Bibliography
We depend on our ever growing library. Students should start theirs early. Here are some books we suggest.
In no particular order.
Josef Albers — Interaction of Color
Jeanne Carbonetti — The Tao of Watercolor
Hazel Harrison — The Encyclopedia of Water Color Techniques
Sleeper Ramsey — Architectural Graphic Standards
Julius Panero & Martin Zelnick — — Human Dimension and Interior Space
David Dewey — The Watercolor Book: Materials and Techniques for Today's Artists
Jose Parramon — Color Theory
Illustrator's Figure Reference Manual (Illustrators Reference Manuals)
Nudes (Illustrators Reference Manuals)
Historic costume in pictures.
Thomas Easley — The Figure in Motion
Mark Smith — The Nude Figure: A Visual Reference for the Artist
Burne Hogarth — Dynamic Anatomy (Practical Art Books)
Paul Carter — Backstage Handbook: An Illustrated Almanac or Technical Information
Judy Martin — Sketching
Chuck Long — Watercolor Success!
William Goldman — Adventures in the Screen Trade
Francis D. K. Ching — Architectural Graphics
Tan Huaixiang — Character Costume Figure Drawing
Gavin Carver & Christine White — — Computer Visualization for the Theatre: 3D Modelling for Designers
Lynn Pecktal — Costume Design: Techniques of Modern Masters
Marjorie Elliott Bevlin — Design Through Discovery
Patricia Woodbridge — Designer Drafting for the Entertainment World
Robert Edmund Jones — The Dramatic Imagination
Christoph Innes — Edward Gordon Craig: A Vision of Theatre
Franz Sales Meyer — Handbook of Ornament
Josef Albers — Interaction of Color: Revised and Expanded Edition
David Mamet — Life in the Theatre
Betty Edwards — The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
Fraser Reekie & Tony McCarthy — — Reekie's Architectural Drawing
Parker/Wolf — Scene Design and Stage Lighting
Babak Ebrahimian — Sculpting Space in the Theater
William Goldman — The Season: A Candid Look at Broadway
Banister Fletcher/J. C Palmes — — Sir Banister Fletcher’s A history of architecture.
Lee Simonson — Stage Is Set
Alexander Speltz — The styles of ornament.
Arden Fingerhut — Theatre: Choice in Action
J. Michael Gillette — Theatrical Design and Production
Daniel Krempel & James H. Clay — The Theatrical Image
David Mamet — Writing in Restaurants