Flora Waycott has a very appealing style of whimsical folk art and her book abounds with examples, including vases, gardening tools, pets, and plants. Draw Every Little Thing recommends doing just that — drawing all kinds of objects found in the home and then moving outside and beyond. This is actually how Ms. Waycott improved her own drawing skills — she discovered that one doesn’t have to travel very far for inspiration.

Ms. Waycott shares her own artistic process with the reader — how to use a notebook, sketchbook and to look at your surroundings with a fresh eye. The section on tools and materials taught me a lot about paintbrushes and different kinds of paint. In fact, reading this section inspired me to want to try adding color to my art. I also appreciated the section on color theory which I found to be clear without being intimidating.

Draw Every Little Thing is filled with delightful eye candy that can’t help but inspire you. Creative prompts abound in this book, which will have you drawing in no time. It never occurred to me that my daily attire is something I can practice drawing every day. Pay particular attention to Waycott’s moths - the folk art drawn on its wings is outstanding!

A very pretty little book that was oddly uninspiring to me. It mostly features the author’s “recipes” for drawing various objects, with little room for the reader’s own imaginative input. I was also surprised at her art supply recommendations. Gouache and ink dip pens can be tricky and frustrating for a beginner. (I’m a former art teacher.) That said, this book is fun to look at and the craft ideas are really charming.

Inspired Artist: Draw Every Little Thing
Learn to draw more than 100 everyday items, from food to fashion
by Flora Waycott

Easy to follow book that allows the reader to look, learn and execute drawing of a variety of items found in every day life. The illustrations are simple, colorful and fun making me want to pick upu a pencil immediately. This is a book I can see using ideas fIterom but also giving as a gift to my granddaughters who have said they plan to be artists when they grow up.

What I liked:
* The color theory information was easy to understand
* Examples were easy to follow
* Materials required are often readily available in the home already
* I could see myself or my granddaughters having fun using the ideas in this book
* Learning about the author

Would I buy this book? Yes
Would I give it as a gift? Yes

Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group – Walter Foster Publishing ~ This is my honest review.

5 Stars

I was hoping this book would have more "how to" instructions. Beyond explaining the first or first few parts of the drawing it left me on my own. That said, it is an adorable book to browse through

"Inspired Artist: Draw Every Little Thing," by Flora Waycott is a fun art book that teaches students to create art by looking at the every items all around them and sketching what they see. She also covers the basics such as a the color wheel, shading, and other techniques for creating specific effects.

Throughout the book, she includes creative prompts meant to spark the imagination and get the student to try something new, such as take a day trip to the park and draw the gazebo or park bench. Another exercise was to draw pieces of clothing in your outfit.

Her style and way of communicating to art students was both informative and empowering, this was a great guide for a beginning artist.

I received this eBook free of charge from Quarto Publishing Group – Walter Foster Publishing via NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. I did not receive any fiscal compensation from either company for this review and the opinions expressed herein are entirely my own.

Flora Waycott walks you though drawing everyday objects. She takes us step by step helping beginners truly understand what they are doing. The best part is that the book concludes with crafting projects. Each style for creating, drawing and painting are shown in full color. For me, this was useful and helped me to expand my creative talents.

The book is very simple and easy to read.
Illustrations inside are lovely and heart-warming. The book focuses on doodling and includes drawing instructions step by step. It also touches the subject of applying the colour with paint.
Unfortunately, the book is really short and doesn’t provide in-depth instructions for beginners. The section about tools and techniques is pretty short and describes only the author’s favourite tools.
I wouldn’t recommend the book to somebody searching for a legitimate beginner drawing guide. However, it would be perfect as a gift for somebody getting interested in arts or just enjoying various illustrated books. It can be also suited as a tiny source of inspiration.

I love this book especially the detailed drawings of everyday life. It is easy enough to follow for a complete beginner, and inspiring enough for someone more advanced. I love the way all the illustrations are hand drawn pictures. A perfect book for anyone wanting to spice up a journal or scrapbook. I would have loved more pictures and subjects but overall a lovely book.

Drawing works wonders for my mental health. Now I’m embarking on my final year of university, I’ll be wanting to doodle away more than ever to unwind and destress from the heavy workload. However, it has been a while since I last took out my coloured pencils and my sketch pad. Even by skimming through Flora Waycott’s book and her whimsical doodles, I feel inspired to get creative again.

The book begins with some useful tips and lays down the basics for some art concepts and techniques before moving onto to some simple step-by-step drawing projects. These are all inspired by items around the home and everyday life; from hanging houseplants to picturesque mailboxes, Waycott reminds us that not all drawings have to be complex to be beautiful. That being said, I would say this book is too basic for the advanced drawer, but perfect for inspiration nonetheless.

In this book, Flora Waycott encourages you to seek art in the mundane and think of even the simplest items as a basis of creative inspiration. I can’t wait for my bullet journal to brim with whimsical doodles inspired by this book. So happy I got my hands on this!

A nice book with some good ideas but a bit overwhelming for a complete beginner in my opinion. I should have also read the blurb a bit closer as the title insinuates that it's just drawing, whereas the drawing element is just one aspect of the book. It's also very much about paints, blending colours etc.

A delightful book just not for me.

Many thanks to Netgalley for a copy of this ARC for which I have given my voluntary and unbiased review.

A lovely little book that is so inspiring. Floral Waycott encourages you to look to the everyday objects that are all around you for inspiration. The book is divided into six sections. The first section deals with tips for getting started, tools needed and various drawing and painting techniques. The next four sections offer ideas for subjects, step by step tutorials and exercises to try. These four sections are themed - Around the Home, Get Outside, Everyday Life and Around Town. The final section offers ideas for crafting projects.
A great book for beginners and for those looking for inspiration. It is well set out and the instructions are clear.

The drawings in this book are very simplistic and seemingly effortless to recreate and that seems to be the intention of the author. She starts off with some basic material info and color theory but does not explain how to create your own palette. In my opinion, the content is too basic; at no point, it encourages you to find your own style in both drawing, painting and, choice colors.

I love books like this. As a child I was really into drawing and loved it. I was pretty good too. It's been years though since I've drew so when I saw this book I thought it would be a great refresher and I was right. It felt so good to start doing it again and I loved this book and hope to find more like it. I recommend it to anyone who's just learning to draw or needs refreshed like me.

This was lovely! I loved everything about it, from the art style to the organization of the book. What a lovely little interlude for artists and those who simply enjoy pretty things and who want to see the world around them in a more whimsical way.

Author Flora Waycott offers this beginner's guide to drawing and painting. She explores how to add color and gradient, how to add texture and details. She offers step-by-step instructions on drawing each image, everything from a swan to a sweater.
I enjoyed browsing through Waycott's lovely designs, but I found them a bit overwhelming for this ultimate beginner.

This is a lovely book for a beginning artist just about to open a new sketchbook and embark on that most fulfilling of habits that is art journaling. There's the basic info that is needed and the step by step drawing instructions so helpful for a beginner. I love the whimsical drawings and paintings and the pleasing colours. The ideas and inspirations on what to draw is most helpful too as we can sometimes be unable to decide what on earth to put down in our blank pages next.

One thing that would make it even better is more steps for the drawing instructions.

Thank you Netgalley and Walter Foster for allowing me to peek into this new book. This is my honest review.

3.5 stars

This sweet book has creative prompts and drawing exercises for things around the home, outside, everyday life, and around town. it also has some lovely crafting projects. If you're brand new to drawing and want to look for inspiration, this is a sweet book that you can flip through and read whichever section speaks most to you. It has a few steps for how to draw things but I think it's too hard for a true beginner to make the leaps in between each step.

If you're more advanced, you can also use this book for inspiration but it might seem a bit too basic for you. I fall somewhere in between and while I really enjoyed my time with this book, I don't think there was a major take away for me. There were 1-2 wonderful ideas in the book that I would like to try which is enough to make me happy that I read this book. Not to mention a few hours of lovely inspiration.

thank you to netgalley and Quarto Publishing Group for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

I feel like this book is perfect for helping to see potential art in everyday things. The basic instructions are easy to follow and her step by step examples are helpful. I really loved the useful projects at the end of the book. I can’t wait to try some of them myself. Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the advanced review copy.

What a lovely book. I’ve worked my way through a few of the activities, but really loved the symmetrical design work. I like the simplicity, space on the page and clear instructions provided. I’m looking forward to using these techniques in my new bullet journal. Thank you for letting me read and review.

A beautiful and simple how to that I am almost positive anyone could follow.

This book is a great learning tool for anyone who wants to learn how to drawn and paint.