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Helpful art books
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items I have gathered a selection of art books that I believe may be beneficial to you.
Looking for art prompts to get you started on your creative journey? Or maybe you have artists block and don't know what to create? I would recommend this!
365 Days of Art by Lorna Scobie | Waterstones
This book is an illustrated journey into the artistic possibilities of modern design. If you like visuals in a book I would certainly recommend this!
Design as Art by Bruno Munari | Waterstones
This book explores how art, and our views on it, have evolved over the years.
Art by Laurie Schneider Adams | Waterstones
This is a beginners guide on how to paint using watercolour, acrylic and oil paints. It goes through various different techniques and different subjects of painting for example: landscapes, still life, flowers, people, animals and so much more.
How to Paint by Angela Gair, Ian Sidaway | Waterstones
This book provides insights and practical tools for readers to cultivate an inspired, sustainable art career.
Create Your Art Career by Rhonda Schaller
This book teaches art and design principles with references to contemporary digital art alongside digital tools and processes in Adobe Creative Cloud. It addresses the growing trend of compressing design fundamentals and design software into the same...
Foundations of Digital Art and Design with Adobe Creative Cloud a book by Xtine Burrough.
This is the first Austin Kleon books that I read. Once I read this book I HAD to read his other books “Keep going” and “Steal like an artist” This book encourages you to show your work no matter what it is, how big or small, just share your creative ...
Show Your Work! by Austin Kleon | Waterstones
This book encourages you to keep going as an artist. I would recommend this as it is a good book to read when you're not feeling very creative.
Keep Going by Austin Kleon | Waterstones
This book teaches people that nothing you see is original, so embrace influence, school yourself through the work of others, remix and reimagine to discover your own path. Follow interests wherever they take you-what feels like a hobby may turn into ...
Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon | Waterstones
This book helps you rediscover your creativity. This book tries to help you understand digital arts drawing and painting better, starting from the foundation. With a tablet, computer, or phone and a stylus, you are on your way to creating and collect...
Rediscovering Our Creative Mind: Digital Arts Drawing and Painting with Viktor a book by Viktor Rheims.
The ability to use imagination and envision future needs is crucial in art, design and architecture. Future thinking and making require imagination and capability to create narratives for near and far futures and the capacity to compose proposals to ...
Studio Time: Future Fictions in Art and Design a book by Jan Boelen.
This book is an essential source for graphic designers, artists, interior designers, fashion designers, illustrators and creatives of any kind who work with colour.
The Colour Bible: The definitive guide to colour in art and design a book by Laura Perryman.
This book guides readers in uncovering problems and pressure points that may be restricting their creative flow and offers techniques to open up opportunities for growth and self-discovery.
The Artist's Way: Luxury Hardback Edition a book by Julia Cameron.