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    15 Non-Art Books That

    Every Artist Should Read


    [byChrisCampbell,ConceptArtistforRiotGames]

    FromChrisOatleysArtCastEpisode69

    BreakingInAtRiotGames&
    HowToGetAConceptArtistInternship
    ListenToTheFullInterview:
    http://ChrisOatley.com/conceptartistinternship

    Asartistswespendatonoftimebuildingourtangibleskills(drawing,painting,etc.)and
    thatisobviouslysuperimportant.
    Butanotherimportantpartofourcraftislearninghowtoinfuseourworkwithasenseof
    personalityandstory.
    BelowisalistofbooksthatIhavefoundtobewonderfulresourcesforlearninghowtothink
    aboutthoseimplicitaspectsofdesignthatoftenbringlifetoourwork.
    ChrisCampbell,ConceptArtistForRiotGames
    February18th,2014

    1.)AWildSheepChase,HarukiMurakamiHisbrandofmagicalrealismisamazingfor
    bothitsdepthandsubtlety.Agoodthingtolearnfromwhenbuildingourownworlds.
    2.)LordoftheRings(thewholetrilogy),J.R.R.TolkienComeon,itsLOTR.
    3.)WarandPeace,LeoTolstoyTolstoysabilitytoweavetogetherbelievable
    characters,andinparticulardelveintohowtheyactaroundeachotherwhentheyareat
    crosspurposes,isgenius.Whileartistsareoftendriventostudypeopleforthephysical
    form,Tolstoywasamasteroftheobservationalstudyofmotivation,averyimportantpartof
    storytelling.
    4.)InPursuitofElegance,MatthewE.MayWehadtoreadthismyfirstyearat
    ColumbusCollegeofArtandDesignandIhaveoftengonebacktoitwhenconsidering
    waystocreativelyproblemsolve.
    5.)TheDead,JamesJoyceAnothermasterofcharacter,butalsoawonderfulwriterof
    sceneandatmosphere.IfyoulikeTheDead(sorrybutdontgetexcited,ithasnothingto
    dowithzombies),thencheckouthisbookofshortstories,Dubliners.
    6.)TheThingsTheyCarried,TimOBrienAmasteroffeel.OBrienisa
    straightforwardwriterandagreatteacherofnotjustcharacter,buttheimportanceof
    detailwhichtouseandhowtousethemtoenhanceastory.
    7.)TheSunAlsoRises,ErnestHemingwayAgeniuswithhisbrevity.Again,thoughnot
    avisualartistsomeonewhounderstoodhowtoleadtheimaginationwithoutoverburdening
    thedetails.IrecommendanyofHemingwaysnovelsorshortstories,butIhadtopickone.
    8.)TheInferno(fromtheDivineComedy),DanteAlighieriDantesInfernotakesthe
    readerthroughtheauthorsvisionofhell.Rarelyarethingswecomeupwithtodayas
    creepyorcrazyasanactivemedievalimagination.
    9.)AmericanGods,NeilGaimanWonderfulfuelfortheimaginationandagreatlesson
    onweavingthingsthatinspireusintonewstories.
    10.)AGoodManisHardtoFind,FlanneryOConnorShamefullytheonlyfemalewriter
    onthislist,butamasterofcreatingtonewithinastorythroughsubtlecues.

    11.)Faeries,BrianFroudandAlanLeeOk,ok,thisisprettymuchanartbook,butthese
    guysillustratewithsuchaconnectiontofolkloreandhistorythatitiswellworthincludingon
    thislist.
    12.)NineStories,J.D.SalingerEvenwithallthegreatwritersonthelist,Salingermay
    challengethebestoftheminhisabilitytounderstandcharacterandcommunicatetheir
    moodsandintentions.
    13.)OneHundredYearsofSolitude,GabrielGarciaMarquezMoremagicalrealism,
    andamasterworkofhoweventsshapebothcharactersandtheirenvironmentsaswellas
    theirtraditionsandhabits.Agreatreadforbuildingbelievabilityinafictionalworld.
    14.)DonQuixote,MigueldeCervantesThisbookislike400yearsoldanditisstillreally
    reallyinterestingandfunny.DonQuixoteisamasterworkofjuxtapositionincharacterand
    settingandagreatlessonininfusingadventurewithlevity.
    15.)GrimmsFairyTales,BrothersGrimmImean,IhaventreadALLthetales,butI
    repeatthatnothingiscrazierthanamedievalimagination.

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