Color and Light is an absolute must in every artist's library! Also, I've been enjoying your videos so much. Thank you for creating such amazing content and artwork!
I have a final exam tomorrow but making timestamps are more important so here we go: 00:01 syd mead 01:46 the art of spirited away (definitely will buy this) 02:52 the elemets of oil painting 03:46 portrait painting 4:52 classical painting atelier 6:37 traditional oil painting 8:19 color and light (will buy this one too) 9:40 mucha 11:20 impressionism 12:14 humans of new York 13:25 art/work 14:36 make your art no matter what 15:30 steal like an artist
Thanks a lot for sharing these 🙏 I hope your exam went well 🙂 I _do_ know the impulse which makes such tasks even more attractive right before exams ! 😅 Best wishes for all your exams ahead 👍
Some steps I'd recommend: *Look at your work in a mirror. You can see what you've actually done, rather than what you think you've done. *Make some written notes about art you don't like, listing what's good rather than what's bad. There will always be things you didn't see immediately. *Study colour theory, perspective techniques and tonal work. *Look into the mistakes people commonly make with their drawing and painting., and work on correcting them in your own art.
I recommend Art & Fear: Observations On the Perils by David Bayles and Ted Orland. One of the best art book I have to re buy because I always end up giving it to an artist friend. When ever I get an artist block or just need to be reminded that making art isn’t my hobby its a calling, it’s my go to. Plus it’s not an expensive book.
Thanks for your recommendation dude, I got a copy today and started reading it. from the little I've read I can see the immense value of this book, I think it would help many people in creative fields who struggle with the disruptive internal monologue that all artists seem to have.
Set aside one hour a day to make art, any type. After a month it will be habit and you will drastically increase your output. Family and friends may buy a few pieces off you and your career has begun. I love this channel. So many great ideas. My favorite art books: - Art and Fear by David Bayles - Daily Painting by Carol Marine - Great Fighter Jets of the Galaxy 1 by Tim Gibson
Ugh I might need to get my hands on that Spirited Away one. Also a lot of the traditional books are probably still useful for us digital artists, especially if you want to mimic tradition oil techniques, it's not all 1:1 but you can carry over a lot of it
Also speaking from experience of moving around a lot, a lot of libraries have pretty good art sections, I've seen a few of these in a library before I think
that's a really good tip-- I haven't jumped on getting a library card for the NYC library yet but I need to do that. I'd def get the spirited away one, it's great if you're looking to get really high quality images of the backgrounds & concept art for things like studies
Maybe not art school but instead take college courses learning the fundamentals can be a key in the right direction also being helped by a professor is definitely a plus and critiques can help you break out of your shell thicken your skin and generally help you improve
Agreed. Nothing can really replace being in a class, with a skilled professional giving your work their full attention. Artists who try to do it all on their own develop bad habits that they later have to unlearn, and they develop much more slowly.
I'm trying to use fewer Amazon affiliate links, so you can now find most of the books we talked about today on my Bookshop storefront, which supports independent bookstores all across the country! bookshop.org/lists/my-art-book-collection
All the books I have, my mom gave me ☺️ I love using RU-vid to learn as an artist, but I'm definitely opening this water color book more and learning from it. I really want to incorporate more traditional art into my RU-vid channel.
Traditional art is so satisfying! I like working digitally but traditional work is much more satisfying for me (tho obv more difficult, no undo button, RIP)
@@KelseyRodriguez If the 'undo button' problem is stopping you from making traditional art, I would consider trying oil painting. It is extremely forgiving and with the right approach it is possible to not have a messy studio (I paint solvent and medium free, only exception being glazing layers if I decide to do so on potraits). I don't need an undo button when painting in oil paint. I do wish I could use an undo button when painting in watercolors though hahah. I'm not exaggerating when I say oil paint is easier to handle than watercolor and acrylics. It also blends waaaaay easier than acrylics that requires you to premix your gradients.
I struggle to read physical books, but I am always searching for new audiobooks to listen to. I like listening to audiobooks while creating art and I know a few of these would be great in that format. I've been looking at "Steal Like An Artist" for a while, but never commited to that one! Your positive review is definitely incentive to finally give it a try. 🙂 I'm new here, so I am unsure if you have created a video on this already, but I'd definitely be interested in hearing what you listen to while creating! (Whether that's audiobook recommendations, podcasts, or shows!) Personally, what I listen to while working is very important for my mindset and I feel like other artists could benefit from this, too. I have searched for that topic on RU-vid in the past with very limited results -- so I'd certainly be interested in seeing your take if you haven't talked about that already. I am unsure if tons of people would be looking for that type of content, but I know I would find it informative and helpful! 🙂 Loved this!
Hi and welcome to the community!! I haven't talked about that already on the channel, but I do give monthly podcast/tv/movie/fanfic recs over on my Patreon! But you're right, it might deserve its own video!
"Hard science fiction" means science fiction that adheres to real science. The print writers of hard sf can be more optimistic about science and technology; although some want to show that there will never be a perfect time.
8:39 Always thankful to James Gurney for on that book he introduced me to one of my favorite paintings, i just admired the marvelous landscape and then totally crushed while reading it's title🖤 Great books, will check out the Mucha
On the Virgil Elliot discussion----One absolutely CANNOT push boundaries, or experiment in expressionism , or go to next levels or expressing ones own "voice" UNTIL they absolutely MASTER DRAWING....PERIOD.... I am an artist and I speak from the point of long hard, boring, tedious years just teaching my nervous system to be able to draw and draw with my ''own voice''....There are endless teachers on techniques and their opinions on what drawing technique are the best, the only way etc.....If you take a serious hard look at the "Old Masters", from the 15, 16, 17th Centuries ----ALL of them did NOT DRAW like they are teaching today. Sure--the ''block-in", the envelope, sight-size are all ok and all have their place.....There are some who make fun of ''blind-contour" drawing. They say it does nothing for developing drawing skills. But what these people don't realize is that appx. 40-50% of the Brains Cortex is designed to do just that---RECOGNIZE CONTOURS in everyday shapes your eye sees. Now I am NOT saying using ''blind contour techniques" are the only thing that should be utilized. BUT, developing your sense of the connection from eye to brain to hand is in my opinion the MAIN skill that needs to be matured far more than the 40-50% the brain already uses...And I swear to you it can be taken to such higher levels with really boring practice (LOL) that yields tremendous results....Then take your Russian Constructive Methods, Your Anatomical Mastery, a little sigh-size, everything else and incorporate them into ''YOURSELF" to where drawing becomes like a flowing out of you is the best way to describe the feeling when you get there---But you must put in the long and hard work of getting there....It takes years and I hope I dont throw you off your dreams and your aspirations. It is the reality---you have to pay the price to become what you see from the masters of old. They all paid that price....Obsession is not a Sin in art. Becoming an artist of mastery is not a joke, its not getting an Associates degree, its a LIFETIME commitment. Unfortunately the fast age we live in has grossly distorted the reality of that......It is sad but true. After Mastering Drawing then you go to painting...then one day hopefully before your old you become a master painter---AND THEN LIFE REALLY HAS MEANING for those who see your passion on a wall when your long gone......
I had read "Steal like an Artist" from my school library two years ago and absolutely loved it. I wish I can find a physically copy I can buy, but I don't have that kind of adult money yet... All the other books that you've shown are so interesting! I want to buy so much of them!!
In terms of legal advice and business advice the 'graphic artists guild handbooks of pricing and ethical guidelines' are great reguardless of what type of art you make (it could be argued a lot of illustrators make work that could also be considered fine art in the right context.)
That Syd Mead book has been on my wishlist for aaaaages. I should just bite the bullet and get it, really. Have you seen the Nausicaa Watercolor Impressions book? The commentary in there by Miyazaki is classic.
oooh, no, I haven't! Adding it to my wishlist. Btw I really liked your videos on twitch streaming from a while back, it helped a lot in helping me figure out how to do live-streaming stuff in anticipation for my first stream this Friday!
Syd Mead passed away in 2019 and his only recent film credit is Blade Runner 2049 (I wouldn't be surprised if this meant references to his designs from the first BR), other than that his film work falls into the 80s and 90s.
Yes please do an in depth review of steal like an artist!! I feel like you and I have similar interests & similar mindsets,) but I’m a beginner) so I really value your opinions :) I love your videos and I love your art!!
thank you :) i dropped out of school last year due to mental health issues and have decided to take a more self-lead approach to my art career. hopefully some of these books will come in handy!
So you're quickly becoming one of my fav art accounts. I always put your stuff in my queue immediately. The editing is clean and nice, the info is good and concise, your vibe is really chill. ☺️✨
Awesome books! The only books youre missing is the Alla Prima book by Richard Schmid. That book taught me and so many painters in todays time how to paint. Must have and must read for any aspiring painter
@@KelseyRodriguez I have the Alla Prima II book. I bought the hardcover new. It took me a year to work through. The price tag is insignificant, as the book has enough wisdom and information in it to raise your art to the level that each painting will be worth more than the price of the book. I also recommend Carlson's guide to Landscape Painting. Lots of valuable principles revealed. Happy painting.
It is amazing to see that you indulge in books. I'm still trying my hand at reading art books and really analysing and studying them. I just want to ask if it gets daunting to read this many books in a short period. I'd really like to learn how to though, like my brain wants to read a hundred and more books. But so much information getting in can get quite, I can't describe as well. Or maybe I'm just overthinking too much.
Thanks for sharing! Syd Mead's book is on my list. Im curious about the elements of landscape oil painting, do you think some instructions on the book can be applied to digital?
I think so! A lot of the advice is very practical, on how to render things and capture a good likeness, so I think it'd transfer over well to digital art. Especially if your style is more painterly.
Syd Mead - The Movie Art of ... Visual Futurist The Art of Miyazaki's Spirited Away The Elements of Landscape Oil Painting - Suzanne Brooker Portrait Painting Atillier - Suzanne Brooker Classical Painting Atillier - Juliette Aristides Traditional Oil Painting - Virgil Elliott Color and Light - James Gurney Alphonse Mucha - Tomoko Sato Impressionism - Karen H. Grimme Humans of New York - Brandon Stanton Art / Work - Heather Darcy Bhandarhi & Jonathan Melber Make your Art no matter What - Beth Higgins Steal Like an Artist - Austin Kleon Show your Work - Austin Kleon
Hi Kelsey, thank you so much for sharing, I learned a lot from it! I've been drawing as an amateur for more than a decade, then worked in the game industry for two years, and recently thought about running my own social media as a freelance artist. The book you recommended to Steal like an Artist and show your work is exactly what I need! I read your videos after watching them and it inspired me a lot! Thank you again ~ (English is not my native language, this paragraph is translated by AI, please bear with any language errors)
You dispell a certain myth at the 6:12 minute mark in that if your are mathematical and scientific then you most certainly can't do art. The best artists of the renaissance knew how to do math/science/art. It wasn't separated with them and they would be appalled that we think like that today. Leonardo still has a proof in geometry that still stands today.
Be careful with TASCHEN books as they aren't scientifically accepted by the academic world. A lot of those books are known to have historical and referencing mistakes. Keep the good work :)
I love these art book videos that you are doing and also the way you introduced "Impressionism" By: Karin H. Grimme, kinda just really cracked me up. 😂
Elliott is right. It's his opinion. Just like you have yours. Need more books on dead painters and their paintings please. I couldn't give dank about painters who are alive now lol. 🙏🏻🙂
I appreciate this so much. There's a top art school in my area but I don't know if I want to go to school again to rack up more debt. I'll take a look at them thanks.
but the thing is, art school is not only to learn about art, here is not a single recommendation on the other things (such as social studies) necesaries to understand all other factors around the craft making proccess
The whole "the old way is the best way" is a belief I thought only nonartists believed. Virgil Elliot would not be an artist I would go to if I chose painting as my primary medium.
Studio Ghibli is amazing! I like Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro, but my fav is Howl’s Moving Castle! I have noticed that lots of people on Instagram are drawing parts of Kiki’s Delivery Service..
Just channel I need!! Was just telling someone how frustrated I was with traditional art school and how can I get back into a art school. Subscribing now!!
I haven't used the Loomis books personally so I can't really attest to their quality personally. These are just books from my own personal collection :)
Portrait book sounds really amazing! I have been doing a project where I am digitally painting in a renaissance style. Right now I am painting Via Dolorosa!
i currently have to read art/work for my studio class and the whole class reaaally emphasizes the whole gallery aspect of the art world and its sO boring and unnecessary to me bc im not interested in that at all....its just not at all what i wanna do :) but i still have to read it :) ugh
yeahhhhh academia really pushes the whole traditional art world/gallery path and seldom discusses how elitist and exclusionary it can be. It’s definitely not for everyone! Sorry you’re stuck reading a book that’s irrelevant to you 😬
@@KelseyRodriguez lol im just tyring to push thru the semester honestly. im so glad u feel the same bc no one in my class has talked about this so i didnt have anyone that had the same pov :/ also i appreciate ur vids so much, i just found u and im going thru like...almost all ur vids LMAO theyre so helpfullll thank u for not gatekeeping & being so open about this side of the art world !!
First time watching your channel and was impressed by the range of books. As someone who has enjoyed sketching and painting for many years I have a range of go to books to inspire me when needed. Three of them you may find interesting are: Painting Secrets of the Masters by Linda Cateura showing the techniques of David A Leffel Andrew Wyeth - The Helga Pictures East of the Sun, West of the Moon illustrated by Kay Nielsen Thanks and keep up the good work
