(Part 2) Best pen & ink drawing books according to redditors

Drawing for the Absolute & Utter Beginner is the book I usually recommend. It focuses on teaching you to see objects and translate them into drawings, which in my absolute amateur, non-qualified opinion is the core mental skill that all the mechanical practices of drawing / painting depend on.

It also encourages you to be bad at drawing and just practice the skills without judging yourself, which is 90% of the mental battle of learning something new.

Yeah some of those books are crazy collectible, I wonder if my short stories I have with Edward Gorey illustrations is in that collectibles category now?

Well ok then....I guess so.

https://www.amazon.com/Amphigorey-Edward-Gorey/dp/0399110038/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

Here are some good how-to-draw books which help me a lot
this one is [by Mark Linley] (https://www.amazon.com/How-Draw-Anything-Linley/dp/1567315372)
A very popular book by [Mark Kistler] (https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0738212415/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1498851864&sr=1-1&refinements=p_27%3AMark+Kistler&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&dpPl=1&dpID=51Dz4esfWnL&ref=plSrch)
[Drawing in 3-D by Mark Kistler] (https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0684833727/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1498851864&sr=1-4&refinements=p_27%3AMark+Kistler&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&dpPl=1&dpID=61d9g1OF2mL&ref=plSrch)

And to keep you going and practicing every day I highly recommend r/SketchDaily :)

So here's my advice (however I am an extremely visual person, I am able to see shapes in my mind and turn them to see every side and angle, and drawing is a little intuitive for me, so sorry if this isn't helpful). I honestly just started using shapes to draw quicker, and I am 26 and have sold my art, just to give you an idea of how long it takes to be able to do that well.
Anyway, I would recommend you start with tracing. Put some tracing paper over some basic shapes and trace, then draw them without the paper. Like when you learned how to write. When you feel comfortable with that, find some basic drawings that you like and trace them. I would also recommend a drawing book that has space for you to practice (https://www.amazon.com/dp/0997046503/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_QyrlDb94WJ2BQ, it has a ton of shading and shaping techniques which I found incredibly helpful). Once you feel good with tracing, start copying drawings without tracing. What has always helped progress my skills is copying. Producing images straight from my mind took a long time to be able to accomplish, and I still need references for every piece of art I produce. Copy, copy, copy.

Depends on what you like. There are books out there for just about everything.

I you like somewhat simple and strange designs The bizzare coloring book for adults, and the sequel are good.

The adult coloring treasury. Is a nice way to get a bunch of samples from different artists to see what you like.

If you like animal designs This one is good.

And if you like irreverent coloring books Unicorns are Jerks is a fun and funny book

Something like that?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1530102189/ref=mp_s_a_1_51?ie=UTF8&qid=1483725515&sr=8-51&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=color+books+cities

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On my Art Wishlist there's a Van Gogh coloring book that's pretty awesome looking!

I really like this book called Pen & Ink. It gives a lot of simple tutorials and exercises that can help your drawing gain more depth

My very favorite book for teaching kids (and everyone) how to draw is Mark Kistler's Imagination Station. Mark Kistler is maybe one of the best art instructors out there. His approach is to teach the foundations of art technique and quite a bit of theory (his "Renaissance words") through the process of making silly cartoon drawings. The lessons and prompts in the book are a lot of fun, and aimed directly at an 8-year-old kid who loves to draw. He's had several drawing shows on PBS, and if you search his name on Google, you'll get a lot of great video lessons from him, as well.

Aw, shucks. Thanks!

It helps me a ton that while I'm brand new at actually painting, I'm not new to drawing or even digital painting at all since I work as a 3D/Digital artist. So for me, getting used to watercolors has mostly just been about learning to control the paint itself.

As far as that goes, I think the biggest thing is just to try to see what other painters do as far as techniques go.

Someone posted this video here a while back and I found it absolutely incredible. Watching the way these guys work with their color and some of the methods they use to get the paint to do what they want, bleeding here or there or being tightly controlled there, was really helpful to me.

My teacher also had this book laying around while we were working, and it has an absolute ton of interesting ways to use different tools or approaches to get different effects. It also has a lot of nice step-by-step illustrations so you can see how the artist blocks in color and then refines detail.

I guess really the best advice I can give you is to experiment with different looks or styles. If you see something another watercolor artist does, don't be afraid to copy that effect or approach. By experimenting with different approaches, hopefully you'll find some tools that really speak to you as an artist that you can employ in your painting from there on out. And most of all, just enjoy it. I didn't set out with any real goals for this class or learning watercolors; I just did it as something fun and as a way to be creative for fun and not just for work again. So if you're enjoying yourself and trying different techniques that make you have fun with it, that's the most important thing you can be doing as a beginner if you ask me.

Feel free to shoot me some links to any pieces you'd like any critique or suggestions on, I'm no expert but I'd be happy to offer whatever advice I can.

Not sure if it's $20 each or $20 for both.

Camping towel

Pocket knife wallet size survival kit

3D Cat puzzle

3D Cat puzzle box (a little over your budget)

Cat stress relief book

This clock is amazing, and would undoubtedly look great in a collection. https://www.amazon.com/STAR-WARS-Lightsaber-Bradford-Exchange/dp/B01IU6HI4Q/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1493918360&sr=8-8&keywords=star+wars+clock
As for my wishlist item, I love this coloring book. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1545224781/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=I3UN4TRLZE6T5G&colid=1CIT2KOQR5IRL
May the force be with you