Ask HN: Book Like SICP but for Drawing?

10 points | by Al0neStar 1363 days ago

3 comments

  • RNeff 1363 days ago
    Understanding Comics by Scott Mccloud http://scottmccloud.com/2-print/1-uc/index.html

    The four printed books by Edward Tufte https://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/

    Successful Drawing by Andrew Loomis

    Composition: Understanding Line, Notan and Color by Arthur Wesley Dow

  • leoc 1363 days ago
    Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain https://www.drawright.com/ by Betty Edwards and Keys to Drawing by Bert Dodson might be in that line. (I don't have lots of experience with them myself.) Alan Kay is a big fan of Betty Edwards (and of Timothy Gallway's Inner Game of Tennis).