what is your favourite-inspiring book

[adampof]

i have seen in conceprtart.org a wonderful thread where every artist post his favourite inpiring book whit a picture of the book so i wanted to make this for two reason for two reason the first is to help beginners like me and the 2nd is just that artists shares books names that can be helpful and inspirative to others


:b3: post book names and picture of the cover plzzz and you can post anything that has inspire you even if its not a book a game a dvd anything

[adampof]

i will start the book that inspire me is god of war artbook

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[spaceboy412]

i honestly can't think of a book that i go to much now, but over the years these were a few i went to often. i have way too many sources of inspiration to count, well over a terabyte of images as well.

[Danny R]

Every photo-book from Joel Peter Witkin, as he is the only artist I know who can make the most beautiful images with human corpses and deformed people. Looking at his work is a spectacular conflict between beauty and horror.

Witness to Roswell, because no living soul can claim after reading this incredible well researched book that the Roswell UFO crash never occurred.
You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time.
Inspiring? You bet!

[adampof]

guys :cry: why no body post:cry:

[adampof]

i forget a wonderful collection of books that have made a lot of great artiststhe andrew loomis collection if u ant to learn to draw this is the best waythis books was recommended by wonderful artists like alex ross ad others

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[hell666]

Hi all!

I was asked very often from where I got the knowledge about human anatomie and I guess this is the right place now.

During the time I´ve learned it, one single book was following me every where I went (with my pencils).

Its a very fat, large and heavy book, tons of highly detailed drawings of really all parts of the human body. After studiing this book you will have no more questions about anatomie.

Here it is:
MenschlicheAnatomie.jpg

[adampof]

thnks guys for your participition
and hell666 i think i will buy this book:D :D

[BillyT]

i like art of books, such as art of kung fu panda, art of the incredibles, etc...also art of Gris Grimly, really anything to get the creative juices going. recently ordered a book called alien race which is sort of an art of book. lots of cool creature and character and environment art.

[adampof]

:D :D i love art of books
one is wonderful the art of assasin creeeeeeed

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[Santis]

Well, I would say most of the stuff you can find here: http://www.ballisticpublishing.com/
And also Digital art masters, there are three Volumes and they are all inspiring to read.
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I also get alot of my inspiration from reading good graphicall novels, such as these:

http://www.amazon.com/Arrival-Shaun-Tan/dp/0439895294/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262456199&sr=1-4#noop
http://www.amazon.com/Iron-West-Doug-TenNapel/dp/1582406308/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262456594&sr=1-7

And of course good music :)

[Quintonius]

I agree with "santis" Ballistic's books are amazing and very inspirational, that was my first choice my second is this artbook:
Christopher Hart DCEC.jpg (javascript:zb_insimg('173714','Christopher%20Hart %20DCEC.jpg',1,0))
http://www.amazon.com/Drawing-Cutting-Edge-Comics-Christopher/dp/0823023974/ref=pd_sim_b_1

Great stuff inside

[SadamHu]

Took me a while to remeber where I saw this thread but thought it was a good idea for people to put their inspiration in here.

Rowena Morrill:
A really talented traditional painter. I was given the book by my wifes friend and its my favourite. Google "Rowena morrill"

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Patrick Woodroffe:
Most of his stuff is drawn on stones, really surreal. Google "Patrick Woodroffe"

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When I think of some more I'll post them here.

[denzil40]

Nice thread, hands down Dinotopia!

Loved this book when I was a kid, loved dinosaurs.

Later now I can appreciate the artwork. Gurney is great and he blogs (http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com)his guts out aswell.

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[adampof]

thanks guys for your participation its mean a lot to me
denzil40 thanks alot and i have found another wonderful book by the creator of dinotopia i think i am gonna buy this book cause its wonderful

its called imaginative realism how to paint what doesn't exist

imaginative.jpg

[jamespthornton]

i have seen in conceprtart.org...
That site has published a book - Massive Black. You can order it from there. It's a collection of concept art for the entertainment industry. The way those artists capture character something to see. Lots of variety and amazing work.

Not my main source of inspiration, but worth mentioning since it's relevant.

[bondjerys]

Well, I like to read Biography most.Right now I am reading a biography of Abraham Lincoln.It is the most inspiring book according to me.The great American president.I like this book so much.this book is very interesting.I like the his hunger to know everything and the effort he did to study.This part of this book touched my heart.It gives us inspiration.
We should read once this book.

[Uber]

sorry, cant upload the image. =(

[adampof]

thanks guys for your participation

uber hope this thread will help you herz the link
http://www.zbrushcentral.com/showthread.php?t=68060

[Intervain]

well there's hundreds of books that inspire me hehe - reading is my main source of inspiration - next to films. I have an MA in literature, which might tell you sth LOL :rolleyes:
When it comes to art books I could enumerate so many that I'm not sure this thread will be enough ;) but let's choose 3 [I'll link to amazon instead of giving pictures]:
1. The Winston Effect (http://www.amazon.com/Winston-Effect-History-Stan-Studio/dp/1845761502/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262649738&sr=8-1)
2. The Crafting of Narnia (http://www.amazon.com/Crafting-Narnia-Creatures-Weapons-Workshop/dp/0061456357/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262649759&sr=1-1) [definitely the best I've bought last year]
3. All Spectrum (http://www.amazon.com/Spectrum-16-Contemporary-Fantastic-Underwood/dp/1599290340/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262649806&sr=1-1) books :)

Non-art books:

1. Shakespeare is always number one on my list - Hamlet (http://www.amazon.com/Hamlet-Annotated-Shakespeare-William/dp/0300101058/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262649829&sr=1-4) especially - there's just so much in there to draw from... [if you can't stomach the raw language I suggest Kenneth Branagh's movie (http://www.amazon.com/William-Shakespeares-Hamlet-Two-Disc-Special/dp/B00005JLCI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1262650389&sr=8-1)- it includes the entire original text and is visually stunning]
2. Fantasy books of all sorts... The Bartimeaus Trilogy (http://www.amazon.com/Bartimaeus-Trilogy-Boxed-Jonathan-Stroud/dp/142310420X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262649913&sr=1-1) is fantastic and very funny. Also David Eddings's books are worth anyone's time [my fav would be the Elenium trilogy (http://www.amazon.com/Elenium-Diamond-Throne-Knight-Sapphire/dp/0345500938/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262650009&sr=1-1)] And well Harry Potter (http://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Paperback-Box-Books/dp/0545162076/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262650114&sr=1-1) is a must!
3. Dickens - I love his descriptions - they're full of life and magic. I think he's the only writer I've ever known whose descriptions are more fun to read than his dialogues. My fav of his has always been David Copperfield (http://www.amazon.com/Copperfield-Penguin-Classics-Charles-Dickens/dp/0140439447/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262650050&sr=1-1) [has a really detestable villain!].

like I've said I could go on and on hehe...:D

[adampof]

thanks mag great honour that you post in my thread

and im always a fan of your works


and plz kepp posting in this thread :D :D

[DAnconia]

Frank Frazetta Legacy (http://www.amazon.com/Legacy-Paintings-Drawings-Frank-Frazetta/dp/1599290189/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262655621&sr=1-1)
Frarnk Frazetta Testament (http://www.amazon.com/Testament-Life-Art-Frank-Frazetta/dp/1599290197/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262655672&sr=1-1)
Bruce Lee's Fighting Method (http://www.amazon.com/Bruce-Lees-Fighting-Method-Complete/dp/0897501705/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262655709&sr=1-1)
Burne Hogarth Dynamic Figure Drawing (http://www.amazon.com/Dynamic-Figure-Drawing-Burne-Hogarth/dp/0823015777/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262655735&sr=1-1)
Burne Hogarth Dynamic Light and Shade (http://www.amazon.com/Dynamic-Light-Shade-Practical-Books/dp/0823015815/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262655770&sr=1-1)
Stephen Rogers Peck Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist (http://www.amazon.com/Atlas-Human-Anatomy-Artist-Galaxy/dp/0195030958/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262655793&sr=1-2)
George Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing from Life (http://www.amazon.com/Bridgmans-Complete-Drawing-Anatomical-Drawings/dp/B000OOQKYM/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262655818&sr=1-3)
Brom Offerings (http://www.amazon.com/Offerings-Brom/dp/1855859181/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262655842&sr=1-1)

Most of these I got at Half Price Books for 10 bucks or less.

[adampof]

daconia thanks for your participition

and guys herz a book that mr alex oliver recommend me i have read a liitlle of it in amazon "clik to look insinde" and ...........i felt in love with it
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[undoz]

thanks guys for your participation its mean a lot to me
denzil40 thanks alot and i have found another wonderful book by the creator of dinotopia i think i am gonna buy this book cause its wonderful

its called imaginative realism how to paint what doesn't exist

imaginative.jpgImaginative Realism is an awesome resource along with James Gurney's blog (http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/).
Definitely get it.

[CowboyBunny]

Exodyssey


http://www.amazon.com/Exodyssey-Development-Adventure-Steambot-Studios/dp/1848563981/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262660747&sr=1-1

[adampof]

ok undoz thanks i will buy it and why you dont post you inspiring stufffs

[adampof]

CowboyBunny (http://www.zbrushcentral.com/member.php?u=8309) vbmenu_register("postmenu_645084", true); thanks for posting and next time plz post some pictures in the thread

[nizza_waaarg]

some really cool suggestions in here.

Aside from all the brigeman, loomis, hogarth, and bammes i've got all over my room... i picked up a couple of the d'artiste books that were pretty cool. Got a friend who's just ordered the massive black book too (waiting to find out how awsome it is :P).

Another really inspiring book i picked was Henry Yan's figure drawing... really good stuff in there if you're into life drawing (process pages too)

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[adampof]

nizza thanks alot

hi guys just want to thank everyone who participated at this thread and plz post more:tu: :tu: so many wonderful books you have posted here but noones has posted something about traditional sculpting so herz some things that has benn recommended by wonderful artists like glauco longhi and mr alex oliver and others

phillip fauraut jhon brown mark alfrey collections

ps:b4: they have a lot of dvds so i l post just one pic of every artist dvd

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:Di have seen some videos of the dvds and they are awesome i will buy them after learning figure drawing and anatomy

;) :eek: ;) herz some videos links to see what in the dvds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT5dYfdtC6A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSVMFtDtSwY&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzBs3PM2W_4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPX_cYkjfgk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyJvl7gJTMk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCUgYDI0jCY

[metamesh]

this one is great, is not about any specific area or technique but about the history of Fx in cinema, i find it very inspiring.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Special-Effects-Technique-Richard-Rickitt/dp/1845131304/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262737209&sr=8-1

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[SpaceMan]

Cool postings - here's one I like

http://www.amazon.com/Lord-Rings-Sketchbook-Alan-Lee/dp/0618640142/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262741133&sr=8-2-spell

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[Beneto]

cool thread.

I have a huge amount of books in my library, but
i will pick 2 that are among my favorite:

Eliot Goldfinger for human anatomy (Great in combination with the book that Hell666 suggested on page 1).

(http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/faq.php?faq=vb_read_and_post#faq_zbc_display_image s)goldfinger.jpg (javascript:zb_insimg('174449','goldfinger.jpg',1, 0))

And Jenny Saville for inspiration


(http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/faq.php?faq=vb_read_and_post#faq_zbc_display_image s)jenny-saville-book-cover.jpg (javascript:zb_insimg('174450','jenny-saville-book-cover.jpg',1,0))

[adampof]

metamesh thanks mr alex for your participation
space man this books looks cool thanks
beneto its a great honour that u posted in my thread

herz something that really inspire me
first jhony quest:D love the 3d scenes in it
second sanitarium the game :D one of the best games ever made

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[spaceboy412]

adampf i suppose you mean Jonny quest from the 90's not the 60's, i tried watching the new one but it was unbearable. i've been thinking about doing a zbrush JQ for a long time.

[adampof]

yes i meant the one from the 90s and i forget this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YIRcQVkTOw

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and of course this vhs called masters of fantasy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdq1QPDbqks

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:b4: thanks mr rick for the inspiring works that u have made and for making those wonderful monsters that we will never forget

[Etcher]

@adampof: here's (http://www.zbrushcentral.com/showpost.php?p=646832&postcount=602) a start on stuff that made an impact on my creative endeavours - it's all very much ZBrush related, but I'll post some more (regarding dvd's and digital downloads, etc)in the weeks to come.

[adampof]

thanks etcher and plz post here

[rimasson]

Here is mine :
Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere

[eof3D]

I recommend you to check this blog - http://parkablogs.com/content/anatomy-and-figure-drawing-books-artists. There you find a lot of review for art related books.

[dustinbrown]

The Skillful Huntsman (http://www.amazon.com/dp/0972667644/) is one of my favs. Some really inspiring sketches and concept work in there. As far as reading material, I'll always have a warm place in my heart for Neruomancer, Ender's Game, and Stranger in a Strange Land.

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[adampof]

thnks guys for ur participation

[Ares1979]

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these books are some of my favourite books ive ever read, they have helped bring me where i am today.
hope these help....:cool:

[cherub_rock]

Hi all!

I was asked very often from where I got the knowledge about human anatomie and I guess this is the right place now.

During the time I´ve learned it, one single book was following me every where I went (with my pencils).

Its a very fat, large and heavy book, tons of highly detailed drawings of really all parts of the human body. After studiing this book you will have no more questions about anatomie.

Here it is:
MenschlicheAnatomie.jpgDoes it come in english? :D

[gyt1988]

the book that inspires me best is the Purpose driven Life. It makes me think that no matter what happens, Good thing are yet to come

[adampof]

thnks a lot guys

cherub rock herz the english version

http://www.amazon.fr/Human-Anatomy-Artists-Andras-Szunyoghy/dp/084160178X/ref=sr_1_4/275-2173349-6488561?ie=UTF8&s=english-books&qid=1263483489&sr=1-4

[lodenfactory]

I mention here just the books I own but there is a ton of them I would like to purchase but they are hard to find in Italy so I have to wait to collect the money to do a big shipment from uk :P
btw here they are:
"Hellboy II The art of the movie"
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"Monstruo" and "Mas Creaturas" by Carlos Huante
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"Intron Depot 1" by Masamune Shirow
Great for Mecha and Robot reference.
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H.R. Giger book published by Taschen
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Carl Blossfeldt photobook published by Taschen
(Great for textures inspiration and weird but natural forms)
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[cherub_rock]

thnks a lot guys

cherub rock herz the english version

http://www.amazon.fr/Human-Anatomy-Artists-Andras-Szunyoghy/dp/084160178X/ref=sr_1_4/275-2173349-6488561?ie=UTF8&s=english-books&qid=1263483489&sr=1-4Hey thanks for translating it for me, in the meantime I bought another one by the same person, Andras Szunyoghy that is. I don't know the english title, so I'll just plainly translate the croatian: Anatomy: School od drawing - Man - animal - comaparison. It's such a treat. highly recommended :tu:

[acluett]

I'm just finished with "Mugabe" by David Smith & Colin Simpson (1981).

[adampof]

thanks guys for ur participation

[KillahPriest]

Hey thanks for translating it for me, in the meantime I bought another one by the same person, Andras Szunyoghy that is. I don't know the english title, so I'll just plainly translate the croatian: Anatomy: School od drawing - Man - animal - comaparison. It's such a treat. highly recommended :tu:

http://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-Drawing-School-Animal-Comparative/dp/084160164X/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1266777304&sr=1-3

His books are huge. 600 Pages of anatomy for 30 bucks isn't bad. :lol:

[Santis]

Hey thanks for translating it for me, in the meantime I bought another one by the same person, Andras Szunyoghy that is. I don't know the english title, so I'll just plainly translate the croatian: Anatomy: School od drawing - Man - animal - comaparison. It's such a treat. highly recommended :tu:I have the Swedish verion of it since a couple of years back, recommended :cool:

[adampof]

hi guys first thanks guys for those great books

and i want just to ask if anyone knows some illustrated books about greek myth or creatures or architecture anything related to greek
and thnks