Drawing Books

Learn to Draw Cartoons brings you 30 art lessons from author and art instructor Christopher Hart. It includes step-by-step instructions and follow-along online video tutorials for an integrated learning experience. After following along...

Speedball Textbook, A Comprehensive Guide to Pen & Brush Lettering. first published in 1915 and now in its 25th edition, is the superlative resource for artists and letterers of all ages and skill levels. Presented in a convenient lay-flat...

Learn to Draw Manga brings you 30 art lessons from author and art instructor Christopher Hart. It includes step-by-step instructions and follow-along online video tutorials for an integrated learning experience. After following along with Chris...

Sketch Your World: A Guide to Sketch Journaling offers aspiring urban sketchers a series of 40 step-by-step lessons showing you how to draw everything from the meal you ordered at a cafe to a map of highlights from your latest road trip. You'll get all...

Explore the pure joy of coloring pencils and markers with fifty 15-minute projects that encourage you to explore drawing in a relaxing, free and fun way. Each project can be completed in no more than six steps and will include practice pages, color...

Elementary Alphabets from Speedball covers alphabet styles such as Roman, Gothic, Manuscript, and Text. This best-seller by Ross F. George offers a good introduction to pen lettering including lessons on uniform line drawings, borders and more. 4...

Learn to draw figures and faces with this clear and easy to follow guide, Read This Book if You want to Be Great at Drawing People. Revealing the techniques and ideas behind inspirational works, the book will set you on the path to making your own...

Writing and Drawing Comics provides a mini-course in graphic storytelling with blank templates to help you get started on your illustration journey. Learn by example through artwork, tips, and tricks from seven established comic artists, all with...

Exploring Black & White: Drawing and Painting Techniques by Victor Escandell is devoted exclusively to the infinite creative possibilities of drawing and painting in black and white. Traditional and current materials, techniques and applications...

In Morpho, Anatomy For Artists, Michel Lauricella presents both his artistic and systematic methods for drawing the human body—with drawing techniques from the écorché (showing the musculature underneath the skin) to sketches of...

How to Create Manga: Drawing the Human Body is an ultimate bible for beginning artists. It features step-by-step instructions for bringing manga characters to life and provides a clearly defined and easy-to-follow art course on the human body. With more...

Blank Comic Book: Draw Your Own Manga! features carefully crafted templates, a range of layouts, and professional drawing tips, making this the perfect gift for kids eager to explore the exciting world of visual storytelling. Ideal for pen,...

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...

Yasutomo's Sumi-e book The Art of Japanese Brush Painting gives the reader a basic understanding of the materials and techniques used in sumi-e painting. It is a great introduction to this time-honored practice and perfect for the committed artist,...

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...

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...

Drawing Architecture is a comprehensive and practical guide full of advice and inspiration for anyone wishing to capture the beauty of the urban landscape. This hands-on and inspirational book will encourage you to meet the exciting challenges of...

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...

For aspiring artists of all ages and abilities, Read This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing will motivate and strengthen your drawing talent. Through fifty drawings by great masters past and present, the techniques and ideas behind their...