These are the art books that I have found useful and of course I probably don’t know of all of them. Contact Me if you know of a great book and I will feature it on this page.
Best Books for Beginners
The Drawing Book: An innovative, practical approach to drawing the world around you – Sarah Simblet – Buy it
Best Books for Acrylic Painting
Quick and Clever Acrylics – Micheal Sanders – Buy it
Best Books for Watercolour Painting
Watercolours Unleashed – Jane Betteridge – Buy it
Watercolour for the Absolute Beginner – Alwyn Crawshaw – Buy it
Best Books for Oil Painting
Fill Your Oil Paintings with Light and Colour – Kevin Macpherson – Buy it
Best Books for Pastels
Pastels Unleashed – Margaret Evans – Buy it
Best Books for Learning about Colour
Colour Mixing Bible – Ian Sidaway – Buy it
Collage and Mixed Media
The Collage Workbook: How to Get Started and Stay Inspired – Randel Plowman – Buy it
History of Art
The Shock of the New – Robert Hughes – Buy it
The Art Book – Adam Butler – Buy it
Art Now – Taschen – Buy it
