Description
Book SynopsisIn this accessible guide, Jen Russell-Smith breaks down the barriers beginners face around sketching, and shows you how to begin with quick, loose sketches building your confidence and skills to draw spontaneously. With simple exercises and step-by-step tutorials, Jen shows you how to sketch the things around you from life and from photos.
Table of ContentsFEELING 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
Rain ......................................................................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
