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 you can read in full for free.
Ihsan Hasani, Audi Yundayani, M. Yusmilansyah, Andri Kusnadi, Ahmad Fahroyi, Thio Ferdiansyah, Natasya Nur Sagitasanti, Elang Kurniansyah, Sidik Aditya Prayoga, Yogaswara, Nasrudin, Fahmi Labib, M. Wawan Maulana, Fahri Ananta, Alfiah Zelaniah, Alif Pangestu, Ibrahim Hasan, M. Fajar Sodik, M. Rafly Mutaqin, Bagus Priyadi, Maria Rosa Clara, A. Rosyid, M. Apriyansyah
Published 2024
138 pages
Harry John Wilmot-Buxton, Edward John Poynter, Edward John Sir Poynter
Published 1881
264 pages
John Caldwell, Oswaldo R. Roque, Dale T. Johnson, Kathleen Luhrs
Published 1994
674 pages
Clarence Cook
Published 1888
498 pages
John Denison Champlin, Charles Callahan Perkins
1886 · 1887 edition
532 pages
Algernon Graves, William Vine Cronin
Published 1899
342 pages
Edward Lumley
Published 1875
294 pages
Alfred Woltmann, Karl Woermann
Published 1894
542 pages
John Henry Middleton
Published 1892
304 pages
Joseph Archer Crowe
Published 1871
654 pages
Émile Michel
1894 · 1895 edition
472 pages
John Ruskin
1875 · 1886 edition
200 pages
Thomas Macklin, Gallery of Poets (London, England)
Published 1790
42 pages
Audi Yundayani, Herlina, Dede Silfia, Dwi Annisa Putri, Firdausiyah Salsabilla, Halimatun Saadah, Irzy Lil Iman, Martha Panjaitan, Nadya Azzahra, Ursilna Bunga Firdaus, Yohana Boleng Kolah
Published 2023
97 pages
Michael Gioffredi, Julia Cartwright
Published 1896
432 pages
Edward Jesse
Published 1841
256 pages
Mary Philadelphia Merrifield
Published 1849
646 pages
Mary Philadelphia Merrifield
Published 1849
644 pages
Published 1814
320 pages
Published 1814
300 pages
Vinci
Published 1854
448 pages
Estelle May Hurll
1898 · 1899 edition
440 pages
Philip Gilbert Hamerton
Published 1892
294 pages
Rosa Bonheur, Léon Roger-Milès
Published 1900
578 pages