Reference Books

Handstyle Lettering puts the best in contemporary hand-lettering on display with artist profiles as well as broad surveys of handcrafted typographic projects used for signage, logos, invitations and more. The on-trend pieces within exist at the...

Nature Anatomy by acclaimed illustrator Julia Rothman combines art and science in this exciting and educational guide to the structure, function, and personality of the natural world. Explore the anatomy of a jellyfish, the inside of a volcano, monarch...

The Brause Calligraphy Practice Book includes a history of calligraphy, description of tools and lettering models. The book provides upper and lower case letters to practice on lined pages. A dotted midline helps with your spacing. It also includes...

Botanical Art Techniques is the definitive guide and the most thorough how-to available on every major technique of botanical artistry. The experts at the American Society of Botanical Artists offer step-by-step projects that move from introductory...

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...

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,...

A creative twist on divination cards such as tarot and oracle, The Story Oracle offers a deck of 78 unique cards with bright, iconic illustrations and open-ended, multi-meaning readings designed to inspire storytelling. Break...

 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...

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...

Treasury of Audubon Birds contains 130 select plates from The Birds of America octavo edition, featuring splendid, scrupulously accurate portraits of the snowy egret, wild turkey, brown pelican, screech owl and more. The birds are...

Color Collective's Palette Perfect: Color Combinations Inspired by Fashion, Art and Style is aimed to fashion students and designers. It is both a practical guide and an inspirational book that proposes a reflection on the universe of...

Color Theory begins with an overview of color in the history of art and the science behind color, followed by a presentation of color basics: the color wheel; hue, saturation, and value; color and value; color temperature; color...

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...

Constructive Anatomy, an anatomical reference guide for the working artist, sculptor, and student, graphically shows important parts of the human body, both in motion and in repose — hand, wrist, thumb, fingers, forearm, arm, armpit, shoulder,...