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Sickly but artsy

Sat Feb 24, 2007, 12:08 PM
This thing hasn't been updated in a while, mainly because I've been focusing on making art instead of showing it. I've painted a gouache painting, played around with watercolor and sketched a lot. None of it has been scanned because I'm lazy and now I think I'm getting sick.
However, I decided to post something that has been in my head for some time, a list of drawing books that have helped me progress. Just look for them on Amazon if any of them catch your eye.

1. How to Draw Manga: Bodies and Anatomy
I've never ever regretted buying this book. Although it has no step-by-step guides, the reference pictures are great and it definitely helped me improve my figure drawing. It describes the position and purpose of most of the muscles and bones in the body and has pictures of them performing various tasks.

2. Wizard: How to Draw
Although I borrowed this one from my boyfriend, it has taught me a lot. Anyone interested in comic book art should definitely check this one out. Real comic artists write the articles and tutorials in this book and teach you everything from anatomy and sketching to inking and sound effects. Love the articles about drawing women and sex appeal. ;)

3. The Beginner's Guide to Drawing People
My newest addition. :) A recent habit of mine has been wandering into a book store near my school and flipping through the bunch of drawing books they had there. This one caught my eye some time ago and I looked through it a couple of times before buying it. It's awesome! It teaches line and tone drawing, drawing the moving figure, how to use different mediums when drawing people and teaches the basics of anatomy as well as how to draw the female nude. It covers nearly everything you need to know to draw people accurately, all you have to do is practice.

Along with those three, I have some books about cartoon drawing and animation, how to draw rainforest and grassland animals and how to draw cats. These three are my favorites so far though.

Please keep checking for new stuff. :) *coughs*

  • Mood: Tired
  • Listening to: Tom Waits: The Heart of Saturday Night
  • Reading: Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami
  • Playing: Pokémon Leaf Green
  • Drinking: Sencha green tea

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  • Current Residence: The land where elements collide, where elves live in the rocks and trolls live in the mountains.
  • Interests: Music, photography, reading, drawing, science, nature, philosophy, comics
  • Favourite movie: Anything Monty Python
  • Favourite band or musician: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, the Clash, Gorillaz, Smashing Pumpkins, and so on
  • Favourite artist: Eddie Izzard! He's an artist, definitely.
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  • Favourite game: The Sims 2, Kingdom Hearts, Tony Hawk's Underground 2
  • Favourite gaming platform: PS2 and PC
  • Favourite cartoon character: Garfield!
  • Personal Quote: All celery must be destroyed!
  • Tools of the Trade: Olympus E-300, want the E-500 soooo bad. o_o
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:iconlilja94:
nei já sæll , ísleningur haha, vá geggjað :D
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hello im juncko...well you sid that i need to contact you so can i have your msn?

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I like the PUNK!!!!YEAH!!!
:iconfieldmousey:
love your photos, about lust...will you do more of the sins? coz that one was really cool...
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~polkadotteddragonfly
Dagný

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keep it up :thumbsup:

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thanks but your cool :)

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