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A Few of Our Favorite Books – Draftsmen S2E35

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It’s the last episode of the season! Before Stan and Marshall go on break they share with you some of their favorite books that they recommend reading. Some of them are art related, business, marketing, fiction, and self help books. If you’re interested in picking up any of these check out the full list of books below.

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Timecodes:
00:00 – Intro
02:53 – Today’s subject: Books!
03:44 – Past Draftsmen Episodes about books
09:45 – Series of Books
14:57 – Collections of Art
18:40 – “Art of” Books
29:19 – Art Instruction
33:11 – Taking Notes
38:32 – Self Help
01:14:22 – Fiction Books
01:16:08 – Books on Creativity
01:28:47 – Machine Generated Book Summaries

Show Links (some contain affiliate links):
Marshall’s Books – https://www.marshallart.com/HOME/reviews/my-bookshelf/
UPDATE: As of now, bpib.com (JVJ Publishing) is no longer fulfilling orders.

Previous Draftsmen Episodes About Books:
How to Learn Perspective – Draftsmen S1E26 – https://proko.com/369
How to Learn Anatomy – Draftsmen S1E10 – https://proko.com/339
Art and Fear – Draftsmen S2E24 – https://proko.com/446
The War of Art – Draftsmen S2E16 – https://proko.com/428
Building Art Communities, Picture Clarity, and Finding Art Mentors – Draftsmen S1E13 – https://proko.com/345

Art Collection books:

Omphalos – Kim Jung Gi – https://www.kimjunggius.com/products/omphalos

“Art of” Books:

The Tarzan Chronicles – https://amzn.to/3nlbnCd
The Art of Pixar – https://amzn.to/2K3SUM1
The Art of Up – https://amzn.to/2LxWf6l
The Mandalorian – Art & Imagery – https://amzn.to/3oSVzHi
Norman Rockwell – Behind the Camera – https://amzn.to/2LtKzBy

The Man who Inspired Disney – Heinrich Kley ORIGINAL Sketchbook Tour – https://proko.com/466
Adopting Art Parents to Develop Your Style – Draftsmen S1E05 – https://proko.com/330

Art Instruction

Alla Prima II by Richard Schmid – https://amzn.to/2Wlf66E
Color and Light by James Gurney – https://amzn.to/2JWnBTv
Imaginative Realism by James Gurney – https://amzn.to/2LDocd9
Drawing Manual by Glenn Vilppu – https://amzn.to/2LCEDGA

Self Help

The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod – https://amzn.to/387U2pI
The One Thing by Gary Keller – https://amzn.to/3qUvWrf
Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl – https://amzn.to/34dlUaU
The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle – https://amzn.to/3gOjLHP
The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss – https://amzn.to/383htRl
I Will Teach You to be Rich by Ramit Sethi – https://amzn.to/37hB5lm
Linchpin by Seth Godin – https://amzn.to/3mkG5K8
The Practice by Seth Godin – https://amzn.to/3aa4LTg
Tribes by Seth Godin – https://amzn.to/3milJRV
Purple Cow by Seth Godin – https://amzn.to/2WifUcJ
Zero to One by Peter Thiel – https://amzn.to/3njyygh
The E Myth by Michael Gerber – https://amzn.to/2JVKeYc
Gary Vaynerchuk – https://amzn.to/3mk2jfp

Fiction

Off To Be The Wizard by Scott Meyer – https://amzn.to/3nxvH3v
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline – https://amzn.to/3oOv0mv
The Martian by Andy Weir – https://amzn.to/3oSXGLe

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Stan Prokopenko and Marshall Vandruff are art instructors. If you love the arts, particularly the craft of drawing and painting and image-making… and you want to level up your skills or even make a living with your skills, we are here to answer your questions. We’re here to offer you advice, refer you to our resources, share your love of the craft and maybe inspire you! Learn to Draw – http://www.proko.com Marshall Vandruff – http://www.marshallart.com. Subscribe to the podcast at http://bit.ly/DraftsmenPod

CREDITS:
Hosts – Stan Prokopenko (http://www.stanprokopenko.com), Marshall Vandruff (http://www.marshallart.com/)
Production Assistance – Charlie Nicholson (https://www.instagram.com/shloogorgh/)
Editing – Charlie Nicholson
Intro Animation – Cody Shank (http://codyshank.com/)
Intro Jingle – Tommy Rush (https://www.instagram.com/tommyrush/)
Music Used with Permission Intro – The Freak Fandango Orchestra