Sketch Book for the Artist is a journey of investigation that teaches novices and students of drawing how to sketch like a master. Sarah Simblet shows how to approach a wide range of subjects — from portraits to plant studies and still lifes — and teaches how to tackle each subject in a variety of different ways to guarantee results.

From quick pencil sketches to fully finished color studies, the author uses "drawing classes" throughout the book to skillfully demonstrate each technique. Alongside drawings by famous masters, the book uses the artist's drawing book as the center of its investigation, examining attitudes and demonstrating techniques that will excite the imagination and enhance the skills of the reader.

Sarah Simblet teaches at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, University of Oxford, and at the Royal College of Art in London. She has studied and worked in Oxford, Cheltenham, Heidelberg, and Madrid, and was awarded her PhD by the University of Bristol. Her drawings are in national and private collections, including the Royal Academy of Art in London and the Ashmolean in Oxford.

Author — Sarah Simblet.

Paperback. 264 pages. 8¼" × 5¼" (21 cm × 13 cm).