July 2015 reviews

Below's the list of books reviewed in July.

My favourites would be the English edition of A Sky Longing for Memories: The Art of Makoto Shinkai which is really beautiful and the insightful Archisketcher: Drawing Buildings, Cities and Landscapes.

• CP Cats: A Complete Guide to Drawing Cats in Colored Pencil
• The Art of Rocksteady's Batman: Arkham Asylum, Arkham City & Arkham Knight
• A Sky Longing for Memories: The Art of Makoto Shinkai (English edition)
• WOOSH!: Spaceship Sketches from the Couch
• Japan Journeys: Famous Woodblock Prints of Cultural Sights in Japan
• Kallamity Sketchbook: Mech in Ink
• Terminator Genisys: Resetting the Future
• CP Horses: A Complete Guide to Drawing Horses in Colored Pencil
• Practical Pastels: Materials, Techniques & Projects
• Practical Watercolours: Materials, Techniques & Projects
• Brigada Artbook #2
• Mastering Watercolors: A Practical Guide
• Resident Evil Revelations: Official Complete Works
• The Realism Challenge: Drawing and Painting Secrets from a Modern Master of Hyperrealism
• Modern Calligraphy: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started in Script Calligraphy
• Masters of FX: Behind the Scenes with Geniuses of Visual and Special Effects
• Sketching for Architecture and Interior Design
• Createascene: Everything You Need to Know About The Art Department
• Watercolor Basics - Perspective Secrets
• Pencil Drawing Techniques
• Archisketcher: Drawing Buildings, Cities and Landscapes
• Marvel's Ant-Man: The Art of the Movie
• Color + Pattern: 50 Playful Exercises for Exploring Pattern Design
• The Pencil Playbook: 44 Exercises for Mesmerizing, Marking, and Making Magical Art with Your Pencil
• We Love Chinatown (Neighbourhood series sketchbook)
• Portrait Sculpting: Anatomy & Expressions in Clay
• Asian Comics by John A Lent

Art products

The main new product released this month would be the Huion GT-185 HD pen display tablet. It's a Cintiq alternative. Another one to check out would be the Yiynova MVP22U+RH that was released last month.

By the way, if you are using the Ugee 1910B, 1200B and Yiynova MVP20U+RH, MSP19U+V5 tablet monitors, I want to invite you to write a paid review for me. Contact me if you're interested.

• Huion A3 LED Light Pad
• Stillman & Birn Alpha Series Sketchbook (150gsm)
• Yiynova MVP10U Pen Display Tablet Monitor
• Huion GT-185 HD Pen Display Tablet Monitor
• Cretacolor Artino Graphite Drawing Set
• Liquitex Basics Acrylic Paint
• J Herbin inks: Perle Noire, Rouge Caroubier & Larmes de Cassis
• Samsung Galaxy Tab A with S Pen
• Choosing the right Colored Pencil Paper

Art video courses

These are the video courses from Craftsy that I've gone through this month. I would like to point out the two free courses listed before. Please sign up for them because they are free!

You can check out all the Craftsy courses featured at https://www.parkablogs.com/tags/craftsy

• 10 Essential Techniques for Better Drawing by Patricia Watwood
• Draw Better Portraits by Gary Faigin (free)
• Dynamic Detail in Pen, Ink and Watercolor by Steven Reddy
• Figure Drawing: An Essential Guide by Patricia Watwood (free)
• Portraits with Watercolor by Matt Rota

Patreon

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What do I do with the money? They are used to pay guest artists who wrote some of the art product reviews.