Step outside with Barry Herniman and embark on a joyful adventure, reacting to your environment then sketching it.

Absorb your surroundings and capture the moment in a sketch.

Pack up your materials, leave your painting inhibitions behind and step outside with Barry Herniman, ready to sketch. Fun, friendly and practical, this handbook is jam‑packed with tips and brimming with answers to questions such as:

• Which medium should I use?
• What do I take?
• Where should I go?
• Why is a sketchbook so important?

Keep this handy manual close by for reference. It is full of inspiring artwork as well as five demos including a coastal scene in pen and ink, a countryside panorama in watercolour, and a quintessential English village in gouache.

Enjoyment is key – shake off peer pressure and your own expectations and enter the exhilarating world of sketching outdoors.