Upcoming Art Books
The list is not comprehensive but constantly updated.
These books cover mainly animation, concept art, game art, individual artists, sketchbooks and instructional/education.
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Book titles link to reviews. Other links are to Amazon.
Jan 2026
- Elden Ring: Official Art Book Volume III: Shadow of the Erdtree (US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | JP
Dec 2025
- The Art of DOOM: The Dark Ages (US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | JP
- Marvel VS Capcom: Ultimate Complete Works (US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | JP
- The Art of Vampire: The Masquerade--Bloodlines 2 (US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | JP
- The Art of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl (US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | JP
Nov 2025
- NieR Poster Collection (US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | JP
- Heroes of Might and Magic: 30th Anniversary Retrospective (US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | JP
- CLAMP Official Artbook COLOR SHIRO (US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | JP
Oct 2025
- The Art of Borderlands 4 (US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | JP
- Mega Man X DiVE: Official Complete Works (US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | JP
- Press Start: The History of Video Gaming (US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | JP
- Mortal Kombat: Flawless Victory: A Visual History of the Iconic Series (US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | JP
- Metroid Prime 1–3: A Visual Retrospective: The Official Art and Making of Metroid Prime 1–3 (US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | JP
Sep 2025
May 2025
- The Art of Kelogsloops: From Sketch to Finish
- Genshin Impact: Official Art Book Vol. 2 (US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | JP
Apr 2025
Mar 2025
Feb 2025
- The Artist's Guide to Sketching by James Gurney and Thomas Kinkade
- Anime Art Book: Manga Inspired Artwork Collection (US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | JP
Jan 2025
- Animalia & Fantasia: The Magical Worlds & Fantastic Creatures of Professor Anton Seder
- Prague Sketchbook
- How to Draw Anime & Manga: From Zero to Manga Artist (US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | JP
Dec 2024
- The Art of Sam Yang (2024)
- SRD Sketch Collection Vol. 03 by Scott Robertson
- Framed Environment Design by Marcos Mateu-Mestre
- Line and Wash in the Urban Landscape by Neil Whitehead
- The Art of The Legend of Vox Machina
- Maze of Whispers: The Art of Mari Zand
Nov 2024
- Ultimate Guide to Manga Art: Master the Modern Japanese Art Style (US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | JP
Oct 2024
Sep 2024
Aug 2024
Jul 2024
- Sketching Stories by Ian Fennelly (2024)
- The Art of Diablo: Volume II
- Sea of Stars: The Concept Art of Bryce Kho
Jun 2024
- The Art of Being an Artist: 150 days Inside a Painter's Art Studio
- fryewerk 2.0: Concept Vehicle Illustrations by John A. Frye
May 2024
Apr 2024
- Art.Box: Gerad Parel
- Art.Box: Pablo Carpio
- Sketch.Box: Bjorn Hurri
- Art.Box: Daniela Uhlig
- Eternal Spiral by James Jean
- Wayfinder: The Art of Gretel Lusky
Mar 2024
Feb 2024
- Iain McCaig's Once Upon a Time in the Sketchbook
- The Art of System Shock
- The Art of Skulls and Bones
Jan 2024
- Daytoner: Enslaving Humanity in Style by Daniel Hahn
- HIDEAWAYS: More Art from Iraville
- Iridescent: The Art of Laia Lopez
- Inspired By Nature: Designing botanical characters
Nov 2023
- Field Sketching for Environmental Designers (2023)
- Overwatch: Declassified - An Official History
- Instants: The Art of Julie Mellan
- Drizzle: A Collection of Drawings by Moon
- Long Season: The Art of Josee Shimazaki
Oct 2023
- The Dunwich Horror by H P Lovecraft and Francois Baranger
- The Art of DreamWorks Ruby Gillman Teenage Kraken
- Local Fauna: The Art of Peter de Sève
- COASTALVISION: Heavily-saturated Tropicália by Ardneks
- The Art of Simz
Sep 2023
Aug 2023
Jul 2023
Jun 2023
May 2023
Apr 2023
Mar 2023
- Sketch Club: Urban Watercolour by Phil Dean
- Spider-Man: No Way Home - The Art Of The Movie (US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | AU | JP)
- The Story of Disney: 100 Years of Wonder (US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | AU | JP)
Feb 2023
- Kaneko Yuji Animation Background Art Book (金子雄司アニメーション背景美術画集)
- Nioh & Nioh 2: Official Artworks
- Ashley Wood - Investigation 1
- Ashley Wood - Investigation 2
- Ashley Wood - Investigation 3
- ORO by Björn Hurri
- The Art of DreamWorks Puss in Boots : The Last Wish (US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | AU | JP)
- Marvel Studios' Eternals: The Art Of The Movie (US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | AU | JP)
Jan 2023
- The Field Guide to Witches: An artist's grimoire of 20 witches and their worlds
- 悍将108 苏健著绘 (108 Furious Warriors)
- BL8D by Bastien Lecouffe Deharme
- Castle in the Stars: The Universe in 1875 (deluxe edition)
- The Amazing Maurice: The Art of the Film
- Windows to Worlds: The art of Devin Elle Kurtz
- Marvel's Black Widow: The Art of the Movie (US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | AU | JP)
- Marvel Studios' Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings: The Art Of The Movie (US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | AU | JP)
Dec 2022
- 365 Squares vol 1: One Year of Daily Drawing by Moon
- 365 Squares vol 2: One Year of Daily Drawing by Moon
- The Art of God of War Ragnarok
- The Art of Pascal Campion
- The Art of Avatar The Way of Water (US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | AU | JP)
- Avatar The Way of Water The Visual Dictionary (US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | AU | JP)
- Magic The Gathering The Visual Guide (US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | AU | JP)
Nov 2022
- The Art of Lord Gris
- The Quentin Blake Book
- The Magic of MinaLima: Celebrating the Graphic Design Studio Behind the Harry Potter & Fantastic Beasts Films
- The Art of Blade Runner: Black Lotus
- The Art of Star Wars: The High Republic
- GEDOKU: The Art of Sakiyama
- The Art of Strange World (US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | AU | JP)
- Marvel's Loki: The Art of the Series (US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | AU | JP)
- The Art of Star Wars: Visions (US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | AU | JP)
- The Art of DuckTales (US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | AU | JP)
- THE ILLUSTRATED AL: The Songs of "Weird Al" Yankovic (US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | AU | JP)
Oct 2022
- Finding Your Inspiration by Ian Fennelly
- Sketching from the Imagination: Magic & Myth
- The Art of Feefal
- ハイキュー!! Haikyu!! Complete Illustration Book
- EK2: The Lost Years by Derek Stenning
- Marvel Anatomy: A Scientific Study of the Superhuman (US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | AU | JP)
- The Art and Making of Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | AU | JP)
- Star Trek: First Contact: The Making of the Classic Film (US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | AU | JP)
Sep 2022
- The Art of the Travel Journal
- The Art of Ron Cobb (US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | AU | JP)
- Harry Potter: The Blueprints (US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | AU | JP)
- The Art of Love, Death + Robots (US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | AU | JP)
Aug 2022
- How to become a Successful Anime-Style Artist (2022)
- The Man Who Leapt Through Film: The Art of Mamoru Hosoda
- The 30-Day Sketchbook Project by Minnie Small
- The Art of DreamWorks The Bad Guys (US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | AU | JP)
Jul 2022
Jun 2022
- Spotlight on Nature: Tips and Techniques for Drawing and Painting Nature on Location (Urban Sketching Handbook)
- Marvel's The Falcon & The Winter Soldier: The Art of the Series (US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | AU | JP)
May 2022
Apr 2022
- Artists’ Master Series: Color and Light
- The Art of The Batman
- Talking Threads: Costume Design for Entertainment Art
Mar 2022
Feb
Jan 2022
- Remains of the Journey by Jörg Asselborn
- Aliens Artbook: A 35th Anniversary Visual Collection of the Sci-Fi Classic
- Le Pater: Alphonse Mucha's Symbolist Masterpiece and the Lineage of Mysticism
- Color First, Ink Later: A Dynamic Approach to Drawing and Painting on Location
- Terada Katsuya SKETCH
- Sketching from the Imagination: Storytelling
Dec 2021
- The Art of Maya and the Three
- The Art of Overwatch, Volume 2
- The Art of Halo Infinite
- Tech Noir: The Art of James Cameron
- Understanding Light: Portraying Light Effects in On-Location Drawing and Painting
Nov 2021
- Kingdom Hearts Character Files
- Elegant Spirits: Amano's Tale of Genji and Fairies
- Marvel by Design
- The Art of Encanto (US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | AU | JP)
Oct 2021
- でほぎゃらりー (Deho Gallery) ARTBOOK
- The Art of Far Cry 6
- The Art and Soul of Dune
- The Art of Gouache by Viktorija Semjonova
- Daydream: The Art of Ukumo Uiti
- USHIMITSUDOKI - Midnight - Art Collection of Daisuke Richard
- Miroslav Šašek (The Illustrators)
Sep 2021
- Panoramas and Vertical Vistas: Techniques for Drawing on Location from Unexpected Perspectives
- The Art of VIVO
Aug 2021
- Traverse: Vehicles from the Outer Rim of Imagination
- Draw What You Love: The Art of Simone Grünewald
- Character Design Collection: Heroines
Jun 2021
May 2021
- The Art of The Mitchells vs. The Machines
- Creating Stylized Animals: How to design compelling real and imaginary animal characters (2021)
Apr 2021
- Atey Ghailan: An Artistic Journey
- The Art of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
- Blade Runner 2049: The Storyboards
- Form of the Head and Neck by Uldis Zarins
- Haruhiko Mikimoto Character Design Archives
Mar 2021
- Mike Mignola: The Quarantine Sketchbook
- Gouache in 4 Easy Steps: A Beginner's Guide to Creating Beautiful Paintings in No Time
- Six/Seis by Jesus Cisneros
- Final Fantasy XV Official Works
- EXPLORER: Futuristic Vehicles for Uncharted Lands
- The Art of Raya and the Last Dragon
Feb 2021
- Sketching Techniques for Artists by Alex Hillkurtz
- James Martin's Muse
- Rey's Anatomy: Figurative Art Lessons From the Classroom
- Spider-Man: Miles Morales The Art of the Game
- The Art of the Mass Effect Trilogy: Expanded Edition
Jan 2021
- The Art of Apex Legends
- The Art of Animal Crackers
- Framed Ink 2: Frame Format, Energy, and Composition for Visual Storytellers
- The Art of Immortals: Fenyx Rising
- How to Be a Children’s Book Illustrator: A Guide to Visual Storytelling
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