20 Gifts for Illustrators That Will Inspire Them To Keep Drawing

Gifts for Illustrators

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If you know an illustrator, you know that they’re experts in visualizing ideas, stories, and much more. Whether they’re already a seasoned professional or just starting to make a career change, those in the field of illustration are constantly drawing, painting, and creating. So, why not give them something to help and inspire their creativity?

We’ve curated 20 brilliant gift ideas for illustrators, from art materials to inspiring books. If your loved one prefers the old-school way of drawing on paper, they’re sure to love our selection of pens, markers, and sketchbooks. And if they draw digitally, check out the graphics drawing tablet, artist glove, and the official training workbook for Adobe Illustrator.

Scroll down for more wonderfully inspiring gifts for illustrators in your life.

Do you have an illustrator in your life? Check out these gift ideas that are sure to inspire them to keep drawing.

642 Things to Draw Book

642 Things to Draw Book

Chronicle Books | $16.95

 

Rainbow Pencils

 

Copic Markers, Floral Favorites (Set of 6)

Copic Markers Set

Copic | $47.94

 

Digital Artist Glove

 

Botanical Art Techniques Book

 

Moleskine Classic Hardcover Sketchbook

Moleskine Notebook

Moleskine | $24.95

 

Marvel Illustrator's Sketchbook

Marvel Illustrator's Sketchbook

Marvel | $14.99

 

Wacom CTL4100 Intuos Graphics Drawing Tablet

Wacom CTL4100 Intuos Graphics Drawing Tablet

Wacom | $69.95

 

Gouache Brushes for Procreate

 

“Not Paint Water” Mug

Not Paint Water Mug

Panvola | $14.97

 

Watercolor Wooden Travel Box

 

365 Days of Art in Nature Book

365 Days of Art in Nature

Lorna Scobie | $22.99

 

iPad Pro for Digital Art

iPad Pro

Apple | $999.97

 

Viviva Colorsheets

 

Adobe Illustrator Classroom in a Book

Adobe Illustrator Classroom in a Book

Adobe Press | $21+

 

Uni-Posca Paint Marker Pens

Uni-Posca Paint Marker Pens

Uni-Posca | $26.49

 

Flower Color Pencils

Flower Color Pencils

Trinus | $22

 

J.C. Leyendecker: American Imagist Book

 

Sakura Prisma Fineliner 

Sakura Fineliner Pens

Sakura | $17.99

 

A Big Important Artist: A Womanual Book

A Big Important Artist: A Womanual

Danielle Krysa | $16.99

 

This article has been edited and updated.

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Emma Taggart

Emma Taggart is a Staff Writer and Video Editor at My Modern Met. She earned a BA in Fashion and Textile Design at the University of Ulster in Belfast. Originally from Northern Ireland, she lived in Berlin for many years, where she fostered a career in the arts, dabbling in everything from illustration and animation to music and ceramics. She now calls Edinburgh home, where she continues to work as a writer, illustrator, and ceramicist. Her ceramics, often combined with hand-painted animation frames, capture playful scenes that celebrate freedom and movement, and blend her passion for art with storytelling. Her illustrations have been featured in The Berliner Magazine as well as other print magazines and a poetry book.
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