18 Art Books That Teach You More Than Art School

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These are my favorite instructional art books. This selection is based on both the quality of the author as an artist (most by masters) and the readability of the books themselves. They run the gamut from drawing, perspective, painting, composition, optics, psychology, and more. They've helped me reach new levels in portraiture, figure drawing, landscape painting, and plein air painting. Whether you are entirely self taught or are just looking to deepen your understanding as an artist, any of these are great! Watch other painting tutorials on my Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/PatrickOkra To sign up for in person workshops - https://www.patrickokrasinski.com/workshops To get news on art sales and future classes - http://eepurl.com/h7Qg7b Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/patrickokra/?hl=en My website - https://www.patrickokrasinski.com/ Here is the full list of the 18 best art books: 1. Peak - Anders Ericsson & Robert Pool 2. The Practice & Science of Drawing - Harold Speed 3. The Practice of Oil Painting and Drawing - Solomon J. Solomon 4. The Human Figure - John H. Vanderpoel 5. How to Draw - Scott Robertson 6. Landscape Painting - Asher B. Durand / Birge Harrison 7. Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting - John F. Carlson 8. Composition of Outdoor Painting - Edgar Payne 9. Composition - Cyril C. Pearce 10. Landscape Painting - Sir Alfred East 11. Trees and Tree Drawing - Edward C. Clifford 12. The Artistic Anatomy of Trees - Rex Vicat Cole 13. Color and Light - James Gurney 14. Light and Color in the Outdoors - M.G.J. Minnaert 15. Alla Prima - Richard Schmidt 16. Flow - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi 17. The Inner Game of Tennis - W. Timothy Gallwey 18. The War of Art - Steven Pressfield Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:48 Book 1 02:07 Book 2 04:01 Book 3 07:01 Book 4 07:49 Book 5 09:43 Book 6 13:13 Book 7 17:31 Book 8 18:53 Book 9 20:53 Book 10 22:27 Book 11 23:42 Book 12 24:20 Book 13 25:34 Book 14 27:31 Book 15 30:19 Book 16 31:45 Book 17 32:48 Book 18 #landscapepainting #oilpainting #pleinairpainting #art #painting #paintingtutorial #art #allaprima #pleinair #realisticart #colormixing