DRAWING & ANATOMY RESOURCES

The Art Institute of Vancouver Library carries many Drawing resources that cover a variety of topics such as technique, life drawing, artists, perspective, illustration, and much much more. Search the Voyager Library Catalogue to see what resources are available.

See also Program Guides for:

• EVALUATING INFORMATION - Books, Web, & Journals
• RESEARCH, WRITING & COPYRIGHT
• ANIMATION

Recommended Books

The Art Institute of Vancouver Library uses Library of Congress classification call numbers, and Drawing books are generally found in the NC call number range. Should you need any assistance finding a title, please see the Librarian on duty.

• Applied Arts Magazine
• Animation Magazine
• Communication Arts
• Illustration Magazine

Complete, up-dated information on the magazine collection can be found on the Voyager Library catalogue and a full list of titles can be found HERE.

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Anatomy & Life Drawing	Lessons & Tutorials
3D Anatomical Models - Merck Manuals: Online Medical Library Anatomia 1522-1867: Anatomical Plates from the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library - University of Toronto Anatomy Atlases Artnatomy : anatomical basis of facial expression learning tool Artist Anatomy The Figure Drawing Lab Get Body Smart - An online textbook about human anatomy and physiology Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body Human Anatomy Online	American drawing-book - covers Primary instructions in drawing Art Show: Drawing Resources Draw Space Drawing Coach Drawing and Sketching The Elements of Drawing Manga University: Drawing Tutorials Portrait Artist
Perspective
Art Factory: Perspective Elements of Perspective
Digital Art Collections & Galleries
British Museum of Art: Drawing A Century of Drawing Drawing and decorative arts - Libraries & Archives of Canada Drawing Centre The Drawing Gallery The Drawing of Leonardo da Vinci The Drawing Room Drawings at the Cleveland Museum of Art Landscape Prints and Drawings Michelangelo's Drawings Vincent Van Gogh: The Drawings

The Art Institute of Vancouver Library is proud to offer a collection of excellent online database resources that will aid in almost all of your Drawing inquires. These resources are available for all Art Institute of Vancouver staff, student, and faculty member and can be accessed both on campus and remotely from your home.  Brief descriptions of each resource along with the access web links are included below, along with various "how-to" user guides and manuals (indicated in dark red) that will help you use these databases. 

**Please note that you must obtain the necessary Access USER IDs & Passwords from the library to use these resources.  Please drop by at any Art Institute of Vancouver Library location, call, or email the library staff to obtain the necessary information.**

• Digital Tutors
Access over 11,000 video training tutorials on Maya, ZBrush, Soft Image, Photoshop, Illustrator, and more for your design and digital media needs. To create your personal account User ID: current Ai Vancouver students, faculty, and staff must use their Ai email accounts (aii.edu / stu.aii.edu). Click on "Create an Account" and use the temporary password that is emailed to you by DT to log into your new account.

• Getty Images
  Getty Images User Guide (PDF)
  Over 500K high quality stock imagery. Students may download up to 50 high-resolution images and an unlimited number of low-resolution imagery per quarter. Images are for educational purposes only and using them for any commercial (even non-profit) or non-coursework or non-portfolio related purposes is strictly prohibited.

• Gnomon Workshop - Access available through myaicampus
  Access over 300 online tutorials – that's over 1000 hours of training – taught by the best in Visual Effects, Concept Design, Illustration, Modeling and Sculpture. Users should have javascript enabled, and their browser cookies preferences set to "accept all cookies."
  

• Oxford Art Online
  A comprehensive collection of fine art and architecture images from many of the world's most prestigious art museums, and encyclopedia articles and entries from Groves and Oxford Reference.

Do you know of any other resources? Having trouble finding the information that you need? Need the user access codes for these databases? Please contact the Library for help, or if you have any comments or resource suggestions.

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