Watson-Guptill is the preeminent publisher of how-to books in the arts: drawing, painting, sculpture, design, collage and mixed media, comics, sequential art, cartooning, manga, and animation. Its program of beautifully designed and heavily illustrated art books, authored by experts in their respective fields, are as inspirational and aspirational as they are instructive. Award-winning authors and consumers alike are attracted to Watson-Guptill, known for producing books with some of the highest editorial, design, and production values in the industry. Founded in 1937, and serving generation after generation of artists at every level, Watson-Guptill celebrates 75 years of art instruction with its diamond anniversary in 2012.