This practical one-stop guide will show you all the techniques and inspiration you need to start drawing. To make your progress easier, it comes in a handy format with colour illustrations and expert advice throughout.

Thinking about taking up drawing or sketching? Need to know about the best techniques? Want to know which materials to use?

Well-known artists Jackie Simmonds, Wendy Jelbert and Marie Blake take you by the hand, using step-by-step exercises to teach you the basics of sketching a range of subjects. There is advice on which materials to use and all the different drawing media are covered: pencil, charcoal, conte, pen, coloured pencils, pastels and water-soluble pencils. By the end of the book even a real beginner can create a drawing to be proud of.

Contents include: flowers; still life; trees; water; landscapes; seascapes; people; buildings.