Start Here: Draw: 50 Ways to be an Artist Without Really Trying. by Moira Clinch.

 Start Here: Draw gives beginning artists prompts and easy, non-intimidating exercises that help beginners build skills. Using a variety of strokes and shapes, Clinch covers the basics while also giving tips on using various types of media. Many of the exercises are experimental and fun like fingerprint characters, pixel pets, print collages, mug and mouse pad designs. 

Moira explains how to use different mediums, even digital formats, for different effects.  Stressing that quirkiness and imperfection add to the character of a piece, Clinch offers timeless advice. 

When layering colored paper in a collage, for instance, she advises to let some of the original background show. Tips for achieving two-point and three-point point perspectives are presented clearly and concisely. 

In the last part of the book Moira covers drawing figures and portraits. She even offers advice on how to get family and friends to sit for portraits. 

Filled with valuable takeaways, Start Here: Draw shines in the last portion of the book where readers learn how to make projects for friends or keepsakes for the home.