I've been to art school, and I've studied at home, and I can tell you that without a doubt, studying at home taught me more, and more quickly, than art school did. In this video, I am sharing the exact plan I followed to become a self-taught artist. I will walk you through every resource available for the self-taught artist, including the best books magazines, YouTube channels, Online courses, and Patreon accounts to follow. So come on in to my Northwoods Art Studio and settle down for a nice chat!
Happy creating!
To support me so I can continue making videos for you guys: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/winterwoods
Join the Winter Woods Studio Sketchbook Club: https://www.patreon.com/WinterWoodsStudio
The Sef-taught Artist's Resources:
YouTubers:
Stephanie Law: https://www.youtube.com/@StephanieLaw
Margret Morales: https://www.youtube.com/@MargaretMoralesArt
Chuck Black: https://www.youtube.com/@Chuckblackart
Lachri Fine Art: https://www.youtube.com/@Lachri
Andrew Tischler: https://www.youtube.com/@AndrewTischlerArt
The Paint Coach: https://www.youtube.com/@paintcoach
Kristy Rebecca Fine Art: https://www.youtube.com/@KirstyRebeccaFineArt
Susan Jenkins- Monet Cafe: https://www.youtube.com/@monetcafe
Iris Compiet: https://www.youtube.com/@iriscompiet3551
Loish (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/loisvb/
Mimimoo Illustration: https://www.youtube.com/@MimimooIllustration
Books:
Anatomy- A Complete Guide for Artists by Joseph Sheppard: https://amzn.to/3ZZGB5h
Morpho- Simplified Forms- Anatomy for Artists: https://amzn.to/3FBm5zD
Fundamentals of Creature Design by 3dTotal Publishing: https://amzn.to/3JoIPUo
Alphonse Mucha- Masterworks: https://amzn.to/3Z30eaY
The Art of Heikala: https://amzn.to/40esA3q
Dreamscapes- Fantasy Worlds by Stephanie Law: https://amzn.to/40jWW4u
Pen and Ink Drawing: A Simple Guide by Alphonso Dunn: https://amzn.to/3LE2jHE
Lee Hammond's All New Big Book of Drawing: https://amzn.to/3n8SHdK
Color and Light- A Guide for the Realist Painter by James Gurney: https://amzn.to/3JSRUX1
Art History Text Volume One by Marilyn Stokstad: https://amzn.to/3LBCms4
Gardner's Art Through the Ages Volume II: https://amzn.to/3JUuP6z
Magazines
Colored Pencil Magazine: https://amzn.to/3n5eB1l
The Watercolor Artist: https://amzn.to/3yStsil
The Artist Magazine: https://amzn.to/3LDgSLE
Online classes-
Domestika: https://www.domestika.org/en
Classes I love:
Naturalistic Illustration in Watercolor and Gouache with Gorgia Taylor
Expressive Portrait Drawing with Soft Pastels with Chris Gambrell
Contemporary Oil Painting Techniques with Alai Ganuza
Sketchbook Illustration with Pen- Embracing Mistakes with Marco Mazzoni
Character Painting with Gouache and Colored Pencils with Sarah Walsh
Fantasy Landscapes with Watercolor and Gouache with Ruth Wilshaw
The Paint Coach: https://paint-coach.teachable.com/
The Basics of Drawing for Painting
Foundations of Oil Painting
Andrew Tischler: https://www.andrewtischler.com/
In the Mountains Tutorial
Classic Portrait Tutorial
Alla Prima Portrait Tutorial
Layne Johnson: https://laynejohnson.com/
Painting Dramatic Clouds
Painting Realistic Depth
Key to Luminous Paintings
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com
Stephanie Law
Annie Stegg Gerard
Emma Lildesley
Lachri Fine art
Andrew Tischler
The Paint Coach
Chuck Black
Loish
Mimimoo Illustration
My every day supplies:
Watercolor:
Daniel Smith Watercolors:
https://amzn.to/3JQm91v
Arches Hot Press Paper:
https://amzn.to/3JLKW6H
Pastel:
My favorite pastel surface is ClaireFontaine PastelMat:
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3iWcRWx
Blick Art Materials: https://shrsl.com/3w5on
Stabilo CarbOthello Pastel Pencils:
Amazon(set of 60): https://amzn.to/3wooZmq
Blick Art Materials (sets and individual pencils): https://shrsl.com/3w5ph
Panpastels:
Amazon (the set of 20 that I own): https://amzn.to/3R1cYN1
Blick Art Materials (individual pans): https://shrsl.com/3w5p0
Faber-Castell Pitt Pastel pencils:
Amazon(set of 60): https://amzn.to/3QWOF2M
Blick Art Materials (sets and individual pencils): https://shrsl.com/3w5pa
Stick pastels:
Prismacolor Nupastels (set of 36):
https://amzn.to/3JM9E74
Mungyo (good for beginners and cheap!):
https://amzn.to/3YvzZui
Pen and ink:
Favorite ink- Dr. Ph. Martin’s Bombay India ink:
https://amzn.to/3x1CpF8
Favorite Dip Pen:
https://amzn.to/3jEiCso
Favorite fine liners- Sakura Pigma Microns:
https://amzn.to/3lh10mA
Favorite paper for ink Drawing- Strathmore 500 Series Bristol Smooth:
https://amzn.to/3DKIycm
My fine art printer- Canon Pixma Pro 200: https://amzn.to/3XFK2vG
My filming equipment:
Overhead filming set up for my phone: https://amzn.to/3Z3AAnb
My Camera- Canon Rebel EOS SL3: https://amzn.to/3XG58Kk
Alternate lens: https://amzn.to/3YFTv7M
My voice over microphone: https://amzn.to/3Ixgtbz
All music by Epidemic Sound