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Drawing

The following guide provides resources on the topic of Drawing including books, databases, journals, search terms and external web links.

Selected Journals and Magazines

3x3: The Magazine of Contemporary Illustration 

Issues available 2012-2015.

3x3 is the first publication devoted entirely to the art of contemporary illustration. Published in the United States and distributed worldwide, our sole interest is in sharing what’s shaping international illustration.

Our Mission. To preserve, protect and promote illustration in all its forms.


Animation Magazine

Available in print and online. Issues available from 1994 to present day.

For over 35 years, Animation Magazine has been the No. 1 source of information about the business, technology, VFX and art of animation. This monthly publication offers informative in-depth articles about this influential art form worldwide. Content covers all forms of animation, feature films, television, gaming, anime, technology, events and trends in the animation industry.

Creative Quarterly (peer-reviewed)

Issues available from 2012-2016.

Creative Quarterly is an international journal focusing on promoting the best work in graphic design, illustration, photography and fine art. Our competitions are open to all artists, designers and photographers at all levels—professionals, students, amateurs—in all countries. Winners and Runner-ups are featured online with winners advancing to our 100 Best Show.

Draw! Magazine

Issues available from 2008-2020.

Draw! is the professional "How-To" magazine on cartooning and animation. Each issue features in-depth interviews and step-by-step demonstrations from top comics professionals. NOTE: Most issues contain nudity for figure-drawing instruction; suggested for Mature Readers Only.

Master Drawings (peer-reviewed)

Issues available from 1963-2021.

The leading international periodical for the study of drawings from the fourteenth century to the present in Europe and the Americas.

Mechademia

Issues available from 2006-2020.

Mechademia is devoted to creative and critical work on anime, manga, and the fan arts. Manga, anime, and related fan arts are linked through their specific but complex aesthetic, and they have influenced a wide array of contemporary and historical culture through design, art, film, and gaming. This series seeks to examine, discuss, theorize, and reveal this unique style from its historic Japanese origins to its ubiquitous global presence and manifestation in popular and gallery culture.