The 13 Best Books for Learning to Paint of 2021
By The Spruce
"Paint Lab for Kids: 52 Creative Adventures in Painting and Mixed Media for Budding Artists of All Ages"
"Best for Kids"
"Painting Party: Acrylic Painting for Beginners"
"Best for Teens"
"Daily Painting: Paint Small and Often to Become a More Creative, Productive, and Successful Artist"
"Best for Adults"
"Everyday Watercolor: Learn to Paint Watercolor in 30 Days"
"Best for Watercolor"
"The Oil Painting Course You've Always Wanted: Guided Lessons for Beginners and Experienced Artists"
"Best for Oil Painting"
"Learn to Paint in Acrylics with 50 Small Paintings"
"Best for Acrylics"
"Color Theory: An Essential Guide to Color—From Basic Principles to Practical Applications"
"Best on Color Theory"
"Artist's Painting Techniques"
"Best for Technique"
"Abstract Painting: The Elements of Visual Language"
"Best for Abstract"
"The Art of Drawing & Painting Portraits"
"Best for Portraits"
"Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter"
"Best for Realism"
"Landscape Painting Essentials with Johannes Vloothuis: Lessons in Acrylic, Oil, Pastel and Watercolor"
"Best for Landscapes"
Art Students League of New York on Painting
"Best Overall"
The Elements of Landscape Oil Painting
"Runner-Up, Best Overall"
1500 Color Mixing Recipes for Oil, Acrylic & Watercolor
"Best Color Theory"
Learn to Paint in Acrylics With 50 Small Paintings
"Best Acrylics"
The Painterly Approach: An Artist’s Guide To Seeing, Painting and Expressing
"Best Expression"
How to Paint Like Turner
"Best Watercolor"
Landscape Painting: Essential Concepts and Techniques
"Best Landscape"
The Watercolor Course You’ve Always Wanted
"Runner-Up, Best Watercolor"
Fine Art Tips with Lori McNee: Painting Techniques and Professional Advice
"Best Technique"