ART BOOKS

How To Draw Faces The human face is central to art – from childhood it is what we want to draw. Here Susie Hodge shows how to draw a fantastic selection of faces. Even beginners will be able to create realistic portraits following this simple step-by-step technique and experienced artists will benefit from the variety of faces shown. Author: Susie Hodge

How To Draw Flowers Start now and learn how to draw a beautiful selection of flowers. If you have never drawn before you will love the simple approach to drawing flowers in this easy-to-follow book. Janet Whittle includes a great range of flowers including poppies fuchsias geraniums tulips water lilies sunflowers daffodils and much more. Discover the delights of creating your own floral pictures with this invaluable book. Author: Janet Whittle

How To Draw Horses This is a wonderful introduction to drawing horses and it really demystifies the process of building up the images from initial simple shapes right through to the finished animals. Eva Dutton breaks down the stages into easy steps using a two colour process that clearly shows every line and curve. Even absolute beginners will find themselves creating great drawings when they use this book. An invaluable guide for anyone interested in this subject. Author: Eva Dutton

28 easy-to-follow simple shapes and step-by-step illustrations to get you drawing these wonderful manga chibi characters.

How To Draw Manga Girls This book from artist Li (Mecha Mangprovideside a text-free step-by-step guidance for drawing manga characters. Sequential colour-coded sketches walk the reader through illustrating many charming human manga personalities. A simple exercise per page ends with a full-colour finished character illustration. Aside from the author's short introduction no other words are found in these guides. Li emphasizes energetic poses and narrative suggestion in this book. Portraying a range of emotions and facial expressions in the manga style is demonstrated throughout. Ideal for children and younger teens. Author: Yishan Li

This chilling introduction to drawing monsters completely demystifies the drawing process, showing how images can be built up easily, from initial geometric shapes right through to the finished creatures. Jim McCarthy includes a terrifying selection of monsters; choose from Fang Monster, Horned Monster, Red Monster, Eye Bug Monster and many more. Jim uses a helpful two-colour method that clearly shows every line and curve of the step-by-step pictures