The most popular drawing & painting books of 2023

These books teach you to draw and paint. Pencil, ink, watercolor, oils, acrylics and digital illustration are all covered, with step-by-step lessons on technique, color, perspective and the figure. Beginners are welcome, and experienced artists will find ways to stretch their skills. This list shows the ones first published in 2023.

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Art of Colour
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Art of Colour

Kelly Grovier

Published 2023

260 pages

Fashioned by Sargent
Cover of Fashioned by Sargent

Fashioned by Sargent

Erica E. Hirshler, Caroline Corbeau-Parsons, James Finch, Pamela A. Parmal, Paul Fisher

Published 2023

247 pages

White
Cover of White

White

Michel Pastoureau, Jody Gladding

Published 2023

351 pages