Art Concept Books

Lately I have been trying to draw more in my spare time, as such I have been trying to recoup my collection of drawing tools from Faber brush-pens, to PrimsmaColor markers, various pencils, Staples Optipoint Pens (an awesome gel pen that I have found great for random doodles and sketches since the ink flows really well and best of all the pens are dirt cheap) and lastly oil painting supplies. While visiting these stores I have manged to stumble upon some really cool book that cover some really need art-theory (as well have really cool pictures).

Mechanika: Creating the Art of Science Fiction with Doug Chiang
Doug Chaing is a really amazing concept artist who has done incredible work for various films and computer games and this book shows various concepts he independently designed and the workflow and techniques that he used to create them.




Drawing And Painting Fantasy Landscapes And Cityscapes
A cool concept book I found that has various samples and techniques for landscape and architecture.







50 Fantasy Vehicles To Draw & Paint: Create Awe-inspiring Crafts For Comics, Computer Games, And Graphic Novels
Another book of techniques and great samples that show some great design logic for creating various vehicles from pure mechanical sci-fi, to organic and of course a mixed bio-tech design too.