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…

Draw over 50 fabulous faces in 10 easy steps by Justine Lecouffe. Size: 164x236 mm Illustrations: 70 Pages: 128 Book Description - Draw faces in 10 simple steps- learn to draw and colour a wide range of faces with ease. Featuring illustrated tutorials for drawing 50 faces diverse in age, skin-tone and gender, with lots of different facial features and expressions, every image is fun and easy to re…

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…

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…

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…

Beginner’s Guide to Life Drawing by Eddie Armer "Life drawing is not only about learning to draw the body accurately; it also teaches you to translate our complex three-dimensional world... to the confines of a sheet of paper." Eddie Armer Improve your drawing skills and learn how to observe the human form with this simple practical course. By applying a few basic rules, the shape of a body can be…

Sketching by Jackie Simmonds, part of the Collins Gem series. Simple, practical advice on how, where and what to sketch. Jackie starts by describing all the different media used for sketching, including pencils, charcoal, coloured pencils, pens, pastels, watercolours and gouache, as well as the different types of sketchbooks. She then looks at the basic techniques of sketching, emphasizing the imp…

Book Description Draw 30 amazing animals and birds in 8 easy stages! Learn how to draw a marvellous menagerie of 30 animals, from dogs, cats and horses to those on the wilder side, including majestic elephants, beautiful birds, lions, tigers and bears to name but a few! Choose your favourite fauna, and build up their shapes from top to tail in no more than seven simple sketches that culminate in a…

Book Description - Draw 30 beautiful flowers and blooms in just 8 easy steps! Discover how to draw 30 beautiful flowers in just a few simple steps with the help of esteemed botanical artist Janet Whittle. Choose from floral favourites such as shapely tulips, blowsy roses, wild red poppies and fragile bluebells, and build up the unique shapes of each bloom in seven simple sketches. Starting with a…

Drawing & Painting Wild Animals by Vic Bearcroft In this reissue of his popular book, Vic Bearcroft shares his love of drawing and painting wild animals, showing how to capture the personality and distinctive features of a variety of creatures. Using simple steps and plenty of detail, this guide shows you how to create beautiful artworks, from drawing the basic shapes through to realising your fav…

The beginner's guide to drawing and painting buildings by Richard Taylor Size: 216x280 mm Illustrations: 240 Pages: 120 Book Description - A comprehensive and practical guide full of advice and inspiration for anyone wishing to capture the beauty of the urban landscape. This hands-on and inspirational book will encourage you to meet the exciting challenges of drawing and painting buildings using a…

Book Description - Learn how to master perspective and create convincing drawings of the three-dimensional world with the help of artist and teacher, Tim Fisher. Every aspect of perspective, from zero- to multi-point, is explored and explained in simple terms that everyone can understand. In addition to landscapes and buildings, you will learn how to apply perspective to people, animals, boats, re…

The Field Guide to Drawing & Sketching Animals by Tim Pond HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY PEGASUS ART - a beautiful informative interesting art book. Artist Tim Pond’s lively and engaging book fuses science with art, providing you with the skills, techniques and knowledge you need to create sketches of animals filled with life and movement. Tim shows you how to observe and draw animals in zoos, farms, wild…

Anatomy, movement and character expression from memory and imagination. by Ron Tiner Size: 210x273 mm Pages: 160 Book Description - From the basics of drawing from life, to drawing the human figure from memory, Figure Drawing without a Model is the perfect introduction to the technique of drawing accurate and evocative figures without a life model. Author Ron Tiner offers a course of instruction i…