Life-Changing Books on Art and Creativity · My Top 10 Favourite Art Books

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These beautiful books are ideal for any artist, writer, or creative looking for inspiration, technical instructions, drawing tips, art career advice, and self-development help too! This is just a brief look at my art book collection so let me know if you’d like a Part II to this video where I can share more inspirational books for building skills and becoming an artist.

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---Patreon; All The Best Classes, Courses and Books in My Creative Journey bit.ly/31ZMGp9
+ Art and Fear tidd.ly/3FeJ8xo
+ Big Magic tidd.ly/3CcvadE
+ Daring Greatly tidd.ly/3Ccwj4M
+ Mindfulness And The Art of Drawing tidd.ly/3ojxDxO
---Mindfulness Video    • A Guide to Creative Flow  · Getting i...  
+ Anatomy for the Artist tidd.ly/3Hmr9a8
+ Drawing & Painting: Materials and Techniques for Contemporary Artists tidd.ly/3wKjoG5
+ The Artist’s Manual tidd.ly/3C85Y7X
---Teoh Yi Chie (YT) bit.ly/3DftDVp (Blog) bit.ly/3qA6w4G
+ The Graphic Artist’s Guild Handbook tidd.ly/3kxOzQh
+ How to Be an Illustrator tidd.ly/3236PuB
+ Creative Block tidd.ly/3c6oran
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+ Artist To Artist tidd.ly/3wF1aGc
+ Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours tidd.ly/3n9tqh1
---Dr. Oto Kano (YT) bit.ly/3HhWJWK (IG) bit.ly/31NLEwa
+ Secret Lives of Colour tidd.ly/3wIHlh1

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·Time-Stamps·

0:00 - Intro
0:38 - Books On Confidence and Mindset
5:06 - Books On Technique
10:15 - Books On Career
12:17 - Books For Inspiration
14:28 - Beautiful Books

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All Comments (21)
  • +Art and fear +Big Magic +Daring Greatly +Mindfulness And The Art of Drawing +Anatomy for the Artist +Drawing & Painting: Materials and Techniques for Contemporary Artists +The Artist's Manual +The Graphic Artist's Guild Handbook +How to Be an Illustrator +Creative Block
  • @amandaarts3277
    This video wrote my Christmas wish list lol. Minnie saying "Lets talk about creative block, actually let's not" was a big mood 😂. These books sound awesome but I know your book is gonna be my favorite ❤️
  • @dodosdodo
    This is so fascinating!! Would love a part 2 with reference/inspo books on topics other than anatomy that are more of a compilation than "tutorial" type books.. hope that made sense haha
  • @annclyde
    Art and Fear...a classic that I seem to turn to time and time again..great book selections and definitely yes for a part 2!
  • @elahisme
    Perfect timing, I was just looking to treat myself to some art books and supplies! I'm so glad you included books about mindset & career as well! Definitely going to get a few of them ❤️ would love a part 2 as well
  • @sammie4966
    I stumbled across this video the other day and just had to come back to thank you for such wonderful recommendations. I ordered Art and Fear and Big Magic right after watching and have already read both in the span of 24 hours and can already feel how it is going to change my relationship with my work. I would love a part two should you ever have the opportunity/desire to share! 💖
  • @rewilding_rose
    What an incredibly helpful video! Thank you so much for putting this together. And YES to part 2!
  • @mamom3
    Wonderful review! Yes, to part two. I struggle to keep my focus on anything and you had me completely in! We’ll done!
  • @ariela023
    It really resonated with me when you said it takes courage to put your art out there. I always feel very vulnerable when I show something I've made. Thank you for sharing your wisdom 💖
  • Would definitely love a part 2! You gave such great descriptions of each book and I’ll be placing a few on my Christmas list this year. Thank you 😊
  • @xiao668
    thank you for the mindset book recommendations! Those were just what i was looking for!
  • @TyTLZacharie
    I would definitely be interested in a part 2 because this was very helpful & informative.
  • @noelladilber
    Exciting list! Makes me want to read a lot more than I am doing right now. The art and fear and the anatomy for the artist books are 2 I definitely want to start with.
  • @AisaNana
    Thank you for all these recommendations, I cant wait to read some of them
  • @argentiana
    Thank you for sharing your recommendations!📚 I’ve enjoyed this video start to finish with a list to check out for myself
  • @ChantelleArts
    Great video, I’m definitely going to look into some of these books 😊
  • @darrenday1955
    I loved this video so much, Minnie. Art and Fear and Big Magic have been pivotal for me, too. Steven Pressfield's The War Of Art, Magnus Resch's How To Be A Successful Artist, and Twyla Tharp's The Creative Habit have been essential for me as well. I'm so happy to have discovered your channel. :)
  • Thank you for always being generous and inspirational ❤️ I love your channel very much and I'm super thankful for your efforts 🌸
  • @ar7tis5227
    Minnie, You are so thoughtful, sensitive and intelligent. You did a great job sharing these important books. Please keep going.