Introduction

1. What Do I Need?

Materials

EXERCISE: paint chart with colours

EXERCISE: fill a page

2. Getting Started

Practicalities

Sketching basics

Keeping a sketchbook

Tips for adding text and lettering

EXERCISE: quick drawing

3. What To Draw

Food

EXERCISE: apple

EXERCISE: crisp/biscuit

EXERCISE: tea/coffee

EXERCISE: what you're eating

EXERCISE: shopping list

Plants

EXERCISE: house plants

EXERCISE: leaves

EXERCISE: flowers

EXERCISE: different angles

EXERCISE: trees

Animals

EXERCISE: pet

EXERCISE: birds

EXERCISE: insects

EXERCISE: imaginary creatures

EXERCISE: textures

People

EXERCISE: friends/family at home

EXERCISE: newspaper/magazine

EXERCISE: yourself

EXERCISE: hands/feet

EXERCISE: people on TV

Furniture and Interiors

EXERCISE: favourite chair

EXERCISE: bed and bedclothes

EXERCISE: perspective

EXERCISE: thumbnails

EXERCISE: sink/bath

Still Life

EXERCISE: cupboard contents

EXERCISE: bookcase

EXERCISE: pockets/bags

EXERCISE: negative space

EXERCISE: similar colours

Products

EXERCISE: morning/evening items

EXERCISE: favourite product

EXERCISE: make-up bag

EXERCISE: bottle of wine/gin

EXERCISE: cereal boxes

Patterns

EXERCISE: rug/carpet

EXERCISE: bricks

EXERCISE: patterns in a single room

EXERCISE: crockery

EXERCISE: curtains

Out the Window

EXERCISE: view from window

EXERCISE: times of day

EXERCISE: frame details

EXERCISE: clouds

EXERCISE: rain

4. What Next?

About the Author

Acknowledgements

Suppliers

Index

The Joy Of Sketch

A beginner’s guide to sketching the everyday