Staff Art Book Picks

A mix of inspirational, educational, how to books, and more to nurture yourself as an artist.

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See all of our books lists here, our manga list, how to list, comics list, and educational books list.

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Prof Lieu’s Top Picks

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Artistic Anatomy: The Great French Classic on Artistic Anatomy
Dr. Paul Richer
The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book
Bill Watterson
Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?: A Memoir
Roz Chast
The Complete Printmaker: Techniques, Traditions, Innovations
John Ross, Clare Romano, Tim Ross
The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life
Twyla Tharp
Ed Emberley’s Big Green Drawing Book
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Ed Emberley’s Big Purple Drawing Book
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Ed Emberley’s Drawing Book of Animals
Ed Emberley
Ed Emberley’s Drawing Book: Make a World
Ed Emberley
Learn, Create & Teach
Clara Lieu
Vitamin D, New Perspectives in Drawing
Emma Dexter
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Jordan’s Top Picks

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A Sky Longing for Memories: The Art of Makoto Shinkai
Makoto Shinkai
The Art of Moana
Jessica Julius, Maggie Malone
Battle Cry: the art of Samurai Champloo
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Black Panther: The Art of the Movie
Eleni Roussos
Color and Light
James Gurney
Genesis of Urbance
Joel Dos Reis Veigas and Sébastien Larroudé
How to Draw Environments
Scott Robertson
Imaginative Realism
James Gurney
Legend of Korra: The Art of the Animated Series Book Two: Spirits
Michael Dante DiMartino
The Line Art Challenge
Eric Ng
Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga, and Graphic Novels
Scott McCloud
Nervous Breakdowns
LeSean Thomas
The Prince of Egypt
Charles Solomon
Spider-Man Into the Spider Verse: The Art of the Movie
Ramin Zahed
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Lauryn’s Top Picks

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The Artist’s Guide
Jackie Battenfield
The Birds of America
John James Audubon
Bonnard
Sarah Whitfield, John Elderfield
Chromophobia
David Batchelor
Griffin & Sabine
Nick Bantock
Hokusai Manga Vol 2: The Whole Earth Catalogue
Hokusai
House of Leaves
Mark Z. Danielewski
Tell Me Something Good
Jarrett Earnest
Votive
Adam Lee
Ways of Seeing
John Berger
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