I would like to suggest "Creating the Art of the Game" by Matthew Omernick, it's a very inspiring book with lots of tips. [ame]http://www.amazon.com/Creating-Art-Game-Riders-Games/dp/0735714096/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1234504977&sr=1-1[/ame] The books of Eadweard Muybridge "The Human Figure in Motion" and "Animals…
[ame]http://www.amazon.com/Animators-Survival-Kit-Richard-Williams/dp/0571202284[/ame] The Animator's Survival Kit. My little brother got me a copy of this for Christmas. It has been immensely useful for inspiration and guidance.
Holy crap, I've gotta pick that up. I ran across his stuff when I was digging up ref for my TF2 map. I liked his work so much I named the ship and the map after him. Very inspirational stuff and was an amazing artist. 256 pages with 600 pieces... drool... I also suggest picking up…
Hey, i'm looking to supplement my anemic collection of art based books, and i thought i'd ask for suggestions. I'm not asking strictly for videogame artbooks or even for art books in general, just pretty much anything related. Either inspiration or education -- what are your guys' top picks? So far i'm looking at the…