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24 titles for readers of Drawing For Dummies by Jamie Platt, selected for shared themes: Life Drawing, Pencil Drawing, Drawing, and Techniques.

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Cognitive Drawing: Learn the Female Figure — Jason Brubaker

Cognitive Drawing: Learn the Female Figure

Themes: Life Drawing • Pencil Drawing • Drawing

Drawing: Basic Textures in Pencil A beginner’s guide to realistic textures in graphite — Diane Cardaci

Drawing: Basic Textures in Pencil A beginner’s guide to realistic textures in graphite

Themes: Life Drawing • Pencil Drawing • Drawing

The New Artist’s Guide to Drawing Learn How to Draw People, Animals, Landscapes and More the Easy Way — Mark Liam Smith

The New Artist’s Guide to Drawing Learn How to Draw People, Animals, Landscapes and More the Easy Way

Mark Liam Smith

Themes: Life Drawing • Pencil Drawing • Drawing

Just for Fun: Drawing More than 100 fun and simple step-by-step projects for learning the art of basic drawing — Lise Herzog

Just for Fun: Drawing More than 100 fun and simple step-by-step projects for learning the art of basic drawing

Themes: Life Drawing • Pencil Drawing • Drawing

Learn to Draw Manga Men A Beginner’s Guide — Kyachi

Learn to Draw Manga Men A Beginner’s Guide

Themes: Life Drawing • Pencil Drawing • Drawing

Big School of Drawing Workbook Exercises and Step-by-step Drawing Lessons for the Beginning Artist — Walter Foster Creative Team

Big School of Drawing Workbook Exercises and Step-by-step Drawing Lessons for the Beginning Artist

Walter Foster Creative Team

Themes: Life Drawing • Pencil Drawing • Drawing

The Hobbit Sketchbook — Alan Lee

The Hobbit Sketchbook

Themes: Life Drawing • Pencil Drawing • Drawing

Figure it Out! The Beginner’s Guide to Drawing People — Christopher Hart

Figure it Out! The Beginner’s Guide to Drawing People

Christopher Hart

Themes: Life Drawing • Pencil Drawing • Drawing

Constructive Anatomy (Fully Illustrated) — George B. Bridgman

Constructive Anatomy (Fully Illustrated)

George B. Bridgman

Themes: Life Drawing • Pencil Drawing • Drawing

How to Draw Cool Stuff The 5 Minute Workbook — Catherine V. Holmes

How to Draw Cool Stuff The 5 Minute Workbook

Catherine V. Holmes

Themes: Life Drawing • Pencil Drawing • Drawing

Drawing: Faces & Expressions Learn to draw step by step — Diane Cardaci

Drawing: Faces & Expressions Learn to draw step by step

Themes: Life Drawing • Pencil Drawing • Drawing

Manga Drawing Class A Guided Sketchbook for Creating Fantasy & Adventure Characters — Christopher Hart

Manga Drawing Class A Guided Sketchbook for Creating Fantasy & Adventure Characters

Christopher Hart

Themes: Life Drawing • Pencil Drawing • Drawing

Drawing for Beginners 100+ Ideas and Prompts to Release Your Inner Artist — Jamie Markle

Drawing for Beginners 100+ Ideas and Prompts to Release Your Inner Artist

Themes: Life Drawing • Pencil Drawing • Drawing

The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Drawing More Than 200 Drawing Techniques, Tips & Lessons — Walter Foster Creative Team

The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Drawing More Than 200 Drawing Techniques, Tips & Lessons

Walter Foster Creative Team

Themes: Life Drawing • Pencil Drawing • Drawing

Drawing: Landscapes with William F. Powell Learn to draw outdoor scenes step by step — William F. Powell

Drawing: Landscapes with William F. Powell Learn to draw outdoor scenes step by step — William F. Powell

William F Powell

Themes: Life Drawing • Pencil Drawing • Drawing

The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling — John Muir Laws

The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling

Themes: Life Drawing • Pencil Drawing • Drawing

The Artist’s Guide to Sketching The Classic Book about Making Art on Location — James Gurney

The Artist’s Guide to Sketching The Classic Book about Making Art on Location

Themes: Life Drawing • Pencil Drawing • Drawing

Cognitive Drawing: Learn the Male Figure — Jason Brubaker

Cognitive Drawing: Learn the Male Figure

Themes: Life Drawing • Pencil Drawing • Drawing

Morpho: Skeleton and Bone Reference Points Anatomy for Artists — Michel Lauricella

Morpho: Skeleton and Bone Reference Points Anatomy for Artists

Michel Lauricella

Themes: Life Drawing • Pencil Drawing • Drawing

Botanical Illustration The Complete Guide — Leigh Ann Gale

Botanical Illustration The Complete Guide

Themes: Life Drawing • Pencil Drawing • Techniques

Realistic Drawing for Beginners How to Create Stunning, Lifelike Drawings of Any Subject — Matheus Macedo

Realistic Drawing for Beginners How to Create Stunning, Lifelike Drawings of Any Subject

Themes: Life Drawing • Pencil Drawing • Techniques

Art Therapy Coloring Book Art Therapy Coloring Books for Adults : Stress Relieving Patterns — Tanakorn Suwannawat

Art Therapy Coloring Book Art Therapy Coloring Books for Adults : Stress Relieving Patterns

Tanakorn Suwannawat

Themes: Life Drawing • Pencil Drawing • Techniques

The Human Figure — John H. Vanderpoel

The Human Figure

John H. Vanderpoel

Themes: Life Drawing • Pencil Drawing • Techniques

Drawing Realistic Pencil Portraits Step by Step Basic Techniques for the Head and Face — Justin Maas

Drawing Realistic Pencil Portraits Step by Step Basic Techniques for the Head and Face

Themes: Life Drawing • Pencil Drawing • Techniques

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