Books I Got From Malaysia

I prefer spending my savings on experiences than on things.  When we travel, I like putting our money into touring places than for shopping.  However, on this trip to Malaysia, I really couldn't stop myself.  :)  I went there armed with a book wishlist!  Besides,  I am totally convinced that getting these books doesn't equate to shopping.  These books are investments in my craft education. hehehehe! :)

 After spending hours in Kinokuniya (and after painfully discarding other books I wanted too), here's what I got :

Books from Kinokuniya, Times Bookstore and Popular Bookstore

These illustration books are the main reason why I went there. I first learned about these illustration books from Hobby Depot and then when my sister brought me home some from Eslite (a Taiwanese Bookstore chain in HongKong), I was hooked.  The problem was,   I don't even know what language they are in (either Japanese or Chinese).  I couldn't even find them on the internet.  

Chinese/Japanese Illustration Books

Once you open them, it won't really matter if you can't understand a word in the book.  The illustrations will get you hooked too.  I also found other illustration books on using watercolor and ballpoint ink.

Watercolor Illustration books

  

Ballpoint Ink Illustration books

And some on fashion illustration.  By the way, I used the ISBN number of one of the books I already had so that I could find others to add to my wishlist (my sister's tip).  One of the websites I go to is Kingstone.com.tw.  It's not in English, so good luck! :)

Fashion Illustration Books

 I also got books based on my current interests:  art journaling, lettering, stamping and doodling.

Other books

By the way, it is not my intention to brag about what I bought.   I posted these hoping to inspire you to find something from the crafts section that might interest you.  I'll share more about these japanese/chinese illustration books in my future posts.

If you want to know which bookstores I got these from, go here.