I’m not an artist by any stretch of the imagination, but I love reading books which give me some inspiration that one day I may be! This book caught my eye as I loved the cover, which was wonderfully illustrated.

This book is divided into five sections, each section showing you how to draw different objects within that theme. It also shows you the basic drawing techniques, and what tools you will need for this. There are some instructions on how to add colour to your drawings. Personally, I would find this part really hard as I’m okay at drawing lines or outlines, but not good at working out the shading when adding colour. When I came to this part in the book it did make me feel that the book became a bit advanced for me, and was maybe more suited to someone with more artistic experience.

The examples in the book look beautiful and there are clear instructions accompanying them. My favourite section was the borders, banners and letters section. I could definitely have attempted some of this, as a lot of it was just detailed doodling (and surely everyone can doodle!) There are practice pages in the book, but personally I would prefer to practice on plain paper rather than ruin the book.

It is a beautiful book, and very detailed with good clear instructions and pictures. A lot of it looked quite advanced, so for me as a complete novice I think most of what I would attempt would look nothing like the examples! But for someone who has a flair for art and drawing, this book would most definitely be a worthy add to their bookshelf.