Marker and Pen-and-Ink Books

Learn how to draw just about anything with Brush Pen Illustration. Reminiscent of Chinese brush painting, brush pens offer a brush-and-paint look wrapped up in one tool. Author - Sho Ito.

Elevate your skills as a manga artist using Copic markers with the book *Manga Artists’ Copic Marker Coloring Techniques*. Step-by-step instructions and tips from talented manga artists give techniques for blending, mixing, and layering colors, plus creating texture, skin, hair, and scenery. Helpful suggestions for getting the most from Copic markers are also included. Authors – SHIN, Yue, Maripori, Junko Kitamura, Suzu Kawana, Ramiru Kirisaki. Paperback. 144 pages. 8½" x 11".

Aspiring artists find *Art Before Breakfast* the perfect book to inspire them, help them improve their skills, and do it all in fun, bite-size pieces. Danny Gregory’s positive, can-do attitude is seen through 5- to 10-minute daily exercises designed to help you improve your artistic abilities. Author — Danny Gregory.

*Ballpoint Art* will inspire artists to create sketches with distinctive marks, lines, and contrast between light and shade. This book features interviews with 30 artists who create expressive artwork solely using a ballpoint pen. Editor — Sandu Publishing.

From tools and materials to basic drawing techniques, this complete guide shows aspiring artists how to draw a variety of beautiful landscape subjects using various mediums including pencil, charcoal, and ink. Author — Diane Cardaci.

Learn how to create stand-out black and white art with *Exploring Back and White: Drawing and Painting Techniques*. Throughout its pages, you’ll discover the endless creative possibilities of the seemingly simple combination of black and white and learn about a wide variety of media. Author — Victor Escandell.

Learn to draw dragons, unicorns, griffins, wizards, and other mythical beings with *How to Draw Magical Mythological Creatures.* This step-by-step guide discusses basic drawing principles and techniques, so even beginners can draw with confidence. Author – J.C. Amberlyn

Learn essential watercolor, ink, and pencil techniques to produce stunning floral artwork with *Illustration Studio: Inking Florals* by Isa Down. This instructional book for beginners includes straightforward, step-by-step guidelines for creating common flowers.

*Kawaii Kitties* is an instructional paperback for beginning artists. It contains step-by-step tutorials for drawing cats in costumes, cats in different poses, and various cat breeds in the Kawaii style. It also teaches techniques for creating artwork digitally so you can make drawings on your phone or tablet. Author — Olive Yong.

*Learn to Draw Realistic Animals with Pen & Marker* by D.L. Miller teach you how to draw 26 animals from A to Z ranging from an armadillo to a zebra. The tutorials include felt tip pen and marker techniques for beginners to advanced artists.

Perspective is an essential tool for artists of every medium. Perspective for the Beginning Artist helps artists take that first step toward creating a realistic drawing, teaching basic lessons on depth and distance and methods for making a scene or subject proportional. Author — Mercedes Braunstein.

Discover the basics of pen-and-ink drawing in *Portfolio: Beginning Pen & Ink*. Learn drawing techniques, including stippling, hatching, and crosshatching, and master the fundamentals of mark-making and line work. Author — Desarae Lee.

The Art of Basic Drawing contains fundamental information about essential tools and techniques, as well as a number of inspiring step-by-step lessons. With instruction from five artists, this book showcases a range of styles for beginners to imitate. Authors — Michael Butkus, Walter T. Foster, Michele Maltseff, William F. Powell, and Mia Tavonatti.

Reconnect to your creative energies with the insightful book, *The Creative License*. Illustrated with lush watercolor paintings and handwritten notes, it gently helps readers learn to express themselves fully without fear of failure. Author — Danny Gregory. Paperback. 208 pages. 9"H x 7½"W.

Build drawing confidence and skill with the simple exercises and step-by-step tutorials in *The Joy of Sketch* by artist Jen Russell-Smith. This accessible guide breaks down barriers beginners face around sketching. Starting with quick, loose sketches, you can learn how to draw spontaneously with everything around you as inspiration. Author — Jen Russell-Smith.