The Best Art Books - Reading Lists for Artists
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A Compendium of Books for Artists
Find out which are the favourite books of many artists, which books are highly rated by practising artists and which art books are best sellers.
Learn the answers to which are the best books about:
* composition and design,
* colour,
* drawing and sketching
* watercolour painting and
* the art business.
Find out which are the favourite books of botanical artists and landscape artists.
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New and/or Favourite Art Books
This section focuses on:
- books nominated by a wide range of artists as being their favourite art books
- books which are EITHER the top rated OR the best selling books on Amazon each month
- the most popular new art books recently published or about to be published
Check the contents and find out what you have not seen in your local art book shop!
Art Basics for Artists
* How colour works
* How to design pictures
* How to draw
* Understanding "artspeak"
Learning about Art - Books for Artists
There comes a point after you've started to make art when you want to find out more about how other people tackle this, how things work and how to improve your art.
The books in this section aim to help artists improve their artwork by focusing on:
* how colour works
* what makes a composition effective
* how to draw - and how other artists have drawn in the past
* learning about art, style, art movements, artists and the language of art
Art Media
Watercolour Painting
At present this section only focuses on watercolour - but more sites are under development!
Subject / Genre Art Books
* Botanical Art
* Landscape Art
Art Books by Subject Matter
These art books focus on the subject matter of art and how different artists have treated it in the past and present day
Art Business
Art Business
So - you want to learn how to become more business-like and sell your work. That's when you need to get to grips with the art business...
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Artist and author Katherine Tyrrell draws and writes about art for artists and art lovers.
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a consumer's guide to quality and value in art books, art supplies and services to artists
- book reviews (art instruction and art history)
- reviews of art media, art materials and art equipment
- reviews of places where you buy (art shops, online art suppliers and art bookshops)
- reviews of other products or services used by artists
- summaries of good quality and relevant reviews by other practising artists
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