Start Here: Paint: Start Here

Moira Clinch is a watercolor artist and urban sketcher. She is the author of two books on watercolor painting, including The Watercolor Painter’s Pocket Palette, which sold more than half a million copies. She has worked as a creative director in the publishing industry for more than 25 years, and her own artwork has been exhibited in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and featured in several books. She lives in London.

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION
Hello, Let’s Get Started

1. START HERE
Draw a Few Short Straight Lines
Add Small Curves and Circles
Fingerprint Characters
Other Marks and Media
Draw Some Longer Lines
Longer Curved Lines
Feathery Curves
Brush Drawing
Drawing Pixel Pets
Drawing with Tone
Pixels to Tone
Layers and Textures

2. GET A SKETCHBOOK
Start a Sketchbook
Sketch Things Around You
Sketch, Color, Cook, Then Eat
Capture the Cat
Make it a Dog Day
Start Sketching People
Traveling?
Decorative Flowers

3. PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT
Pattern Workshop
Geometric Patterns
Paisley Pattern Shapes
Flying Fish
Border Patterns
Play with Leaf Shapes
Play with Florals
Like Drawing Pattern?

4. MAKE IT YOUR OWN
Draw a Japanese Mouse Mat
Decorative Birds
Flying Bird Mobile
Perfect Pasta
Drawing on Pebbles
Wish You Were Here
Draw Something Small, Big
Recipe Cards
Urban Sketching
Doodle Shapes
Sharp Shoes
Brush Drawn Birds
One Continuous Line
People Watching
Send a Letter
Create a Hand Drawn Repeat Pattern
Add Dimension and Drama
How’s Your Sketchbook
Celebrate Your Friends and Family

5. STUFF
Visit the Art Store
Make It Big
Take Away

Index