Lukas

[BadMange]

If you don't paint, how do you make your textures?

-Bad Mange

[lasrer]

Oh, i should have said that i was doing/learning game textures. by applying filters in photoshop or using photos...
but i consider my lack of drawing/painting skills a big minus so i want to improve!

i have decided to buy some of Burne Hogarths books (i think it is spelld like that ;) ) Since they seem to be really good. Those free books seem to rock also!


/ Thanks Lukas