The Best HOW TO DRAW Books I Own & Why 

Michael Hampton's Figure drawing book is my all time favourite book when it comes to the human figure and I've read George Bridgman, Andrew Loomis, tomfoxdraws and even Rock He Kim despite not understanding Korean. Yet I still come back to Hampton the most.

0.29 How to Draw: Drawing and Sketching Objects and Environments from Your Imagination 2:43 Stonehouse's Anatomy Note Socca Suk Jong Hyun How to Draw Human body (hipsters only need this) 4:53 Perspective Made Easy 6:37 Figure Drawing: Design and Invention

I think Anatomy for Sculptors is helpful. Because it was designed with sculpture in mind. You really see the 3d forms of the different muscles and body parts. It's really helpful just for sketching too.

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Stonehouse's is *AMAZING*. I've never seen anything so indepth, so it's no wonder it took him a decade to compile, edit and draw it. Hamptons books good, but there are some ever so slight errors to his anatomy (atleast in my version). It is a great breakdown into the main muscles you need to learn and little ways to simplify them though.

I’m so so happy I picked up Hampton and Stonehouse’s books!

Never heard of the Stonehouse book but now I will buy it! Thank you and love your content by the way! By the way I have those other books and they are amazing!

Draw Like a Boss! Probably the best book on drawing!

I see the anatomy for artists book on your shelf, that book is amazing

You and your video's a gem, thank you!

A video on the worst books and why they're bad would be pretty interesting in my opinion

How to Draw - Scott Robinson Perspective Made Easy - Ernest Norling Stonehouse's Anatomy - superani Figure Drawing: Design and Invention - Michael Hampton

Books (in reading order) Perspective made easy by Earnest R. Norling How to draw by Scott Robinson Figure drawing by Micheal Hampton Stonehouse's anatomy

I'm going to have to check out that Stonehouse book 🙂

Is there any books on Drawing everyday life objects and backgrounds? Something for comic artist

Thanks for your guidance

I would just like say I think you are very talented in what you do and I really like that Fred Perry top you have on ,,class 👌🏻

Thanks Dan.

There are not books out there that cover the basics, one of my favourites is "Art for Kids: Drawing." Books that say they are for "beginners" have a different definition of the word than myself. They start of well the vier of in another direction. Another I like is "Basic Drawing" by Christopher Hart.

Hi, I study medicine, and I am really want to learn how to draw anatomy 💓this is so helpful thank you 💖

Thank you!

Thanks!

The Guide Artists books have books by the best painters and sculptors in the world. They release one to two books per month. It's really a luxury nowadays!

Nice books collection 👌

im an absolute begginer in regards to anathomy. I shoudl learn something before I start anathomy then? like I should focus on some book about gesture drawing first,a dn then go to anathomy, or that last book you showed covers it too?

Where did you buy the English version of Stonehouse's Anatomy? I can't find it anywhere to get it for the UK :(

Are you doing more book reviews? Could you review Christopher Hart's Humongous Book of Cartooning?

thankyou very much

lol I've already got every book on this list except the Stonehouse Anatomy book you mention, which is on my Amazon wishlist hahaha glad to know I've got a solid foundation already at my fingertips. I personally find Perspective Made Easy to be quite boring though honestly. Something about the old fashioned writing and dull colors make every page feel like they run together after a while, alongside the written "homework" orders at the end of every chapter. I found that I made a lot more progress a lot faster by using Matthew Brehm's Perspective: How to See It and How to Apply It. It's a lot of the same concepts obviously, but with a more modern day approach, and reference photos of the topic at hand alongside color drawings as examples helped me to wrap my head around the subjects much easier, especially relating to everyday life in a small city. It just resonated a little better to me. Don't get me wrong though, Perspective Made Easy is still a solid choice and I refer to it first when I need help with a perspective issue because it's still easy to digest, I just found it boring to work with as a starting point. There are a thousand different books on perspective so really it's pick your poison, but Perspective Made Easy won't steer anyone wrong even if it feels a little monotonous. And especially for such a small price tag to boot. I'd also nominate Anatomy for Sculptors, as a few others have mentioned. It's a very no-nonsense guide to anatomy, but it definitely works better as a supplemental book to go with any other anatomy books you already have.

First book you brought out I shockingly have!

few years ago?O_o you are a genius. i have 96 design stubs for videogames (a handful of those intended remakes or rather remasters and refinement) I have times of ingenius imagination artworkwise everything propper on those, but not very frequented imaginations. Perhaps i am more intended towards natural fittings (because i have genius bubbles whenever i pour the liquid), BUT i cannot draw and proceeding to draw whatever 3d in my mind shuts off the imagination (seems like my motions are digging primarily proven functional things stored inside my brain). but perhaps i will be able to improve upon this (i drawn a few from frontal and sideways views).

the marvel how to draw is also very helpful

I love your accent man....

Where to buy the Stonehouse book from? I can't find the English version.

Arigato senpai 🙇

How does Michael Hampton's book compare to Steve Houston's?

thanks for sharing

Sadly, Stonehouse's book is filled with many controversial notes on multiple stuff, so i suggest taking it with a grain of salt.

I have 400 hundred photo books they just as good

And here I was thinking that only science and math textbooks were huge

I’ve heard Stonehouse’s book is kinda racist, as someone who’s read it is that the case?

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U are so cute broh ..

I find it really interesting your choices here… apart from Hampton I gotta say really not a fan of any of these

Books are useless, just keep drawing.

good recommendations, but I feel what is missing is a book about the technique of drawing itself - how do you record accurately on paper what you are seeing? the books you mentioned are mostly about drawing from imagination, but what about observational drawing?