Recommended Reading

This is already a sidebar feature, and has been for some time, but I know many of you read through RSS or subscription, so you miss out on the sidebar features.  For this standalone post, I've also added A LOT of new resources that you may find interesting, and have provided Amazon links for books.  Ordering books or purchasing Kindle editions not only helps to support the creators, who see a cut of the profits without having to store the actual books, but by using the Amazon affiliate links I've provided, you're also supporting this blog.

For those of you pursuing your art education at home, I highly recommend these books and online resources.  With these resources, a little ingenuity, and a good online and in person comic and illustration community, you can cobble together a do-it-yourself art education.

• Drawn to Life Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 - Walt Stanchfield
• Drawing Words, Writing Pictures (Book) - Jessica Abel and Matt Madden
• Mastering Comics (Book) - Jessical Abel
• Steal Like an Artist (Kindle) - Austin Kleon
• Show Your Work (Kindle) - Austin Kleon
• Story (Book) - Robert McKee
• Brick by Brick (Book) or (Kindle) - Stephen McCranie
• ElectricAbyss: The Art of Heidi Black (Book) - Heidi Black
• Manga Poverty (Kindle) - Sato Shuho
• Kakukaku Shikajika - Akiko Higurashima Not Yet Available in English
• The Princess of Tennis (Kindle) or (Book) - Jamie Lynn Lano
• Making Comics (Kindle) - Scott McCloud
• Understanding Comics (Book) - Scott McCloud
• Starting Point (Book) - Hayao Miyazaki
• Turning Point (Book) - Hayao Miyazaki
• The Glen Vilppu Drawing Manual - Glen Vilppu
• Vol. 1 (Kindle)
• Vilppu Drawing Manual (Book)
• Figure Drawing, Design and Invention (Book)
• Force: Dynamic Life Drawing for Animators (Book) - Mike Mattesi
• Force: Animal Locomotion and Design Concepts for Animators (Book) - Mike Mattesi
• Force: Character Design from Life Drawing(Book) - Mike Mattesi
• Art of...Studio Ghibli Artbooks

Online Resources

• The Comics Workshop
• Temple of Seven Golden Camels
• Do You Have to be Japanese to Make Manga (storify compiled and commented by Deb Aoki)
• Convention Scene
• Comic Book Resources

• ComicVine
• Comixology
• Gumroad

Other Artists Who Write About Comics

• Brandon Graham (NSFW, but a fantastic resource)
• Faith Erin Hicks

Podcasts and Youtube-Comic Centric

• Comics Are Great! (podcast/vlogcast) or (Youtube) - Jerzy Drozd
• Lean Into Art (YouTube) or (Patreon) - Jerzy Drozd and Rob Stenzinger
• Kids Comic Revolution (YouTube) - Jerzy Drozd
• Animation Dissection (podcast) - Neeksy and Zorak
• SEQAlab - Run by SCAD Sequential Art Department
• Inkpulp Audio (iTunes) or (site) - Shawn Crystal
• Ryan Estrada (YouTube)

Other Art Supply Review Blogs

• Art Supply Critic
• Lung's Sketching Scrolls
• Making a Mark Reviews
• Draw the Line Art
• Art Supplies Review
• Rob's Art Supply Reviews
• Paper & Ink Arts
• Craft Test Dummies (Blog) or (YouTube)
• K Werner Design (Blog) or (YouTube)
• The Frugal Crafter (Blog) or (YouTube)

Pen Reviews

• The Pen Addict
• Gourmet Pens
• The Well Appointed Desk

Manufacutor and Store Blogs

• Winsor & Newton
• Jerry's ArtaRama
• Jetpen's Blog
• DickBlick's Youtube

Shows and Conventions

• How to Be A Con Artist
• Artist Alley Network International
• AA Toast
• Convention Scene

How To and Process Youtube Channels

• Sakuems (Artist)
• Watercolor Misfit (Artist)
• Hajira Meeks (Artist)
• Strathmore Artist Papers
• The Mind of Watercolor (Artist)
• James Gurney (Artist)
• Rambutan Illustration (Artist)
• Zyra Banez (Artist)
• Cheap Joes (Various Artists)

Do you have any recommendations that I missed?  Send me an email, and let me know!  I'll not only amend this list, but the sidebar list as well.  Do you run a comic craft, art supply review, or tutorial blog?  Let me know about that as well!