Books

Creative Haven Dream Doodles coloring book features twenty-eight intricate images offer a mind-expanding coloring experience. But there's more here than meets the eye — look closely to find the bumblebees, teacups, mushrooms, and other surprising...

Creative Haven Nouveau Fashions Coloring Book features 31 full-page illustrations of women and girls in the broad-shouldered, narrow-waisted fashions in vogue from the 1890s to the early 1900s. Graceful period motifs appear in the backgrounds. Pages are...

Creative Haven Trees of Life Coloring Book features 31 designs include examples of Celtic, Islamic, Japanese, Egyptian, and Norse art as well as patterns inspired by Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and other popular styles. Pages are printed on one side only...

Draw 500 Faces and Features is a pocket-sized sketchbook filled with 500 inspirational illustrations featuring a variety of faces and features. From braids, beards, and behinds to mustaches, mouths, and monsters, Draw 500 Faces and...

In Draw Paint Print like the Great Artists, Marion Deuchars makes learning about art fun. Young readers are introduced to more than thirty great artists, then encouraged to try out the techniques that lie behind their greatest works. Short and...

Draw This! Art Activities to Unlock the Imagination features over 20 activities, prompts and step-by-step drawing activities built in throughout. Children will learn how to draw a whole host of animals, from foxes and rabbits to owls and elephants,...

Gothic Coloring: Color Your Dark Side is packed with stunning illustrations and celebrates the art of gothic design. From gothic architecture to florals and fashion, discover the brooding nature of gothic culture with these...

What comes to mind when you think of graphite? Is it the stains that stay on your fingers, or the beautiful gradients that can result from simply playing with pressure? Through skilfully applied smudges and smears, the humble pencil is capable of...

In this book, How To Draw Almost Everything For Kids, kids will find hours of fun, independent drawing practice with tracing and easy steps to learn how to draw almost everything under the sun. From soccer balls to panda bears and rainbows to racing...

Japanese Ink Painting: Lessons in Suiboku Technique teaches beginners the fundamental techniques of suiboku, a form of Japanese ink painting. Suiboku is considered to be a type of Japanese painting known as sumi-e. It adds water to emphasize the shading...

Kawaii Monsters Unleashed features easy-to-follow step-by-step tutorials for drawing 75 adorable mini kaiju monsters. In addition to the easy-to-follow tutorials, this fun book shares a brief history of each kaiju, suggestions for drawing tools, and tips...

The creative life is not a linear journey to a finish line, it’s a loop—so find a daily routine, because today is the only day that matters. Disconnect from the world to connect with yourself—sometimes you just have to switch into...

Learn to Draw Nature in Colored Pencil brings you 30 art lessons from, professional colored pencil artist Cynthia Knox. It includes step-by-step instructions and follow-along online video tutorials for an integrated learning experience...

Learn to Watercolor features 20 gorgeous paintings paired with step-by-step instructions for replicating them at home. Paint directly on the watercolor pad with supplied outlines to create beautiful artwork of your own, no sketching required. The...

Medieval Calligraphy: Its History and Technique is a comprehensive history and instruction manual that contains thirteen significant medieval scripts, with a history of the evolution of the alphabets and fascinating background material on the...

In Morpho: Hands and Feet, artist and teacher Michel Lauricella presents a unique approach to learning to draw the hands and feet. Breaking the subject matter down into the underlying skeletal shapes, followed by the musculature, then the skin and...

In Morpho, Simplified Forms, artist and teacher Michel Lauricella simplifies the human body into basic shapes and forms, offering profound insight for artists of all kinds, sparking the imagination and improving one’s observational abilities...

Morpho, Skeleton & Bone provides a simplified and practical vision of the human skeleton to help all artists in their drawing studies. Here you will find the most common and useful approaches to the body's underlying skeleton and bone structure,...

Neo Retro Illustrations introduces 250 of the latest "neo-retro" illustrations drawn by 40 new artists with extremely creative ideas. Find out all about the trends, as well as the roots of these young creators, by immersing yourself in this collection...

Pen & Ink Techniques is a reader-friendly guide that allows artists and would-be artists at all levels of achievement to experience the satisfaction of drawing with pen and ink techniques. Richly illustrated and containing dozens of simple...

Portrait Drawing: The Quick Guide to Mastering Technique and Style is packed with expert technical guidance on drawing realistic portraits in pencil and stunning, inspirational examples. The exercises demonstrate and reinforce the skills as you...

Portable, condensed, and armed with 150 principles, Universal Principles of Design, Pocket Edition is like a Swiss Army knife of design knowledge. Richly illustrated and easy to navigate, it pairs critical need-to-know design knowledge with...

Reverse Coloring Book: Mindful Journeys has 50 new and original watercolors created specifically to promote mindfulness. All you need is a pen, as the book has the colors and you draw the lines. Abstract compositions in calming blues and greens. A...

Rough: Drawing in 2 Strokes and 3 Moves provides you with a way to start drawing that is based on a very simple observation: the human body, as well as everything surrounding us, can be broken down into elementary and basic geometric...

Secret Garden contains detachable postcards of Johanna Basford's beautiful drawings from her popular inky world. Decorate the cards to bring the flowers and tiny creatures to life, then share the magic with all your friends. For artists and gardeners of...

The ArtEsteem Self as Super Hero book by Amana Harris, was inspired by our current need for heroes for our children, youth and communities. This multidisciplinary curriculum takes children, youth, and adults through a journey of self-exploration,...

In Sketching from the Imagination: An Insight into Creative Drawing, 50 talented traditional and digital artists have been chosen to share their sketchbook works, from doodled concept sketches to fully rendered drawings. A visually stunning collection...

Start Here: Draw gives you exciting prompts for kickstarting an artistic practice centered on drawing. By exploring how simple motifs, such as lines or circles, can be repeated to draw more intricate images and patterns, Start Here: Draw builds...

Many people say they can't draw, but everyone can. Still Life Drawing reminds us that putting pen to paper is a simple pleasure, available to anyone. And when it comes to combining colors, playing with pattern and exploring shapes, there are no rules...

 Success in Art: Mastering Perspective allows beginning artists to master the challenges of creating depth and realism with one-, two-, and three-point perspective. Mastering Perspective explains one-, two-, and three-point...

Get out your pencils, markers and crayons and get ready to immerse yourself in the world of Japanese Kawaii cuteness. The whimsical and wonderful scenes, characters and vignettes in this book are yours to experience and transform. Watch as a kaleidoscope...

Tattoo Wonderlands is an original and surprising coloring book that takes you into a different world or scene, from tropical floral glasshouses to mystical owls and whimsical lions, underwater treasures to ancient Japanese masks. 80 pages, 8-1/4" x...

The Complete Beginner's Guide to Drawing contains more than 200 drawing techniques, tips, and lessons for budding artists looking for a variety of subjects to practice drawing. This book is a comprehensive hardcover guide to drawing a vast...

The Complete Color Harmony: Pantone Edition is the latest in Rockport Publishers' best-selling Color series. This edition has been completely revised from start to finish, and now features new text by Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the...

Draw the exciting elements of your world with confidence using the tips, techniques, and ideas in The Complete Urban Sketching Companion. Packed with information and visual inspiration on sketching architecture, cityscapes, people, and motion, plus...

With The Creative Nudge, use "nudge theory" to unleash your innate originality. A new behavioral science that reveals how small actions can have big impacts on our thinking, nudge theory powers this book. Using simple behavior changes, this book...

The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds will provide guidance for those who insist they can’t draw. Leading the mind and hand through a series of detailed exercises, Laws delivers what he promises: that “drawing birds opens you to the beauty of...

The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling provides clear, practical advice for every step of the process for artists at every level, from the basics of choosing supplies to advanced techniques. In straightforward text complemented by...

Why are human beings driven to make? Every act of creation on our part is an act of defiance in the face of that evolving disorder. When we pick up a paintbrush, or compose elements through our camera viewfinders, or press fingers into wet clay to...

In The Perspective Drawing Guide: Simple Techniques for Mastering Every Angle, is the ultimate guide to helping aspiring artists understand and develop techniques to draw confidently using the power of perspective. While mastering perspective can...