Cheap Joe's Art Stuff offers a tremendous selection of art instruction books for artists, art teachers, students, hobbyists, and crafters. Discover the best guidance for both beginning and established artists, offering instruction for watercolor, acrylic, oils, pastels and many other media. Perfect for artists looking to hone their craft.
The Treasures of Michaelangelo
The Treasures of Michelangelo by William E. Wallace, presents an original overview of the famed artist, drawing from his numerous poems,...
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The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt...
The Monuments Men, Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History by Robert M. Edsel. This fascinating account...
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The Man Who Made Vermeers, Unvarnishing the Legend of Master Forger Han van...
The Man Who Made Vermeers, Unvarnishing the Legend of Master Forger Han van Meegeren by Jonathan Lopez. The Man Who Made Vermeers is a...
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The Forger's Spell: A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis and the Greatest Hoax of the...
The Forger's Spell: A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the Greatest Art Hoax of the Twentieth Century by Edward Dolnick. As riveting as a...
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The Artist's Complete Guide to Figure Drawing, A Contemporary Perspective on the...
The Artist’s Complete Guide to Figure Drawing, A Contemporary Perspective on the Classical Tradition by Anthony Ryder. Useable tricks that...
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- Color Mixing Bible, All You'll Ever Need to Know about Mixing Pigments
- The Painter's Handbook, Revised and Expanded
- Artist's Complete Problem and Solution Handbook
- Your Artist's Brain
- Artist's Complete Problem Solver
- Power Color, Master Color Concepts for All Media
- Painter's Guide and Color Manual, Strategies for All Media
- Art & Fear, Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking
- Drawing Index, Materials, Techniques, Theory
- The Art of Painting Animals on Rocks
Design and Colour in Watercolour: For Painting, Illustration and Fabric Design
Design and Colour in Watercolour: For Painting, Illustration and Fabric Design by Michelle Scragg with Robin Capon. Michelle’s paintings...
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Make Amazing Art, 40 Activities Using the 7 Elements of Art and Design
Make Amazing Art, 40 Activities Using the 7 Elements of Art and Design by Sandi Henry. Art teacher Sandi Henry introduces us to the seven...
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Donna Dewberry's All New Book of One Stroke Painting
Donna Dewberry’s All New Book of One Stroke Painting. By following Donna’s clear, close-up photos, you’ll master her simple brush loading...
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Collage Techniques, A Guide for Artists and Illustrators
Collage Techniques, A Guide for Artists and Illustrators by Gerald Brommer. Everything you need to know about the subject bound in one...
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Collage Discovery Workshop: Make Your Own Collage Creations Using Vintage Photos
Collage Discovery Workshop, Make Your Own Collage Creations Using Vintage Photos, Found Objects and Ephemera by Claudine Hellmuth. Develop...
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- Painting Heartwarming Holidays, 4 Seasons of Painting
- Collage, Colour and Texture in Painting
- Big Art Small Canvas, Paint Easier, Faster & Better with Small Oils
- The Art of Painting Animals on Rocks
- The Complete Book of Decorative Painting
- Little Landscapes
- Priscilla Hauser's Decorative Painting Workshop
- Painting On Porcelain, Sensational Designs for Stylish Entertaining
- Create with Transfer Artist Paper
- Mixed Media Revolution, Creative Ways for Reusing Your Art
The Artist's Complete Guide to Figure Drawing, A Contemporary Perspective on the...
The Artist’s Complete Guide to Figure Drawing, A Contemporary Perspective on the Classical Tradition by Anthony Ryder. Useable tricks that...
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How to Draw What You See
How to Draw What You See by Ruby De Reyna. Learn how to break down shapes, and how to interpret form with over 30 demos and 220 black and...
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Creating Textures in Pen & Ink with Watercolor
Creating Textures in Pen & Ink with Watercolor by Claudia Nice. Learn how to use pen and ink with watercolors to suggest a wide range of...
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Figure, How to Draw and Paint the Figure With Impact
Figure, How to Draw and Paint the Figure With Impact by Sharon Pinsker. This is a practical guide to all aspects of drawing and painting...
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Joe's Journals, The Art & Tales of a Sojourner
Joe’s Journals, The Art & Tales of a Sojourner by Joe Miller. Come walk with ol’ Cheap Joe himself along the streets of Joe’s hometown...
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- Rough Sketches, Short Stories of a Traveling Artist
- Perspective without Pain, How to Create a Sense of Depth in Your Drawings and Paintings
- Virtual Pose 3, The Ultimate Visual Reference Series for Drawing the Human Figure
- Watercolor Tips and Techniques Series: Perspective, Depth & Distance
- Body Parts, A Practical Source Book for Drawing the Human Form
- Figure It Out! The Beginner's Guide to Drawing People
- Rendering In Pen and Ink
- Pastel Pointers, Top 100 Secrets for Beautiful Pastel Paintings
- The Ultimate Guide to Colored Pencil By Gary Greene
- Basic Colored Pencil Techniques
Talent is Just the Beginning, An Artists' Guide to Marketing in the 21st Century
Talent is Just the Beginning, An Artists' Guide to Marketing in the 21st Century by Bette Ridgeway. The book is inspiring and informative...
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The Complete Guide to Basic Mat Cutting
The Complete Guide to Basic Mat Cutting by Vivian C. Kistler. 2nd edition. Logan’s basic mat cutting book now has more illustrations and...
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Art & Fear, Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking
Art & Fear, Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking by David Bayles and Ted Orland. Commit your future to your own hands,...
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The Business of Being an Artist, Fourth Edition
The Business of Being an Artist, Fourth Edition by Daniel Grant. In the fourth edition of this essential artists’ reference, art world...
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Legal Guide for the Visual Artist, 5th Edition
Legal Guide for the Visual Artist, 5th Edition by Tad Crawford. This classic guide for artists is completely revised and updated to provide...
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Joe's Journals, The Art & Tales of a Sojourner
Joe’s Journals, The Art & Tales of a Sojourner by Joe Miller. Come walk with ol’ Cheap Joe himself along the streets of Joe’s hometown...
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Rough Sketches, Short Stories of a Traveling Artist
Rough Sketches, Short Stories of a Traveling Artist by Don Andrews. Come along with Don as he shares experiences from twenty years of...
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Thrice Told Tales, Folk-Ways and Folk-Speech of Southern Appalachia
Thrice Told Tales, Folk-Ways and Folk-Speech of Southern Appalachia by Rogers Whitner, Illustrated by Joe Miller. Compiled from years of...
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The Private Diary of Noyes Capehart
The Private Diary of Noyes Capehart by Noyes Capehart, foreward by Stephen Doherty. This beautiful hardback volume contains hundreds of...
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The Treasures of Michaelangelo
The Treasures of Michelangelo by William E. Wallace, presents an original overview of the famed artist, drawing from his numerous poems,...
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- Old Watercolorists Never Die, They Just Wet Their Sheets
- The Work of Cheng-Khee Chee
- The Creative Edge, Exercises to Celebrate Your Creative Self.
- Celebrate Your Creative Self, More than 25 Exercises to Unleash the Artist Within
- Live & Learn, Expressive Drawing, A Practical Guide to Freeing the Artist Within
- The Man Who Made Vermeers, Unvarnishing the Legend of Master Forger Han van Meegeren
- The Forger's Spell: A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis and the Greatest Hoax of the Twentieth Century
- Joe Miller Book Collection, Limited Edition, All 3 Books
Using Color In Your Art, Choosing Color for Impact and Pizzazz
Using Color In Your Art, Choosing Color for Impact and Pizzazz by Sandi Henry. Each of the over 30 lesson/projects are themed around...
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Make Amazing Art, 40 Activities Using the 7 Elements of Art and Design
Make Amazing Art, 40 Activities Using the 7 Elements of Art and Design by Sandi Henry. Art teacher Sandi Henry introduces us to the seven...
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Search Press Ready to Paint Series
Each Ready to Paint art instruction book includes several free pull-out tracings with full instructions on how to transfer them and...
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Winsor & Newton Colour Mixing Guides
Winsor & Newton Color Mixing Guides, by John Barber, provide a handy visual guide for hues achieved by mixing popular Winsor & Newton...
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WaterMedia Painting with Stephen Quiller, The Complete Guide
WaterMedia Painting with Stephen Quiller, The Complete Guide to Working in Watercolor, Acrylics, Gouache and Casein by Stephen Quiller. An...
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Color Choices, Making Color Sense out of Color Theory
Color Choices, Making Color Sense out of Color Theory by Stephen Quiller. Stephen uses all kinds of media to demonstrate these ideas:...
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The Winsor & Newton Colour Mixing Guides, Acrylic
The Winsor & Newton Colour Mixing Guides, Acrylic by John Barber. Takes the uncertainty out of mixing acrylic colours, and offers a concise...
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- Acrylic Painting Techniques, How to Master the Medium of Our Age
- Acrylic Innovation, Styles and Techniques Featuring 64 Visionary Artists
- Acrylic Revolution: New Tricks and Techniques for Working with the World's Most Versatile Medium
- Robert Burridge's Workbook & Studio Notes
- Brush with Acrylics, Painting the Easy Way
- Ready to Paint, Venice in Acrylics
- Ready to Paint, Landscapes in Acrylics
- Ready to Paint, Flowers in Acrylics
- Ready to Paint the Masters, VanGogh in Acrylics
- Ready to Paint the Masters, Monet in Acrylics
Sculpting the Figure in Clay
Sculpting the Figure in Clay by Peter Rubino. Acclaimed portrait bust sculptor and author Peter Rubino teaches a master class in the...
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Ceramics: A Beginner's Guide to Tools and Techniques
Ceramics: A Beginner's Guide to Tools and Techniques by Elisabeth Landberger and Mita Lundin. Covers the materials, tools, methods, and...
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