Table of Contents
Feeling Sketchy? 6
What Do I Need? 8
Materials 10
Papers and sketchbooks 12
Colour chart 14
Fill a page- doodles and scribbles 16
Getting Started 18
Practicalities 20
Sketching basics 22
Sketch what you love 24
Adding text 26
Quick drawing 28
What Shall I Draw? 30
Drawing the everyday, every day 32
Food 34
Fruit 35
Biscuit 36
Fill a page: macarons 37
Tea and coffee 38
Draw what you eat 40
Shopping list 42
Plants 44
House plants 45
Leaves 46
Fill a page: foliage 47
Flowers 48
Different angles 49
Trees 50
Animals 54
Pets 55
Birds 56
Fill a page: insects 58
Imaginary creatures 60
Feathers 62
People 64
People at home 65
Newspapers and magazines 66
Yourself 68
Hands and feet 70
Fill a page: people on TV 72
Furniture & Interiors 74
Favourite chair 75
Bed and bedclothes 76
Perspective 78
Fill a page: furniture thumbnails 80
Bathroom fixtures 82
Still Life 84
Cupboard contents 85
Bookcase 86
Fill a page: pockets/bags 88
Negative space 90
Collections 92
Products 94
Cereal boxes 95
Favourite product 96
Fill a page: make-up bag 98
Bottle of wine/gin 100
Morning or evening Items 101
Patterns 102
Rug or carpet 103
Bricks and tiles 104
Crockery 106
Fill a page: patterns in a single room 108
Curtains 110
Out the Window 112
Ram 113
Different times 114
Frame details 116
Clouds 118
Fill a page: view from the window 120
What Next? 122
Showcasing and developing your work 124
About the Author 126
Index 127