Best Books for Creatives
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Hi, I'm Amada! If it's the first time you visit my blog, this little corner on the internet is all about making money on your creative hobbies and design assets (fonts, digital stickers, backgrounds etc). So I know there are a lot of creative people visiting!
Here are 19 books I think you will love! After checking these books out, check out my blog posts to learn more about making money from home on digital stickers and textures.
A lot of the books I'll show you on this page teaches you (mostly) real-life creative skills, which really comes in handy if you want to make and sell digital arts and crafts too!
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Drawing and painting
Creative Sketchbook Magic: 30 Easy & Joyful
Lessons to Unlock the Artist Within
This book is perfect for anyone wanting to learn how to paint or draw with easy, fun lessons!
Graphic Design
The History of Graphic Design from 1890 until today
A must-have for any design enthusiast! This book is a gem.
Hand-lettering
The Art of Playful Lettering: A Super-Fun, Super-Creative, and Super-Joyful Guide
If you or someone you know loves typography and hand lettering, this is your book!
Photography
A History of Photography. From 1839 to the Present
This book is perfect for all hobby photographers! Learn about the history of photography in pictures
Typography
Font Psychology: Why Fonts Matter and How They Influence Consumer Behavior
Learn why fonts matter and how it influences you as a consumer
Hand-lettering
An Interactive Guide to the Art of Drawing Letters
Hand lettering is such a cool skill to master. If you like drawing, give it a go!
Scrapbooking/ Junk journaling
Junk Journal Cutouts: Vintage Designs: From Botanicals to Travel, 350+ Timeless Images for Creative Journaling
A treasure chest for scrapbooking, junk journaling and making collages. Fun for kids old enough to use scissors too
Digital art
The Beginner’s Guide to Procreate: Everything You Need to Know to Master Digital Art
Procreate is a very affordable and super fun illustration program for iPads, and a great way to dabble in digital art. A perfect gift for any creative iPad owner.
Painting
Watercolour Lessons: How to Paint and Unwind in 20 Tutorials
Painting with watercolors is different from all other mediums, but this book makes it easy to get started with 20 tutorials.
Painting
Watercolor in 10 Minutes a Day: 45 Quick and Easy Projects for Beginners
Learning a new creative skill can feel challenging, but this book breaks painting with watercolor down for you in 45 lessons, 10 minutes at a time.
Scrapbooking, collages and junk journaling
Sky Heritage: Vintage Astronomy Ephemera and Junk Journal
If you or someone you love wants a screen-free easy hobby, this book is full of beautiful images to cut out and make collages, do junk journaling or use in scrapbooks.
Crafting, scrapbooking and collages
The Art of Memory Collecting: 15 Scrapbook, Collage, Trinket and Zine Projects For Crafting Treasured Moments
Learn how to make your memories last forever in a crafty way! Perfect for creative and nostalgic people.
Creative journaling
Creative Journaling: A Guide to Over 100 Techniques and Ideas
The perfect gift for your bullet journal-loving friend, or someone you think should take their ordinary journaling to the next level.
Creative journaling
The Art of the Travel Journal: Chronicle Your Life with Drawing, Painting, Lettering
This books helps you incorporate several creative skills into one, and collect your travel memories at the same time!
Creative journaling
One-Year Art Journal: Daily Prompts to Spark Your Creativity
Spark your creativity every day with this art journal filled with fun prompts to complete!
Self-development and inspiration
Interested in self-development and business books?
Check out my blog post The Best Business Books for Women after checking out the books below.
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