Books

Science and illustration have always walked hand in hand, and not only the scientific community but the general public as well have used images since early history to understand natural phenomena. Moreover, from Galileo to Einstein, our modern...

The portrait is one of the worlds oldest artforms, but todays technology and culture mean its time to take a fresh look at how todays portrait artists work outside the realms of realism and elevate their technique. The Instagram-friendly appeal of...

The first and only publication of its kind, Sneaker Freaker has been at the forefront of the global sneaker scene for nearly two decades. With over 650 redesigned pages, fresh photography, insane historical detail, and otaku-level minutiae, this...

Today, the works of Vincent van Gogh (18531890) are among the most well known and celebrated in the world. In paintings such as Sunflowers, The Starry Night, and Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear, we recognize an artist uniquely dexterous in the...

It is human nature to look to the past when seeking inspiration, particularly in art and related creative fields. Unlike other genres that can be attributed to a specific era or style, folk art is harder to define or categorize due to its special...

A world without plants is a world without life, both literally and figuratively. Besides forming the very basis of human survival on Earth, they are also an important source of creative inspiration, ingenuity, and expression. From scientific explorers...

Explore the marvelous kingdom of the fungi through this magnificent follow up to Botanical Inspiration. While nature’s beauty is evident throughout the plant kingdom with its showy blooms, lush vegetation and grandiose statures, there is just as much...

Black & White (Vol. 1) focuses on monochromatic graphic art that manifest the versatility and striking impact of the two non-colours across 130 creative projects around the world. Despite the many colour trends and printing technologies that have emerged...

A design tutorial by Manuela Brambatti, Versace's chief design illustrator, the book is an idea of couturier Flavio Marconi who, impressed by her drawing style, her unique taste designing fashion collections and the precision with which she...

The essential, bestselling guide for all artists who draw the human figure! In this book, Michel Lauricella presents both his artistic and systematic methods for drawing the human body—with drawing techniques from the écorché...

Guerrilla Girls: The Art of Behaving Badly is the first book to catalog the entire career of the Guerrilla Girls from 1985 to present. The Guerrilla girls are a collective of political feminist artists who expose discrimination and corruption in art,...

This comprehensive monograph on the life and art of Ralph Steadman collects workfrom his dozens of books from a career of 60-plus years.Renowned for his collaborations with iconic American writer Hunter S. Thompson, they formed an unlikely duo that...

Basquiat (40th Anniversary Edition)

An insightful and comprehensive guide to mastering the art of drawing and illustrating architecture. Inspiring architecture and beautiful buildings are all around us. Artists often gravitate toward building facades, doors, windows, and roofs that tell a...

Antoni Gaudí merged Orientalism, natural forms, and new materials into a unique Modernista aesthetic that put Barcelona on the global architecture map. With brand-new photography, plans and drawings by Gaudí himself, as well as an extensive appendix...

Enter the world?Æs finest homes in this dependable global digest featuring talents like Shigeru Ban and Marcio Kogan alongside up-and-comers like Xu Fu-Min, Vo Trong Nghia, Desai Chia, and Shunri Nishizawa. Organized by architect and brimming with...

The Japanese woodblock print is a phenomenon with no Western equivalent. Breathtaking landscapes exist alongside blush-inducing erotica, ghosts and demons torment the living, and sumo wrestlers and kabuki actors are rock stars. This condensed edition...

From legendary releases to ultra-rare records, Elvis Presley to Iron Maiden, discover the 750 album covers that made rock history. Fact sheets, insider interviews, and lists from leading collectors of their top 10 records guide us through the...

From Coco Chanel to Alexander McQueen, take in over a century’s worth of fashion greats. This updated edition includes 15 new labels and shows some 500 garments in the permanent collection of The Museum at FIT in New York...

Ellen von Unwerth?Æs knock-out collection of female sexuality, starring some of the most iconic women of our time including Claudia Schiffer, Eva Mendes, Kate Moss, and Dita Von Teese. Enter a world of femininity, playfulness, and fetish in which...

This large-format book features 30 removable posters by 30 inspiring Black creatives from around the world. Artists and designers including London-based muralist Lakwena, and South Africa-based artist Huston Wilson, among others, are included in this...

Drawing is not a talent, it's a skill anyone can learn. This is the philosophy of drawing instructor Brent Eviston based on his more than twenty years of teaching. He has tested numerous types of drawing instruction from centuries old classical...

Explain away all of your (and your friends’) bad habits with this set of twelve magic* velvet zodiac signs by Brass Monkey. Color them with the 8 included brush tip markers, then hang them up (and/or hand them out). Either way, they’re proof that you...

This Liberty 9 x 12 Paint by Number Kit Thorpe presents an exceptional artistic opportunity to recreate the distinguished Thorpe pattern from Liberty's prestigious textile archive. The comprehensive kit includes precisely color-matched acrylic paints...

Girls, Gags & Giggles, ran publisher Robert Harrisons recipe for dishing up pin-up to the American male. Men loved his tasty dishes, a mixture of strippers and starlets dressed in outfits so fetishistic no one noticed they were never nude. While...

George Eastmans career developed in a particularly American way. The founder of Kodak progressed from a delivery boy to one of the most important industrialists in American history, and a crucial innovator in photographic history. Eastman died in 1932,...

Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinets Le Costume historique was in its day the most wide-ranging and incisive study of clothing ever attempted. Covering the world history of costume, dress, and style from antiquity...

Explore the dark and brooding elegance of Film Noir with this essential handbook to the genre, exploring key noir themes and their most representative movies. Copiously illustrated with film stills as well...

Get ready to quake in fear with this revised and expanded edition of our history of horror cinema. This chilling volume packs 640 pages full with the finest slashers, ghosts, zombies, cannibals, and more, curating the very creepiest screen creations...

Explore the compositions, postures, and role-playing of the male nude genre from anonymous 19th century erotica through to contemporary work from David Hockney and Duane Michaels. Highlights include the Sicilian homoerotic scenes of Baron Wilhelm von...

Amid the ravages of the Great Depression, the photographers of the Farm Security Administration set out to document the rural poor and “introduce America to Americans.” With nearly 400 pictures from the likes Dorothea...

Dive into one of the most colorful pop culture phenomena of mid-century America. In this handy edition gathering hundreds of images and ephemera, urban archaeologist Sven Kirsten takes us on a journey through Tiki history, from the first Pacific...

Artists will learn how to mix essential color combinations with these handy reference tools. A detachable, washable acetate color mixing grid allows artists to accurately measure paints. These guides also include information on basic art theory and...

How do you find time in your busy day to get creative? Why, with 15-Minute Art Drawing, of course! Explore the pure joy of coloring pencils and markers with fifty 15-minute projects that encourage you to explore drawing in a relaxing, free and fun way...

Featuring interviews, photographs, and both new and highly collectable classic stickers, this timely collection is the perfect gift for skateboard fans of all ages. Includes 200 peelable stickers. Stickers are an essential part of the street art movement...

Memory-collector Martina shares techniques and inspiration to show how fun and simple collaging and scrapbooking is, with 15 projects to inspire personal, one-of-a-kind creations to use up those old photos, tokens and memories you have stuffed in your...

The ultimate guide to visual storytelling! How to make the audience "feel" the story while they are "reading" the story. Using his experiences from working in the comic book industry, movie studios and teaching, Marcos introduces the reader to a...

Gouache, a classic painting and drawing technique used by Turner, Toulouse-Lautrec, Picasso, Gris, Braque, Matisse and Miró, among many others, acquires in this volume a new dimension by offering a bolder approach for contemporary artists,...

An essential guide for all artists with more than 600 images to show how to draw realistic people with examples of movement, faces, and hands. Anatomy charts and rules of proportion will also allow users to accurately represent any human subject...

Perspective drawing is the foundation for creating art that pops off the page. Now, this book will help aspiring artists understand and develop techniques to draw anything confidently using the power of perspective. While mastering perspective can take...

A Modern Approach to Painting Bold Flowers, Plants, and Cacti Relax and dive into the ultimate guide to creating watercolor paintings of your favorite flowers! From bright red roses to deep green cacti, this gorgeous, easy-to-follow book will show...

With a palette drawn from the systems of Pantone, each postcard in this set of 100 offers a different bold hue to brighten up the mail. PERFECT FOR PANTONE COLOR BOOK FANS: This charming postcard collection features a palette drawn from the Pantone...

This luxe sketchbook features iconic characters from Studio Ghibli’s award-winning film Spirited Away.  Featuring a cloth case, lay-flat binding, a foil-stamped cover, and extra thick pages, the Spirited Away Sketchbook makes writing and...

Celebrated for being one of the best hand-drawn films in the history of animation, My Neighbor Totoro is a true inspiration. This luxe hardcover sketchbook is a must-have for Totoro fans.• Cloth case with a foil stamping of Totoro on the...

Drawing Architecture: The beginner's guide to drawing and painting buildings A comprehensive and practical guide full of advice and inspiration for anyone wishing to capture the beauty of the urban landscape. The wonderful thing about drawing...

Learn how to create realistic 3D art with this collection of step-by-step techniques and tutorials for creating hyperrealistic art using coloured pencils. The trend for hyper realistic artworks featuring high shine subjects is inspiring a new...

Making Murals: A practical handbook for wall painting and mural art to enhance your home This practical guide to mural painting explains all the key techniques and design styles you need so that you can get creative in your own home and start...

Oh My Gouache!: The beginner's guide to painting with opaque watercolour Welcome to the wonderful world of painting with gouache, with the creative guidance of popular artist and illustrator Zoe Ingram. In this comprehensive beginner's...

A fresh new guide to contemporary palette knife painting for beginner and experienced artists, featuring step-by-step tutorials on colour mixing, mark making, and a variety of painting techniques to create your own unique abstract, landscape, and...

With the aid of black and white illustrations, this paperback book teaches you how to draw many kinds of wild and domestic animals. Details of surface anatomy, skeletons, muscles and action poses are all included.

Be guided and inspired by the world's greatest artists with this creative set of oracle cards. Are you suffering from creative block? Struggling to make a difficult life decision? Find out what Picasso, Pollock, Kahlo and other great artists...

Draw Comic Book Action by Lee Garbett What does every aspiring comic artist REALLY want to draw? Action, of course! Learn how to render all aspects of adrenalin-filled movement, from jaw-dropping superhero antics to kick-ass fistfights. Techniques...

The En Plein Air Series introduces beginning artists and fine-art lovers alike to the core concepts of painting on location, including expert tips on what to pack and how to maximize time outdoors. Each title shows how to choose a subject on-site and...

The Frank Lloyd Wright Saguaro Cactus and Forms Paint By Numbers Kit from Galison includes line-drawing of Wright's design masterpiece. This paint by numbers piece is designed for anyone to replicate Wright's famous work.

Packed with 150 beautifully illustrated stickers, this book celebrates the art of the tattoo. The designs range from the traditional to the contemporary, covering all the key styles and motifs. Discover hearts, sailors, pin-ups, skulls, roses, swallows...

Drawing Trees provides guided illustration techniques for beginning artists looking for a relaxing new hobby. Tracing the lines of each tree, leaf, and seed is an exercise in mindfulness: notice where your mind wanders as you draw, losing yourself...

From Paris to L.A., London to Bergen, Sao Paulo to Vienna, and many more, no one has quite captured the strangeness, heroism, frustration or surreal quality of the coronavirus pandemic quite like the world's street artists. This brilliant compact volume...

Keri Smith, bestselling author of Wreck this Journal, helps you find and unlock your inner artist or activist in this exciting activity book full of step-by-step exercises, cutout projects, sticker ideas, and more. Now in an ultra-portable paperback...

Use these spirited protest postcards to write your elected representative or inspire a friend—or just post one above your desk. And feel good about yourself at the same time: All proceeds go to the ACLU, a nonprofit organization that protects civil...

A fun and inspiring daily drawing journal from beloved artist and author Lisa Congdon! With 365 creative prompts and enough space for a whole year's worth of drawings, this is the perfect tool for starting or switching up your daily drawing practice. Who...

Kiki's Delivery Service Journal is a gorgeous notebook complete with beautiful concept art from Studio Ghibli's film Kiki's Delivery Service. Let creative sparks fly with this journal featuring full-color artwork on the front and back covers...

This novelty plush embroidered journal features No Face, the mysterious spirit from the award-winning masterpiece Spirited Away from legendary animation studio Studio Ghibli in Japan.  With lined interiors and full-color artwork on the...

Featuring the mysterious forest spirit from Hayao Miyazaki's iconic film My Neighbor Totoro, this plush and embroidered journal includes lined interiors and colorful artwork on the front and back pages—sure to delight Totoro fans and all...

Drawn from our Illustration Now! series, this book surveys 100 of the makers and shapers of the illustration scene. With featured artists including Istvan Banyai, Mirko Ili?, Anita Kunz, and Christoph Niemann, the international overview provides an...

Inspiring Lessons for Sketching and Painting Your Favorite Foods Watercolor Snacks is for food lovers, beginning artists, and anyone who wants to explore the world of watercolors through easy and accessible prompts and exercises. In Watercolor...

PAINTING KIT – The Andy Warhol Painting Kit from Mudpuppy includes 10 paintable cards each with a unique iconic Warhol print illustration as well as a built-in watercolor paint palette at the top of each card and a watercolor brush which is neatly...

Create beautiful paper flowers with this easy origami guide, with 10 tutorials and 400 pages of high-quality origami paper for you to fold straight away. Origami is the Japanese art of paper folding, and what better subject to fold than flowers,...

My Cute Kawaii Drawings: Learn to draw adorable art with this easy step-by-step guide Learn to draw the cutest kawaii pictures in easy-to-follow steps! Unlock the secrets of kawaii drawing, from getting the right proportions to creating personality...

Designed for aspiring illustrators, doodlers and art hobbyists, the fun and approachable books in the Ten-Step Drawing series encourage new artists to get acquainted with the basic principles of drawing so they can learn to create art with confidence...

Designed for aspiring illustrators, doodlers and art hobbyists, the fun and approachable books in the Ten-Step Drawing series encourage new artists to get acquainted with the basic principles of drawing so they can learn to create art with confidence...

This gorgeous new version of our bestselling One Line a Day journal features dreamy celestial watercolor artwork on the cover and shimmers with gold foil stars and gilded page edges. This handsome five-year diary will inspire thoughtful daily reflections...

The must-have guide for all artists who need to realistically draw clothing! In Morpho: Clothing Folds and Creases, artist and teacher Michel Lauricella presents a unique approach to learning to draw clothing. By connecting the underlying...

The must-have guide for all artists who draw the human figure! In Morpho: Fat and Skin Folds, artist and teacher Michel Lauricella presents a unique approach to learning to draw the human body. The typical approach to teaching anatomy and the...

In Morpho: Hands and Feet, artist and teacher Michel Lauricella presents a unique approach to learning to draw the human body. In this book, Lauricella focuses exclusively on the hands and feet—arguably the most popular and, for many, the...

Morpho: Joint Forms and Muscular Functions - The world's best-selling series of anatomy drawing books.  Artist and teacher Michel Lauricella presents a mechanical view of the human body. In the same way that paleontologists work, we can deduce...

The must-have guide for all artists who draw the human figure! In Morpho: Muscled Bodies, artist and teacher Michel Lauricella presents a unique approach to learning to draw the human body. Bodybuilder athletes offer us an ideal repertoire of...

The must-have guide for all artists who draw the human figure! This small, portable book presents a unique perspective on the human body for artists to study and implement in their drawing work. In this book, artist and teacher Michel Lauricella...

The must-have guide for all artists who draw the human figure! This book provides a simplified and practical vision of the human skeleton to help all artists in their drawing studies. Here you will find the most common and useful approaches to the...

Do you know how to draw a square, triangle, and rectangle? Well, then, you know how to draw! Rough: Drawing in 2 Strokes and 3 Moves provides you with a way to start drawing that is based on a very simple observation: the human body, as well as...

Perfect for curious explorers and aspiring artists, this beginning drawing book will show kids how to observe and draw their favorite animals and the natural world in a fun, interactive style! Popular YouTube drawing instructor Brad Woodard, founder of...

Oil painting is an exciting and adventurous medium, but aspiring artists can feel daunted by complex setups and the thought of using harsh chemicals. All of that changes now. The New Oil Painting walks you step-by-step through oil painting...

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...

Draw the cutest kawaii pictures every day for a whole year and never be bored again! This fun book for the young, and young at heart, covers the widest range of kawaii motifs ever 365 of them no less! In the kawaii universe, everything is small and...

The Speedball Textbook is the superlative resource for artists and letterers of all ages and skill levels. A celebration to the 105th year anniversary of the first edition's debut, the 25th edition of The Speedball Textbook represents the vision of the...

MEGAMUNDEN, creator of the best-selling The Tattoo Coloring Book, takes coloring to the next level in this stunning collection of tattoo art. More than 60 pages of elaborate flash sheets depict themes from ghost trains to Venice Beach, pinball to...

This stunning coloring book by Johanna Basford takes readers on an inky quest through an enchanted forest to discover what lies in the castle at its heart. As well as drawings to complete, color, and embellish, there are hidden objects to be found along...

The Super Book for Superheroes is a must for anyone wanting to create their own superhero universe! This book is a compendium of ideas, drawing, coloring and activities that allows you to create your own crusaders for justice who do battle with...

Packed with stunning illustrations, this unique coloring book celebrates the art of the tattoo. The tattoo designs were specially drawn for the purpose of this book and range from traditional motifs of hearts, sailors, girls, skulls and roses to more...

The Frank Lloyd Wright Paint In Card Set includes a set of 6 cards featuring the iconic geometric designs of Frank Lloyd Wright that can be painted using the 6 colors embedded into the top of the card. Frank Lloyd Wright was an American architect,...

The Frank Lloyd Wright Painting Kit from Mudpuppy includes 10 paintable cards each with a unique geometric pattern illustration as well as a built-in watercolor paint palette at the top of each card and a water color brush which is neatly packaged in...

Take inspiration from some of the world's greatest creators and become a SUPER AWESOME ARTIST! With real works of art to spark your creativity, this great book features 20 art challenges for you to try, as well as helpful 'know-how' features on how to...

Quickly learn how to create amazing drawings with the crosshatching pocket guide! Designed for artists who are starting out on their drawing journey or those who just need a quick refresher on the basics, this handy and ultra-portable reference guide...

Quickly learn the basics of sketching, form, perspective, and how to create stunning drawings while on the go with the Drawing 101 Pocket Guide. Designed for artists who are starting out on their drawing journey or those who just need a quick...

From the author of the bestselling ballbuster Men to Avoid in Art and Life comes Friends to Keep in Art and Life, a hilarious and relatable celebration of female friendships. Pairing classical paintings with funny, irreverent captions, Nicole Tersigni...