Angela Gair

  • 21

    Catalog books

  • 7

    Works

  • 1991 to 2005

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Angela Gair writes practical, project-focused guides for artists at every level. Her books, from compact how-to volumes to longer handbooks, concentrate on clear step-by-step instruction across drawing, watercolor and oil painting, with an emphasis on technique, materials and problem-solving in studio practice.

Across titles like The Drawing Course, The Oil Painting Course and Watercolour Painter’s Question & Answer Book, Gair breaks complex subjects into manageable lessons. Her work repeatedly offers concise demonstrations, composition advice and focused exercises for improving hands, faces, figures and everyday painting challenges.

Best Place To Start

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Step-by-step painting techniques • Practical drawing instruction • Watercolour and oil tutorials • Figure, hands and face studies

Genres and themes: Art instruction • Drawing fundamentals • Watercolour techniques • Oil painting methods

Who this author is best for: Practical, visually focused art how‑tos for beginners and hobbyists who want clear, project‑based guidance.

Start with a concise course book (The Drawing Course or The Oil Painting Course) to build basics, then move to The Artist's Handbook or How to Paint for expanded techniques.

Top Books To Start With

  1. The Artist's Handbook: A Step-By-Step Guide to Drawing, Watercolor, & Oil Painting

    Sterling Pub Co Inc • 1997 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1997 • 224 pages.

  2. How to Paint

    New Holland Publishers Ltd • 2005 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2005 • 352 pages.

  3. The artist's handbook

    Barnes & Noble Books • 2002 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2002 • 256 pages.

  4. Watercolour Painter's Question & Answer Book

    Greenwich Editions • 2000 • quick commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  5. The Drawing Course

    Bookmart Ltd|Bookmart • 2002 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2002 • 96 pages.

  6. The Oil Painting Course (Step-by-step Guides)

    Bookmart Ltd • 2002 • quick commitment

    you want Angela Gair's project-based lessons and clear step sequences | you prefer a short 96-page practical workbook ov…

  7. How to Draw Anything a Complete Guide

    Paragon (UK) • 2005 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2005.

  8. Hands, Faces and Figures (Painting Solutions)

    Book Sales • 1991 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 1991.

  9. A Complete Step-By-Step Guide to Techniques and

    Sterling Pub Co Inc • 1999 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 128 pages.

  10. Caring for Your Cat

    Trafalgar Square • 1997 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1997 • 128 pages.

How The Picks Compare

  • The Artist's Handbook: A Step-By-Step Guide to Drawing, Watercolor, & Oil Painting is the easier short commitment, while How to Paint asks for more reading time up front.
  • The Artist's Handbook: A Step-By-Step Guide to Drawing, Watercolor, & Oil Painting gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while How to Paint leans later in the catalog.
  • The artist's handbook is also useful if you want a different publishing lane from The Artist's Handbook: A Step-By-Step Guide to Drawing, Watercolor, & Oil Painting.

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