![The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity [10th Anniversary Edition]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51CHAK9ASCL._SL75_.jpg) | The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity [10th Anniversary Edition] by Julia Cameron
Buy new: $11.02 / Used from: $2.55 This book literally changed my life. (I don't use that expression trivially.)
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 | Drawing Realistic Textures in Pencil by J. D. Hillberry
Buy new: $16.49 / Used from: $11.93 This book is breath-taking even if you never try any of the techniques.
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 | Pencil Drawing Techniques by David Lewis
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $5.72 Good beginning book.
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 | How to Draw What You See (Practical Art Books) by Rudy De Reyna
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 | The Natural Way to Draw: A Working Plan for Art Study by Kimon Nicolaides
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $3.45 A classic. The only one my first drawing teacher would recommend.
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 | Colored Pencil for the Serious Beginner: Basic Lessons in Becoming a Good Artist by Bet Borgeson
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $10.88 I took an online course with this author and she's very good. A very supportive, encouraging, and insightful teacher. Also, one of the first to make colored-pencil drawing a respectable artform.
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 | The Colored Pencil: Key Concepts for Handling the Medium, Revised Edition (Practical Art Books) by Bet Borgeson
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $6.49 See "Colored Pencil for the Serious Beginner" above.
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