#reference books

I used this book as a reference and look how cute this one is omg. Haha so precious.

Since I'm unemployed it's pretty much art time all the time at my house now. I'm not manic I swear.

BOOKS IN COMICS : : :

picture references for your yakuza movie. because you are making a yakuza movie in your backyard. right?

i've been on a kick of searching for old photo books to keep on my desk as reference for drawing (after seeing @nosewhistleemporium's antiques book!). i know there are endless photos on the internet but i've been having a harder and harder time using the computer for art related shit these days. i like being able to draw in other locations than in front of my computer, too. sketch jams at friends' houses, hanging out downstairs with my roommate, sitting outside, etc. i keep wishing i had a few books to bring around and do studies from. i bought the antiques price guide on ebay as well as a photo book of plants, a book of photos of cultures of the world, and one silly looking pose guide for comic artists, haha. all were under $5.

maybe i'll keep a list in this post. if the books i bought are good i'll add them. for now i will say

"Material World - A Global Family Portrait" by Peter Menzel. I've had this book since I was a kid and it's filled with photos of various people across the world doing every day things as well as pictures of their homes and objects they own.

Anyhow, I'm a bit excited about getting a few books. I think it will boost my practice/productivity to have a book I can flip open and just draw something out of. It will also expand my ability to draw from imagination.

Art and music are two things I don't want to lose, but being an "adult" in the midst of a busy life, mental bullshit, and the world at large can make it challenging. gotta make it as easy for myself as possible.