10 Best reference books like Framed Ink 2: Frame Format, Energy, and Composition for Visual Storytellers by Marcos Mateu-Mestre

Cover of Framed Ink 2: Frame Format, Energy, and Composition for Visual Storytellers by Marcos Mateu-Mestre

Framed Ink 2: Frame Format, Energy, and Composition for Visual Storytellers

By: Marcos Mateu-Mestre

4.68

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

The highly anticipated follow-up to Framed Ink from Marcos Mateu-Mestre, Framed Ink 2 provides insi…

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Cover of Constructive Anatomy: Includes Nearly 500 Illustrations (Dover Anatomy for Artists) by George B. Bridgman

1. Constructive Anatomy: Includes Nearly 500 Illustrations (Dover Anatomy for Artists)

By: George B. Bridgman

4.29

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Countless artists and students since the 1920s have used this and other books by George B. Bridgman… read more

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  • art
  • nonfiction
  • drawing
  • reference
Cover of Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter (Volume 2) (James Gurney Art) by James Gurney

2. Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter (Volume 2) (James Gurney Art)

By: James Gurney

4.22

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

From New York Times best-selling author of the Dinotopia series, James Gurney, comes a carefully cr… read more

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  • art
  • nonfiction
  • drawing
  • reference
"There is not a single brand of realism. Your paintings can be true to nature but emphasize different aspects of visual truth compared to another artist. The way you paint is a record of how you see. …"

-James Gurney, Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter (Volume 2) (James Gurney Art)

Cover of Figure Drawing for All It's Worth by Andrew Loomis

3. Figure Drawing for All It's Worth

By: Andrew Loomis

4.06

Format: 204 pages, Hardcover

Artist Andrew Loomis writes this book for those who have graduated from the fundamentals of drawing… read more

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  • art
  • nonfiction
  • drawing
  • reference
"Fill in the shapes with the right tones and the form takes care of itself."

-Andrew Loomis, Figure Drawing for All It's Worth

"Take from the rest of us all that you can assimilate, that can become a part of you, but never still the small voice inside your head that whispers to you, "I like it better my way."

-Andrew Loomis, Figure Drawing for All It's Worth

"I have never found a book that stressed the importance of myself as a caretaker of my ability, of staying healthy mentally and physically, or that gave me an inkling that my courage might be strained…"

-Andrew Loomis, Figure Drawing for All It's Worth

"As a student I thought there was a formula of some kind that I would get hold of somewhere, and thereby become and artist. There is a formula, but it has not been in books. It is really plain old cou…"

-Andrew Loomis, Figure Drawing for All It's Worth

Cover of The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook by Alan  Lee, Ian McKellen

4. The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook

By: Alan Lee , Ian McKellen

2.86

Format: 358 pages, Hardcover

In The Lord of the Rings SketchbookAlan Lee reveals in pictures and in words how he created the bea… read more

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  • art
  • reference
Cover of Creative Illustration by Andrew Loomis

5. Creative Illustration

By: Andrew Loomis

4.14

Format: None pages, Hardcover

During his career as one of America's most sought-after illustrators, Andrew Loomis (1889-1959) tau… read more

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  • art
  • nonfiction
  • drawing
  • reference
Cover of Dream Worlds: Production Design for Animation by Hans Bacher

6. Dream Worlds: Production Design for Animation

By: Hans Bacher

3.66

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A truly unique visual delight offering insight into the development of animation classics like Bamb… read more

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  • art
  • nonfiction
  • reference
Cover of The Sandman, Vol. 2: The Doll's House by Clive Barker, Neil Gaiman, Steve Parkhouse, Chris Bachalo, Michael Zulli, Mike Dringenberg, Malcolm Jones III, Todd Klein

7. The Sandman, Vol. 2: The Doll's House

By: Clive Barker , Neil Gaiman , Steve Parkhouse , Chris Bachalo , Michael Zulli , Mike Dringenberg , Malcolm Jones III , Todd Klein

4.43

Format: 232 pages, Hardcover

A being who has existed since the beginning of the universe, Dream of the Endless rules over the re… read more

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"And Desire smiles, and forgets, for Desire is a creature of the moment."

-Clive Barker, The Sandman, Vol. 2: The Doll's House

"For love is no part of the dreamworld. Love belongs to Desire, and Desire is always cruel."

-Clive Barker, The Sandman, Vol. 2: The Doll's House

"Chantal is having a relationship with a sentence. Just one of those things. A chance meeting that grew into something important for the both of them."

-Clive Barker, The Sandman, Vol. 2: The Doll's House

"Fictions are merely frozen dreams, linked images with some semblance of structure. They are not to be trusted, no more than the people who create them."

-Clive Barker, The Sandman, Vol. 2: The Doll's House

Cover of Attack on Titan, Vol. 2 (Attack on Titan, #2) by Hajime Isayama

8. Attack on Titan, Vol. 2 (Attack on Titan, #2)

By: Hajime Isayama

4.16

Format: 422 pages, Paperback

BIRTH OF A MONSTER The Colossal Titan has breached humanity's first line of defense, Wall Maria. Mi… read more

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9. Figure Drawing: Design and Invention

By: Michael Hampton

4.50

Format: 182 pages,

Figure Drawing: Design and Invention is an instructional figure drawing book geared towards the nov… read more

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  • art
  • nonfiction
  • drawing
  • reference
Cover of Dream Country (The Sandman #3) by Neil Gaiman, Malcolm Jones III, Colleen Doran, Charles Vess, Steve Erickson, Kelley Jones

10. Dream Country (The Sandman #3)

By: Neil Gaiman , Malcolm Jones III , Colleen Doran , Charles Vess , Steve Erickson , Kelley Jones

3.64

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The third volume of the Sandman collection is a series of four short comic book stories. In each of… read more

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Cover of A Game of You (The Sandman #5) by Neil Gaiman, Bryan Talbot, Colleen Doran, Stan Woch, Dick Giordano, Shawn McManus, Todd Klein, George Pratt

11. A Game of You (The Sandman #5)

By: Neil Gaiman , Bryan Talbot , Colleen Doran , Stan Woch , Dick Giordano , Shawn McManus , Todd Klein , George Pratt

3.64

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Take an apartment house, mix in a drag queen, a lesbian couple, some talking animals, a talking sev… read more

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12. The Art of Spirited Away

By: Hayao Miyazaki , Yuji Oniki , Alvin Lu

2.77

Format: 130 pages, Hardcover

The Art of Spirited Awaycollects colour illustrations of Spirited Awayfor the first time in an Engl… read more

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  • art
  • nonfiction
  • reference
Cover of How to Draw: drawing and sketching objects and environments from your imagination by Scott Robertson, Thomas Bertling

13. How to Draw: drawing and sketching objects and environments from your imagination

By: Scott Robertson , Thomas Bertling

3.70

Format: 339 pages, Paperback

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  • art
  • nonfiction
  • drawing
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14. Drawing the Head and Hands

By: Andrew Loomis

4.06

Format: None pages,

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15. Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art

By: Scott McCloud

4.75

Format: 2112 pages, Paperback

The bestselling international classic on storytelling and visual communication "You must read this … read more

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16. The Animator's Survival Kit: A Manual of Methods, Principles, and Formulas for Classical, Computer, Games, Stop Motion and Internet Animators

By: Richard Williams

3.72

Format: 640 pages,

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17. Evolution: The Remarkable History of a Scientific Theory

By: Edward J. Larson

3.55

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

"I often said before starting, that I had no doubt I should frequently repent of the whole undertak… read more

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18. Picture This: How Pictures Work

By: Molly Bang

3.25

Format: 198 pages,

Molly Bang's brilliant, insightful, and accessible treatise is now revised and expanded for its 25t… read more

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19. The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles

By: Steven Pressfield , Robert McKee

4.08

Format: None pages,

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20. Digital Painting Techniques

By: None

3.76

Format: 85 pages, Paperback

Discover the tips, tricks and techniques that really work for concept artists, matte painters and a… read more

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21. The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation

By: Walt Disney Company , Frank Thomas , Ollie Johnston

3.93

Format: 265 pages, Hardcover

The most complete book ever written on the subject, this is the fascinating inside story, told by t… read more

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22. Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn't Exist

By: James Gurney

4.10

Format: 322 pages, Paperback

From the award-winning artist, learn to see and shape the world in a way you never before imagined.… read more

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Cover of Blue Flag, Vol. 1 (Blue Flag, #1) by Kaito

23. Blue Flag, Vol. 1 (Blue Flag, #1)

By: Kaito

4.32

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

An unexpected love quadrangle with a dash of unrequited love as two classmates, a boy and a girl, b… read more

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Cover of The Book of Bill (Gravity Falls) by Alex Hirsch

24. The Book of Bill (Gravity Falls)

By: Alex Hirsch

4.57

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Did you miss him? Admit it, you missed him. The demon that terrorized Gravity Falls is back from… read more

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Cover of 青のフラッグ 3 [Ao no Flag 3] by Kaito

25. 青のフラッグ 3 [Ao no Flag 3]

By: Kaito

4.40

Format: 211 pages, Kindle Edition

青空と入道雲が眩しい真夏──。 太一をかばい、怪我を負った桃真。甲子園を目指す桃真が試合に出られなくなったことへの罪悪感で、自分を責め続ける太一。2人は互いを想う気持ちからぶつかってしまう。心配し… read more

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Cover of 青のフラッグ 2 [Ao no Flag 2] by Kaito

26. 青のフラッグ 2 [Ao no Flag 2]

By: Kaito

4.35

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

夏服に切り替わる初夏──。 体育祭を控えたクラスの係決めで応援団団長・桃真の推薦で副団長になった太一と二葉。桃真の期待に応えるため、2人は必死で練習を重ねる。だが当日、本番の舞台で二葉にアクシデン… read more

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Cover of Parasite: A Graphic Novel in Storyboards by Bong Joon-ho

27. Parasite: A Graphic Novel in Storyboards

By: Bong Joon-ho

4.57

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

So metaphorical: the Palme d'Or and Golden Globe Award®-winning, Oscar®-nominated film as a graphic… read more

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  • art
Cover of The Art of Halo Infinite by Microsoft

28. The Art of Halo Infinite

By: Microsoft

4.34

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

The Master Chief is back. The legendary super soldier returns in Halo Infinite. 343 Industries a… read more

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  • art
Cover of Project Nought by Chelsey Furedi

29. Project Nought

By: Chelsey Furedi

4.15

Format: 332 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Kiss Number 8 and On a Sunbeam, this debut graphic novel is a fast-paced time travel ad… read more

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Cover of Framed Ink 2: Frame Format, Energy, and Composition for Visual Storytellers by Marcos Mateu-Mestre

30. Framed Ink 2: Frame Format, Energy, and Composition for Visual Storytellers

By: Marcos Mateu-Mestre

4.68

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

The highly anticipated follow-up to Framed Ink from Marcos Mateu-Mestre, Framed Ink 2 provides insi… read more

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  • art
  • nonfiction
  • drawing
  • reference
Cover of The Complete Book of Drawing Techniques : A Complete Guide for the Artist by Peter Stanyer

31. The Complete Book of Drawing Techniques : A Complete Guide for the Artist

By: Peter Stanyer

3.84

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Complete Book of Drawing Techniques by Peter Stanyer. Paperback. read more

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  • art
  • nonfiction
  • drawing
"Instead of chasing the idea of truth, what we should be doing is embracing the medium of drawing and using it for a purpose that fulfils our needs as an artist or designer."

-Peter Stanyer, The Complete Book of Drawing Techniques : A Complete Guide for the Artist

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Constructive Anatomy: Includes Nearly 500 Illustrations (Dover Anatomy for Artists)

George B. Bridgman

4.29

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Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter (Volume 2) (James Gurney Art)

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4.22

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4.06

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Dennis O'Neil , Frank Miller , David Mazzucchelli , Richmond Lewis

4.24

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Tim Sale , Alan Moore , Brian Bolland

4.37

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Alan Moore , John Higgins , Dave Gibbons

4.38

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