Painting, drawing and art manuals Books

"Dynamic Still Life for Artists takes a modern approach to a classic genre of drawing and painting, a ""gateway"" genre that's accessible to beginners and offers more experienced artists a way to show their skill at depicting a variety of light and...

Birds & Butterflies: Colouring for mindfulness

Color First, Ink Later (Urban Sketching Handbook) presents a unique method for working with watercolor on the go-painting first, then adding sketch lines in ink-by Mike Daikubara, the author of The Urban Sketching Handbook: Sketch Now, Think Later.  ...

Learn to draw manga style! In Draw Manga Style, artist and online art educator Scott Harris shows you the key principles of drawing anime and manga--starting with the fundamentals, then illustrating how to create a wide variety of characters--by...

With Design Your Own Anime and Manga Characters, you'll learn character design for these popular entertainment genres from renowned concept artist and teacher TB Choi.  Constructing a Character. Build a character right from the start with the basics...

Discover your unique inner artist through 21 intuitive, process-based lessons in drawing with graphite pencil, colored pencil, and ink-then joyfully share your works of beauty with the world. In Drawing Is for Everyone, artist Kateri Ewing-author of Look...

Following on from the hit PAINTING HAPPINESS, quirky and super-popular Instagram artist presents a playful follow-up in her same charming, unique style - PAINTING CATS. Perfect for cat lovers and those new or experienced at watercolour art, this joyful...

A brand-new approach to drawing that makes it fun and accessible for everyone, based on first-hand teaching methods developed over twenty years. There’s no doubt about it: whether you’re a newbie or a dab hand, drawing can often be daunting. That’s why...

Master more than 80 painting techniques with step-by-step workshops and advice from professional artists Kickstart your creativity and create a masterpiece with step-by-step workshops and advice from professional artists. Whether you want to try your...