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    • RHirsch
      RHirsch last edited by

      Quite honestly, the entire catalog of Calvin and Hobbes comics by Bill Watterson.

      www.rhirschillustration.com
      https://www.facebook.com/rhirschillus
      Instagram: rhirschillus

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      • Laurie
        Laurie @RHirsch last edited by

        @rhirsch o my gosh, no joke - Pretty sure we also have the whole library of C & H... Family favorite....

        www.facebook.com/LMuggliArt
        www.instagram.com/lmuggliart/
        www.lmuggliart.etsy.com

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        • lmrush
          lmrush Pro SVS OG last edited by

          Making Colors Sing by Jeanne Dobie, a must for watercolorists

          Lisa Rush
          www.lisarushgallery.com
          www.facebook.com/ArtbyLisaRush/
          www.instagram.com/lisarush11/

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          • TessaW
            TessaW last edited by TessaW

            For drawing fundamentals-

            How to Draw What You See by Rudy De Reyna
            Perspective Made Easy by Ernest Norling
            Successful Drawing by Andrew Loomis

            Anatomy-

            Drawing the Head and Hands by Andrew Loomis
            Figure Drawing, Design and Invention by Michael Hampton

            Lighting-

            How to Render- by Scott Roberston (Haven't used this book a ton, but it does cover a lot of what I have taken in online courses)
            Color and Light- by James Gurney

            Composition and Illustration

            Imaginative Realism- by James Gurney
            Framed Ink- by Marcos Mateu-Mestre
            Creative Illustration- by Andrew Loomis

            Website: www.tessawrathall.com

            Instagram: www.instagram.com/tessawrathall_art/

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            • Gary Wilkinson
              Gary Wilkinson @TessaW last edited by

              @tessw Imaginative Realism and Color and Light by James Gurney is such an amazing book. Actually, anything his makes is amazing (check out his blog if you love color).

              www.garywilkinsonart.com
              www.instagram.com/gwillustration/
              www.twitter.com/GWillustration

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              • Pamela Fraley
                Pamela Fraley SVS OG @Laurel Aylesworth last edited by

                @laurel-aylesworth Mostly just my collection of children's books. My favorites are the Mercer Mayer fairy tales. Also, my daughters have the Spiderwick field guide and the art of Totoro -books which I steal often. 🙂

                instagram.com/fraleycreates

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                • Katrina Fowler
                  Katrina Fowler last edited by

                  Animate film cartoons by Preston Blair. I have several of these old school books from Preston Blair. They are fun and rather helpful.

                  I have a book of Gustav Klimt's work as well. Love his patterns and use of gold!

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                  "Never give up! Never surrender!" ~Commander Peter Quincy Taggert

                  http://ziona4000.wixsite.com/katrinafowler

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                  • evilrobot
                    evilrobot SVS OG last edited by evilrobot

                    Here's a couple of my favorites I've had for a long time:

                    https://www.amazon.com/Action-Cartooning-Ben-Caldwell/dp/0806987391

                    https://www.amazon.com/Fantasy-Cartooning-Ben-Caldwell/dp/1402716125/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0/135-0403535-5561753?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=916F7FP5Z3HVZRVRX1GH

                    https://www.amazon.com/Fantasy-Artists-Figure-Drawing-Ready/dp/0764161148/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1502174946&sr=1-1&keywords=fantasy+artist+figure+drawing+bible

                    https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Character-Painting-Photoshop-Graphics/dp/1584505338/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

                    http://www.palacioillustration.com/

                    https://www.scbwi.org/illustrator-gallery/illustrator-detail/?illustrator_id=84142

                    https://www.pinterest.com/evilrobot2/pins/

                    https://twitter.com/MyEvilRobot

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                    • MissMarck
                      MissMarck last edited by

                      All of Will Eisner's how-to books, plus "Drawing Ideas: A Hand-Drawn Approach for Better Design." This one is an absolute gem! It's technically for designers, but really the process is almost the same for illustrators. Seriously recommend this one!

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                      • MOO
                        MOO SVS OG last edited by

                        I like Perspective Made Easy

                        Marsha Ottum Owen

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