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Books to help take your art further
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items Because no matter how long you've been creating, there's always something new to learn! These are some of my favourite art books for picking up new techniques, improving your skills and finding a bit of creative inspiration when your brain decides to...
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My favourite art books for learning new techniques, improving your skills and finding fresh inspiration. Because there's always something new to learn, no matter how long you've been creating!
If you love painting flowers and plants, this book is an absolute beauty! Packed with gorgeous botanical illustrations, helpful techniques and step-by-step guidance, it's brilliant for learning how to capture all those delicate details in watercolour...
Billy Showell's Botanical Painting in Watercolour
If you love acrylic painting or fancy experimenting with something new, this book is a brilliant one to have in your collection! Packed with visual examples, different painting techniques and helpful guidance, it's perfect for learning new tricks, bu...
The Encyclopedia of Acrylic Techniques by Hazel Harrison
If you love watercolour painting and want to get a little more creative, this is a lovely book to explore! Packed with inspiration and techniques to help you experiment with colour and develop your painting skills. Perfect for building confidence, tr...
Watercolour with Love by Lena Yokota-Barth
Fancy getting stuck into acrylic painting but not sure where to start? This book is a brilliant introduction to the basics, helping you explore different techniques, build your confidence and get more comfortable working with acrylics. Perfect for be...
Painting: Acrylic Basics - Master Acrylic Art
If you love watercolours but want to get a bit more adventurous with your painting, this is a brilliant book to have on your shelf! Packed with visual examples, helpful techniques and inspiration for experimenting with different effects, it's great f...
The Encyclopedia of Watercolour Techniques: A unique visual directory of watercolour painting techniques, with guidance on how to use them
Ever wondered why getting colours to look right in a painting can be such a bloody challenge? This book is all about training your eye to really see colour, understand how colours work together and bring more life into your artwork. Brilliant for dev...
How to See Colour and Paint it
If you love painting animals and want to bring a bit more colour and personality into your artwork, this one's for you! Packed with tips, techniques and step-by-step projects, it's brilliant for exploring acrylic painting, experimenting with colour a...
Colorways: Acrylic Animals: Tips, techniques, and step-by-step lessons for learning to paint whimsical artwork in vibrant acrylic
Ever told yourself you can't draw? Well, this book is here to challenge that! A fun, creative way to get stuck into drawing without worrying about making everything perfect. Brilliant for building confidence, experimenting with different ideas and re...
I Can't Draw!
Faces can be an absolute nightmare to draw sometimes, especially when the eyes just refuse to look in the same direction! This handy book is great for learning how to draw facial features, understand proportions and bring more expression and personal...
Drawing: Faces & Features: Learn to draw step by step (How to Draw & Paint)
Want to take your drawing skills up a notch? This book is packed with techniques, step-by-step guidance and inspiration for drawing everything from portraits and landscapes to everyday objects. Perfect for experimenting with different styles, improvi...
Artist's Drawing Techniques: Discover How to Draw Landscapes, People, Still Lifes and More, in Pencil, Charcoal, Pen and Pastel
Ever looked at a drawing and thought, “How the bloody hell is that not a photograph?!” 😂 This book is brilliant for learning how to create realistic artwork, with techniques for shading, blending, adding depth and capturing all those tiny details. P...
How to Draw with Photorealism: Drawing and Shading Techniques – Beginner to Advanced (How to Draw Realistically)
Ever drawn something that looks a bit wonky but can't quite work out why? 😂 Perspective can be a right pain in the arse, but this book helps break it down into something much easier to understand! With practical drawing techniques and guidance on cr...
How To Draw Perspective
Ever looked at a realistic drawing and wondered how the bloody hell someone managed to make it look so lifelike?! 😂 This book is packed with helpful techniques and step-by-step demonstrations for drawing people, animals and nature. From mastering tr...
The Big Book of Realistic Drawing Secrets: Easy Techniques for Drawing People, Animals and More
Ever stared at a blank page and thought, “What the bloody hell do I draw?!” 😂 This book is brilliant for getting started, with 53 easy-to-follow drawing projects covering everything from animals and flowers to everyday objects and faces. Perfect for...
How to Draw: 53 Step-by-Step Drawing Projects (Beginner Drawing Guides)
Ever said, “I can't draw,” and then immediately given up? 😂 This book is here to prove you wrong! Packed with practical exercises, step-by-step guidance and plenty of space to practise, it's brilliant for learning the basics, building your confidenc...
You Will be Able to Draw by the End of This Book
Ever tried drawing something that's right in front of you, only for it to look completely different on paper?! 😂 This book is brilliant for learning how to really observe your subject and turn what you see into a drawing. With practical techniques c...
How to Draw What You See, 35th Anniversary Edition by R De Reyna
Ever wanted to draw your own anime characters but ended up with eyes that don't match and proportions that have gone completely wonky? 😂 This book is brilliant for learning how to create expressive anime characters, from getting the faces and featur...
The Master Guide to Drawing Anime: How to Draw Original Characters from Simple Templates: 1