ART BOOKS to read instead of going to art school!

Drop down your favorite art books in the comments!! I need recs.

In this video, I give you a tour of my art book collection! It's a pretty hefty collection, at least by my standards, and it's only getting bigger. I love flipping through them and admiring all the gorgeous art, and discovering new artist to admire and study is always a plus!

If you actively studied them and really internalized what they had to say, you'd come away with just as much info as if you went to art school. Seriously. A few of these books changed my life.

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[saikislays]

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

[sabrinafountain]

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!

[Krasnov-KGB]

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.

[AderianTheVisualPoet]

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.

[kingtigerbooks]

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

[SAM-]

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

[nyxbsomethin]

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

[RaineBowieArcade]

All the books I have, my mom gave me ☺️ I love using YouTube 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 YouTube channel.

[Wyattoons]

I’ve been in the comics and cartoon region of art for just over 20 years now, and I’m ready for a change and want to get into paintings. Your channel has been very inspirational and these books especially are very helpful! Thank you!

[lucyl]

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!

[callirai]

Seeing ads on your videos now is making me feel so happy for you for hitting new milestones!

[kirstydepaor]

Steal Like an Artist is the book I picked up as a teenager and I couldn't put down. Amazing advice for any artist.

[JCarrera_ll]

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

[aki]

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!!

[MingQWANG]

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)

[NicArtistic]

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 YouTube 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!

[ggjyoin]

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!!

[micaela.herrera]

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.)

[daniel-itqb]

dude i just found your channel and i LOVE IT, this is the type of videos i consider very important as an illustrator

[AuniaKahn]

I just love hearing about art books. Thanks so much for sharing!