April 14, 2020 -

Hone your artistic skills with creative tips and accessible advice, providing both practical information and inspiration in our new Just Draw series!

Just Draw Botanicals and Just Draw Fineliner Art present collections of dozens of beautiful images by contemporary artists from around the world. Dip-in for advice or flick through the pages for inspiration. Each image is accompanied by a short introduction, information on the approaches, techniques and tools used, and useful tips. This is the perfect guide for artists and art lovers alike.

Just Draw Botanicals

Beautiful Botanical Art, Contemporary Artists, Modern Materials

Just Draw Botanicals presents a collection of 90 beautiful botanical images by contemporary artists from around the world. Dip-in for advice or flick through the pages for inspiration. Each image is accompanied by a short introduction, information on the approaches, techniques and tools used, and useful tips. Advice covers composition, colour, painting techniques and tips for working with plants. This is the perfect guide for artists and art lovers alike.

About the author:

Helen birch is an art tutor and blogger and has been an art lecturer at several institutions across the UK. She is the author of the highly popular drawdrawdraw blog. Her books include Freehand: Sketching Tips and Tricks, Just Add Watercolour and Drawn From Life

Just Draw Fineliner Art

Incredible Illustrations Crafted With Fineliner Pens

Just Draw Fineliner Art presents a collection of more than 85 beautiful blackwork images by contemporary artists from around the world. Dip-in for advice or flick through the pages for inspiration. Each image is accompanied by a short introduction, information on the approaches, techniques and tools used, and useful tips. Learn about stippling and hatching to produce immensely detailed drawings. This is the perfect guide for artists and art lovers alike.

About the author:

Liam Carver is a self-taught artist and illustrator from the south coast of England. His work focuses on minimal monochrome inkwork widely inspired by nature, shapes and the outside world.

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It has already been a few weeks to stay at home from Mid-March. How are you now? Feeling bored? Feeling nothing to do? I will say let’s be chill, have a deep breathe, think about something makes you happy. Or you can have something to help you to feel better. Let me introduce you some Stay Home Essentials from Mer-Sea & Co.

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A Stay Home Queen – The Thinny Wrap

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ABOUT Mer-Sea & Co.

Mer-Sea & Co. begin and end with simplicity. Trusting their own instincts, they only make what they would give to their dearest friend.

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‘Mer’ means ‘sea’ in French and together phonetically they sound exactly as the feeling —thankful. Merci!