To get into the gaming industry, it is not enough to be able to do your job well. For the guys from Banzai.Games, learning never ends. And all because hunger for new knowledge - a thing stronger than creative ambitions.
Today we will share with you the most valuable (after our games, of course) what a video game developer has - knowledge and experience. Katya, the artist of the studio, will talk about 5 books that must be read to anyone who wants to pump their skills.
How to Draw: drawing and sketching objects and environments from your imagination
Goodreads score - 4.55
Perspective and constructive drawing are the basis for drawing inorganic objects. This will help in drafts when it is important to quickly catch an idea and transfer it to paper. And the better the understanding of the perspective, the more confident you will feel when creating sketches.
Framed Ink: Drawing and Composition for Visual Storytellers
Goodreads Score - 4.28
My handbook on composition and storytelling. In it you can find information about basic cinematic techniques, as well as examples of what is rare. I think this is my favorite book about drawing.
Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter
Goodreads score - 4.20
I went to courses on color and light, looked at lessons on the topic, but only in this book I found answers to many of my questions. Unfortunately, there are no exercises, but if you consider this book as a guide, it will be extremely useful.
The image of man. Textbook and practical guide on plastic anatomy for artists
Goodreads score 4.88
About Bammes does not speak only lazy. When I learned to draw, literally everyone recommended this book to me as a guide to human anatomy. Here you can read not only about muscles from a medical point of view, but about understanding the shape of the human body, which is much more important in drawing.
Force: Dynamic Life Drawing for Animators
Goodreads Rating - 4.27
Sketching a person is important. But here is how to make them so that it is useful - the answer to this question can be found in this book. I did not immediately realize how much more important is understanding the movement of the human body than knowing about the muscles. And this book opened my eyes.
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