I've got a $100 Barnes & Noble gift card and not much of an art book library, what do you guys recommend? I'd rather get a bunch of less expensive books than one $100 book and since it's a B&E gift card I'd have to be able to order it from them.
I'd also recommend The Skillful Huntsman over Exodyssey in terms of documenting the process of a project, but I'm not sure the artwork holds up that well against more recent books. Don't get me wrong, it's still great work and there's a lot of creativity to each design, but it's just a reflection of how far concept art has…
Love the Art of Darksiders. It has tons of content but the quality if the binding it's not that great so expect to handle it with a lot of care. A lot of people already mentioned the Art of Uncharted and God of War. They are both great. On another note I love the Art of Spirited Away and the Art of Howl's Moving Castle.…
~ Skillful Huntsmen > Everything Else > Exodyssey Too much wishy washy nonsense in Exodyssey for me. I think it's overhyped. However; Skillful Huntsmen is probably in my top3 art books. Great learning tool, and incredible insight into thought process of creating unique concepts.
get both :) they are both awesome :) Exodyssey is more fun for me but only by a smidge. Its more sci fi and a bit more polished but I would call skillful huntsman an idea book, with tons of thunbnails, silhouettes and nice line art. Its got quite a few finished paintings aswell but I like the boldness in Exodyssey and the…
Sorry to hijack the thread, but I've got a related question; If anyone owns/has read Exodyssey and Skillful Huntsman, which would you recommend if I was to choose one? I've got an Amazon voucher but money is kinda tight and for now I can only grab one of them.
I got the Art of Tim Burton for Christmas. It is brilliant. Top quality production values too. http://www.steelespublishing.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=Standard+Edition
Just placed the order: Structura: The Art of Sparth Dream Worlds - Hans Bacher Lif Off - Scott Robertson The Art of Darksiders total, $106.52 so with the gift card it came to $6.52.