Drawing & Sketching Books

101 Ways to Draw by David Webb A field guide to drawing mediums and techniques From soft pencils to graphite powder, ballpoint to fibre-tip pens, conté sticks to watercolour pencils, this unique guide covers everything you need to know to begin mastering and combining different media in your drawing. This visual directory of drawing techniques provides you with the skills to explore and experiment…

How to Draw: African Animals in simple steps by Jonathan Newey 140 Illustrations 32 Pages Capture the splendour of the African savannah by drawing this collection of stunning animals and birds. Watch them come to life in six easy steps. Award-winning artist Jonathan Newey teaches you to transform simple shapes into the iconic Big Five (lion, leopard, rhinoceros, elephant and buffalo), as well as t…

How to Draw: Polar Animals in simple steps by Jonathan Newey 140 Illustrations 32 Pages Discover how to bring polar animals to life in 6 easy steps. Award-winning artist Jonathan Newey teaches you to transform simple shapes into majestic polar bears, snowy reindeer and awe-inspiring whales. Choose from an albatross mid-flight, a tottering penguin chick and much more. There are 25 different animals…

If you want to draw cats but don’t know where to start, this is the book for you! Size: 164x236 mm Illustrations: 500 Pages: 128 10 Step Drawing: Cats will help you turn simple shapes into beautiful cat drawings in just ten steps. Each drawing starts with easy, geometric shapes and simple guide lines, and the cats are drawn in a variety of poses that typify the particular breed. Each drawing inclu…

If you want to draw dogs but don’t know where to start, this is the book for you! Size: 164x236 mm Illustrations: 500 Pages: 128 10 Step Drawing: Dogs will help you turn simple shapes into beautiful dog drawings in just ten steps. Each drawing starts with easy, geometric shapes and simple guide lines, and the dogs are drawn in a variety of poses that typify the particular breed. Each drawing inclu…

10 Step Drawing: Flowers Draw 75 flowers in 10 easy steps by Mary Woodin The blank page can be daunting, but 10 Step Drawing: Flowers offers an easy jumping-off point for any doodler to be creative. Featuring illustrated tutorials for drawing 75 irresistible flowers from exotic wildflowers, to aquatic flora, garden posies and beautiful succulents every image is fun and easy to replicate in ten sim…

10 Step Drawing: Everyday Things by Justine Lecouffe Draw 60 familiar items in 10 easy steps Size: 164x236 mm Illustrations: 600 Pages: 128 Turn simple shapes into beautiful everyday items in just ten steps. Create 60 different objects by following the step-by-step instructions. If you want to draw your new phone, your coolest shades, or your favourite mug but don’t know where to start, this is th…

5-Minute Sketching: Architecture Super-quick techniques for amazing drawings by Liz Steel Size: 170x220 mm Illustrations: 350 Pages: 128 Great drawings in just five minutes! Perfect for beginners. Professional architect and urban sketcher Liz Steel provides expert tips and inspiring sketches to help you learn to ‘read’ buildings and capture them on paper. Relish the challenge of recording urban sp…

5-Minute Sketching: People Super-quick techniques for amazing drawings by Pete Scully Size: 170x220 mm Illustrations: 128 Pages: 128 Great drawings in just five minutes! Perfect for beginners! Whether you are sketching on the move or only have a few minutes to spare whilst standing in line, dust off your sketchbook with 5-Minute Sketching: People. This approachable handbook, full of bite-sized tip…

An essential guide to creating action figures and fantastical forms by Glenn Fabry Size: 215x280 mm Illustrations: 0 Pages: 160 Book Description - This book by successful comic and fantasy artist Glenn Fabry, teaches you the principles of anatomy, from musculature and skeletal structure through to movement. Develop your artistic style by breaking and bending the rules of anatomy through practical…

10 Step Drawing: Animals Art Book Draw 75 animals in 10 easy steps by Heather Kilgour 'This is a good book for a beginner because you really can draw some excellent studies of these animals just by following the instructions.' www.myshelf.com Learn to draw 75 different creatures in an illustrated style, in 10 simple visual steps. The blank page can be daunting, but 10 Step Drawing: Animals offers…

Drawing and Painting Animals with Expression by Marjolein Kruijt Marjolein Kruijt's deep and abiding love of animals is obvious in this book, which will teach you the technical aspects of drawing domestic and wild animals, such as different breeds of dog and cat, and long and short fur. In addition, it will help you to capture their inner nature. Table of Contents The artist 9 Materials 11 Worksho…

Art Handbooks - Basic Drawing Techniques by Richard Box : 48 Pages Previously published as Step-by-Step Leisure Arts: Basic Drawing Techniques 9780855328429 Richard Box explores drawing line, tone and colour with numerous step-by-step illustrations and finished drawings. He covers drawing media such as graphite, Pierre Noire, carbon, white, sanguine, sepia and coloured pencils, pastels, conte cray…

Art of Drawing: Portraits of Babies & Children by Giovanni Civardi 64 pages, 170 illustrations A concise, authoritative guide to drawing portraits of babies and children by bestselling, world renowned life-drawer Giovanni Civardi. For admirers of the world renowned life-drawer and for those who have struggled to capture the ever-changing features of younger faces. This book by Giovanni Civardi wil…

This invaluable addition to Civardi's highly regarded collection of instructional art books illustrates and describes the importance of understanding the inner workings of the human body, to the theory of composing accurate life drawings with pencil and paper. Size: 210x295 mm Illustrations: 607 Pages: 256 Begin by discovering the journey artists have taken through the centuries to accurately deli…

Ballpoint Art Pack Creative techniques and explorations for drawing with an everyday pen - A book and sketch pad by Matt Rota Now in an all-new format, the creative technique exercises from The Art of Ballpoint by illustrator Matt Rota are reconfigured into this useful art pack which includes an informational book and companion sketchpad featuring prompts and drawings to get you started. Ballpoint…