Sketchbooks are commonplace and ubiquitous - used and referenced to varying degrees by most artists and designers. Ryan McGinness is a devoted sketcher and archivist. Sketchbook Selections collects pages out of McGinness' journals from the past decade, and it's fascinating to watch this dynamic artist resolve aesthetic and semantic concerns through a combination of ideas, words and pictures. Students, artists, designers, typographers and collectors can all enjoy the visual melange, as McGinness has a a cross-discipline appeal.

San Francisco based artist and illustrator Felicia Chiao's "Sketchbook 6" is a faithful 1:1 reproduction of her personal sketchbook. Featuring 63 beautifully detailed color illustrations complete with Post-it note sketches and a personal handwritten introduction on a bleed sheet, this publication is as close to owning the original as one can get.

The Complete Beginner's Guide to Drawing Animals features dozens of comprehensive drawing lessons designed to teach aspiring artists how to draw a variety of animals, from lifelike pet portraits to zoo and safari animals.

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With easy-to-follow, in-depth instruction from four accomplished artists, Step-by-Step Studio: Drawing Lifelike Subjects teaches beginners how to create convincing, detailed drawings in graphite pencil.