Instructional Books & Materials
Bring the classroom home with you! Find instructional and inspirational books and materials on watercolor, calligraphy, traditional painting techniques, color theory and much more. No matter your age or skill level, we know there's something here for you.
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1,500 Color Mixing Recipes for Oil, Acrylic, and Watercolor
Walter Foster Publishing
$24.99Artists 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...376121$24.99 -
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101 Textures in Colored Pencil
Walter Foster Publishing
$16.95101 Textures in Colored Pencil: Practical step-by-step drawing techniques for rendering a variety of surfaces & textures Get a feel for your artliterally! 101 Textures in Colored Pencil teaches you every technique youll need to give your...418548$16.95 -
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101 Ways to Draw: A Field Guide to Drawing Mediums and Techniques
Ingram Publisher
$15.99From 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...417898$15.99 -
3000 Color Mixing Recipes: Watercolor
Ingram Publisher
$12.993000 Color Mixing Recipes: Watercolor: The ultimate practical reference to watercolor mixes and dilutions Spiral-bound A practical and inspirational manual that shows you a huge range of color mixes in watercolor. The aim of the book is to encourage...417899$12.99 -
365 Days of Kawaii: How to Draw Cute Stuff Every Day of the Year
Ingram Publisher
$15.99Draw 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...417900$15.99 -
Alcohol Ink: Step-by-Step Techniques for Ink-Based Fluid Art
Ingram Publisher
$22.99Make incredible art with ink! Discover the vibrant world of alcohol ink, the creative craze that's the hottest new art trend since paint pouring. Learn everything you need to know about working with this expressive medium and how to create...417901$22.99 -
Artist Library Series - Watercolor Painting Step By Step
Walter Foster Publishing
$12.99Whether you are just beginning or revisiting various techniques, this book is a chance to expand creativity, conquer technical obstacles and explore new media. Written and illustrated by professional artists, it is ideal for artists aspiring to reach a...71944$12.99 -
Artist's Library Series Book - Perspective
Walter Foster Publishing
$9.95This series offers both beginning and advanced artists the chance to expand their creativity, conquer technical obstacles and explore new media. Written and illustrated by professional artists, they're ideal for artists aspiring to reach a new level...71948$9.95 -
Beginner's Guide to Creating Portraits: Learning the essentials & developing you
Ingram Publisher
$55.99The 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...417917$55.99 -
Color Wheel Co - Color Wheel - English
The Color Wheel Company
$10.95A visual guide to color mixing that illustrates color relationships through a series of windows and color tones on a moveable wheel. This wheel provides the user with information such as harmony within color relationships, complementary colors,...1176284$10.95 -
Color Wheel Co - Gray Scale and Value Finder
The Color Wheel Company
$5.50An invaluable tool for artists, teachers and students, the Gray Scale and Value Finder allows users to identify the value of blacks, whites and colors in all media. Ten swatches, from 10% black to 100% black, are each accompanied by a cut-out shape...1166837$5.50 -
Color Wheel Co - Pocket Color Wheel - English
The Color Wheel Company
$7.25Explore color theory with this uncolored color wheel. A practical tool for teaching painting, mixing colors and color relationships, this wheel provides a hand-on approach to familiarizing yourself with color relationships. Apply your medium of...1170426$7.25 -
Color Wheel Co - Pocket Guide to Mixing Color
The Color Wheel Company
$5.75This folding version of the color wheel illustrates the result of mixing colors, tints, tones, and shades. Small enough for a pocket or an artist's workbox, this unique color chart gives a quick guide to colors produced by mixing two colors in...1097620$5.75 -
Color Wheel Co - ViewCatcher
The Color Wheel Company
$20.50This innovative tool is a 3-1/2" square plastic device that slides open to provide a viewing window to help frame compositions. The square opening is 1-15/16" at its largest point, and has indicators for standard proportions used for framing...312179$20.50 -
Color-aid Colored Paper, 220 Colors Standard Set, 4.5"x6"
Color Aid Corp.
$79.00The Standard Set consists of 220 matte-finished colors. An instruction leaflet describing the organization of the colors provides a grid for designating the colors, as these are not printed on the back. The Standard Set was the prevailing system from...359204$79.00 -
Color-aid Colored Paper, 314 Colors Full Set, 3"x4.5"
Color Aid Corp.
$60.00This Color-aid full set contains the complete range of 314 matte-finished 3" x 4.5" color sheets. The system consists of 34 vivid hues (saturated colors), 100 tints (clean, light colors), 47 shades (dark, deep colors), 114 pastels (muted, or soft...80487$60.00 -
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Color-aid Colored Paper, 314 Colors, Full Set, 2" x 3"
Color Aid Corp.
$44.00This paper is acid-free, with a wrinkle-proof, velvety matte surface that is washable and non-bleeding. It erases easily and readily accepts both wet and dry media. This Color-aid full set contains the complete range of color sheets, a system that...80486$44.00 -
Color-aid Colored Paper, 314 Colors, Full Set, 4.5" x 6"
Color Aid Corp.
$100.00Since 1948 Color-aid Corp. has been manufacturing the Color-aid system of colored paper. Initially developed as a backdrop for photographers, Color-aid was soon thereafter discovered by Josef Albers and has since then become an indispensable teaching...307837$100.00 -
Color-aid Colored Paper, Greyscale Set of 19 Greys, 9"x12"
Color Aid Corp.
$25.00The Color-aid Greyscale Pack includes 17 sheets of varying shades of grey--ranging from very light to very dark with a sheet of black and white bookending the spectrum. This packet includes a instructional sheet, helpful for students, hobbyists, and...376865$25.00 -
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Creative Lettering and Beyond
Walter Foster Publishing
$19.95Creative Lettering and Beyond combines the artistic talents and inspirational tips and tutorials of four professional hand letterers and calligraphers for a dynamic and interactive learning experience. After a brief introduction to basic tools and...417849$19.95 -
Creative Resin: Easy techniques for contemporary resin art
Ingram Publisher
$22.99Resin craft is an exciting way to make jewellery and other accessories. Learn how to create everything from earrings to key rings with this definitive guide to resin craft. This collection of techniques will get you started on your resin journey even...417914$22.99 -
Draw Comic Book Action
Ingram Publisher
$19.99Draw 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...417903$19.99 -
Drawing Animals
Watson Guptill
$21.99With 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.376150$21.99 -
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Drawing Architecture
Ingram Publisher
$22.99Drawing 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...417904$22.99 -
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Easy Origami Flowers: 400 pages ready to fold with 10 step-by-step tutorials
Ingram Publisher
$16.99Create 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,...417915$16.99 -
En Plein Air Acrylic
Walter Foster Publishing
$19.99The 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...417855$19.99 -
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Fashion Illustration & Design: Methods & Techniques for Achieving Professional R
Ingram Publisher
$34.95A 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...417918$34.95 -
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Fashion Illustration: Inspiration and Technique
Ingram Publisher
$26.99Drawing is vitally important for the fashion industry. Fashion Illustration represents a designer's point of view and Anna Kiper's aim is to contribute to the revival of this unique art form. Every illustration lesson in the book presents a...417905$26.99 -
Framed Ink: Drawing and Composition for Visual Storytellers
Ingram Publisher
$24.95The 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...417919$24.95 -
General Color Mixing Recipes
Walter Foster Publishing
$9.95Artists 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...417848$9.95 -
Hyper Realistic Drawing: How to create photorealistic 3D art with coloured penci
Ingram Publisher
$22.99Learn 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...417906$22.99 -
Magic Palette - Color Matching Guide
The Color Wheel Company
$20.99A full palette of paint colors, tints and shades in a handy little guide. This color guide helps artists identify, match and select the colors they need for their paintings. It includes 36 pure artists' tube colors printed on individual cards...350641$20.99 -
Magic Palette Color Mixing Guide - Personal Mixing Guide
The Color Wheel Company
$17.50Mixing the right color just got easier! The Magic Palette Mixing Guides take the guesswork out of mixing beautiful, luminous colors. Each guide features a comprehensive easy-to-read grid that shows the resulting color when 2 colors are combined. An...333613$17.50 -
Making Murals
Ingram Publisher
$22.99Making 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...417907$22.99 -
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Morpho: Anatomy for Artists
ROCKY NOOK PUBLISHING
$29.95The 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...410040$29.95 -
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Morpho: Clothing Folds & Creases
ROCKY NOOK PUBLISHING
$14.95The 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...414623$14.95 -
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Morpho: Fat & Skin Folds
ROCKY NOOK PUBLISHING
$14.95The 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...414621$14.95 -
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Morpho: Hands & Feet
ROCKY NOOK PUBLISHING
$14.95In 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...414617$14.95 -
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Morpho: Joint Forms & Muscular Functions
ROCKY NOOK PUBLISHING
$14.95Morpho: 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...414618$14.95 -
Morpho: Muscled Bodies
ROCKY NOOK PUBLISHING
$14.95The 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...414622$14.95 -
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Morpho: Skeleton & Bone Reference Points
ROCKY NOOK PUBLISHING
$14.95The 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...414620$14.95 -
My Cute Kawaii Drawings
Ingram Publisher
$16.99My 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...417908$16.99 -
Oh My Gouache!
Ingram Publisher
$22.99Oh 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...417909$22.99 -
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Oil Painting Secrets from a Master
RANDOM HOUSE/WATSON-GUPTILL
$24.95Artist and teacher, David Lefel from the Art Students League shares his secrets for making professional quality paintings in this 144-page, paperback book. Topics covered include massing values, chiaroscuro, color and value and handling edges.343360$24.95 -
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Painting for the Absolute and Utter Beginner by Claire Watson Garcia
Watson Guptill
$21.99This book starts at the beginning, helping new painters find what works for them while providing information on all the necessary tools, tips and techniques they will need to create a representational painting. The chapters follow a progressive...430544$21.99 -
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Pantone CMYK Color Guide Set - Coated & Uncoated
Pantone, Inc.
$207.00Design with confidence, knowing your colors are achievable on almost any conventional or digital press. Pantones refreshed CMYK Guide contains a whopping 2,868 CMYK colors, chromatically arranged for more intuitive color browsing and selection...411601$207.00 -
Pantone Coated Combo Set
Pantone, Inc.
$324.00**Updated for 2023!** Own the ultimate guides for matching, comparing, communicating, and sharing colors. Now available in a cost-saving bundle, the Pantone® Coated Combo pairs the coated Pantone Formula Guide with the coated Pantone Color...413125$324.00 -
Pantone Color Bridge Guide - Coated
Pantone, Inc.
$254.00See side-by-side comparisons of how Pantone Spot Colors look when printed using CMYK on coated paper stock. Confidently manage and visualize color expectations when printing across platforms. Guide also includes HTML and RGB equivalent values for...397516$254.00 -
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Pantone Color Bridge Set - Coated & Uncoated
Pantone, Inc.
$436.00See side-by-side comparisons of how Pantone Spot Colors look when printed using CMYK, helping you to convert CMYK to Pantone, and vice versa. Set includes guides printed on coated and uncoated paper stocks. Confidently manage and visualize color...397518$436.00 -
Pantone Fashion, Home + Interiors Color Guide Book
Pantone, Inc.
$260.00Featuring 315 NEW inspiring on-trend colors. The Fashion, Home + Interiors (FHI) Color Guide puts 2,625 market relevant colors in the palm of your hand! Displayed in two portable, color-on-paper fan decks, and arranged by color family for optimum...416219$260.00 -
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Pantone Formula Guide Set - Coated & Uncoated
Pantone, Inc.
$180.00When it comes to graphics and print, Pantones Formula Guide is the absolute, worldwide standard for choosing and matching colors. Whether youre a designer looking for inspiration or a print provider needing to match colors, this color matching tool...411602$180.00 -
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Pantone Formula Guide Set - Coated & Uncoated 2023
Pantone, Inc.
$217.00Updated with 224 new colors for 2023!417020$217.00 -
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Pantone Metallics Guide
Pantone, Inc.
$184.00The Pantone Graphics System presents a complete collection of 655 Metallic colors for print and packaging, including 54 new trend- and market-relevant colors, plus a new Rose Gold base ink. Pantone Metallics provide economic color options that are...451782$184.00 -
Pantone Pastels & Neons Guide - Coated & Uncoated
Pantone, Inc.
$128.00The Pastels & Neons Guide offers designers additional Pantone Spot Colors for creating eye-catching, market-driven designs. Perfect for packaging, logos and branding, and print and marketing materials when soothing shades or bright colors are desired...386576$128.00 -
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Pantone Solid Chip Set - Coated & Uncoated
Pantone, Inc.
$539.00Access the largest color gamut in the Pantone Graphics system in two convenient books. Browse, share and reference any of the 2,390 Pantone Spot Color Chips in the Formula Guide, now updated with 224 new trend-defining colors. The ring-bound book...411821$539.00 -
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Pantone Solid Guide Set
Pantone, Inc.
$466.00294 new colors added in 2019 Access 3,026 Pantone Matching System colors with all four of our solid color guides. This cost-saving bundle gives designers our Formula Guide (Coated & Uncoated), Pastels & Neons, and Metallics guide. Use this set for...416220$466.00 -
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Rough: Drawing in 2 Strokes & 3 Moves
ROCKY NOOK PUBLISHING
$16.95Do 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...414625$16.95 -
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Simply Calligraphy: A Beginner's Guide to Elegant Lettering
RANDOM HOUSE/WATSON-GUPTILL
$14.99Learning the simple and beautiful art of hand-lettered calligraphy is as easy as picking up pen and paper! Italic is the calligraphys most popular alphabet, and this delightful manual introduces basic capital and small letters and numbers, plus all...471309$14.99 -
Speedball - Elementary Alphabets Book - Elementary Alphabet Book
Speedball Art Products
$5.20Twenty-four page book covering the basic alphabets, drafting alphabet and manuscript. By Ross F. George.1173860$5.20 -
Speedball Textbook, 24th Edition: A Comprehensive Guide to Pen & Brush Lettering
Speedball Art Products
MSRP: $15.99$14.40The 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...413840MSRP: $15.99$14.40 -
Ten-Step Drawing Book - Animals
MACPHERSON'S
$16.99Designed 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...415929$16.99 -
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Ten-Step Drawing Book - Manga
MACPHERSON'S
$16.99Designed 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...415935$16.99 -
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Ten-Step Drawing Book - People
MACPHERSON'S
$16.99Designed 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...415934$16.99 -
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Textured Art: Palette knife and impasto painting techniques in acrylic
Ingram Publisher
$22.99A 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...417911$22.99 -
The Art & Science of Drawing
ROCKY NOOK PUBLISHING
$29.95Drawing 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...414624$29.95 -
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The Artist's Guide to Drawing People
ROCKY NOOK PUBLISHING
$24.95An 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...414626$24.95 -
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The Lettering Workshops
ROCKY NOOK PUBLISHING
$24.9530 Excercises for Improving Your Hand Lettering Skills With The Lettering Workshops, whether youre a beginner or a professional graphic designer, you'll quickly learn how to develop and advance your lettering skills. In The Lettering Workshops,...417562$24.95 -
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The Perspective Drawing Guide
ROCKY NOOK PUBLISHING
$24.95Perspective 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...417563$24.95 -
Walter Foster - Artist's Library Series Book - Pencil Drawing
Walter Foster Publishing
$9.95This series offers both beginning and advanced artists the chance to expand their creativity, conquer technical obstacles and explore new media. Written and illustrated by professional artists, they're ideal for artists aspiring to reach a new...71952$9.95 -
Walter Foster - Color Mixing Recipies Series - Recipes for Portraits
Walter Foster Publishing
$9.95Artists 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 are...327163$9.95 -
Walter Foster Modern Watercolor
Walter Foster Publishing
$19.99In Modern Watercolor artists learn how to harness the transparent qualities of watercolor, creating stunning works of art, stationery, gifts and more. From selecting watercolor paints to learning to blend colors into a unique palette, this book...408893$19.99 -
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Walter Foster Portfolio Series: Beginning Colored Pencil
Walter Foster Publishing
$21.95What medium is as immediately relatable as the colored pencil? Vibrant, versatile, and familiar, the simple colored pencil is the proverbial first step on your journey to becoming an artist. Beginning Colored Pencil is an inviting and approachable...408891$21.95 -
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Watercolor Botanical Garden
ROCKY NOOK PUBLISHING
$24.95A 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...414628$24.95 -
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Watercolor Portraits: 15 step-by-step paintings for iconic faces in watercolors
Ingram Publisher
$22.99Painting expressive portraits of iconic faces has never been easier with this unique approach to watercolor painting. In this fresh and super-accessible approach to modern portraiture, artist Nelli Andrejew removes any barriers to painting instantly...417912$22.99 -
Watercolor Snacks
ROCKY NOOK PUBLISHING
$24.95Inspiring 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...414629$24.95 -
You Can Draw Books - Chibi Characters, Critters & Scenes
MACPHERSON'S
$12.99The You Can Draw Manga Chibi Books show young artists how to draw in the chibi style using simple steps and easy-to-find art tools. Each book also includes tips and techniques for designing your own chibi characters in several poses and angles...415933$12.99