This is the best book I have ever seen about pen and ink techniques. I f you are interested in this technique, you will not need any other book about materials or techniques.

A classic, written in last century, and still relevant. A useful book for any art student or art educator.

This book, which I prefaced, in the Brazilian edition, is an encyclopedia of all watercolor effects and their application to certain themes. With many examples of paintings by various artists, each with his style, it is a useful aid for the watercolor student, who will find it very easy to consult.

A very interesting book, which contains linear drawing teaching techniques, based on Dr. Roger Sperry's research on brain laterality. Many of the exercises are excellent for stimulation of the attributes of the right hemisphere of the brain. However, it should not be seen as a method for developing volume drawing (light and shade), essential for those who wish to paint.

A classic; a wonderful book for anyone with an interest in oil painting.

A complete manual about artists' materials; paper, pigments, etc. Rich on information, but Mayer limits the information without really showing how to use the materials. Also, the book contains no illustrations.

What artist would not want to know what Leonardo has to say about the human body?

THE book on Art History - a classic.

Kandinsky was not only a great artist, he was also one of the century's finest art educators and thinkers. Indispensable for the contemporary art student.

A richly illustrated and lucid analysis of 20^th Century painting.

Hirst has written a book, that reveals Michelangelo's artistic process, containing reproductions of most of his major drawings. Pensieri, figure studies, composition studies and finished drawings are analysed. Very good for art students, especially those interested in figure drawing, educators and art lovers.

Arnheim's major work. A must for art educators.

To know Blake's work as an artist (he was also a major poet), is essential for anyone with an interest in engraving and illustration as an art form.

A comprehensive study of art since the 60s, with many excellent observations, from a very lucid art critic.

A book that has become a milestone in education in general and art education in particular. Consult other books by Gardner, such as To Open Minds.

An important book on human behavior. Emotional intelligence is a concept derived from Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences. Some passages are very technical and rather tedious, others repetitive, mas contém observações but, in general, the book is very illuminating.

An important book about the brain. John Eccles was one of the pioneering researchers of brain laterality.

Jung´s last book, written so that the layman could understand his work in the fields of psychoanalysis, anthropology and human behaviour.

Emerson's most important essays can be found in this book. Emerson's thinking influenced the work of America's most important writers of the 19^th Century.

This book is a transcript of Moyer's interviews with Campbell, just before Campbell's, this century's premier authority on myths, rites and customs. All his mjor themes are discussed coloquially and vividly. See other books by Joseph Campbell.

Written at the beginning of the century, this book recounts Herrigel's quest to understand Zen, when he was a profesor of Philosophy in Japan. He analyses the conflict between Western and Eastern thinking, the first directed towards results, the second concentrating on processes. Compare Zen and Csikszentmihalyi's concept of flow.

Csikszentmihalhyi's famous concept of flow is expounded here.

How to find flow in everyday life.

Based on interviews with creative people from various fields, this book contains many interesting insights about the creative spirit and process.

A lively book about creativity, however do not expect any deep analysis. It does include several useful exercises for enhancing your creative attitude and draws heavily on Gardner's concept of multiple intelligences and Csikszentmihalyi's concept of flow. Based on a television series.

Na autobiographical novel, in which Maugham casts himself as na aspiring artist in conflict with the prospect of a more stable career in Medicine and the need to make money. Enlightens certain conflicts that every cretive person confronts.

Loosely based on Gauguin´s life, this is a fascinating read for anyone interested in artistic processes.

The story of Stephen Dedalus and his conflicts as he pursues his quest to develop his artistic potential. Loosely autobiographical, this book is essential foranyone interested in the creative process.

A very difficult read, as Jung himself attests, but, in the end, the affirmation "Yes. Yes. Yes" triumphs over every page of negation. In Chapter 9, there is a especially interesting discussion of Shakespeare, about the relation between the creator/author and the subject of his work, which is very important for artists and writers alike to understand.

Much of Blake's work is dedicated to examining the creative process, especially his poem The Mental Traveller.

Another beautiful novel about the conflicts that na artist encounters. This one is a portrait painter, whose influential family wants him to become a Politician.

Michener's best novel, about an orphan boy and his development into becoming a writer.

The story is about a young artist who is working as a writer and has been assigned to interview a famous artist. Fowles discusses the need an artist has to respect and learn from the establishment, and the danger of losing sight of the creative process once fame and recognition has been obtained.

The central character is an old painter in Japan, who realizes, at the end of his life, that he has wasted it, because he was always subservient to tradition.

Salinger's famous book about a young boy trying to find his identity and place in the world.

A biographical novel of Michelangelo, this book contains some interesting thoughts about the creative process.

Barnes points out that History is always a version of reality, never reality itself. There is a particularly revealing chapter that compares different versions of the same incident, the sinking of the ship "Medusa". One is an analysis of Gericault's painting inspired by the incident.