@demotlj hmm i dont think you need it if you’re not doing fantasy but it will help because they talk about gathering regerences, they talk about how to think about the ecosystems and the cultures you might find in those places. What’s really helping me with the fantasy book is seeing examples and steps of how he approaches his textures. Like when you try to do textures on your own sometimes you end up guessing on how to approach it but having clear examples of other artists’ approach really helps. So i guess as a reference book and for art studies it is very helpful even if you dont wanna do fantasy. Theres also a small page on different mediums and tools, i really want to try brown ink now. Like any book you kinda just get a little bit of something out of it for yourself.
@evilrobot thanks! Your art is looking mighty great as well. I love how clean your line work and textures are.