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Art Books You’ll Love 🎨
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items So much inspiration! Sometimes you just need a book to find your creative path
Fabulous book and author if you're looking to lean into illustration and watercolor.
The Art of Creative Watercolor: Inspiration and Techniques for ...
I love Kristy’s watercolor garden cutting series. I love her illustrations the paper inside the book is hot press, and I’m not always a fan of hot press because of my style of art but I love the hot press she’s using in her books. It is so satisfying...
Kristy Rice: Books
This is one of my favorite watercolor floral tutorial books of all time. She tells you about the wildflower first, then proceeds to share with you the pallet color she uses, and then step-by-step shows you the brush strokes you can practice to create...
Wildflower Watercolor: Beginner's Guide to Florals
If you’re looking for simple fun tutorials where all you need is a few brushstrokes to create something beautiful. This is the book for you. I love Garima’s ability to create very simple shapes that anyone would hope to create.
Garima Srivastava: books, biography, latest update
Sarah Simon is well known amongst the watercolor floral community and this book proves why. It’s a great little watercolor book. If you’re intimidated by sketching, all you have to do is put some paint and a brush onto the page.
Sarah Simon Watercolor
If you’re looking for whimsy and fairytale kind of faces, Jane Davenport is the author for you! Her work is stunningly, beautiful, and feels very much signature to her.
Drawing & Painting Beautiful Faces Workshop
I’m also in love with this book for the basics on the figures of whimsical women. I love how she leans into the hourglass to create curves and shape on bodies, and while the women illustrated are fantastical and idealistically thin, you could apply t...
Fabulous Figures (I Heart Drawing) - Jane Davenport
This book served as a resource for many of my watercolor florals. Can’t go wrong with any of her books.
New Botanical Painting: Winton, Harriet de
Inge’s notion that watercolor should create calm and should be a practice that feels good, is what I strive for. This book is more about waterplay and loose, intuitive painting but with botanicals is the backdrop
Painting Calm: Connect to Nature with Watercolour
Ana Victoria Calderon is one of the first artists that I distinctly remember influencing me to love watercolor. Her work is so beautiful and her technique so accessible, she made me feel like I could be a watercolor artist with her online tutorials a...
Creative Watercolor: Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners
You won’t find a more magical abstract artist, then Kate. I’ve been following her for years on Instagram and her work is beyond satisfying. If you’re interested in watercolor and wanna learn just some basic play this is the one for you.
Creative Abstract Watercolor: Beginner's Guide
Peggy Dean’s tutorials were my safe space when I didn’t have confidence in my art at the beginning of my practice. She made every piece so accessible I felt like I could create what she created. You’ll love her style and personality.
Botanical Line Drawing: 200 Step-By-Step
If you’re looking to level up your floral game, Billy’s flowers are complex in only good ways. Very detailed descriptions. Awesome watercolor guides. Honestly I just use it for the illustration drawing references. I am nowhere near this good as a wat...
A-Z of Flower Portraits: Illustrated Guide