Drawing Books

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...

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...

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...

The Pen and Ink Drawing Guide is the ultimate guide to learning how to draw detailed works of art in gorgeous ink. Artist and educator Giovana Vescovi invites you on an inspiring journey into the mesmerizing world of ink pen drawing, designed for both...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Pencil, Do More Art exposes how the simplest of writing tools is in fact the key to an entire universe of artistic expression. Selwyn Leamy and Eve Blackwood explore the many ways a pencil can be used: from hatching and smudging to frottage and...

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...

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...

Drawing Hands & Feet allows beginning artists to master the challenges of rendering realistic hands and feet. Drawing realistic hands and feet in graphite pencil is a challenging subject for most beginners. With Drawing Hands & Feet, follow along...

In The Complete Guide to Drawing for Beginners, experienced art instructor Yoshiko Ogura explains the basics of pencil drawing through a series of lessons that provide insights on artistic composition, simulating highlights and shadows, depicting...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Quickly learn the basics of sketching, form, perspective, and how to create stunning drawings while on the go with the Drawing 101 Pocket Guide. This guide book includes instructions for choosing the right material to learning basic drawing skills like...

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...

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...