Library research

I went to the Public Library on Friday and managed to narrow down my selection to these 6 books.  There were two more that I wanted also, but I can only read so much in 30 days!  I had to put something back.

I really like the library for reference materials.  A lot of what I've learned over the last 6 years has come from resources at the library in either book or dvd format.

The only flaw in this set so far is there isn't the detail I was hoping for the owl picture I want to do.  I may be going back to the library in a week or so to see if I can find any bird anatomy books.  Maybe something on ornithology?  I don't know yet.

At least one of these books I am going to read cover-to-cover!  The one on drawing textures has some really cool information about using different tools to create uber-realistic effects in pencil.  I am really excited about that one.

The other book I plan to read thoroughly is the Artist's Guide to Sketching.  One of the author's is James Gurney and I've decided that anything Mr. Gurney puts to print should be read - it's usually very valuable information!

I may decide after reading these books that I have to add them to my personal collection.  That's were Amazon.ca comes in.  The only thing I enjoy more than shopping at the art store is shopping at the book store!