Foundations Of Drawing

Foundations Of Drawing

This is a collegiate-level drawing guide which would work well, with or without a college course to go along with it. Unlike many textbooks, though, it is very accessible and easy to read and follow. The integration of art history into the instruction helps add depth...
Bead Making Lab

Bead Making Lab

I really love looking at and buying beads and making jewelry, but I hadn’t really ever thought of making beads myself. In Bead Making Lab, they make beads with all kinds of materials, from polymer clay to origami paper and lots of other materials. I’ve...
Chalk Markers Mega Pack

Chalk Markers Mega Pack

We are having a lot of fun with these Chalk Markers! They’re really great to play around with and work really well. I like how they dry very fast and yet are easy to wipe off with a wet cloth. We used both sides of the reversible tip, one is broad and one side...
Classic Sketchbook: Cats & Botanicals

Classic Sketchbook: Cats & Botanicals

This clever series takes famous paintings and drawings of cats on one page, and then on the opposite, shows how to draw and color what the masters did. It helps illuminate what other painters and illustrators are doing, in a way which lends me confidence, and helps...
Drawing For Joy

Drawing For Joy

This excellent guide offers instruction and prompts for anyone who wants to move beyond all-ages coloring and learn to do more creative illustration, even if they’ve never done so before. I’ve done art design and such before, yet this 52-week book is...
Tolkien’s World Coloring

Tolkien’s World Coloring

Tolkien’s World: A Fantasy Coloring Book is a real treat for Tolkien fans. It includes almost 100 pages of original illustrations of characters, settings, and events from The Hobbit, the Lord of the Rings, and the Silmarillion. Coloring my favorites is a rare...