Steve Rude Sketchbook
(1989 - Kitchen Sink Press) 
[-BELOW THE LINE-] (edited by Eric Nesheim) This is like flipping through Steve Rude's sketchbook while he's talking to you about what he was processing at the time. Rude's voice is throughout the book, talking as if with a fellow artist, about how to grow to become a better artist. His various explanations about what he was looking to accomplish with the various exercises displayed is fascinating. Unfortunately only about a third of the book can be counted as having pages that 'present' pieces of art in a focused, uncluttered, fashion. The rest are actual cramped sketchbook pages with all the practice work you would imagine them having - like a page of heads, 30 eyeballs, or a guy with his left arm redrawn in a number of different positions.
other books with possible instructional value
Shannon Stirnweis - 80 Years Behind The Brush
The Fantasy Art Techniques Of Tim Hildebrandt
Empyrean - The Art Of Stephen Hickman
The Art Of Dan Frazier - A Touch Of Fantasy
Imagination - The Art & Technique Of David A. Cherry
Michal Dutkiewicz: Girls ! - From Line To Color
The Guide To Fantasy Art Techniques
The Fantasy Art Of Stephen Hickman
Fantasy Art Techniques (Vallejo)
Pin-Up Art (MacPherson) [BELOW THE LINE]
Fantasy Workshop - A Practical Guide (Vallejo & Bell) [BELOW THE LINE]
other Kitchen Sink Press books
The Art Of Will Eisner [BELOW THE LINE]
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