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ART BOOKS FOR STUDENTS

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TEXTBOOKS FOR ALL COURSES:

 CLASS 1:

 

1.  COLOR THEORY:

An essential guide to color-from basic principles

to practical applications by Patti Mollica 

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2. Perspective Drawing Handbook (Dover Art Instruction)

 by Joseph D'Amelio  

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3.  Pen and Ink Drawing Workbook (Volume 2)by Alphonso A Dunn

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CLASS 2

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  • E.Norling

Perspective made easy

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  • JULIETTE ARISTIDES

Lessons in Classical Drawing:

Essential Techniques from Inside the Atelier Hardcover 

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Beginning Drawing Atelier:

An Instructional Sketchbook

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Lessons in Classical Painting:

Essential Techniques from Inside the Atelier

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COLOR THEORY

Jose Maria Parramon 

Color Theory 

This guide explains how color works in nature and how it can be manipulated to make expressive paintings.  

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CLASS 3,4

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ANATOMY

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Jeno Barcsay  

Anatomy For the Artist: Drawings and Text (Paperback) buy here 

 

George Bridgman  

Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing from Life 

The timeless classic on drawing human figures is back! Following impressive runs by Sterling’s previous editions comes a new, redesigned version of George W. Bridgman’s landmark work. It combines six well-known books by the celebrated artist and lecturer, who taught figure and anatomy drawing for many years at New York City’s Art Students League 

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Gottfried Bammes 

Complete Guide to Life Drawing 

This highly informative book represents the distillation of many years spent studying and teaching the human form by the author, Gottfried Bammes. 

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George Bridgman  

Constructive Anatomy (Dover Anatomy for Artists)  

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Gottfried Bammes 

The Artist's Guide to Human Anatomy 

This profusely illustrated book by a master of the subject offers a complete course in transforming the study of anatomy into art, with emphasis on the skills needed to draw the human body "from the inside." 

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