Outdoorpainting.com asked our readers…
“What is your favorite instructional art book or video....and
why?”
Here’s what they said…
Richard Schmid won by a slight margin, followed by John
F. Carlson and Emile Gruppe. Others who got more than
one vote were Robert Henri, Trevor Chamberlain and our
own Stefan Baumann!
Many artists appreciate Richard Schmid’s no nonsense
approach to painting. His ability to explain concepts
concisely gave most people what they needed in an instructional
art book. Schmid focuses on practice and drawing as tools
to help achieve painting goals.
These are some of the books are readers mentioned:
Richard Schmid Alla Prima In Print (just
released in paperback)
Richard Schmid Paints the Figure - Out
of Print
Richard Schmid Paints Landscapes - Out
of Print
John Fabian Carlson – A good book for beginning
through advanced painters. Worth reading many times as
you can always learn something from it.
Carlson’s Guide to Landscape Painting
- In Print
Emile Gruppe
Gruppe on Painting - Out of Print
Gruppe on Color - Out of Print
Brushwork - Out of Print
Robert Henri
The Art Spirit -In Print
Trevor Chamberlain
Oil Painting Pure and Simple - Out of
Print
Oils - Out of Print (Same book in a larger
format)
Video
Stefan Baumann is the only one to make
the video list. People enjoy his instructional video series
and his National PBS Series, “The Grand View”.
